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Only other club I can see now is PSG if Pochettino leaves. But on the flip side, it's Ligue 1. Will Conte be excited by the lack of competition in that league?

Who the F cares? So many things didn't go our way either in the years before that. (for the record, am not mad at you for saying we got lucky in 2012 lol)

So, with Ancelotti back at Real Madrid, where next for Conte then?

Seriously, fuck anyone and everyone who said our 2012 was lucky. Considering the number of times we got screwed over by luck in the years prior to that - the ghost goal, the penalty shootout losses to Liverpool, Moscow, Ovrebo etc - the luck was more than deserved!

Bayern and PSG might have the firepower but I'd also fancy our chances against them, especially PSG. Bayern played a ridiculous high line under Flick that was primed to get countered by us while PSG aren't all that wow beyond Neymar and Mbappe.

Kante, Giroud and Zouma getting welcomed by the French players...

TBF, Ancelotti does always feel too big of a manager for Everton. No offence. I know it's Real Madrid but a tad surprised he bailed out on Everton somewhat suddenly.

I don't get the self entitlement here...

WTF!? That has really come out of nowhere!

There is more than one way to skin a cat. City won the Premier League, League Cup and got to the Champions League final basically without a striker. They didn't lose the final because of the lack of a #9 but because Guardiola went and complicated his approach for the game. Liverpool also won the Champions League and Premier League without a recognized #9 in Firmino. Of course, you need the others to score their fair share of goals (like Salah and Mane at Liverpool) but City and Liverpool have shown it can be done. And not to mention, Tuchel seems to like the front 3 being very fluid with their movement and like them to be interchangeable.

Maybe the fact (assuming the rumors are true) that he wants a United move is what is causing the other teams not to bother with him...

Spurs aren't going to sell Kane to us, lads. It's just like how we're not going to sell Mount to them if they come asking.

19 minutes worth of Chelsea Unseen here... https://www.chelseafc.com/en/videos/v/2021/05/31/how-Chelsea-became-champions-of-europe-again----unseen-extra-Oa7Nojfh

The Athletic on our transfer plans... https://theathletic.com/2623498/2021/06/01/chelseas-summer-transfers-lukaku-hakimi-rice-options-as-tuchel-chases-a-few-top-class-players/ Summary: - Dortmund have ruled out a sale for Haaland, despite Chelsea having made efforts to improve relations with Raiola - Dortmund are prepared to sell Sancho but he is favoring a move to Man United - Tuchel would love to work with Kane but Spurs won't sell to Chelsea - Lukaku won't come cheap but is more realistic than Haaland and Kane. Will take some convincing as he is happy in Serie A, where he feels more appreciated than in the Premier League. The club will also have to make Lukaku their highest-paid player (more than Kante) and the club record buy to get him - Another option could be Lautaro Martinez but his profile might be deemed too similar to Werner's - Club also thinking of getting Hakimi, having scouted him heavily through his time as a youth player at Real Madrid and loan at Dortmund. He has been discussed extensively by the board, scouting department and Tuchel - Tuchel also keen to get a CB. Sule and Lacroix have been mentioned. Other options include Pau Torres and Kounde - Tuchel also an admirer of Rice and has been discussing him with staff members. West Ham don't want to sell, would take a big bid to convince them - Club could spring a surprise in goal. There is some truth to the Donnarumma links but would depend on finding a buyer for Kepa. Even a loan will be challenging due to Kepa's wages - Club will listen to bids for Barkley, Emerson, Bakayoko, Drinkwater, Zappacosta, Batshuayi and Zouma. But Zouma's situation depends on what happens with the other CBs at the club (Rudiger's and Christensen's new contract) and/or the ability to get one of Tuchel's choices - Dortmund view CHO as a possible replacement for Sancho but no indication as yet that he wants to leave - Five returning loanees will be looked at in pre-season, including Gallagher - Turning to Guehi, Ampadu or Sarr would remove the need to buy another CB - Loftus-Cheek looks set for another loan move - Gilmour will have a choice to make over whether he goes out on loan to get more first team football, which could have an impact on Lewis Bate - Livramento worried about his chances of making a breakthrough due to the competition ahead of him, which could be made worse if someone like Hakimi arrive - PAOK trying to negotiate a permanent transfer for Baba Rahman following a positive loan

Let the Jorginho to Lazio rumors begin...

True. Forgot about that. That would certainly fit into the club's approach of buying young players and then maybe selling them for a higher value later on.

Hard to disagree but it still screams long term more than with Lukaku. And who knows...if we can keep being successful with Haaland, maybe he'll stay for the long term.

I truly wonder whether the club will just go for Lukaku now, despite his age as you mentioned, and not being in it for Haaland next year when Haaland will provide a longer term of success (yes, I know there will be a lot of clubs in for him next summer but still).

@Tomo Random question, do you think City lost their competitive edge or rhythm (at least a little?) in the final having not competed in a meaningful game for like 3 weeks going into last Saturday?

The thing is all the noises are saying the club want to buy Lukaku. Not Tuchel but the club. Fabrizio Romano said Inzaghi and Inter want to keep Lukaku, (fair enough and assuming they can sell others to get the money they needed I'd assume) but otherwise, we don't know exactly how things are gonna pan out or if Lukaku really wants to bail out.

Haaland is not happening...not this summer anyway...

Cheers for pointing that out...

Klopp won the Champions League first at Liverpool in 2019, then won the Premier League the following year. It took him like 4 years before he won the former, including after losing in the Europa League and Champions League finals.