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€85m for Hojlund!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Hopefully we get clarification immediately after we sign this kid one way or another whether he’s going straight on loan or staying. If we get word he’s staying then the Caicedo deal is dead. Signing a 19 year old Lavia to be the primary defensive midfield shield who has played in the PL and knows what it entails is already super risky. Signing a 19 year old to be the primary defensive shield for your team when he’s coming from a small French team would be utterly bonkers. And I cannot imagine Poch has this idea in mind. He was just stressing that he needs someone experienced in midfield. This kid CANNOT be our Caicedo alternative, surely.

70m for Hojlund vs 30m for Jackson. I’ve said here numerous times but I don’t think Hojlund looks all that impressive. Yes, he very young, but I’d have Jackson based on what we’ve seen so far.

We need someone to reassure us that Caicedo is still on 😭😭😭

Tbf, this kid at least is a completely different profile than any of the other youngsters we’ve bought.

I have a feeling this is our Caicedo alternative, guys. Or at least an insurance signing that we’ll keep here in addition to Caicedo.

Just watched video of him. Looks like almost a carbon copy of Everton’s Onana. Super tall yet very athletic and mobile DM who loves a crunching slide tackle. Does indeed look like someone who could become interesting with some more refinement but not someone who is ready to step into the Chelsea team.

When we bought Strasbourg I figured the plan was to uncover inexpensive gems and develop them there with an eye to turn those inexpensive gems into Chelsea players, thus saving us money. I did NOT expect us to spend £20m+ sums for loan players. That’s the kind of money that small PL teams spend for their marquee signings!

God help us if this kid is the Caicedo alternative. I’m seeing now that we’ve agreed a deal of over £20m for him and that’s pretty pricey for someone who would go straight to Strasbourg, isn’t it?

Signing more players for our feeder club than our primary one… 🤦‍♂️

I was just thinking to myself, isn’t it strange that City have gone totally quiet when it comes to their midfield since they matched that £90m second bid for Declan Rice? Then there was that report weeks ago from Ornstein that they were after Gabri Veiga just like we were. So clearly they want someone. Could they be waiting in the wings for us to finally agree a fee formCaicedo only to match it and steal him from under our noses? He’s as good or better than Rice so I’m not sure why they’d fancy one but not the other. Man, I hope we settle this saga soon…

Mitoma will 100% be the next Brighton player all the big clubs will be after next summer. And if Brighton have another great season De Zerbi will probably get a job at a massive club as well.

Yeah, from what I’m reading on Twitter he’s looking very good already in his first start back. We HAVE to try one last almighty push to convince Brighton within the next few days. One last massive offer. This is a signing that totally elevates our team.

Nathan Gissing doesn’t know anything, even if what he says there ends up true.

Enzo had a poor season? Okay, that confirms that you’re trolling.

You sound like one of those opposition fans who think all our players are shit. Have we not seen James and Chilly be some of the most dangerous wide players in the league? We’ve watched it with our own eyes. That isn’t theoretical. We watched Enzo instantly become one of the best chance creators statistically in the league when he arrived.

Enzo + Caicedo would IMO be the best midfield pairing in the league. United have Casemiro and….? Liverpool have Mac Allister and….? Lavia is just 19 and a big question mark if they get him. Arse have Rice and may play Havertz in deeper midfield? No quality on the wings? I think Mudryk, Madueke, and all of Chilly, Reece, Gusto, and Maatsen if he stays provide quality in wide areas. No playmaker? That’s literally Enzo’s bread and butter. A string pulling playmaker. The youth and inexperience concern is overblown, imo. Arse fielded an extremely young side last season and almost won the league. Saka, Martinelli, Odegaard, Saliba etc If we add just a bit more in the window I’ll be very confident in top our top 4 chances. I can understand why you’re skeptical but I have faith in Poch. A bunch of these smaller clubs that aren’t used to being in Europe will work massively in our favor I think. Newcastle, Villa, and Brighton will be nowhere near as good this season when they have to focus on Europe. Us meanwhile having free weeks to train and gel will be a huge bonus.

If we get Caicedo I think we have the strongest first XI in the league after City on paper. Or at least in par with Arse’s. And our squad depth is WAY better than Arsenal/Liverpool/United never mind all the others. Again, assuming we get Caicedo our only true weakness will be depth up front.

United had a horrific, embarrassing season under Ole. Their worst in PL history. Yet they were still able to go out and sign Casemiro and Lisandro and they turned things around 180 degrees in a single year. Why lots of opposition fans seem to think we can’t do the same is pretty funny to me. And I think they’re in for a rude awakening and will be shocked at how much better we are this season. Assuming we complete our squad this summer, that is. They’ve all seemingly forgotten that the last time we finished midtable we won the damn league the following season. While that won’t happen this coming season, if we sign Caicedo and 1 or 2 others I don’t think there’s any way we don’t make a serious challenge for 2nd-4th.

I’ve also noticed that almost all opposition fans think that because we had 1 terrible season we’re suddenly undesirable and will be in the mud for the next 5 years or something. It’s pure wishful thinking. Supporters of small clubs like Brighton or clubs that have been midtable or worse for years and years like Villa who had great seasons last time out suddenly think they can talk shit about Chelsea.

Right, I’m sure Brighton will lower their fee because Caicedo asks nicely.

So what’s the deal with our keeper situation? I see Slonina is now going on loan. Poch is happy with Kepa as his #1 but what if he goes through a terrible rough patch or gets injured? We gonna trust Bettenelli for a run of several matches? Surely not? Yet there hasn’t been a peep about a potential backup keeper or competition for Kepa all summer. There was talk early on about replacing him but after that died down it has been silent.

United demanding sky high fees for players that are borderline useless is pretty funny. I saw the other day that they want £40m or more for Scott fucking McTominay. 🤣🤣🤣 McTominay is like a £10m player if we’re being generous, ffs. He’s a Championship level player.

Yeah, same feeling here. I think we’ve backed ourselves into a corner where we’ve put all of our eggs in this basket. He’s nowhere close to a £100m player but we cannot miss out on CL qualification again. If the club feel that Caicedo will make the difference between finishing top 4 or not then I guess we can justify the massive overpay.

Maybe you’re right but it seems out of character for Klopp to throw a 19 year old in in such a key position from day 1.