Strike

Not Green or Caballero. Someone like Schmeichel, Kepa, Cillessen, Areola, Butland, Navas, Yann Sommer. The best one available. If they are in good form, it won't be a massive difference from Courtois last season tbh.

Should the club spend 60m on a GK though? In the short time left in the window, would prefer strengthening elsewhere and signing a stop-gap keeper

Not massively worried about Butland replacing Courtois if the club is able to add quality players elsewhere this week - the likes of Fekir, Bailey

Transition season is back

Martial can play on the wing.

I think he eventually will.

Team needs new fullbacks

Only change I would make from pre-season teams is Emerson for Alonso and drop Fabregas down to the bench. Maybe RLC to start?

I think with Higuain it is the right call.

Price quoted is too much. This is not going to happen

actually went from Seri to Golovin to him I would rather stick with RLC and Barkley. But I get Sarri's view. We may need cover in this position especially if he is offloading Drinkwater and Baka

I think the club should sign one more midfield player. The team loses so much of its composure and sure-footedness when he is not around. Jorginho - Kante - Fabregas - Barkley - RLC is a solid set of options for three positions (Not even counting Drinkwater and Bakayoko at the moment) but I don't see a midfield without Jorginho in it able to play well in Sarri's system. I think Sarri is right when he said that the team lacked midfield quality and I hope that even though Golovin and Seri did not join, it is able to bring a similar,cheaper midfielder in and not a box-to-box player like Ramsey.

Not happening. I find it likely that the club will sign a decent stop-gap keeper instead for this season.

Even as free agent, his signing doesn't inspire confidence.

Hilario - Schwarzer - Cech - Begovic - Willy - Rob Green

Hoping that the club rejected Barcelona's bid for Willian because they are setting up the exchange with United for Martial

Perfect as second choice. I feel that after missing out on Allison, Chelsea should sign a decent keeper like Schmeichel, Donarumma, Sommer, Cillessen and on top of that sign Hart to give competition and add to the HG numbers we have.

Hardly comparable. This guy is loads better technically.

I would give away Willian too. I can't believe that United and Barcelona are interested in him (at 50-60m that too). Even if he has 1-2 good seasons, he's already 30 and even at his best in the last few years, he has never been able to sustain it for an entire season.

I feel like we have an idealist leading us

Agree with above. At that money we should pull out and invest in the best keeper available. I would even look to buy Keylor Navas from Real since he will be losing his spot. Or Smeichel would do too.

But with just 5 HG players, Chelsea can name only a 22-man squad

Keylor Navas

Only thinking about the Home Grown quota. This means we are down to Moses, Danny (likely to be sold), Barkley, Fabregas, Loftus Cheek and Christensen. Think the club must sign a Home Grown player if both Danny and Gary are leaving. Wilfried Zaha? I can't think of anyone else who would improve the quality of the squad.

Cant believe Chelsea could even think of resting Ngolo now. Great start to the window.