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[Superblue 6,372]

After the Broja contract confirmation yesterday and Vale the day before, there's talk today that Charlie Webster has agreed a new deal (contract was expiring like Vale's at the end of the season) and Reece James is signing a long term deal too.

I have to say it's refreshing that these moves are being done so quickly by the new ownership. 

I have doubts Broja would have been given a new deal this summer so soon after his last one (bearing in mind that Mount and James haven't had new deals since their breakout seasons here 3 years ago), and a deal like Reece's would have been dragged out for a significant period in my opinion. With 3 years left on his deal, I have doubts we'd even have planned on discussing a new deal with him yet.

Vale and Webster would probably have been moved on for nominal fees like Bate and Livramento were last summer. 

In the case of Vale and Webster, there has to have been some sort of shift in the mentality of Boehly/Clearlake or their plans/roadmap with these players to get them to commit to the club, which they weren't doing under the old regime. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,298]

Another of the influential members of the Roman Abramovich era, head of international scouting Scott McLachlan, has now left Stamford Bridge.

[Vesper 30,072]

11 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Another of the influential members of the Roman Abramovich era, head of international scouting Scott McLachlan, has now left Stamford Bridge.

after the new Reece contract, this is the best news of the day

[Fulham Broadway 17,298]

59 minutes ago, Vesper said:

after the new Reece contract, this is the best news of the day

They are going to appoint a new scout chief and a sporting director  - Apparently its been Boehly asking Tuchels advice all the time 😃- probably why hes been so highly strung 🤪

Tuchel  made it clear he did not enjoy the added responsibility.

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[Henrique 9,133]

New owners looking for serious growth. The solution: lets hire the guy who works for the company that makes FIFA games. LOL

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[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

There's talk of a technical advisor being pursued. 

Potter, Macaulay, Freund and the Technical Advisor sets us up beautifully. 

[Gundalf 805]

Salzburg CEO Stephan Reiter telling Sky Austria 2 hours ago, that there is no contact between RBS and Chelsea and that he can rule out Christoph Freund leaving.

[Vesper 30,072]

22 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

Salzburg CEO Stephan Reiter telling Sky Austria 2 hours ago, that there is no contact between RBS and Chelsea and that he can rule out Christoph Freund leaving.

I would need to see his exact words, becuase there are a lot of ways to use rhetoric to obfuscate what is truly going on

[Gundalf 805]

11 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I would need to see his exact words, becuase there are a lot of ways to use rhetoric to obfuscate what is truly going on

Here is the video (probably geo-blocked - VPN ftw)_ https://www.skysportaustria.at/freund-abgang-reiter-kann-wechsel-ganz-klar-ausschliessen/

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Romano and Law reporting it. 
 

CEO saving face. 

[Gundalf 805]

1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Romano and Law reporting it. 
 

CEO saving face. 

Lets see. I guess Freund has agreed to Chelsea, but hasnt really informed RBS. Could get interesting.