Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 30,151]

52 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Would be too good to be true. I'm not confident we will get Upamecano given his cheap release clause would attract many big clubs.

According to Kicker, Upamecano's new contract includes a €42 (£37.8m) million release clause, which will be active from next summer.

That  is SO low.

And we can sell him on the project (and we have his best teammate (Werner) here already, plus Havertz and Rudiger)

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[Dimitr 488]

We are acting very fast in the transfer period 

 

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2 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Some bits on the transfer update:

- Talks are progressing well. An offer worth 14 million pounds was rejected by Rennes but negotiations are ongoing and an agreement should be reached.

- Mendy expected to arrive "within days or the next few weeks". (LOL!)

- Club have considered a number of options including Oblak, Onana and Pope but Mendy is seen as the best option right now.

- Mendy will be brought in to compete with Kepa, who looks likely to remain because there is little interest from elsewhere.

- Club could also buy a defensive midfielder. Rice remains on the wishlist, although he was originally lined up for his ability to play at the back as well as in the centre. Club also monitored Lille's Soumare last season.

[MoroccanBlue 5,380]

Those saying he is poor with the ball ta his feet, is there a video compilation of that? Want to know what we are dealing with here. 

Needs to be mentioned that Kepa isn't all that great also. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Those saying he is poor with the ball ta his feet, is there a video compilation of that? Want to know what we are dealing with here. 

Needs to be mentioned that Kepa isn't all that great also. 

I havent found one but his passing is not even the worst. It is his sweeping. he similarly clueless when to come out for the ball as Onana. Looks absolutely ridiculous, like a fish on land. I think we are going for Mendy bc he can keep the pressure off the defense for crosses and set pieces with his ridiculous wingspan. Teams will probably just go for near post corners then to cause havoc but wtf i know.  i think onana and maignan would both be better deals but all 3 are not exactly world class.

[Pizy 18,891]

I think Big Pete must be behind this move in part. I'm sure he's had lots of input on our new keeper search.

He's a risky signing but if Big Pete thinks he's got what it takes I'm good with it. Hope he doesn't take too long to be thrown in the team.

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4 hours ago, Alabama said:

Then Florentino of Benfica would be worth a shot...

Rice is

Premier League proven 

HG 

Versatile 

Has leadership abilities 

[Artandur 939]

1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Those saying he is poor with the ball ta his feet, is there a video compilation of that? Want to know what we are dealing with here. 

Needs to be mentioned that Kepa isn't all that great also. 

No real clip of his ballplaying, but pretty good overview

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The dominoes can fall very quickly': Frank Lampard admits expectations at Chelsea will be sky high after £200m spree on the likes of Kai Havertz and Timo Werner as Blues boss says he is preparing for a 'messy patch' 

That 'messy patch' is when Henrique appears....

[R2D2 368]

Soumare is fucking shit and Rice pretty average, don't ruin this transfer summer with the DM signing, go for someone like Zakaria who is class. I don't have anything against Rice but we can get him at any time since he wants to come, let him develop more and his contract go down, but get Zakaria now, 2 years left on his contract around 45 mil cost.

[Alabama 1,992]

4 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

Soumare is fucking shit and Rice pretty average, don't ruin this transfer summer with the DM signing, go for someone like Zakaria who is class. I don't have anything against Rice but we can get him at any time since he wants to come, let him develop more and his contract go down, but get Zakaria now, 2 years left on his contract around 45 mil cost.

That's why I listed Florentino of Benfica as another option...

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Actually think if we wait another year, Rice will be coming in as a defensive midfielder (primarily) rather than a centreback target. There is Silva, Zouma, Christensen, Rudiger, Tomori at the club + Ampadu, Clarke-Salter, Sarr and Mbuyamba possibly waiting to get a chance.

[Pizy 18,891]

I don't believe for a second that we're going to consider another DM this window. We will wait for Rice.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

11 minutes ago, Alabama said:

That's why I listed Florentino of Benfica as another option...

Florentino is still raw, Zakaria or Rice are the better options right now.