Chelsea Transfers

[Special Juan 27,429]

This is a transfer we have to trust the likes of Cech on etc....There is a fine margin here as we paid through the nose for Kepa, he's shite so people are hardly jumping through hoops to buy him or take him on loan I assume.

It speaks to me like the club buying Mendy, starting him and saying to Kepa "This is how you do it"

Could be wrong but I simply cannot see anyone being worse than Kepa.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Like mendy is an average keeper.

But kepa was expected to concede like 35 goals last year based on xg and conceded like 46 so an average keeper is a massive upgrade.

Then what you've gotta add into that is that from open play we allowed the 3rd fewest shots with our biggest weakness being set pieces. A big keeper to claim those would help to address a big issue of ours. Our defence was bad last year for sure but no where near as bad as our goals conceded would make it seem.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Also...

Watching all or nothing with spurs we are so lucky we don't have a Daniel levy type or any of them people in high up positions in our club.

[NikkiCFC 7,953]

Haha Raiola...

[Pizy 18,368]

If we could pull a Chilwell and get Rice for like 20-30m under what WH are reported to want then that would be mad.

Would WH have the ability to adequately replace him, though? That's the biggest hurdle. If Dec comes out and hands in a transfer request and demands to be sold to Chelsea I think it could happen. Oh, and we'd also have to sell Barkley and Jorginho.

[NikkiCFC 7,953]

Bakayoko, Michy and Ross for Rice would be good offer for them.

But Marina probably rates Rice 60m, Barkley 40m, Bakayoko 30m, Michy 25m so no chance...

[ZAPHOD2319 4,481]

 

[milka 3,346]

 

[kellzfresh 7,229]

51 minutes ago, Jype said:

I would assume the club see Mendy as a better alternative to Onana, not a cheaper one.

Whether he's actually better or not is a whole other question but that's how Cech, Lollichon etc. see it.

Maybe Cech is like me and doesn't want to see a short goalkeeper at Chelsea. Hilario, Cudicini, I never felt comfortable with them.

[NikkiCFC 7,953]

 

[Pizy 18,368]

Mendy's arms look like a fucking orangutan. Longer than his damn body! 😂

Just what we need!

[DDA 9,690]

Not feeling this one man. Unless he is less than 15m.

[Valdo 583]

21 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Mendy's arms look like a fucking orangutan. Longer than his damn body! 😂

Just what we need!

He can ring a doorbell by just standing in the street 

[King Kai 49]

Massive upgrade to Kepa. Most GKs would be an upgrade to be fair. 
 

One thing is sure though, he will tower over everyone. Cant be worse then Kepa at shot stopping either. Kepa has wrists made of glass and positioning of a drunken mad bastard. 

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

53 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

Maybe Cech is like me and doesn't want to see a short goalkeeper at Chelsea. Hilario, Cudicini, I never felt comfortable with them.

You never felt comfortable with Carlo? Can't believe I'm reading this. Was great for us

[killer1257 3,282]

Maybe Cech and Lollichon see Mendy as our best option because he solves our biggest defensive issue, which are set pieces? Especially during corners, having a tall guy that can catch balls might be a way to solve our weakness. Kepa never leaves his line, while this guy is almost Nick Pope level when it comes to aerial strenght.

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[King Kante 1,483]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

we have the most complicated CB situation in the big 5 leagues

potentially in a great way

I agree that we need Rice MUCH more at DMF than CB

 Silva (will only be here two years max, as he surely will not play much when he is 38 years of age) 

Zouma (long term he must be sold, hopefully next summer, as he is simply not good enough and we will have plenty of others in the mix)

Christensen (must be sold soon, he simply is not going to work out, barring a miracle)

Rudiger (the CB with the most to prove, he simply must come good again thsi year as he and Silva, if they play to potential, are the two best we have (barring a hail mary Skriniar buy/swap deal)

Tomori (huge enigma, wtf happened to him with Lamps? Loan him out I guess)

Ampadu (he can pprove me wrong , and I hope he does, but he looks to be a bust atm. That said, he is SO young, and I still have some hope (DMF might ne his position) 

Clarke-Salter (I see a sale in his future, he is not starting Chels CB quality IMHO, but again, hope he proves me wrong, I have zero against the lad, he just should have 'popped' by now, he is 23yo in 2 weeks, time is tights)

Sarr (IF he does extremely well on his loan spell, he might negate one of my projected buys)

Mbuyamba (He has the most upside of any CB we have had since Terry, but is not a sure thing, but IF he comes good, we have a top 5 or top 10 CB on the planet on our hands)

 

given all that, only time will tell if we even need to go after Upamecano or Skriniar or (as I stated before a real wild card) Theo Hernandez shifted to a LCB from LB (and he can be our backup LB if Chilwell cannot go) or Giminez or Ginter or Tapsoba or anyone else not listed

 

and finally also IF we even will slide Rice over to CB

 

I really do not get why you are so down on Amapdu. Everytime he actually plays he is decent. Injuries have been his real problem. There are questions over whether he can play CB with his height but I think he is good enough with the ball to play DMF. At the worst, he will be a usable squad player when he gets to his peak or a top player for a mid-ranking PL club. 

2 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Now confirmed by Romano, the deal for Mendy close and Rice the next target.

If we pull off Rice as well as a GK (who is good) then it will seriously be time to unzip. 

2 hours ago, Rapkun said:

The fee could reach up to 28M euros after bonuses according to The Guardian. That's a bit much IMO. If that's true, I fail to understand how Mendy is seen as a cheap alternative while Onana is rumoured to be available for around 30.

Onana is like a teflon GK, the ball doesn't stick with him. Sure, he makes saves but a lot of them end up going back into a dangerous area. 

1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

Those hands make the ball look like one of those little balls you buy u8's to play with. 

[Vesper 28,842]

5 hours ago, Artandur said:

No real clip of his ballplaying, but pretty good overview

that video fills me with dread

he looks for shit when it come to sweeping, and he has bad hands and a tendency to push/punch the ball back into dangerous positions

plus

52% pass completion??!!!

and that is in weak-ass Lique 1

arrrrf

not feeling this at all

it is rare lately when I have had a fit over a buy, but this one might do it

I hope I am dead wrong

but my tummy is churning already