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we could have had him in January for HALF of what we will have to pay this summer PLUS we now will have ALL the huge teams to fight off for him I posted on him like crazy back last window I could tell he was a special one (no offence to Mou, lol) I do not care if this makes me sound silly, BUT literally I am a far better judge of talent than our millions of pounds worth of sporting directors and scouts look at my record of prediction since BlueCo bought us then compare it to theirs mine blows theirs away, at least in terms of non schoolboys

the Garnacho v Olise section will enrage you GARNACHO TO BE SOLD ✅ | DARWIN NUNEZ TO Chelsea? 😱 | CAICEDO NEW CAPTAIN In today's Chelsea news, Alejandro Garnacho may be leaving Chelsea this summer less than one year after Chelsea signed him from Manchester United. Chelsea also may be interested in signing Darwin Nunez from Al Hilal this summer... Moises Caicedo is set to become the new captain whilst Reece James is out injured and Enzo Fernandez remains suspended following his International break comments about Real Madrid...

that is only the telly and online player the news site is open to all, that I know of (remember we live in Stockholm)

Should Chelsea use their buy-back for Diego Moreira? Maybe for another reason? https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/should-Chelsea-use-their-buy-back Chelsea apparently have a very favourable buy-back option to bring Diego Moreira back to Stamford Bridge. According to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, Borussia Dortmund are among the clubs to have Diego Moreira on their shortlist for the summer. He states that Moreira is planning a move in the upcoming window, with a potential fee in the region of €30–40 million. Chelsea are believed to hold a very favourable buy-back option. I mean, of course they do. It’s literally their own club that they have ‘agreed’ the option with! It’s very easy for them to transfer players between Chelsea and Strasbourg. So, should Chelsea sign Moreira back? Maybe they should sign him back to sell him for profit? Or maybe they need to just let Strasbourg have that profit? I didn’t rate Moreira AT ALL when he arrived at Chelsea. I seriously thought he was awful and didn’t even look like a footballer. But he’s since improved a lot and has been decent at Strasbourg. Perhaps being in a league that is nowhere near as tough has really helped him. But he’s also clearly developed as a player. But for me, no, I’d not be signing him back at Chelsea. We need to upgrade our left side in the attacking areas this summer, and by that I mean SERIOUSLY upgrade with a guaranteed starter who is MUCH better than what we have out there right now - a needle mover. What’s your thoughts?

link https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwywk1yx772o

"Let Estevao cook, let him play!" It's time to unleash the puppeteer https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/let-estevao-cook-let-him-play As Chelsea head into the season run in that has become very important now in the race for Champions League football, it might finally be time to just ‘let Estevao cook.’ For once, I’ll let someone else do the talking here though. One of the best strikers to ever play the game - Thierry Henry. “Let Estevao cook, let him play. We need to enjoy this type of players in this type of games. It doesn’t have to be scripted all the time,” Thierry Henry said on CBS Sport at the weekend after the Brazilian shone. “You wouldn’t like to play against him because he’s coming at you all the time, he’s coming at you the whole game, whether he’s having a good game or not a good game. “He’s trying to test you all the time and see if you’re going to stop him or not.” Yes, the old maverick-type players who are more of a rarity these days. Let them play, let them cook, let them express themselves. Estevao is an exciting young player. When he is on the pitch at Stamford Bridge you can just feel the energy in the crowd lift. Fans get off their seats when he has the ball, this is something that doesn’t really happen with any of our other players right now. That says it all about the potential Estevao has. I’m not against how he’s been eased into our club. I think it’s probably been smart. But in this season run in, it might now be time to hand him the keys to our UCL race.

this Braga player (plays all over the MF and also plays wingback)reminds me a bit of Michael Essien, who just happened to coach him last season at Nordsjælland in Denmark: Mario Dorgeles

Núñez has ONE good season 34 goals in only 2823 minutes, BUT it was in Liga NOS all the rest were meh he was a huge bust at Pool hard pass for moi

Chelsea told they have ruined Everton and West Ham target Cesare Casadei’s career https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/Chelsea-told-they-have-ruined-everton-and-west-ham-target-cesare-casadeis-career/ It’s the end of the January transfer window in 2025, and Enzo Maresca has rubber-stamped the permanent exit of Cesare Casadei, ending an indifferent stint at Stamford Bridge. The Italian midfielder had joined Chelsea two and a half years before that, in the summer of 2022 from Inter Milan. Another example of Chelsea signing a young player, but failing to give them the platform. Many young players struggle to play for Chelsea these days, given the size and bloated nature of the squad Liam Rosenior has inherited. It means the talented youngsters Chelsea sign end up failing to play. Casadei managed just 17 senior appearances for the Blues, going on loan to Reading and Leicester during his time in England. Eventually, the inevitable occurred, and Casadei left. He joined Torino for £12.5m. Chelsea lost money and Casadei’s development was affected This is a player that has been called up by Italy, and has clocked up 16 appearances for Italy’s U21 side. But there was simply no room for Casadei at Chelsea. Since then, he’s played 45 times for Torino. This season, he has five goals in 30 games for the Serie A side. Glimpses of quality, but a rawness that might have already been ironed out of his game, had he actually been given a chance at Chelsea. Speaking over the weekend via FCInter1908, Torino boss Roberto D’Aversa explained why he believes Chelsea are to blame for Casadei’s inconsistency. Casadei is still young at 23, but there is room to go. “He is a strong midfielder; he can get all the headers, but he can also play football. He needs consistency. He paid for a crucial move, to Chelsea. He didn’t play, and missed playing at a team where you can grow.” Chelsea bought Casadei for the best part of £17m, meaning they made a £4m loss on the midfielder. This is the ugly side of Todd Boehly’s approach as Chelsea owner, stunting the growth of some real gems. Cesare Casadei has unfinished business in the Premier League Earlier this month, reports emerged from Italy that suggested Casadei could well be back in England. Indeed, his goals, albeit inconsistent in Serie A this season, have caught the eye of top-tier English sides. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, talented midfielder Casadei is a target for both Everton and West Ham ahead of the summer window. That is, of course, if West Ham manage to remain in the Premier League. Casadei will feel he has plenty left to prove in England and a move to a mid-table Premier League side will certainly give him that chance. Whether he can ever emulate the hype around him as a teen, is unclear.

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massive Spanish rumour mongers no offence meant to you at all btw

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could have had him for around £22-26m now he may go for £44-50m or so 6 months later 🤬

Chelsea have a favourable buy-back clause for Diego Moreira, whose fine form at Strasbourg has started to attract interest from Borussia Dortmund ahead of the upcoming transfer window. (Florian Plettenberg)

This article shows everything that is wrong now with transfers and the rest of Europe, etc, scamming the EPL teams. Plus the title is laughable when it uses the word steal (saying the BUYING team will 'steal' this player, lolol) as Bayer Leverkusen just bought him (he comes in summer 2026) for £7m and want to sell him for £26m without him ever even playing a game for them. Man Utd and Chelsea In talks to steal €30m wing wizard from German giants https://www.caughtoffside.com/2026/04/06/Chelsea-man-united-kerim-alajbegovic-transfer/ Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in signing Kerim Alajbegovic at the end of the season. The 18 year-old winger has impressed with Red Bull Salzburg, and his performances have attracted the attention of the Premier League club. However, Bayer Leverkusen recently announced that the player will join them in a long-term deal. He was a youth player for the German club, and they have decided to bring him back following his impressive performances in Austria. According to a report from Reprezentacija, the German outfit could be open to selling him immediately for a profit, and a deal could be worth around €30 million. Chelsea and Manchester United have already made contact to sign him. Chelsea and Manchester United could use more quality on the flanks, and the 18-year-old could be a solid long-term acquisition. He will add goals, creativity and unpredictability in the final third. The opportunity to move to England could be exciting for him. Chelsea and Manchester United are elite clubs, and they could groom him into a future star. Alajbegovic should look to join a club that will give him regular opportunities. Sitting on the bench at a big club could be detrimental to his growth. If Chelsea or Manchester United fail to provide him with the necessary assurance, it would be ideal for him to return to his former club in Germany. The 18-year-old should focus on his development for now. He is a promising player with a bright future, and he will have plenty of opportunities to join a bigger club in future. Alajbegovic is a left-sided winger, but he is versatile enough to operate on either flank. He has 11 goals and three assists to his name in all competitions this season.

Jorrel Hato coming on strong in the perfect moment He might need to do more of a regular left back job very soon https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/jorrel-hato-coming-on-strong-in-the Jorrel Hato was frustrated with his start at Chelsea and was wanting more chances to play, our sources heard at the time. But lately, he has become much happier with his game time and has been pleased with the chances he’s had. And also lately, he has more than taken those chances with an uptick in form and some fine performances. Hato’s rise of late might come in the perfect moment, because he’s performing well as a left back. As we know, there’s a real situation brewing up with Marc Cucurella, and despite what might be being reported out there in attempts to sweep everything under the rug right now, Cucurella has been and still is seriously doubting his immediate Chelsea future. As I’ve reported a number of times, Chelsea are looking into the left back market for this summer just in case they need to make a move there. So Hato turning up the ante on his own performances and finding for, is good timing indeed, for more reasons than one. ‘It’s my tournament, isn’t it?’ Hato said with a smile reflecting on the Port Vale win this week. ‘I was very happy to score my first goal [against Charlton] and now my first goal at Stamford Bridge, so I’m very happy. ‘It was a great result and we played great football. It’s a good way to come back after the international break.’ Hato has been very good in recent games and I’ve been enjoying watching him play as a left back rather than a centre back, where he can actually look a bit more vulnerable at times. I rated the signing of Hato at the time, but I also knew that at just 19, he was still a very raw player and still will be. And we’ve seen that in his inconsistencies so far this season.

yes, the entire team is all Gen Z not one is born in the last Millennial birth-year (1996) or before Sterling was the last Millennial on the roster before him we had 3 Millennials who left last summer, Marcus Bettinelli, Kepa, and Chilwell (barely for Chilly, as if he was born 11 days later, he would have been Gen Z) before them, we still had only one more, Romelu Lukaku, who left 2 summers back you have to go back 3 summers ago to when many left

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lol almost EVERY major player transfer is linked to Barca, yet they cannot even afford Rashford on a cut-rate price they would have to sell so SO many of their players (and these are players who basically refuse to leave Barca) just to buy the top 5 or so transfers linked to them examples of players linked to Barca: most are just silly, as you will quickly see, once the ovwerall cost is taken into account Erling Haaland (that actually makes sense, IF Pep leaves and IF Barca cash in on enough players they have now who they do not need) Michael Olise Moisés Caicedo João Neves Vitinha Hugo Ekitiké Julián Alvarez Alessandro Bastoni (this makes sense as well, but again, they will HAVE to sell big names) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia William Saliba Sandro Tonali Yan Diomande Jurriën Timber Dayot Upamecano Kenan Yıldız João Pedro Bruno Guimarães Gabriel Victor Osimhen Bradley Barcola Luka Vuskovic Adam Wharton Elliot Anderson Riccardo Calafiori Nico O'Reilly Alphonso Davies etc etc

“I can absolutely understand fans who feel an emptiness about supporting Chelsea at the moment because of the americanisation of elements of the club. But the heartbeat will [still] be there once the Americans have made their money and moved on.” [Henry Winter via @talkSPORT] https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2809310492743408

Potter 🗣️”Chelsea isn’t being run like a football club it’s being run like a business experiment. Fans are the ones paying for it. If you change 7 players in every windows, the instability of that is hard to deal with. Also no clear structure at Chelsea ” https://www.facebook.com/reel/2548598945556199

Home kit for next season apparently

big problem with him (and other high quality CMFs who I will soon list like I did with DMFs) is that IF we have no CL, he will not want to come here (and TBH, he really does not want to leave Real at all)

Kova. Pure winner. 22 major trophies, including 4 CLs, 4 FIFA World Club Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, plus a Europa League and 9 domestic leagues titles or cups. He also was in a World Cup final and won 3rd place in another, plus was in a Nations League final, all with a nation of less than 4 million people (for comparison, just the London metro area is 4 times bigger, with close to 16 million people now). Only downside was the 3 FA Cup finals, 2 League Cup finals, and 2 Community Shields he lost with us and Citeh between 2018 and 2024. He had a Wembley curse (like we STILL do, ffs), but has won his last 2 finals there with Citeh. Let's hope we break our curse and put him on a new one this time.