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Sadly, this is indeed the imagine most people around the world have of the majority of Americans. 🤣

Appears the source for the link is terrible and since no other outlet is corroborating it I think we can dismiss it. Looks like a fantastic player, though.

They’re an absolute joke of a club. “Hey, we’re going to need all of our players to drastically cut your wages or even defer some of your salary to a couple of years down the road because we’re in a super dire situation financially. But also here’s Christensen and Kessie (who will surely be in big wages since they’re coming from big clubs) and we also want Raphinha for 60m, Lewa for 50m, Bernardo Silva for who knows how much etc” Again I ask like I did last week, why would any top talent fancy going to Barca at this moment in time other than the romance of their past glory? One year from now they could pressure you into halving your salary and threatening to sell you if you don’t.

The dumbest thing about some of these players we’re linked with is that they should be pretty straightforward and easy. Take Sterling for example. Everyone knows he wants to leave City, everyone knows he wants to come to Chelsea, City are said to be perfectly willing to let him go, and all credible sources have put forward a price that is widely thought acceptable to City. So why isn’t that deal done yet? Likewise, Koundé. We’ve known for like a year what Sevilla want, the player wants out, Sevilla themselves have been openly stating that he can go, and we desperately need CB’s. Again, how is a deal for him not done and dusted? Some of the bigger deals like De Ligt are understandably taking longer but Sterling has no other suitors but us…

Btw, this Matheus Nunes that we’ve just been linked with looks incredible on YouTube. Dribbles and carries the ball like Kova, has an eye for a killer pass like a classic playmaker, and is completely resistant to the press. Looks perfect for the PL. The link to him just makes no sense this summer, though, unless someone is leaving. And that doesn’t appear to be the case. Jorginho’s agent just yesterday was talking about renewing again. And Kante was described as essential by Tuchel.

And Spence apparently. They aren’t really making “sexy” signings, but ones that Conte has clearly requested. Players that perfectly fit his ideas. Exactly what we have all been expecting with Tuchel this summer.

Spuds about to announce their 5th signing today. They finished just 3 points behind us…

De Ligt to Bayern Koundé apparently close to Barca Skriniar in discussions with PSG Juve want Koulibaly to replace De Ligt when he goes That’ll be every top class CB we’ve been linked with gone. Then what? Wtf are we doing?

I just thought Christensen’s negatives outweighed the positives. When he was fully fit and in top form he was a very solid and adequate CB. But the seemingly constant niggling injuries, the unexplained bouts of being out of the team, him getting bullied on the pitch even by players that he’s bigger than, and seeing him always grimacing in pain after innocuous looking challenges got super old. If we had extended his contract I would’ve thought “meh, fine, I guess.” But now that he has left I’m also like “meh, fine, I guess.” I won’t really have a second thought about him once the season starts.

I actually don’t think there’s much at allbetween Aké and Christensen. It’s replacing Rüdiger with someone at his level or in De Light’s case, someone who can reach that level that I’m worried about. Aké as our #1, primary signing would be disastrous. Aké + De Ligt/Skriniar/Koulibaly/Koundé is easy for me to stomach. I just never want to see fucking Malang Sarr playing for us again.

Imagine if literally everything is being held up by Boehly attempting to push through CR7…

Another day with no signings, then. 🙄

I believe Maxwel Cornet played primarily as a wingback in France before becoming a winger for Burnley. So that link makes sense if we want a inexpensive backup for Chilly if Alonso leaves. He’s super quick, skillful, and athletic so I’d feel a bit better about him rotating with Chilly than I do when Alonso has to come in.

Pedulla is a clueless Twitter attention whore. DiMarzio is hit or miss but much more plugged in than Pedulla.

I mean, it may matter if he only wants Bayern and doesn’t fancy coming to Chelsea. They can’t force him to go somewhere he doesn’t want to go.

German/Bayern sources say he wants Bayern or that Bayern are ahead in the race. Italian sources say he wants Chelsea/PL and that we’re ahead. Juve will want sell to the highest bidder. Wonder what happens if we have another Raphinha situation where we are the highest bidder but the player prefers another club?

After United announce that fullback and possibly Eriksen today, will we be the only club in the PL who haven’t signed anyone yet?

Call me crazy but I actually kinda like it… 😅

Perhaps Boehly’s very first task as new owner should’ve been to hire the very best sporting director money could buy. Because as things look from our POV we can’t seem to close a single deal with him handling everything.

Sounds much like Raphinha. We can and likely have offered more but the players themselves may not necessarily fancy a move here.

So… Raphinha ❌ Dembele ❌ De Ligt ❌ Richarlison ❌ (thank god) Gabriel Jesus ❌ Big target after big target we’ve been credibly linked with is being taken off the table. What’s next, Sterling signing a new contract at City?

If we end up with Kimpembe and Aké it’ll be a piss take. One of the two CB’s we sign MUST be a top class one. Skriniar, Koulibaly, or De Ligt.

Like Sterling, de Ligt seems like one Tuchel really wants. Losing out on him would be hugely damaging. A young CB that grows with the team for years and years. Now we’d have to turn to much more short term solutions.

Another transfer bombshell about to be dropped on our plans by the looks of it. Apparently De Ligt wants Bayern and Bayern have already spoken with him. This could turn out to be our worst every transfer window. Missing out on top targets left and right.

He would be able to take it pretty easy in the Bundesliga and save his energy for the the CL there. Bayern, from Ronaldo’s perspective, would be the ideal move. I’m just skeptical that a club like Bayern who normally like signing younger talents would do it themselves.