Vesper 30,277 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Chelsea aim to buy British in bid to comply with Premier League rules as six homegrown players could leave https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6497807/Chelsea-aim-buy-British-bid-comply-Premier-League-rules.html Chelsea are desperately seeking homegrown talent amid fears they will struggle to comply with quota rules next season. The futures of Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, Andreas Christensen, Victor Moses and Rob Green are all uncertain under Maurizio Sarri. All six are seen as homegrown by the Premier League, with Ross Barkley and Ruben Loftus-Cheek making up the eight UK-schooled players who top-flight regulations require clubs to have in their squad. And the potential exodus of a host of those six homegrown stars is causing concern at Stamford Bridge, leading the club to focus their attentions on the British market during the next two windows. Chelsea will also look to promote a number of their leading academy products at the start of next season to help ease the strain that any outgoing homegrown talent puts on their ability to meet regulations. Fikayo Tomori, who is 21 next week — meaning he will be classed as a homegrown player next season — has impressed on loan at Derby. Drinkwater, Moses and Christensen are out of favour under Sarri and are keen to leave the Bridge. snip I assume this means these might be targets (NOT saying these are all good buys, just listing all the top HG's who would be remotely available) Please feel free to add in any I missed GK Angus Gunn GK Nick Pope CB Nathan Aké (via buyback clause) CB Declan Rice CB Reece Oxford CB Fikayo Tomori (maybe promoted to our main squad, I see huge upside here) LB Ryan Sessegnon (he would certainly be an upgrade, but will cost a bloody fortune) LB Ben Chilwell (insane valuation, £50m (and will go up higher IMHO) and Shitty might pay that! In his defence, he is better IMHO than Luke Shaw and looked great for England) LB Luke Shaw (meh!) RB Reece James (promoted to our main squad, has star potential from what I see) RB Aaron Wan-Bissaka (super pacey, an interesting player, shame he is not a LB) CMF Aaron Ramsey (zero clue where he ends up, I think outside the UK) CMF Lewis Cook (if we HAD to buy an English MF, we should have purchased him over Drinkwater, but a no for me, plus he blew his knee out badly last week, is done for the year, which is a huge blow for Bournemouth) CMF Morgan Gibbs-White AMF Mason Mount (promoted to main squad, so hope he comes good in a huge way) AMF James Maddison (I actually rate him a bit, looks dangerous every time I see him, NOT saying he is Chels level yet) AMF Jack Grealish LW Jadon Sancho ( he would be a terror) LW Ollie Watkins RW Wilfried Zaha RW Reiss Nelson CF Marcus Rashford (they would never sell to us) CF Romelu Lukaku (he is actually homegrown, but hell NO) CF Callum Wilson (bad knees and a meh) CF Dominic Calvert-Lewin CF Tammy Abraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vesper 30,277 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 3 hours ago, kellzfresh said: He is 31yo, so no multiyear contract, he wont come. Who we need to go after at AC Milan (due to their FFP woes) is ROMAGNOLI Bakayoko + Cesc + £10m for him Juve will try and sell Higs for £50m to us, they can fuck right off kellzfresh and Muzchap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 This is going to be a BIG problem for us I think. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6497807/Chelsea-aim-buy-British-bid-comply-Premier-League-rules.html Chelsea aim to buy British in bid to comply with Premier League rules as six homegrown players could leave Chelsea will focus their attentions on the British market in the next two windows The Blues want new homegrown talent to comply with quota rules next season Six current homegrown players face uncertain futures under Maurizio Sarri They include Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater and Victor Moses Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, Unionjack said: This is going to be a BIG problem for us I think. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6497807/Chelsea-aim-buy-British-bid-comply-Premier-League-rules.html Chelsea aim to buy British in bid to comply with Premier League rules as six homegrown players could leave Chelsea will focus their attentions on the British market in the next two windows The Blues want new homegrown talent to comply with quota rules next season Six current homegrown players face uncertain futures under Maurizio Sarri They include Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater and Victor Moses Who are the HG players who are good enough and we can realistically get? I'm hearing talk of Callum Wilson... as 3rd striker, okay, but not main striker or even backup would be a bit underwhelming. Could be worse though. Who else? Ramsey perhaps? Can't think of many who are obtainable and worth it, better just use our youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekinjo 449 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 According to some outlets he’s going to Madrid or Bayern. I would hate the idea of not even looking at Ramsey because we have Kovacic now. Personally would take him any day before Kovacic. Plus he’s HG and free in the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 2 hours ago, manpe said: Who are the HG players who are good enough and we can realistically get? I'm hearing talk of Callum Wilson... as 3rd striker, okay, but not main striker or even backup would be a bit underwhelming. Could be worse though. Who else? Ramsey perhaps? Can't think of many who are obtainable and worth it, better just use our youth. Personally it pisses me off that we have to have ANY HG players in this day and age of free markets, open doors, one love etc. OK there was a time when I followed England I might have felt different but as I now purely care about us i couldn't give a toss. Its all about getting the right player for the job. Whether hes green and comes from Timbuktu or SW6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Watched the red bull leipzig game today this guy werner is a powerful finisher we have to get this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,277 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, the wes said: Watched the red bull leipzig game today this guy werner is a powerful finisher we have to get this guy will cost close to 100m euro (maybe more) and the lad wants to play for Bayern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Vesper said: will cost close to 100m euro (maybe more) and the lad wants to play for Bayern If his value that much I can't even see bayern pay that for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,277 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 minute ago, the wes said: If his value that much I can't even see bayern pay that for him They will get their typical German discount, and/or toss makeweight in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Just now, Vesper said: They will get their typical German discount, and/or toss makeweight in There's one thing that Bayern good at is negotiating a smart deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Unionjack said: Personally it pisses me off that we have to have ANY HG players in this day and age of free markets, open doors, one love etc. OK there was a time when I followed England I might have felt different but as I now purely care about us i couldn't give a toss. Its all about getting the right player for the job. Whether hes green and comes from Timbuktu or SW6. I gotta disagree. Its all about promoting youth. What pisses me off is that we buy fucking Drinkwaters instead of trusting our youth players. We have Tomori, James, Mount, CHO, Ampadu plus Barkley and RLC. Add 3rd GK and we are set. But the board will buy some dead average players on inflated english fees instead. Only exceptions would be Ramsey who is free or someone like Sancho, Lookman or Chillwell who look like real deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, BlueLyon said: I gotta disagree. Its all about promoting youth. What pisses me off is that we buy fucking Drinkwaters instead of trusting our youth players. We have Tomori, James, Mount, CHO, Ampadu plus Barkley and RLC. Add 3rd GK and we are set. But the board will buy some dead average players on inflated english fees instead. Only exceptions would be Ramsey who is free or someone like Sancho, Lookman or Chillwell who look like real deals. I hear you loud and clear but we will never be contenders for 4th place let alone to come 1st or anywhere champs in Europe with a bunch of youth - IMHO. In a perfect world we would bring them in as starters as soon as they were old enough to leave the academy. But its been my experience that hardly 1 of our supposedly amazing academy has gone on ANYWHERE to get any sort of GOOD reputation. They dont have to even come into the 1st team - just go on to better things after the academy. You should expect at least 1 or 2 to make a good name for themselves/ But they go to a feedr club on loan (supposedly a step or 2 down the ladder from us) and you would expect them to shine! Why dont they? The reason I always thought that Morris etc had got the TEAMS working great AS A UNIT. They were very strong together and blasted most others of similar class away. But when it came time for them to become individuals they were lost without the others. Thats how I see it. The ones you mention SHOULD ALL work out in the 1st team but they dont take their chances and step up when the time comes. It infuriates me. I'm all for giving them all a shot - and yes I do think they could/should get more minutes under every manager we have had. But historys shown me they just don't work out. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,277 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 11 hours ago, Unionjack said: This is going to be a BIG problem for us I think. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6497807/Chelsea-aim-buy-British-bid-comply-Premier-League-rules.html Chelsea aim to buy British in bid to comply with Premier League rules as six homegrown players could leave Chelsea will focus their attentions on the British market in the next two windows The Blues want new homegrown talent to comply with quota rules next season Six current homegrown players face uncertain futures under Maurizio Sarri They include Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater and Victor Moses had posted it earlier plus made a list of every possible HG worth a shit who is remotely available Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Just now, Vesper said: had posted it earlier plus made a list of every possible HG worth a shit who is remotely available Good gal. GMTA!! (͡ ͡° ͜つ ͡͡°) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,277 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/16/2018 at 10:31 PM, Unionjack said: Good gal. GMTA!! (͡ ͡° ͜つ ͡͡°) GK Angus Gunn LB Ryan Sessegnon LB Ben Chilwell RB Aaron Wan-Bissaka (super pacey, an interesting player, shame he is not a LB) CMF Morgan Gibbs-White LW Jadon Sancho LW Ollie Watkins (22yo, tracking to 17 or so goals, 7 or 8 assists for Brentford, Arse, Spuds, LoserPool sniffing him up) RW Wilfried Zaha RW Reiss Nelson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 New LB and ST are must in January window Selling Drinkwater, Cahill, Moses, Emerson and Morata should give the team plenty of funds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,091 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 4 hours ago, the wes said: If his value that much I can't even see bayern pay that for him Bayern will probably pull their usual; tap the player up, talk him into running down his contract, then get him on a Bosman. All perfectly legal in Germany of course but it has a knock-on impact. Everyone in Germany knows that's how it goes so, if Bayern make a low looking offer for a player clubs pretty much know the will eventually loose him for nothing so they face an added pressure to accept those low offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 48 minutes ago, !Hazard! said: New LB and ST are must in January window Selling Drinkwater, Cahill, Moses, Emerson and Morata should give the team plenty of funds I'd still Bakayoko and Bats in with that lot too. Also probably Cescy as he will want to leave. We really must start comig to terms about Eden and what we will get for him and replacement. All this should have happened in the summer of course but we didn't have a manager OR a DOF which is still AWOL. We have to chuck out these rose tinted specs as we are going to be in a right mess if we aren't careful. IMHO of course ( ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°) Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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