Strike

Good first half. Enjoyed that!

The quotes about only targeting players they are sure about are encouraging. I hope this doesn't change by the end of the month.

Sure. As long as Marcos Alonso is sold for 21m

Wish there was a buyer or at least a loan. Even though Chelsea was footing 70% of the wages, the Napoli deal fell through.

If this is the case, it makes sense that so many wingers are moving on. But Gallagher was used in the pivot in pre-season

What more should Gallagher be doing to get a shot here? If De Jong comes in, club should sell Jorginho ideally.

What's the feeling around bringing back Christensen? He's removed Barca-related stuff from his Instagram. Reports that he can leave for free.

Sending Connor on loan is going to send such a bad message to the youth at the club. If a great PL loan is not enough to get a crack in the Chelsea first-team then what will it take? Hope the club doesn't do this even if they get in FdJ

@Blues Forever @xPetrCechx ftw

Interest seems real. Wondering how 33 yo Auba is a perfect striker for Tuchel's system

The bid to sign Richarlison makes sense now. Tuchel wanted an overhaul

Sesko joining in 2023

Who is a viable replacement though?

How is the club planning to replace Werner, Ziyech and CHO? None of the alternatives seem like upgrades.

City alternative to Cucurella is a former Borussia Dortmund attacking mid who converted to wing back.

The wage isn't an issue according to one report. Chelsea was footing 70% of the wage. The issue between Napoli and Kepa was about image rights.

An elite athlete like Fofana will allow the team to play a high-line attacking game. Fofana - Koulibaly as the outbacks gives insane recovery pace and allows the whole team to confidently push up. Playing with a Pavard or any of the alternatives, wouldn't give that security

Nice profit if it works out

If Werner and CHO are on the way out, then Ziyech's Milan move must be off.

2-0 Sacked in the morning chants

Surely there will be a sale if this De Jong deal works out. The midfield options are loaded - Carney didn't make the bench vs Everton Jorginho Kante Kovacic Gallagher RLC Carney with Barkley, Gilmour also around.

The new signings give me hope. Koulibaly and Sterling had a good game. Cucurella showed a good eye for a pass out of trouble. There's a zip to his game that is missing from many in the XI