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I think PSG gazumps the Bavarian farmers.

Yes, was so disappointing how he fell apart. And Slonina has done fuckall so far. Our scouts are SHIT at GK and CB. And are insane if they rate Shamu at €80m. Especially as we can get J David for £17m to £21m or so.

WHY THE FUCK DO WE NOT SIGN MAMARDASHVILI! I am not at all convinced on Filip Jørgensen. He looked poor in that clip and in other games I have seen. Mamar Diogo Valles Restes (youth) If we buy Jørgensen and both he and Sanchez shit the bed, we are fucked.

over 30yo CF targets Jhon Córdoba Callum Wilson Memphis Depay Wissam Ben Yedder Duván Zapata Arkadiusz Milik Yussuf Poulsen Andrea Belotti Karl Toko Ekambi Ciro Immobile Michail Antonio Marko Arnautovic Robin Quaison

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Malang Sarr agrees Lens move after mutual termination of Chelsea contract https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5645583/2024/07/24/malang-sarr-Chelsea-transfer-lens/ Malang Sarr has agreed terms with Lens after Chelsea released him with a year left on his contract. After the mutual termination of his Chelsea deal, Sarr will not receive a pay-off for the final year of his wages. His arrival at Lens is expected to be confirmed soon. After joining Chelsea from Nice four years ago, Sarr spent the 2020-21 campaign on loan at Porto, playing 19 first-team matches, but returned to Chelsea for the following season — making 21 appearances across all competitions. The defender made 22 appearances on a season-long loan spell at Monaco in 2022-23 and spent last season at Chelsea, but did not feature throughout the season under Mauricio Pochettino. Sarr began his career at Nice, where he debuted as a 17-year-old and made 119 first-team appearances before joining Chelsea as a free agent. The 25-year-old represented France up to Under-21 level but is also eligible to play for Senegal. Five players have already left Stamford Bridge this summer with Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) and Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) all sold, while Thiago Silva and Hakim Ziyech joined Fluminense and Galatasaray respectively on free transfers. The club have signed defender Tosin Adarabioyo as a free agent from Fulham, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman, Caleb Wiley, Renato Veiga and Marc Guiu have also been brought in. GO DEEPER The curious case of Malang Sarr, Chelsea's forgotten man

Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran hopes something comes of rumours linking him to ‘big teams’ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5655569/2024/07/24/jhon-duran-aston-villa-transfer-west-ham/ Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran says he hopes something comes of rumours linking him to “big teams” this summer. Duran has attracted interest from West Ham United, while fellow Premier League side Chelsea had been considering a move for the 20-year-old earlier this summer. Villa are open to Duran leaving to enable them to strengthen in attacking positions. “I take it very calmly with the help of my agent and my dad, we are taking everything little by little,” Duran said to ESPN Deportes when asked about the possibility of moving clubs. “That my name is mentioned with such big teams, it is very important for my career. I’m happy that there are these rumours and let’s hope that something concrete happens.” Duran joined Villa from MLS side Chicago Fire in January 2023. Since then, he has scored eight goals in 49 games for Villa. Duran is on holiday following his participation in the Copa America with Colombia. He made one substitute appearance at the tournament as his country reached the final. Villa have so far signed Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley, Ian Maatsen, Jaden Philogene, Lewis Dobbin, Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior this summer. Douglas Luiz, Tim Iroegbunam, Morgan Sanson and Calum Chambers have all departed. GO DEEPER Amadou Onana to Aston Villa: The Athletic 500 transfer ratings

The end has come for Trevoh Chalobah at Chelsea – this was just one battle too many https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5652657/2024/07/24/chalobah-Chelsea-battle-too-far/ Chelsea’s decision to move on from Trevoh Chalobah — who has been left out of the club’s pre-season tour to the United States — has been 12 months in the making. Axel Disasi’s arrival in a deal worth £38million ($49m) from Monaco of France’s Ligue 1 last August was the first clear signal; with Wesley Fofana — a £70m signing in the summer of 2022 — already on the books, there was no need to invest heavily in another right-sided centre-back if Chalobah was in the plans of co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley for the first-team squad. The free-agent acquisition of Tosin Adarabioyo in June was the final blow to Chalobah’s hopes of extending his 17-year association with Chelsea, but it is easy to understand why the 25-year-old did not automatically see it that way, because proving his doubters wrong has been a recurring theme of his professional career. Chalobah’s circuitous path to the Chelsea first team did not attract the fanfare afforded to more heralded fellow Cobham academy graduates such as Reece James, Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham. He largely flew under the radar on successive loan spells at Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town and France’s Lorient, proving and improving himself in a variety of positions without generating headlines. It was a surprise when Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea’s head coach at the time, gave him his big break in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup win over Villarreal, three days before he marked his Premier League debut against Crystal Palace with a brilliant goal and a highly emotional celebration at Stamford Bridge. Tuchel later lost faith in him, for reasons never fully explained, but Chalobah still started the finals of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup that season. He was also a regular presence in the only positive stretch of Graham Potter’s short tenure, starting six and featuring in seven matches of a nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions that followed the Englishman’s appointment in September 2022. Caretaker replacement Frank Lampard, in an unsuccessful attempt to re-establish cohesion and commitment in a fractured dressing room, restored Chalobah to the team for the miserable final stretch of that season. Mauricio Pochettino had ample opportunity to discard Chalobah, who was unavailable from August to February of the 2023-24 campaign due to a serious hamstring injury. Instead, he publicly pledged to involve the defender on his return to fitness and was rewarded with performances: Chelsea only lost one of the 13 matches Chalobah started between February and May — an agonising 1-0 defeat against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals. Throughout that time, Chalobah could clearly be seen embracing a leadership role, making his voice heard in the tunnel before games as well as in group huddles. Watching the team’s struggles from the sidelines convinced him Chelsea were lacking personality on the pitch and he took it upon himself to step up. When fellow academy graduate Josh Acheampong came on to make his senior debut in the final minutes of a hotly-contested London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in May, it was Chalobah, scorer of the first goal in a 2-0 home win that day, who helped guide him through the occasion with a combination of encouragement and motivation. The irony of Chalobah’s current situation is that Acheampong is now being cited as part of Chelsea’s rationale for leaving him out of the tour squad: the 18-year-old is regarded as an elite home-grown prospect on the right side of defence and taking him to the United States gives new head coach Enzo Maresca more time to work closely with him in training. Fofana, Disasi and Tosin at right centre-back, James, Malo Gusto and Acheampong at right-back. Six players for two positions is more than enough to navigate the five pre-season friendlies in the U.S. and should be enough to sustain Chelsea across multiple competitions in a busy 2024-25 campaign, barring a repeat of last season’s injury crisis. But the depth of this squad at right-sided centre-back — Chalobah’s primary position — has been largely amassed since he was given a contract extension in November 2022 that runs until the end of the 2027-28 season, with a club option to extend for a further year. That decision raised eyebrows since his existing deal was not due to expire until summer 2026. It was duly interpreted as a statement of faith in his ability to forge a long Chelsea career. Chalobah has held onto that ambition ever since, turning down numerous offers to leave — including a £25million bid from Nottingham Forest on the final day of last summer’s transfer window — and winning the trust of every Chelsea coach he has worked with. Losing the chance to do the same with Maresca will be a source of immense frustration. There is no transfer lined up. Chalobah has done nothing to encourage interest from other clubs this summer and, as such, a market is yet to develop. By leaving him out of their tour squad, Chelsea are seeking to create one, though the optics of effectively exiling a home-grown player on a long-term contract who wants to stay and has largely performed when given opportunities to play are not favourable. It reinforces a sense among disaffected supporters that Chelsea’s ownership, led by Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly, view Cobham graduates primarily as an easy source of profit to help offset a recruitment strategy that has so far failed to maintain the club’s high modern standards on the pitch. Some argue the treatment of Chalobah, Conor Gallagher and others underlines that the academy is for sale — an academy that is in the midst of an unsettling, monumental transformation following the departures of Neil Bath and Jim Fraser this summer. This narrative is disputed by the club’s leadership, who point to James, Levi Colwill and others as proof that elite academy talent will always be prized. Chalobah is simply not viewed as being in that tier, and Stewart and Winstanley were not appointed to be influenced by emotion or sentimentality in their squad planning. Chalobah cannot be sold anywhere against his wishes, and he will take his time to assess his options. He will have suitors — though Chelsea sending such a clear signal that he is surplus to requirements is unlikely to boost his transfer value. He is unquestionably a good Premier League player, a popular team-mate and a model professional, at the very least the type of footballer that most top-flight clubs in England and Europe want in their squads. Chelsea are just no longer among them.

I dont give a tinker's what people think of me on this IF Clownalke dump fucking 80 million euros on Samu, it is clear they are trying to sabo the club

€80m for Samu is close to what Julain Alvarez would cost ffs only around 7 million quid less

Chelsea https://thedailybriefing.io/i/146917488/Chelsea Chelsea are ready to sell Trevoh Chalobah for £30-35m. Chelsea believe they have depth in the CB and RB position; difficult decision not to call him for US tour but plan clear. Three Premier League clubs plus clubs playing in European football have made initial contact. Could Mikel Merino to Chelsea be a realistic transfer to watch out for this summer? Fabrizio Romano has the latest details in his exclusive column. Cesare Casadei to Fiorentina? Reports in Italy suggest this possible move for the Chelsea midfielder. Andrey Santos will return to Chelsea after spending 2024/25 season on loan with Strasbourg, no doubts. Clear plan as Chelsea senior sources deny any buy option clause included in loan move. Santos will do US tour under Enzo Maresca then travel to sign for Strasbourg again. Enzo Maresca: “I don’t think there will be problems with Enzo Fernandez when he returns. There were no bad intentions, I spoke with Enzo. It’s all clear now. It’s all clarified by the player and the club, so that's it. Enzo has apologised, there’s no problem at all.” Maresca on Trevoh Chalobah being left out of US tour: “It’s always sad to leave a player out... but I’m here to take decisions. We have Wes Fofana, Disasi, Tosin there. Also, we have Acheapong who’s doing fantastic.” Maresca on Christopher Nkunku’s role: “Nkunku can play everywhere. He’s doing very well already. He can play number 9, winger, attacking midfielder... he can play everywhere. I see football with player able to play in several positions. I want players to develop and play in several positions.”

I am beyond frustrated with them for 2 main postions GK CB so many shit buys and shit decisions and we all know a WC keeper and WC CBs can take a club VERY far look at Juve over the years when they were banging out titles like a machine

I hate our owners 😿

Bayern and PSG battle for Desire Doue https://thedailybriefing.io/i/146946097/bayern-and-psg-battle-for-desire-doue One of the stories of the day is the big fight going on between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich for Desire Doue. The Rennes youngster, born in 2005, is one of the best French talents around and is valued by his club at around €60m. Yesterday, Bayern presented a new bid for Doue, worth almost €55m, while Vincent Kompany has also been insisting on the player side to present the project. However, Paris Saint-Germain are absolutely still there, because it’s crucial to note that Doue himself has still not decided which club he wants to join. My feeling after speaking to sources is that PSG are really convinced they can reach an agreement - they are preparing a new proposal and want to close the deal as soon as possible on the player side. Let’s see what happens, but it’s going to be one of the most interesting battles of this summer’s transfer window.

What Atletico Madrid may have to do before they can sign Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher this summer https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/transfer-news/what-atletico-madrid-may-have-to-do-before-they-can-sign-chelseas-conor-gallagher-this-summer/ Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher but are facing a bit of a problem. As of now, it appears that Conor Gallagher‘s price tag is proving to be too expensive for Atletico Madrid. In fact, it has been claimed that Chelsea think Atletico can’t find the money for Gallagher, though that could be about to change. The Englishman was a key player for Chelsea last season, making 50 appearances under Mauricio Pochettino. But with the Argentine now gone and Gallagher into the final year of his contract, his future is in serious doubt. READ MORE: Jason Cundy shares whether Conor Gallagher actually wants to sign a new contract at Chelsea Joao Felix could open up Conor Gallagher’s move to Atletico Madrid Aston Villa are interested in Joao Felix, and his potential switch to Villa Park could be the thing the helps facilitate Gallagher’s transfer to Atletico. According to AS, Atletico have already made an unsuccessful €20m (£16.8m) offer for the 24-year-old. The same outlet claims that is half of Chelsea’s minimum asking price but the Spanish club doing such a huge deal is still possible if they can offload Felix. The Portuguese forward, of course, spent the second half of the 2022/23 season on loan at Chelsea and could be returning to the Premier League this summer amid Villa’s interest.

Villa is rock-firm on their £40m demand, and they want it all at once, so we walked for now

Romano: Understand Chelsea are ready to sell Trevoh Chalobah for £30/35m. IF we get £80-85m for Gallagher and Trevoh then I will be quite happy.

Never. Number 1: I am not an American, so that fat fucking lying bag of tiny white-rage dicks was never my president and never will be. Number 2: In terms of the inner core essence of Trump, it is as if someone took everything that was bad about America, everything that is bad about humanity, scraped it up off the floor and out of the gutter, wrapped it all up in an old rancid sausage casing, and then taught it to make noises with its pseudo face.

fuck off with that racist cunt

fuck! that may mean Samu is inbound FUCK

nope he would be our 10th or so left footed right side attacker it is fucking insane

The Daily Mail says Maresca wants to bring Hermansen south to London for the new season. However, the Foxes are insisting he won't leave for less than £45m. fuck no too damn short (1.86m or 1.87m depending on the source) weak in the air (unlike Diogo who is around that size as well) Diogo has a high verticle leap as does the best teen GKer on the planet atm Giorgi Mamardashvili btw, is now the top valued GKer on T-Markt

I agree If no Mamardashvili or Diogo Valles would be great