Ben Chilwell

[killer1257 3,282]

One would think the club have budgeted for this. And besides, Chilwell coming in means Emerson/Alonso will be sold.

It was always stated that we have enough money for Havertz, but we need to sell for other targets. Now it seems we will sign Chilwell first, so I thought maybe we need to sell now to afford Havertz

I hope that Conte stays, so we can sell Emerson to Inter. If Inter fires Conte, we will have a problem.

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[Special Juan 28,090]

Look at the ages of our signings/potential signings, a wonderful balance of youthful freshness and experience.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

Just now, Strike said:

We're ruining football again!

Rent boys are back!!!

[milka 3,390]

Nice news 

 

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

[Hutcho 8,443]

We're gonna be the youngest team in the league for the most part (barring a few players bumping up our average). And with the way the market is going all of these deals so far seem good value for us barring their performances falling off a cliff.

Werner, ziyech etc would all have gone for a lot more if they had longer contracts etc

[Blue Armour 4,436]

2 hours ago, Jason said:

This is the latest from earlier...

 

Not sure of what to make of this.

While he won't fix problems in defense, he will most certainly improve it in other ways.

It would be almost like us having Marcel Desaiily back in the 2000's, when he had strong influence on the growth of JT as a defender. Could really help out some of our younger defenders, in terms of mentality.

The question is,...is that what Frank really wants for next season?

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

[Strike 7,474]

Imagine a double announcement  

[BlueLyon 9,359]

7 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Are you sure its the board in this case?

I'm pretty sure the board will present a range of possible options to sign up for a particular position, but its the manager who makes the final pick., or at least has a decisive say, since the signing needs to fit his tactics.

There was that myth that the Chelsea board signed Torres., when it was actually Ancelloti who chose the player (most likely over Aguero). Carlo himself admitted this.

Regarding Chillwel, I'm not entirely sold. In a transfer window where we need to allocate funds for multiple signings, and when there were seemingly cheaper (and possibly better) options in LB, it is concerning.

The one saving grace is that the original 80 mill transfer fee that was rumored, is now less.

Manager should never make these decisions. Torres is great example here.

You need a sporting director who picks the best choice. Manager can tell what kind of player he wants and maybe suggest, but then its up to director to find suitable option. 

Lampard, Ancelotti or any manager can observe players in matches and they impress them. Then they might say, yes get Torres or Chilwell or whoever. Their role isnt scouting entire europe. Meanwhile sporting director can set up entire system actoss europe to find the best possible striker or lb or someone else. 

If you have biased manager towards PL players or director who has little clue, you get Kepas, Bakayokos, Drinkwaters etc. 

Every team makes such bad signing from time to time, but we did many many bad signings. 

Thats why we need someone like Kenyon, Marotta or Edwards to build us a team, not Lampard or Marina.

[Special Juan 28,090]

Chilwell and Reece just ripping shit up next season.

[Milan 17,955]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

Imagine a double announcement  

Double? I want triple now! Kai, Ben and Thiago