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The problem is the Roman (or the club) doesn't give a F about all that. Last year, we bought the shiniest toy out there in Havertz and now we are trying to get Haaland or Lukaku. God knows how Tuchel is gonna fit everyone into a cohesive unit.

Oh. Didn't know there's the Gold Cup this summer. Well, our pre-season is really gonna be mostly filled with kids at this point!

Matt Law with the latest on Haaland. Seems like we're just testing the waters at the moment... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/06/07/Chelsea-pursuing-erling-haaland-transfer-interest-looking-whether/ Chelsea are pursuing their interest in trying to sign Erling Haaland this summer, despite acknowledging that any deal would be incredibly complicated and difficult to negotiate. And Telegraph Sport understands that Chelsea have already made attempts to explore whether or not Dortmund would be interested in Tammy Abraham, either as part of a deal for Haaland or in a separate transfer. It is still unclear whether Chelsea will make an official bid for Haaland, given the full cost of a deal for the striker would be more than £150million and smash their wage structure, but they are working behind the scenes to find out if a transfer could be viable. With Manchester City favourites to land Harry Kane if he does leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer and Romelu Lukaku insisting he will stay at Inter Milan, Chelsea are unwilling to give up on Haaland before fully exhausting all possibilities. A new striker remains a priority for head coach Thomas Tuchel, who is also interested in midfielder Declan Rice and would like a right-sided player. Dortmund have claimed they will not sell 20-year-old Haaland this summer, but that will not stop Chelsea testing their resolve if they receive enough encouragement from the player’s camp. City are also interested in Haaland and whether or not they move for Kane may also impact Chelsea’s next move, given the threat of an auction would undoubtedly keep the Norwegian’s price extremely high. Were City to effectively take themselves out of the race to sign Haaland by bidding for Kane, then Chelsea may seize the opportunity to try to negotiate a deal with Dortmund. As first revealed by Telegraph Sport, Chelsea are willing to listen to offers of £40million for Abraham and his sale could help to fund a bid for Haaland. Similarly, the Blues are also aware that Dortmund would most likely want a replacement lined up. It is unclear whether or not Dortmund are interested in Abraham, but Chelsea are understood to have made attempts to find out whether or not the German club could be a potential destination for him. Dortmund have been linked with a move for Callum Hudson-Odoi if, as expected, they sell Jadon Sancho to Manchester United, but Chelsea are more reluctant to let him go.

Would like to think it's all when you throw in the signing-on fees, agent fees etc.

Well, it's no longer under the radar if it's gonna become public, assuming that story is even true...

Err, if Leicester sign Edouard, then that's one potential suitors gone for Abraham...

Southgate is a man with a fetish for defenders.

It's the article Simon wrote one week ago. Nothing new. Already posted a summary of it last week.

Think it's because Tuchel ended up using Werner like one in the last 1-2 months of the season. But otherwise, I agree. People in England - like the pundits and journalists - think he's a #9 just because he scored goals in Germany when he did that and more as an inside left forward or a left #10 while playing alongside a central striker at Leipzig.

So now the Americans will convince themselves that they will win the next World Cup...

It's utterly stupid they didn't just play it in one country!

For the obvious deadwoods, sure. I just wouldn't put Ziyech in that group at the moment.

That's what I basically said. We won 2 out of the 3 Champions League finals by wearing that particular season's kit. 2011/12 kit for the 2012 final and 2020/21 for the 2021 final.

It's Conte. It's always gonna be his way or the highway.

He has a good track record when it comes to winning league titles though. Could be our lucky charm. 🤣

It's not going to happen this summer, Pizy... Dortmund already said they won't sell Haaland this summer. They are already gonna let Sancho go this time, they're not gonna their two biggest stars go in one window. Also, that 170 million is just the transfer fee. The wages, the agent fees and other similar costs haven't even been taken into account. It would cost more than 200 million and would pretty much use up our entire transfer budget when we still look to strengthen other areas.

You would be hard pressed to find any club that would be willing to take a loss on someone that still has 4 years left on the contract. In Ziyech's case, there's no reliable source that says he wants to leave or the club want to sell him at the moment. For all we know, Tuchel would probably look to get more out of him next season and/or Ziyech himself wants to give it a good go next season. This first season, this past season has not been easy on anyone. Also, trying to sell Ziyech and find a replacement would also give us unwanted problems when we already trying to look for key additions in other areas.

@Milan I forgot to mention this: Wore the new kit = Lost the FA Cup final Wore the current/old kit = Won the Champions League final Also won 2/3 Champions League finals wearing that particular season's kit. 😛