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Talk of Ancelotti wanting him at Napoli. Think this could be a ideal option, part of a deal for somebody in that team, a Jorginho or another player who we could use.

Never mind youth, what about Christensen, Rudiger, David Luiz, Gary Cahill and Zouma? That is 5 CBs, plus throw in Savic, who we are reportedly in advanced talks for, the links to Jerome Boataeng and now and this guy.... we should offload CBs before replacing any, if not it is just completely unnecessary.

100%. I'd say he is our best player in my opinion. Just edges Hazard for me, because his consistency for the last 2 years has been pretty unbelievable. You seen how much he has revitalised a labouring midfield, he just needs a partner who can dovetail with his skills to bring the team up another level. He had a pretty good chemistry with Matic I thought too.

Be gutted if this happens. He’d grow into a pretty good player for us. Top marks to them if they get him.

Has turned into a pretty good player but we don’t need him as of right now unless we lose like 2-3 CBs.

I don’t agree. He has been given freedom under Conte (probably most freedom he’s had under any manager here), he played as a wide 10 in the first year but he was popping up all over the point and then after cries of him needing to play off a striker in a 352 he got that which came with mixed results. A few games with Belgium against dead rubber where they have a vastly superior first 11 and squad in comparison to their opponents and a draw with Portugal will not change this. I mean how much more freedom does he need to be given? There is no players that essentially give players a completely free role now a days. Even the likes of Messi and Ronaldo don’t get fully free roles.

Why has he been stuck to the left with us here? He played almost all of the previous two seasons in as close to central as hes ever played, as a wide 10 and a second striker....

Bruno Fernandes and Gelson Martines available for free as they've terminated their contracts? Chelsea get them signed.

Hes the right profile, hes more a technician than a grafter (not meaning to be disrespectful to Kante as he is an absolutely phenomenal player but the likes of Drinkwater and Bakayoko are more grafters than technically competent players). We need someone like that in to give us a bit of creativity and thrust from MF, Cesc hasn't got the legs unfortunately where as Zielinski in the limited games I've seen him in you can see has got a good burst of pace to get away from people and the ability to dribble players pretty decently. He has got a lot of room for growth, I think you'd be surprised, hes by no means a world class player or probably will never be but he is a good footballer and a less expensive alternative to other MF players out there, hes nothing like Jorginho or Seri either hes a more attack minded player.

Don't think we'll sign any of them except maybe Zielinski because he is one of the style of footballers we could use in MF to take us up another level. Hysaj is a good footballer but again if we go to a back 4 Azpi is undoubtedly the first name on the team sheet in the defence and more than likely will be at RB, having seen his final ball improve considerably playing as RCB in a back 3, that sort of delivery from overlapping runs at RB would be invaluable. Zappacosta will probably be adequate enough as a back up too and could benefit from a more attacking system. Not sure what the links with Higuain is all about, I can't see us getting him, hes 30 years old, we've already broken our policy signing Giroud so imagine if we traded money plus Morata for Higuain to give him like a 1 or 2 year deal? Would be daft in the long run. Morata will come good and Sarri will be able to bring more out of him I think with his philosophy of attacking football. Koulibaly is a class defender but Rudiger is in a similar mould to him and we have got Christensen, Luiz (think he'll remain although I'd be happy to see him sold because hes on a huge contract and getting older) along with Zouma returning as well as Gary Cahill who as club captain will probably not be moved on unless something drastic happened. I'd like to see Emerson get a real shot this season coming up, along with some MF reinforcements (be it Zielinski or someone else) and another wide player or two to mix it up. Think Pedro and Barkley will also be kept and given a new lease of life if it is to be Sarri who comes in. Not sure about Bakayoko (although again he only came last summer think he'll get another chance) and if we lose Courtois we'll get another keeper but I really don't think we will sign every 2nd or 3rd player from Napoli like reported in the media.

I think if Sarri comes in he'll get another chance, although he'd be a back up Azpilicueta without a doubt.

Fair enough but last season we played some great football. Effort and performance levels dipped and dropped this year in comparison to last too as well as the club not managing to replace pivotal players with adequate quality in the summer. Fair enough he's caused drama and players have had issues or so it seems but honestly, other than Sarri (who will change our footballing style radically) there aren't many better options out there. Regarding current players, Willian was interviewed and after a clearly frustrating end to the season he seems to be a bit more respectful towards Conte's decision to use him as a sub more and I'd think Luiz will get a clean slate in the summer after the whole disaster with Costa last summer if Conte is in charge still, surely he will have learned. The club seriously need to decide what their plan is because the longer it takes the less time Conte or the new manager will have to change things, sign players and generally be able to set things in motion for the season. Its quite a joke that it is June but yet nobody is 100% sure if the club is going to sack/keep Conte, based on their actions. We are already behind the Mancs, Liverpool and even Spurs who have gone and tied down their key player to absolutely huge deals and are going to continue to do the same with Alli and Eriksen. We can't even get Hazard and Courtois signed up to new deals and aren't making any moves in the window. Its painful to see how far behind we are what just over a week into the transfer market, United have signed Fred, City are trying to sign Jorginho, Liverpool have Keita, Fabinho and now possibly Fekir...

Wait and see. Sky Sports News will have a big fuck off announcement: Chelsea re-appoint Rafa Benitez or Neil Warnock. Its written isnt it.

Decent player but not Chelsea quality. Similar level to the likes of Michael Keane, an Everton or Leicester would be a good move for him.

But the story is a no go..... every few years something happens, either a manager gets sacked, theres an issue with Roman or the board or other club personnel and the media report it stating the same shit about loss of interest or whatever but fuck all happens. Lost interest? Motivation? Roman's motivation has helped Chelsea become an absolute super club over the last 10-15 years, we were on a good path back in the day making progress but his arrival jacked expectations right up and although we've had managerial issues etc hes always been committed. Don't worry about it. Stadium plans on hold? He'll sort it one way or another. Visa issues? Again, he'll sort it one way or another. New manager? He'll sort it.... It might take time but I don't think anybody should be looking to question Roman Abramovich's motivation or desire or interest in the club.

Better yet? Alisson is like 26.. hes not a young kid, he is good but hes been overrated a bit. I get the whole attitude thing but I think Courtois has showed his worth towards the end of the season and if we get a new manager, they'd want him to stay 100%.

Improvement on Bakayoko and Drinkwater but still another average player in my eyes. We need a top level midfielder this summer to boost our options, we should be looking at guys like Verratti, Jorginho, Kovacic (still has so much potential to grow)... they are so much better. Seri is alright fair enough and hes not exactly the style of player we don't need but if he is going to be signed and people expect him and RLC to be catalysts and change our MF then be prepared for disappointment.

Don't think we'll get him. Plus lets no kid around, I don't think he is better than Courtois. Leno is another goalkeeper who is apparently available for 20m, I'd take a punt on him as well before Alisson, purely for the fact hes probably just as good and he is also about 2-3 times cheaper..

I doubt hes lost interest (this rumour comes around every 2 or 3 years), hes a business man, if he had lost interest he wouldn't have pumped 200m into the squad last summer and he would have tried to sell up for a profit or would try to in the present. Its all political regarding Abramovich, if he never had any links to Vladimir Putin he'd be back in the country and they wouldn't want him to declare how he made his money etc. Its as simple as that. They can buff it up to whatever they want, new rules etc, but nobody is stupid.

If it was Jody Morris in charge I'd say there would be pretty good chance of that happening but Lampard will have his own ideas, want to stamp his authority on the squad. Don't think Frank will be as interested about tapping into the Chelsea reserves as much as Jody Morris would have been who worked hand in hand with these players for a good period of time. Can only hope but don't count on it.

Honestly don't think Karius is a bad goalkeeper, despite that CL moments, hes not the greatest but hes solid enough. He was pretty good at Mainz as well. But yeah another CB, GK and talk of a back up winger (Shaqiri - not the greatest but as a back up for the cash they've mentioned? Decent enough) along with the fact they've got that front 3, a wealth of MF options and Klopp who is a top manager with full backing? They could go a step better this season in the league and challenge for the PL. Us on the other hand? Not a disastrous summer yet but fuck all happening is usually a bad sign, even wee rumours linking us to good players don't seem to be happening...

Nobody is saying they are world beaters, they got to a CL final with a pretty thin squad and they've strengthened it with 3 players that most of the other top 4 teams would of liked to have signed, that is the point. They are not standing stilll. They've already improved before a ball has even been kicked.

I'm sorry but Fekir is class. Would walk into our side as well. This might sound stupid but if they get a decent GK, CB and maintain their performances from last season they could be a huge threat again next season. We need to start making signings at a similar level to the likes of Fekir, Fabinho, Keita. All 3 would walk into our team.

True but 15-20m plus 2 players they've had over the last few years there as well as their biggest talent back on loan? Surely got to be tempting.

Sell both for 10-15M and be down with them. Or work a deal including both +15-20M for Sessengon but give him back to them on a loan deal because its so vital he plays if he were to be signed.