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'Special’ midfielder Chelsea reportedly want was the most creative u21 player in 2022, beating Enzo Fernandez https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/stats-facts/special-midfielder-Chelsea-reportedly-want-was-the-most-creative-u21-player-in-2022-beating-enzo-fernandez/ Dynamo Moscow midfielder Arsen Zakharyan ended 2022 as the most creative player under the age of 21. The Russian has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea since reports linked the two parties last summer. His talents have been noticed by the Blues, with them seeing him as a ‘very special’. For reported reasons outside of football, the Blues were unable to complete a deal for the 19-year-old as part of Todd Boehly’s revolution of bringing a host of young stars to the club with an eye to the future. The American added to the big-name additions with a number of youngsters that were perhaps not intended to be involved straight away. The club added Gabriel Slonina from the MLS, before loaning the goalkeeper back to Chicago Fire for the remainder of their domestic season. Zakharyan most creative U21 in Europe Chelsea also brought in Cesare Casadei from the Serie A, with him plying his trade in the youth side alongside Omari Hutchinson. It is currently unclear whether there is an expectation for Zakharyan to be instantly part of the first team in a similar style to summer signing Carney Chukwuemeka. Whether he is or not, Chelsea will be safe in the knowledge that they would be bringing in an extremely bright star. Mozo Football have stated that his three chances created per 90 is the highest in the world for players under the age of 21. Blues fans will also be encouraged when they learn that Enzo Fernandez is also in the top five for the statistic in Europe. Chelsea are reportedly extremely close to securing a deal for the Argentina international, with him seemingly set on a move to Stamford Bridge. It appears like it is just payment terms being discussed by the two clubs at the moment, with Boehly looking to avoid paying his release clause outright in favour of a set of payments over a period of time.

Russian clubs doing transfers, including to Ligue 1, so we should be able to close on Arsen Zakharyan

next season there will on only THREE WC pure CFs (so no Mbappe) who will be under 30 Erling Haaland Victor Osimhen Dusan Vlahovic 4 IF you stretch it and count Lautaro and there are only 4 other CFs at all who are still WC (and they will be 35yo, 36yo, 30yo, and 33yo) Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema Harry Kane Ciro Immobile

Vasco da Gama talent Andrey Santos: The new Chelsea star who has been compared to Bellingham & Casemiro https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andrey-santos-the-new-Chelsea-star-who-has-been-compared-to-bellingham-amp-casemiro/view/news/415546 On Friday Brazilian club Vasco da Gama confirmed the permanent transfer of Andrey Santos to Chelsea, becoming the Stamford Bridge side's third signing of the January transfer window for a reported €20 million fee and according to Brazilian journalist Lucas Pedrosa Vasco Da Gama will receive 70% of the overall fee—the remaining 30% will go to the player’s camp. The young midfielder recently posted a picture on social media celebrating his transfer to Chelsea, but the deal wasn't confirmed until later when his club posted a good luck message upon his departure from Brazilian football. The overall package will make Andrey Santos the most expensive outgoing transfer in Vasco Da Gama’s history, breaking a record set by Paulinho when he joined Bayer Leverkusen for €18.5m in the 2018/19 season (overview). In Andrey Santos, Chelsea have presumably secured one of the brightest talents in Brazilian football. The 18-year-old central midfielder was a cornerstone for Vasco Da Gama in Série B last season, scoring eight goals in 33 games, helping his club secure promotion to the first division for the first time in two seasons. Not surprisingly, Andrey Santos' market value doubled in the recent Brazil Série B market value update from €5m to €10m (overview). Andrey Santos: Chelsea secure well-rounded Copinha star The central midfielder also stood out at the prestigious Copinha youth tournament, where he scored three goals in six games for Vasco da Gama’s U20. The goalscoring ability at the youth level definitely stands out when it comes to Andrey Santos. “He is just a very well-rounded central midfielder,” Brazilian football expert and owner of the popular YouTube account Tactical Manager Filippo Silva said to Transfermarkt. “By well-rounded, I mean great going forward, offers you goals, progresses the ball forward, and very good with his tackles and interceptions. He is very technical and has a ton of athleticism. More than your average players at both categories despite the young age.” Even though Vasco da Gama played in the second division the last two seasons, they are considered a massive club in Brazil. That, in turn, means that young players are under pressure to perform right away. And Andrey Santos not only performed but also played a key role for the club, often manning the central midfield role, acting almost like a deep-lying-playmaker. Chelsea a big step for Andrey Santos - Need to show patience “The league itself isn’t great, but it’s a tough league to perform,” Silva said. “Not the greatest field conditions, weather, hostile environments. “So, to do it at age 18 is quite impressive.” Nonetheless, Silva admits that the jump from Brazil’s second division to the Premier League will be a gigantic step for Andrey Santos. With that in mind, Silva stresses that Chelsea will have to be patient when it comes to integrating Andrey Santos. “Most Brazilians take a while to adjust; even big names like Casemiro, and Vinicius took a couple of seasons,” Silva said. The best course might be to send the 18-year-old out on loan or give him another season in Brazil. “I know they are different players, but Vinicius took three seasons to impress at Real Madrid,” Silva said. “I would be surprised if he manages to have a big impact before he turns 20. Not impossible, but patience will be key.” Andrey Santos: A bit of Bellingham and Casemiro In terms of comparable players, Silva highlights Jude Bellingham, Bruno Guimarães, and Casemiro. “I would not say the same level, but maybe a bit of a mix between Bruno Guimarães and Casemiro,” Silva said. “In terms of style of play, some said Bellingham, but I don’t think he is as dynamic or even has the same ceiling.” Casemiro is certainly an interesting comparison. The 30-year-old Man United star is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. In terms of development, Casemiro’s Goalimpact, which measures the extent that a player contributes to the goal difference per minute of a team and is a good measurement for talent development overall, was relatively low at a comparable age but made a big jump around 22/23 to 164, which is considered world-class. Andrey Santos’ current peak Goalimpact is projected to be 134, which would be considered average for a player playing in a top four league. But the 18-year-old still has a relatively small sample size, and players playing in his position have the potential to make a big jump later in their careers than prospects playing other positions. Silva has no doubt that if Chelsea shows patience, they will have signed a top midfielder. “The ceiling is world-class, but that doesn’t mean he will achieve it,” Silva said. “But he is one of the most highly rated U20 players in Brazil, and the expectations are that he will eventually become an important national team player.”

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I think he is worth 55-65m euros split the difference €60m (£53m) that's £35m (€40m) less than what Shakhtar are demanding (£88m, ie €100m) for Mudryk, AND Diaby is left footer RW, exactly what we need (Mudryk is a right footed LWer) I think the next one to come off my list will be Sane, as I do not think he leaves in the summer so that leaves (for lefty or ambipedal RWers) Moussa Diaby (lefty) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ambipedal) poison dwarf, so hard pull, and he may come off the list soon as well and maybe Mohammed Kudus (lefty AMF/SS who I think can play Right winger) Dango Ouattara (ambipedal) it's really coming down to Diaby (or wild cards Kudus or Ouattara) IF we want a lefty or ambipedal RWer

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for wingers I have too non conventional suggestions Mohammed Kudus, who is a lefty and could maybe adapt to the RW postion instead of an AMF and SS has big upside and Arnaut Danjuma, a righty who was played winger(mostly LW) a lot in the past before he became a CF he is a 2-for1 type, as he is a good CF too

yes my available winger list is getting rocked up the lines through mean they are now off the board due to announcing they are not leaving (or in Leaos cases, well soon renew) or, in Chiesa's case, looks too badly damaged atm Bold are all that is left Right wingers all 4 are having good to great seasons Moussa Diaby (lefty) Leroy Sané (lefty) (IF available, a big if) Ousmane Dembélé (ambipedal) (if available) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ambipedal) (if available, but its the poison dwarf, so, like Osimhen, as HARD pull) then the one advanced youth Karim Adeyemi (lefty) youth (hard pull as well, he renewed this summer until 2027) then a player who is NOT at all ready to buy now Federico Chiesa (if fully recovered) (mostly right footed but can player either wing, seems to prefer the RW) Left wingers Rafael Leão (if available) Mykhaylo Mudryk (like Leão, he is completely a right footed LW, those two are the only ones of the eight wingers listed who never play on the right, and Mudryk is the only one listed who has no Big 5 experience at all) wild card perhaps Nico Williams, who is a right footed RWer, but lately is playing on the LW, needs another year I think, to make a full call on whether to buy or not you listed Yéremy Pino Dango Ouattara not sure if I am sold on either as of now there are far worse out there, so I am not slating them off, just not sure good picks though

because he has huge money (AM are talking €100m or so) potential EPL flop written all over him

his brother I rate this lad

I said nothing about January in that post, but Vlahovic is definitely in play (maybe even now), due to Juve's nightmare situ, and the figures I have seen for some time (€80m (£70.5m) or so) are far below the price it would take to prise Osimhen away next summer or the one after that I would not pay more than £75-80m or so for him £90m or so max for Osimhen, as that is over 100m euros (102m) I would NOT pay over £50-60m or so for any other available CF none out there atm ar worth more than that there are but a handful (8, 7 if you count Mbappe as a winger, and 3 of the 8 (or 7) are rapidly ageing, and even Kane is soon 30) of truly WC CFs out there (available or not) on the planet atm in Blue are the only under 30yo WC PURE CFs next season--- THREE Kylian Mbappé (and tbh, he is NOT a true CF, but he is the best player on the planet atm and does play at CF sometimes) Erling Haaland Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema Harry Kane Victor Osimhen Dusan Vlahovic Ciro Immobile drop off best of the rest atm Lautaro Martínez Gabriel Jesus Julián Álvarez (will be WC IMHO) Moukoko was the potential to get there these are the best potential teen CFs atm (well Hugo is 20yo now) in order of current valuation Endrick 16 (may end up a winger) Youssoufa Moukoko 18 Hugo Ekitiké 20 Mathys Tel 17 Benjamin Sesko 19

if we are not going to buy one of the only 2 actually available WC CF (Osimhen and Vlahovic) which we likely will NOT do then we need to just buy/sign Moukoko and roll with him and DDF as youth strikers

well, there are two for me the same two as always it is just a matter of paying enough Osimhen Vlahovic (who will cost less) after those two, atm, the drop-off is fairly large in terms of who is actually available, again stressing ATM I do not truly rate Lautaro, even if he was available (he is not) as being at their level Kane will never play here, we passed on Gabriel Jesus Julián Álvarez is not for sale, and Mbappe and Håland are pipe dream land Rom was a HUGE bust, and Darwin is struggling a bit and also not for sale that is the entire top 10 in valuation right there Lewa and Benz are soon aged out in terms of top or near top WC level (2 to 4 more years MAX, and that is if they stay healthy) I cannot see them near the level they are now at 39, 40 years old BIG wild card, if you look at him as a CF only Youssoufa Moukoko IF we get him, I will be far less stressed about CF and failing (we likely will) on Osimhen and Vlahovic

have never heard of that excuse before, he was CLEARLY onside utter robbery

2 2 Hwang both Wolves goals were Alisson howlers

Kompany has them playing very well

a 2 year plus running joke that we have not purchased a right back clown show

as I always say I want to finish off buying Arsen Zakharyan and Moukoko grab a bloody Right-Back (madness this has not been sorted) and then see what we do in MF (older players, not youth) from (removing Enzo and Bellingham) the remotely available CMF/DMFs left that I rate: Nicolò Barella (probably impossible atm) Moisés Caicedo Roméo Lavia Manu Koné Alexis Mac Allister (scored a brace today) Martín Zubimendi Bruno Guimarães (very likely will not leave, after the Tchou turn-down in buying (GRRRRRRRR), the 2nd biggest DMF choke we made in ages) then Mikel Merino Amadou Onana Marcos Llorente Danilo (Palmeiras) Khéphren Thuram Manuel Ugarte side note: fucking Citeh snatched my Argie youth possible Enzo clone prospect (Máximo Perrone) but Manuel Ugarte (pic above) is a poor man's Uruguayan version, and is also only 21yo

pretty much every viable CF option atm Victor Osimhen Dusan Vlahovic Jonathan David Ivan Toney (betting issues???) Amine Gouiri Randal Kolo Muani Arnaut Danjuma Youssoufa Moukoko (he is only 18 though) Marcus Thuram Gonçalo Ramos Aleksandar Mitrović (hard as fuck pull now) Noah Okafor Evanilson Benjamin Sesko (tracking to 20 goals, 0 assists over a full season's minutes, at age of 19) Hugo Ekitiké is likely NOT available, so doubt PSG will sell him (other than for CRAY dosh) stopgap: Duván Zapata Brasilian youth: Yuri Alberto Marcos Leonardo Vitor Roque

Villarreal 2 FT 1 Real Madrid

Middlesbrough 1 FT 5 Brighton & Hove Albion

Sheffield Wednesday 2 FT 1 Newcastle United

2022-23 English FA Cup, Third Round Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers https://www.sportfacts.net/sports/2023/fa-cup-liverpool-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-s1/ https://www.vipleague.st/liverpool-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-1-live-streaming

slap on the wrist for the 'golden boy' Manc vermin a sternly-worded letter people would howling for a 15 point reduction if it was us