Chelsea Transfers

[Kun Aguer0 36]

8 hours ago, Vesper said:

I did not put in Werner because, as is well known by all, I say he is not coming here, he is going to the dippers

Grimaldo is £20m more than Telles, but I could live with him and Gosens as our LB's

that said, IF you are going to spend Grimaldo money, we should buy Theo Hernandez, who is a better player than Grimaldo, and potentially the best remotely available LB out there, other than perhaps Alaba

Kante is not played as a DMF anymore so Soumare or Rice at DMF is not replacing him, Thomas Partey is only £42m with his RC, so he is an option too

Emiliano Buendía has ZERO goals, all comps

and will cost triple or more than Boga will due to our buyback clause

finally, it is simply not true that Serie A players cannot play well in the EPL

which is what you said

 

 

Most expensive transfers from Seria A to BPL since 2010

*Values are in Euros

1. Paul Pogba 105M - Flopped

2. Gonzalo Higuain 7.9M  Loan Deal- Flopped

3. Joao Cancelo 65M - Flopped

4. Alisson 62.5 M - Amazing player 10/10

5. Jorginho 57M - Average first season, but decent player 7/10 

6. Mo Salah 42M - Amazing transfer 10/10

7. Moise Kean 27.5M - Flop (for now) 

8. Antonio Ruediger - Same as Jorginho 7/10

9. Juan Cuadrado 31M - Flopped

10. Felipe Anderson 31M - Average 5/10

11. Lucas Torreira 28.65M - Average for now (a couple of good performances but very inconsistent and club results are poor) 5/10

12. Eric Lamela 30M - Good player but everyone expected more from him (injuries...) 5.5/10

13. Mario Balotelli 29.5M - Flopped (Man. City and Liverpool performances)

14. Patric Cutrone 18M -Flopped

15. Stevan Jovetić 26M -Flopped

16. Davide Zappacosta 25M - Flopped

17. Emerson 20M - Flopped

18. Alberto Aquilani 20M - Flopped

19. Aleksandar Kolarov 23.86M - Good one 8/10

20. Marcos Alonso 23M I will give him 7/10 just because of that first season under Conte but he was always poor defensively and had lack of strength

21. Dennis Praet 21M too early to talk about it

22. Pedro Neto 18.30M once again young player too early to talk about it   

23. Mateo Darmian 18M Flopped, just not good enough 2.5/10

24. Mario Lemina 17.25M Flopped, just not good enough 2.5/10

25. Manolo Gabbiadini 17M Flopped

* 44M Andrii Shevchenko, 26M Hernan Crespo, 19M Adrian Mutu, 25M valued back in the days R. Quaresma all flopped

So 25 players 14 of them flopped 3 average transfers and 2 of them are still kids 

 

Change my mind? 

Emiliano Buendia 7 assist 3rd in the league, not bad and he is playing for fcking Norwich and if they go back to Championship the just could not ask that amount of money for him 

 

 

[Kun Aguer0 36]

 

 

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8 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Difference between not getting a chance and not being up to the grade. I'll repeat, there are better options across Europe unless we are just willing to settle nowadays.

 

I agree with you, yes there are better options. 

But: " Difference between not getting a chance and not being up to the grade."

He got 0 minutes in Liverpool

*Just saying 

 

[Vesper 30,219]

‘He had everything’- Lazio star could fix Lampard’s biggest Chelsea issue

https://www.soccity.net/premier-league/chelsea/everything-need-lazio-strakosha-fix-chelsea-defence-kepa

Chelsea’s defensive problems have been very clear in the Premier League this season. They come to the fore in just about every game for the club and let them down. Goalkeeping issues saw Frank Lampard drop Kepa against Leicester City, but an error from stand-in goalkeeper Willy Caballero saw them get held to a 2-2 draw.

It has been a real problem area for Lampard- the defence. Many fans have been clear about they need a new goalkeeper about some months after they spent big on Kepa to sign him from Athletic Bilbao. If they do need another new man between the sticks, they should look no further than Lazio’s Thomas Strakosha.

Strakosha presents a case of a player who has been under-the-radar in the Serie A for a while now. At 24, the Albanian has established himself as a regular for a big Italian club and is also silently one of the goalkeepers in the league.

This season has seen the biancocelesti come close to challenging for the Scudetto, Ciro Immobile, Luis Alberto and Sergey Milinkovic-Savic have got loads of attention. But characters like Strakosha and defender Francesco Acerbi haven’t really got the credit they deserve.

The Greece-born Albanian has made 28 appearances in all competitions so far, playing behind a side that plays in a direct counter-attacking style of football under Simone Inzaghi. The Eagles usually see Milinkovic-Savic as a midfield target-man. The Serbian takes part in transitions, often finding himself with an out ball in an advanced position.

Because of that, Strakosha plays an average of 12.9 long-balls per game. In that regard, he has a 50 percent accuracy as he completed 6.5 of them. Strakosha is very good when it comes to short-passing. He has completed 15 short-passes per game this season, missing only 0.4 of them per game.

This season, he has made three saves per game in Serie A, with 1.4 of them coming in the penalty area. Playing behind the second-best defence in the league does that, but Strakosha’s strong build makes him a very reliable man between the sticks. He is confident in punching the ball and a tall frame allows him to do that.

His teammate and Belgian goalkeeper Silvio Proto has already talked of how he exudes confidence. Proto told LaLazioSiamoNoi: I’ve never seen a strong goalkeeper like him, behind a group with so much quality. The Albanian is young, big physically, explosive … He has everything you need to make a career at the top.”

That is very much the sort of goalkeeper the 24-year-old is. He’s brave and a complete shot-stopper in many ways. Like Liverpool’s Alisson, he doesn’t need to make too many sensational saves. His positioning and smartness is good enough to make up for that.

So far this season, Chelsea have underperformed on their XGA by a huge 6.27. When they should have ideally let in 27.73 goals, they have let in 34. Kepa’s inconsistencies have been a reason for that, bar the lack of a top-class central defender.

 

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[Styl1994 188]

14 minutes ago, Vesper said:

‘He had everything’- Lazio star could fix Lampard’s biggest Chelsea issue

https://www.soccity.net/premier-league/chelsea/everything-need-lazio-strakosha-fix-chelsea-defence-kepa

Chelsea’s defensive problems have been very clear in the Premier League this season. They come to the fore in just about every game for the club and let them down. Goalkeeping issues saw Frank Lampard drop Kepa against Leicester City, but an error from stand-in goalkeeper Willy Caballero saw them get held to a 2-2 draw.

It has been a real problem area for Lampard- the defence. Many fans have been clear about they need a new goalkeeper about some months after they spent big on Kepa to sign him from Athletic Bilbao. If they do need another new man between the sticks, they should look no further than Lazio’s Thomas Strakosha.

Strakosha presents a case of a player who has been under-the-radar in the Serie A for a while now. At 24, the Albanian has established himself as a regular for a big Italian club and is also silently one of the goalkeepers in the league.

This season has seen the biancocelesti come close to challenging for the Scudetto, Ciro Immobile, Luis Alberto and Sergey Milinkovic-Savic have got loads of attention. But characters like Strakosha and defender Francesco Acerbi haven’t really got the credit they deserve.

The Greece-born Albanian has made 28 appearances in all competitions so far, playing behind a side that plays in a direct counter-attacking style of football under Simone Inzaghi. The Eagles usually see Milinkovic-Savic as a midfield target-man. The Serbian takes part in transitions, often finding himself with an out ball in an advanced position.

Because of that, Strakosha plays an average of 12.9 long-balls per game. In that regard, he has a 50 percent accuracy as he completed 6.5 of them. Strakosha is very good when it comes to short-passing. He has completed 15 short-passes per game this season, missing only 0.4 of them per game.

This season, he has made three saves per game in Serie A, with 1.4 of them coming in the penalty area. Playing behind the second-best defence in the league does that, but Strakosha’s strong build makes him a very reliable man between the sticks. He is confident in punching the ball and a tall frame allows him to do that.

His teammate and Belgian goalkeeper Silvio Proto has already talked of how he exudes confidence. Proto told LaLazioSiamoNoi: I’ve never seen a strong goalkeeper like him, behind a group with so much quality. The Albanian is young, big physically, explosive … He has everything you need to make a career at the top.”

That is very much the sort of goalkeeper the 24-year-old is. He’s brave and a complete shot-stopper in many ways. Like Liverpool’s Alisson, he doesn’t need to make too many sensational saves. His positioning and smartness is good enough to make up for that.

So far this season, Chelsea have underperformed on their XGA by a huge 6.27. When they should have ideally let in 27.73 goals, they have let in 34. Kepa’s inconsistencies have been a reason for that, bar the lack of a top-class central defender.

 

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Strakosna or Onana would solve our goalkeeping issues and be realistic.

[Vesper 30,219]

8 minutes ago, Styl1994 said:

Strakosna or Onana would solve our goalkeeping issues and be realistic.

Strakosha was my number one target in 2018 after Meret was signed. I agree on Onana too. Flip a coin. Predrag Rajković rounds out my top 3.

[Styl1994 188]

4 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Strakosha was my number one target in 2018 after Meret was signed. I agree on Onana too. Flip a coin. Predrag Rajković rounds out my top 3.

I personally don’t think Kepa will leave because I don’t see anyone offering 45-50m for him.

[Jase 43,479]

Hilarious how the Kepa issue has suddenly overshadowed the messy defensive issues ahead of him. Lampard and the defenders must be delighted...

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

27 minutes ago, Styl1994 said:

I personally don’t think Kepa will leave because I don’t see anyone offering 45-50m for him.

Your're right about the fee but it doesn't mean he won't be replaced. If he doesn't start against United then his days as number one are over. 

[Styl1994 188]

16 minutes ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Your're right about the fee but it doesn't mean he won't be replaced. If he doesn't start against United then his days as number one are over. 

I think neither Kepa or Caballero are great but Kepa highs are higher than Caballero’s

[LAM09 7,062]

3 hours ago, Kun Aguer0 said:

I agree with you, yes there are better options. 

But: " Difference between not getting a chance and not being up to the grade."

He got 0 minutes in Liverpool

*Just saying 

 

I believe GK's and outfield players aren't exactly the same in that regard. The former can show their worth in training whilst the latter can't for the most part.

Also, he had three loans move in England and Liverpool didn't see anything worthy in him.

[Superblue 6,372]

1 hour ago, Styl1994 said:

I personally don’t think Kepa will leave because I don’t see anyone offering 45-50m for him.

We signed him on a 7 year deal at around £70m so his amortisation cost to us just purely on his transfer fee is £10m per season or at the end of this season around £50m left to amortise.

Seeing the way we have operated in recent years, I don't see us taking any less than £40-45m for him so most, if not all, the amortisation is covered.

Or we look at an option to loan him out if we could get a fee of somewhere between £5 - 10m to offset his amortisation plus the loan club covering the majority if not all his wages.

We have a couple of options, but either way it's going to be hard to get value for him currently and his wages will make things difficult to loan him out.

In an ideal world he takes his dropping in the last game on the chin and shows Lampard what he's all about and kicks on the remainder of the season.

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

15 hours ago, LAM09 said:

If we do get it rubber stamped, will there be much money left going by rumours?

If reports are true we have what, 250 milliont to spend in the summer?

Going rate for Sancho was over 100 million. Add the 3 million for Boga and there sorts out our Willian/Pedro replacements. 

No idea who our ST, LB, and CB targets are, but we have roughly 150 million to spend left over. 

[Vesper 30,219]

3 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

If reports are true we have what, 250 milliont to spend in the summer?

Going rate for Sancho was over 100 million. Add the 3 million for Boga and there sorts out our Willian/Pedro replacements. 

No idea who our ST, LB, and CB targets are, but we have roughly 150 million to spend left over. 

Boga buyback is not £3m

it is 15m euros

or around £12.7m

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2874702-sassuolo-ceo-discusses-jeremie-boga-buyback-clause-amid-chelsea-return-rumours

[LAM09 7,062]

If reports are true we have what, 250 milliont to spend in the summer?
Going rate for Sancho was over 100 million. Add the 3 million for Boga and there sorts out our Willian/Pedro replacements. 
No idea who our ST, LB, and CB targets are, but we have roughly 150 million to spend left over. 

There was plenty of noise about £150m being our total budget. Sancho will command a fee upwards of £120m, so £30m to suffice for the rest?

I'm certainly less hopefully about our summer window after last month. Same clowns in charge after all.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

27 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

There was plenty of noise about £150m being our total budget. Sancho will command a fee upwards of £120m, so £30m to suffice for the rest?

I'm certainly less hopefully about our summer window after last month. Same clowns in charge after all.

If there is a bidding war like many expect for Sancho he will easily go for closer to the 150m IMO. 

Man Utd, Real, Barca, City, Liverpool and us have all been linked. Dortmund will be rubbing their hands together at the prospect of say 100m minimum for the starting price rising to god knows what. I honestly do think he will go for closer to 150m than 100m because of the interest in him.

[LAM09 7,062]

If there is a bidding war like many expect for Sancho he will easily go for closer to the 150m IMO. 
Man Utd, Real, Barca, City, Liverpool and us have all been linked. Dortmund will be rubbing their hands together at the prospect of say 100m minimum for the starting price rising to god knows what. I honestly do think he will go for closer to 150m than 100m because of the interest in him.

Utd will probably stay clear because of the clause and Liverpool seem to have their sights set elsewhere. Either way, Dortmund will receive a club record fee.

[Styl1994 188]

2 hours ago, LAM09 said:

There was plenty of noise about £150m being our total budget. Sancho will command a fee upwards of £120m, so £30m to suffice for the rest?

I'm certainly less hopefully about our summer window after last month. Same clowns in charge after all.

I reckon 150m before sales if we make Champions league because we already have like a 100m from the last two windows. 

[LAM09 7,062]

I reckon 150m before sales if we make Champions league because we already have like a 100m from the last two windows. 

Having money doesn't mean it will be spent.

[NikkiCFC 8,334]

2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

If there is a bidding war like many expect for Sancho he will easily go for closer to the 150m IMO. 

Man Utd, Real, Barca, City, Liverpool and us have all been linked. Dortmund will be rubbing their hands together at the prospect of say 100m minimum for the starting price rising to god knows what. I honestly do think he will go for closer to 150m than 100m because of the interest in him.

All clubs have inside info that he wants only Chelsea so they won't bother. And realistically only Utd showed interest. 

[Styl1994 188]

23 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

34 minutes ago, Styl1994 said:

I reckon 150m before sales if we make Champions league because we already have like a 100m from the last two windows. 

Having money doesn't mean it will be spent.

If I had my way 

In 

Onana 

Telles 

Gallagher (Back from Loan) 

Sancho 

Boga or Fraser 

Dembele 

Out 

Arrizabalaga

Alonso 

Emerson 

Barkley 

Willian 

Pedro 

Giroud

Batshuayi 

Bakayoko 

Morata

Kenedy 

Moses 

Pašalić 

Gilmour (Loan) 

 

Keep Caballero for one more season but as third choice bring in Cummings or Tie as number two GK bring in Mastasn as back up left back.