Papy Djilobodji

[Polo7 3,496]

We've given in to a stubborn Roberto Martinez by signing this guy!

Sorry but this has 'panic buy' written all over it!

Or it has plan B written all over it.

[King11Didier 916]

Wow. I played with im in Ultimate Team in fifa as I like fast and tall defenders. But he isn't good enough for Chelsea.The only good thing in this transfer is the sum, nothing more. I prefer much more to have Andreas or Kalas for 4th defender tnan a 27 year old player from Nantes and with only 2 caps for Senegal... What a f*cking joke is this transfer window for us....

[LAM09 6,744]

Just filling in holes at this stage.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

is he the senegalese Sergio Ramos?

[Pizy 18,368]

Hard to get excited for a player no one's ever heard of. On top of that, we'll probably barely ever see him play since he'll be 4th choice. At his age he's unlikely to improve dramatically like the other CB's we were linked with.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

We know better than the board?

No, but this shit transfer window, without any major signing and without fixing our big problems means that our board dont know much too....

[Melanicus 5,208]

I'm not going to lie, he was always my first choice.

[Polo7 3,496]

We know better than the board?

No, but this shit transfer window, without any major signing and without fixing our big problems means that our board dont know much too....

We tried to sign Pogba. Didnt work because this is real life not fifa.

[Melanicus 5,208]

We've given in to a stubborn Roberto Martinez by signing this guy!

Sorry but this has 'panic buy' written all over it!

It's the opposite. A panic buy would be being forced into spending a lot of money on a player you don't need. This would be buying short-term cover so that the team can buy someone they actually want next season. It's actually way more sensible than putting in a ridiculous bid for whatever highly tipped defender is on the market. If Stones is the target, Chelsea only need to wait 12 months and then Everton will sell, so a squad player to prop up the defence in the interim is fine.

[Rekin 835]

What are peoples problem here?

Chelsea _really_ tried to buy Stones. They made several bids, the player put in a transfer request but in the end Everton simply did not want to sell. Rumours about Marquinhos and Laporte were fun and all, but who the fuck is stupid enough to think we would get one of the two best young centre backs a few days before the transfer window closes.

If you need to reinforce your backline, but cant get your primary target this window, you have two options. You either dont buy anything, and keep the problem you wanted to solve, or you compromise and buy a temporary solution.

This guy costs €3,5m, Im sure Chelsea spends a similar amount of money on grass maintenance each season. I prefer them to get this guy and next season try with Stones/Laporte again rather then just remain in the same position.

Chelsea bought and got rid of Cuadrado in half a season, and he cost more than 10 times more. This guy will either be a great buy, or a horrible one, but will either way not stand in the way of next seasons real targets.


Also, this is not fucking Football Manager, I wish some people would stop acting like spoiled children and think that every club in the world is just waiting to sell their star players, and that the Chelsea board is cruising in Saint Tropez and simply came back to late to negotiate properly, or that they didnt want to put in that extra million. It is a lot more complicated, as every deal involves boards on both sides, players, agents, coaches and other commercial considerations. You dont simply send an email titled "£50m", and get one back saying "Yes" or "No", its a little more to it than that.

Also, you are all very comfortable judging the club not knowing anything about long term plans. Maybe they already have several targets in mind that cant/wont be touched until next season for one reason or another?

[J.F. 1,484]

Why don't we just sign Pogba from Sain Etienne?

[The Skipper 20,593]

What are peoples problem here?

Chelsea _really_ tried to buy Stones. They made several bids, the player put in a transfer request but in the end Everton simply did not want to sell. Rumours about Marquinhos and Laporte were fun and all, but who the fuck is stupid enough to think we would get one of the two best young centre backs a few days before the transfer window closes.

If you need to reinforce your backline, but cant get your primary target this window, you have two options. You either dont buy anything, and keep the problem you wanted to solve, or you compromise and buy a temporary solution.

This guy costs 3,5m, Im sure Chelsea spends a similar amount of money on grass treatments each season. I prefer them to get this guy and next season try with Stones/Laporte again rather then just remain in the same position. <

Chelsea bought and got rid of Cuadrado in half a season, and he cost more than 10 times more. This guy will either be a great buy, or a horrible one, but will either way not stand in the way of next seasons real targets.

My problem is that there's surely better players out there. Someone mentioned N'Koulou for Marseille who has a year left in his contract...

[drog.ba 239]

What are peoples problem here?

Chelsea _really_ tried to buy Stones. They made several bids, the player put in a transfer request but in the end Everton simply did not want to sell. Rumours about Marquinhos and Laporte were fun and all, but who the fuck is stupid enough to think we would get one of the two best young centre backs a few days before the transfer window closes.

If you need to reinforce your backline, but cant get your primary target this window, you have two options. You either dont buy anything, and keep the problem you wanted to solve, or you compromise and buy a temporary solution.

This guy costs €3,5m, Im sure Chelsea spends a similar amount of money on grass maintenance each season. I prefer them to get this guy and next season try with Stones/Laporte again rather then just remain in the same position.

Chelsea bought and got rid of Cuadrado in half a season, and he cost more than 10 times more. This guy will either be a great buy, or a horrible one, but will either way not stand in the way of next seasons real targets.

Also, this is not fucking Football Manager, I wish some people would stop acting like spoiled children and think that every club in the world is just waiting to sell their star players, and that the Chelsea board is cruising in Saint Tropez and simply came back to late to negotiate properly, or that they didnt want to put in that extra million. It is a lot more complicated, as every deal involves boards on both sides, players, agents, coaches and other commercial considerations. You dont simply send an email titled "£50m", and get one back saying "Yes" or "No", its a little more to it than that.

Also, you are all very comfortable judging the club not knowing anything about long term plans. Maybe they already have several targets in mind that cant/wont be touched until next season for one reason or another?

Laporte has a £36m buy out clause, so its not unrealistic to think we could sign him

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Laporte has a £36m buy out clause, so its not unrealistic to think we could sign him

and the tax that'd push it up to £50m+

[mccg 1,528]

Juat bring back Kalas ffs. Who the fuck he is

Im with u on that call m8

[Rekin 835]

My problem is that there's surely better players out there. Someone mentioned N'Koulou for Marseille who has a year left in his contract...

Sure, N'Kolou is actually a player I like, but I personally dont see him as a player good enough to be a starter in Chelsea.

I think you know yourself that Djilo isnt meant to be a starter, so why pay the much larger fee that Marseille would surely demand, when the club is very likely to be on the market for a CB next summer again?

N'Kolou is also good enough to have higher demands than to be a reserve/rotation option.

Let me put it this way. Would you rather get Djilo this summer and then Stones/Laporte the next one, or N'Kolou now and no one next summer?

Laporte has a £36m buy out clause, so its not unrealistic to think we could sign him

This is Bilbao, check how easy it was for other clubs to buy Herrera, Martinez and Llorente.

[Fernando 6,454]

Absurdity.

Like I said our board and Mourinho was only good for one season.

One season don't make or break the image of anything, is consistency over many years.

Last year and then this year just show they are all a bunch of hit and miss. Mourinho the board and all.

Not the greatest mind of transfer like say Atletico or even Porto that keep bringing good names year after year.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Let's not jump to conclusions and act like he's shit; people were calling for fucking youth players to come in, yet we sign a guy who's experienced and played at a high level for a good while for a small fee, yet people go bat shit crazy and call it a "Panic buy!" I think panicking would be relying on youth players whom are a lot more inexperienced at a good level.

I'm not knocking the player,my first comment in this thread is this one.but who is the youth player people are calling for?

Kalas is somebody i've been calling for who was in the past classed as our youth but is 6 years since he first played a pro game.whose 22 now. Played well when given a chance with us and unlike seemingly Papy,can fill our biggest problem spot,RB.

I'm neutral with this signing as a CB depth player,see how he goes when he plays but atleast no major fee so not a financial risk,just a performance one.

i still see us needing two new signings tho if Kalas remains on loan where as if he had stayed or we got him back somehow this signing would not have been needed.

We need another fullback and a midfielder.