Vesper

so wish he had played a bit more, so we could have gotten a better feel for what he had/has to offer

because we are now a hedge fund, not a football club 😪

Assuming Conor and Trevoh are soon gone (and Filip Jørgensen comes good, BUT FUCK I AM PISSED we did not buy Mamardashvili last season and now this season, it is just MADNESS how many shit keepers and CBs we have purchased) ............................... the players we have on the main squad who drive me crazy are Robert Sánchez (I think he is shit, always did) Djordje Petrovic (disappointed, after a really solid start) Kepa Arrizabalaga (at least he is soon gone either way) Axel Disasi Benoît Badiashile Wesley Fofana (likely will go down as the worst major CB buy in Chels history) Tosin Adarabioyo (potentially, as he is not looking at all a good pull atm, I SO SO hope he soon gets sorted) Ben Chilwell (injuries plus now he is apparently not at all suited to Maresca's style, I never disliked him at all, but he is just always injured, which is a shame as when healthy he was a real weapon) Raheem Sterling (that fucking salary!!!!!) Mykhaylo Mudryk (since he shaved his head he is even WORSE, disasterclass buy, along with Wes Fofana and the non Clownlake, Roman parting prezzie, Rom... £260.5m in just transfer fees down the shitter for just those 3) Romelu Lukaku FUCK OFF YOU FUCK Armando Broja (garbage now, post injury)

sigh

is he really a valid LWer option? he does not seem the type to me but I may be completely wrong

why would we roll with THREE starting (in terms of their mindsets) CFs plus possibly Guiu? madness meanwhile our CB situation is a HUGE worry it could destroy us it really could

let us ALL hope so

Top 20 valued CFs (not listing Mbappe at Real) Erling Håland (off to Barca or maybe even Real I wager in a year or two, I will not say blown chance as the £450m total price tag (ffes + add-ons+ salary) for him the year before Citeh bought him was INSANE, as was his demand for a 2 or 3 years and out escape hatch clause) Lautaro Martínez (renewed, he will now be at Inter until his 30s, so off the table for good, blown chances back for years) Victor Osimhen (blown chance ONLY IF the stories are true about a partial swap, no way would I condone paying full price) Harry Kane (will soon start to plummet down in next 2 years or so) Julián Álvarez (blown chance) Alexander Isak (blown chance perhaps, a bit harsh to call it that) Dušan Vlahović (blown chances back for years) Darwin Núñez (overrated) Viktor Gyökeres (blown chance, but still not compleyely sold on him) Ollie Watkins (blown chances back for years) Endrick (Real) Rasmus Højlund (meh so far) Marcus Thuram (never was a real atrget for me) Gabriel Jesus (overrated) Loïs Openda (blown chance) Jonathan David (blown chance) Benjamin Sesko (blown chance, BUT I am still not sold on him) Ivan Toney (blown chance) Joshua Zirkzee (blown chance) Evan Ferguson (way too expensive for what he has produced atm) time will tell

only positive is that we did not pay the supposed £60m to £68.5m (70 to 80m euros) that AM were holding out for with Shamu I SO hope my initial gut feelings about him are completely wrong

unfucking real my nightmare prediction likely takes place we literally are aiding to help Atleti grab a top 10 CF on the planet by taking quite possibly dregs (Shamu is a HUGE gamble) off their hands AND Shamu can still declare for Nigeria meaning BOTH of our top 2 CFs (unless Guiu blows up) may be gone for a month at AFCON in multiple seasons ffsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Ronald Araujo and Giorgio Scalvini are long term injured so that leaves (pretty much every remotely possible, remotely worth looking at (ATM) option valued at 10m euros and up, with NO teens in this list) the 10 in bold are my core targets, some on this list are stretches in terms of being good enough IMHO Alessandro Bastoni (basically an impossible pull) Matthijs de Ligt (pass) Bremer Marquinhos (yes , he is 30yo, but I feel he will be like a Thiago Silva-lite type) António Silva (turns 21 in October, but this will be his 3rd season as a full time starter and international) Edmond Tapsoba Gonçalo Inácio Jarrad Branthwaite Ousmane Diomande Piero Hincapié Castello Lukeba Murillo (I am coming around to him a bit) Mohamed Simakan Willian Pacho Odilon Kossounou Jean-Clair Todibo Dávid Hancko Cristhian Mosquera Olivier Boscagli Malick Thiaw Facundo Medina Perr Schuurs Evan Ndicka Kevin Danso Pierre Kalulu Isak Hien Maxence Lacroix Adam Webster Danilho Doekhi Yann Bisseck Merih Demiral Nicolò Casale Presnel Kimpembe (only if fully recovered) Mikayil Faye (20yo so sort of cheating putting him on here, due to lack of experience) Aurèle Amenda (a real stretch)

Chelsea’s Alfie Gilchrist agrees Sheffield United loan https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5681642/2024/08/05/alfie-gilchrist-Chelsea-sheffield-united/ Chelsea defender Alfie Gilchrist has agreed to join Sheffield United on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old, who made 17 appearances for the first team last season, is travelling to Sheffield tonight (Monday) ahead of undergoing a medical tomorrow. Gilchrist was not taken on Chelsea’s pre-season tour of the United States because the plan was always for him to go on loan in 2024-25 in order for him to get regular game time. A number of clubs have expressed an interest over the last few months, including Serie A side Como who are coached by former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, but he is heading to Bramall Lane. Gilchrist broke into Chelsea’s senior team last season, making his debut against Crystal Palace in December and was regularly picked by former head coach Mauricio Pochettino after that. Gilchrist scored his first goal for the club in a 6-0 win over Everton in April less than two weeks after agreeing a new contract until 2026. That deal also contains an option for another 12 months. Chelsea believe Gilchrist, who has been at the club since joining the academy as an under-11, will benefit from the experience of playing elsewhere. He has played at right-back and left-back for Chelsea, but prefers to operate as a centre-back. Sheffield United begin their Championship campaign on Friday with a trip to Preston North End. GO DEEPER Chelsea's aggressive youth recruitment means days of signing players at peak are over (John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)

At €20m, he is worth a punt. Most all LW options are now, or soon will be, off the table. Gutted that we will almost for sure miss out on Désiré Doué. Villa have turned down all offers for Morgan Rogers. Juve have refused us multiple times now for Kenan Yıldız (LOVE him). Antonio Nusa seems to have chronic injuries, and a hard pass on Grealish and Sancho (insane salary demands as well). Besides Chiesa, Amine Adli, Ferran Torres, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, and Amine Gouiri are the main other LW options left, as the only truly big names for right footers (and this time I will include some who play more at AMF as well, but can play LW) still on the table are all so expensive and/or have huge salary demands: Florian Wirtz Jamal Musiala Rafael Leão Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Xavi Simons Luis Díaz (wouldn't come here anyway) Nico Williams Dani Olmo Anthony Gordon Eberechi Eze (probably the least 'wingery' on this list)

his new GF

Juventus send Federico Chiesa a clear message https://thedailybriefing.io/i/147317030/juventus-send-federico-chiesa-a-clear-message Federico Chiesa was left out of Juventus’ squad for their friendly with Stade Brestois on Saturday as the club sent the player a very clear message. I’ve told you guys several times since June that Juve’s new coach Thiago Motta has no plans for Chiesa ahead of the new season. The winger’s contract expires next summer and there are no negotiations over an extension with the situation being very tense at present. All parties are trying to find a solution but Juventus’ plan is very clear as they want to sell Chiesa to make money and use it to sign players such as Jean-Clair Todibo. Keep an eye on this situation as things will happen over the final weeks of the transfer window.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Victor Osimhen is not at all excited by the prospect of joining Enzo Maresca's side, crushing Chelsea's hopes of landing the 25-year-old forward.

he doesn't want to come here unless he is guaranteed significant minutes

We are going to get Shamuuuu'd 🤬

I have been ranting for ages now on that

nil 1 Pool Casemiro RINSED I thought he was gone

Pool's are shit too

makes me not feel bad about our home kit, lol and I love our white kits