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The reason Chelsea are unlikely to sign a new CB or GK https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/the-reason-Chelsea-are-unlikely-to As I’ve been reporting for some time now, Chelsea have always been looking at the goalkeeper market and the centre back market this summer, it’s just never been the main priority. And this is because Enzo Maresca asked the club to prioritise improving the attack first. For goalkeeper, as I’ve explained a few times now, it’s very complex and there are many reasons as to why so far they haven’t signed a new keeper or gone back in for Mike Maignan. I’m not fully ruling it out, but it would need one of Robert Sanchez or Filip Jorgensen to be sold, and that’s now hugely unlikely unless a late surprise. For centre back, I’m a tiny bit more hopeful on because Enzo Maresca has asked for one, but I still see it as unlikely this late in the window now. Chelsea would need to sell Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, and maybe even Trevoh Chalobah to be able to bring in a new centre back now. I say Chalobah and not Benoit Badiashile because the latter is injured until September. There is nothing to suggest right now that Chelsea will sell Chalobah, but he’s always been one on the list that they would certainly listen to offers for. The reasons Chelsea are not buying a new goalkeeper and a new centre back is varied, but one of them is FIFA. Chelsea need to make sure their transfer balance stays ‘positive’ otherwise the fine they’ve got is going to increase even more but not only that. Kieran Gill of The Daily Mail reports: ‘Chelsea’s complex agreement with UEFA included a record fine worth £26.8m rising to £78.5m, but the key sporting sanction warned how the club ‘may not register any new player on List A to UEFA club competitions unless the List A Transfer Balance is positive’. ‘Chelsea have less than two weeks to prove to UEFA that they have balanced their books enough to be permitted to add their abundance of summer signings to Enzo Maresca’s Champions League squad for this season. ‘UEFA have now confirmed that their auditors will only be accounting for the money made on those who were named in the squad submitted by Chelsea for last season’s Conference League knockout stages. ‘Crucially, that means the sales of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Everton, Noni Madueke to Arsenal and Mathis Amougou to Strasbourg will work towards satisfying UEFA, but the exits of Felix et al will not.’ And that is why we are seemingly stuck without addressing the goalkeeper and centre back positions. But it begs the question, why are we prioritising Alejandro Garnacho so highly when there are more pressing concerns? But as reported, Chelsea ARE in the centre back market looking at the options so anything can still happen. On centre backs at Chelsea, Kieran Gill continued: “While Chelsea are constantly monitoring the market in case opportunities crop up, it would likely require someone leaving the Blues in order for them to bring anyone in.” So there you have it folks. There’s still some very slight hope, but the likelihood is now that Chelsea aren’t going to sign a new goalkeeper or a new centre back. But don’t believe reports that claim they are ‘happy’ with what they’ve got. Enzo Maresca certainly isn’t. It is true that Robert Sanchez has impressed them a lot more lately. But they literally tried to sign Mike Maignan this summer, as well as Dean Huijsen. So they absolutely wanted to improve BOTH positions this summer. FIFA and our own odd priorities are now making that unlikely.

Quarter of Labour members set to back Jeremy Corbyn’s new party Survey finds 28 per cent considering voting for the former Labour leader’s new left-wing, pro-Gaza movement at next election https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-jeremy-corbyn-party-br96q7hk2 One in four Labour members could back Jeremy Corbyn’s party at the next general election. Twenty-eight per cent of those surveyed said they were considering supporting the former Labour leader’s new left-wing, pro-Gaza movement, which is set to be launched formally in the autumn. Corbyn announced the venture along with fellow MP Zarah Sultana in July, aiming to win over disaffected Labour voters. The pair will be heartened by polling from Survation, which shows the majority of Labour members want Sir Keir Starmer’s party to change direction. Some 59 per cent said Starmer should pursue more left-wing policies, 2 per cent said he should move to the right, and 35 per cent thought he should move faster to deliver his current agenda. While 28 per cent of members said they would potentially back Corbyn’s movement, a majority (51 per cent) thought a new party could split the left and boost the chances of a Conservative or Reform-led government. About 14 per cent thought the new party would not have any impact on Labour’s chances, while 12 per cent said the only real risk was to the Green Party. Labour Party members tend to hold stronger political views than the parliamentary party, and so are more likely to be left-wing than MPs. Corbyn welcomed the findings of the poll, which was conducted among 1,021 Labour members this month and commissioned by the LabourList website. He said: “For too long, people have been denied a real political choice. Not any more: 700,000 people have already signed up to build a real alternative to inequality, poverty and war. One based on public ownership, wealth redistribution, housing justice and peace. This is just the beginning. We are an unstoppable movement and we are never going away.” A Labour source defended the party’s performance and said Starmer was focused on creating “a fairer Britain for working people”. Planning is under way for the official launch of Corbyn’s movement, which remains without a name but has been referred to by organisers as “Your Party”. A location and date for the launch conference to formally establish the party along with leadership elections are still not confirmed. However, the founding process is being stewarded by Corbyn, Sultana and four other MPs elected last July who stood as independents on an explicitly pro-Gaza platform. Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington, said on Thursday that she advised Corbyn not to launch a new political party because she felt that it would struggle to succeed under the first-past-the-post system. She told the Edinburgh International Book Festival: “There were people around Jeremy encouraging him to set up a new party and I told him not to. It’s very difficult under the first-past-the-post system for a new party to absolutely win. If it wasn’t first past the post then you can see how a new party could come through, but I understand why he did it.” Abbott, who said last month that she would not be joining Corbyn’s party, despite the pair being longtime friends, describe Sultana as a lovely person who is full of energy. She added that the party could get votes from people who were not necessarily left-wing but were disappointed by Labour’s actions over the past year. It emerged on Thursday that Labour has lost almost 200,000 members in the past five years. Figures published in the party’s annual accounts showed that it shed another 37,215 members last year, or about 10 per cent. It means Labour’s membership was 333,235 at the end of last year, well down from its peak under Corbyn’s leadership of 532,046 at the end of 2019. However, Reform UK’s accounts also showed a surge in party members, generating fees of £4.3 million. Donations to the party also rose from £1.3 million in 2023 to £5.8 million last year. Some Labour figures have spoken out over the summer about the party’s first year in office. Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said the party needed to “really pick things up” after a “tough” 12 months. Ian Byrne, the MP for Liverpool West Derby, this week criticised planned cuts to disability benefits and the winter fuel allowance that the government U-turned on. He also urged the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap, telling The Big Issue magazine: “We just need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep.” Sultana has compared the founding of the new left-wing political party to the creation of the NHS and extension of the right to vote to women. She said there had been “a lot of unofficial local groups” formed organically since the new party was promised, but that a “unitary” party structure was necessary. “Otherwise it won’t be a cohesive project that unites the existing spectrum of movements and struggles,” she said in an interview with the New Left Review. Sultana said the new party should not be led only by the six MPs, adding that, given five of them are male, it would risk being a “boys’ club”.

Alejandro Garnacho saga: United invite Spurs to join Chelsea in the race https://sports.yahoo.com/article/alejandro-garnacho-saga-united-invite-220500156.html Manchester United have been trying to move on Alejandro Garnacho since the summer window opened. So far, an exit has not materialised. It is not because of a lack of interest with Saudi Arabian sides, and plenty of European clubs chasing his signature. But the Argentine seems hellbent on moving to Chelsea, who have, until now, only offered lowball proposals or swap deals. In fact, the Stamford Bridge outfit only want to spend £30 million on the 21-year-old. INEOS value him at least £50 million, which makes a lot of sense given the prices Anthony Elanga, and Noni Madueke have fetched. Garnacho only has eyes for Chelsea The Blues want to take advantage of the fact that the Carrington graduate only has eyes for them. So desperate is the Argentina international to move to London that he is ready to watch from the stands if he does not get his desired switch. That is why the Red Devils have an ace up their sleeve. As per Givemesport, they have given the green light to Tottenham Hotspur to approach them regarding a deal for the United No.17. The 20-time English league champions are aware that the only way for them to get Chelsea to up their offer is if they encounter competition for the winger’s signature. Spurs, who missed out on Eberechi Eze, could potentially try and land the ex-Atletico Madrid academy ace as a replacement. Spurs invited to join the fray They had been credited with interest in the versatile forward in the recent past. INEOS would welcome the prospect of a bidding war. “Manchester United are hoping that Tottenham Hotspur will choose to re-enter the race to land Alejandro Garnacho as influential figures at Old Trafford have accepted that Chelsea will only come close to meeting their demands if they are facing competition for an agreement, GIVEMESPORT sources have revealed. “Manchester United have given Tottenham the green light to come back into the frame to sign Garnacho, according to GMS sources, as there are fears that they will be forced to allow him to join Chelsea for a cut-price fee if no other suitors are prepared to put cash on the table ahead of the summer transfer window slamming shut on September 1. Hoping for a bidding war “Tottenham used intermediaries to gauge what would be needed to recruit Garnacho and also made checks on his desire to leave Manchester United earlier in the transfer window, GMS sources have learned, resulting in his current employers being keen for the north Londoners to return to the market for his signature. “Manchester United are resigned to the fact that Garnacho already has his heart set on being confirmed as Chelsea’s next arrival, GMS sources understand, but key decision-makers are desperate for Tottenham to provide him with an alternative destination as it would increase the possibility of a bidding war taking place.” It will be interesting to see if Spurs’ entry can spur Chelsea to improve their offer. Hopefully, this saga can come to an end soon. Amorim needs help in midfield and in goal, and with Garnacho not part of his plans, his sale could be key in unlocking further reinforcements.

I listed Diouf in the past as a LB option, but we bought Hato

he is a RWer, where we are loaded he often struggles at LW plus he turns 30yo next season

West Ham do not have a single player on their roster who would even have a remote chance at making our 25 man squad

good win versus a SHIT team

Gittens coming on

should be 1 7

damn, Esta should have scored

right before this snapshot Potter looked like he was crying

Santos on 🤩

the old pornographer Sullivan is in the mud

When is the last time we scored 3 goals off of corners in a game?

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Potter on the chopping block after 2 games

some of the pikeys started leaving after our third goal in the first half, LOLOLOL

and to think we wanted Mads Hermansen eeeeeek

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Adam Wharton Marc Casadó those 2 deep lying playmakers make those type of passes Casadó has a bit of Cesc to his game