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Koulibaly off the books is amazing news, what an absolutely dreadful signing that was, one of our worst CB signings ever. Liked his personality and professionalism tho, he just fell off a cliff in terms of pace and couldn’t handle the league.

Sterling to Saudi would really be the hilarious twist to this transfer window that I need 😂

Wouldn’t be surprised if he takes it. Might be his only shot to get a decent pay day post Chelsea.

Seems cheap, surprised other clubs aren’t bidding at that level of cheap. Pretty much every PL club can afford 25m for a player of his quality.

I think we have to be very strong with Lukaku: tell him he sees out his career in the reserves or finds himself a new club on a permanent transfer for an agreeable fee. Make it clear we have absolutely no problem with his career being over if he has no problem with it. We can afford it. Can he? In the final crucial years of his career?

Is it me or Saudi mainly targeting Muslim players? Coincidence or not?

I think given the tiny size of Lukaku’s brain and the giant size of his ego he will not be calm and professional as needed. My feeling is if we just force him to play in the reserves then come Jan he’s agreeing to a move to Saudi.

We will be able to fine him almost every week I imagine, doubt he will show up and train properly in the reserves.

It’s a miracle. Saudi literally to the rescue. God I hope Lukaku goes there for a decent fee, what a turnaround that would be. My only other desire for his career is that we use him to serve food at Cobham and clean the toilets until his contract is up.

Money is the main motivator for most modern footballers. This is just the beginning of what could become a shitstorm, unless something intervenes as in China.

IMO we should move for Lavia to at minimum force Arsenal to pay over the odds

So you only want to sign expensive/famous names that make you feel good? Or you want to sign good players?

And yet people complain all the time that we buy Caicedo for loads of money only after Brighton have bought him and ask why we can’t just get the players directly…

Perhaps because he is one of the best strikers in the premier league?

This guy looks way ahead of Fofana or Broja. I am guessing he or Nkunku will be our strikers until Jan and we will try to go for Ivan Toney then. Broja and Fofana need loans imo.

Personally am excited we are signing someone not incredibly obvious: what’s the point in having a massive / expensive scouting team run by TWO directors if we just go and buy household names a bunch of people on the internet want us to get? There may be some parallel universe where this guy signs for Brighton and we are fighting 4 clubs for his signature in 12 months for 100m. Who can say.

https://theathletic.com/4617499/2023/06/16/Chelsea-transfer-nicolas-jackson/ Looks pretty serious that we are signing Nicolas Jackson.

Says it all about why our season was so bad when you see how many important first team players are saying they want nothing to do with us anymore: Kovacic, Havertz, Mount… TBH just want a squad of players that really went to be here and fight for us and live their dream of being at Chelsea. Rather be outside of the top 4 for the next years than deal with another squad of cunts.

Surely at 50m literally every team in the PL is in for him.

Feels like we are getting Caicedo, another situation where some things have been agreed and it’s just a matter of time unless PSG come out of nowhere again? Enzo and Caicedo is some kind of youth team wet dream but where is the experience and leadership? Back in time all of our CMs were international captains…

Onanas agent must be shopping him round like crazy for all this noise to be out there about him lmao

I think Kepa is good enough for a top four side which is the maximum our aspiration should be for next season. It could wait tbh, if we can’t get the right man for a sensible price atm.

Not sure about Vlahovic. Morata vibes. Feels like yet another expensive stop gap.

I would entertain £50m + % of any future fees if he is pushing to be let go tbh. I want to start the new season with only players who really want to be here.

What about transfer fee with us? FFP means surely we need a lot of cash for him, unless we loan him for years until his contract runs down.