Chelsea Transfers

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2 minutes ago, Ryan Fong said:

 

 

routine keyhole surgery and 'I am finally walking again' seem divergent

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terrible ball watching by Rice on that Arse goal

he looks like shit so far this season compared to the beast mode he was in for the 2nd half of the last season

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12 minutes ago, Vesper said:

terrible ball watching by Rice on that Arse goal

he looks like shit so far this season compared to the beast mode he was in for the 2nd half of the last season

Heads been turned

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Real Madrid Willing To Pay €30m For This Chelsea Ace: What Will He Bring To The Spanish Capital?

https://the4thofficial.net/2020/09/real-madrid-willing-to-pay-e30m-for-this-chelsea-ace-what-will-he-bring-to-the-spanish-capital/

In a recent report,  El Gol Digital has stated that Real Madrid are willing to pay €30m for Chelsea midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko this summer. It is understood that Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane has approved the move as he looks to bring the French midfielder to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium before the transfer deadline in October (via El Gol Digital).

Bakayoko’s Impressive Loan Spell At Monaco Last Season

The 26-year-old had a season of mixed emotions while on loan at AS Monaco where he caught the eye for producing a series of dominant performances at the centre of the park. Bakayoko managed to appear in 23 matches for the French outfit in the previous campaign, scoring one goal and providing two assists across all fronts.

The one-time French international did well to average 2.4 tackles, 1.5 interceptions, 0.9 clearances, 1.2 shots, 0.5 key passes and 1.8 dribbles per game in the Ligue 1. The talented midfielder was quite tidy when distributing the ball as he completed 86% of his attempted passes in league football last season (stats via whoscored).

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Surely announced first thing Monday morning then.

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Mendy thread? 

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[Unionjack 7,531]

21 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Gets good air eh

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Chelsea have reached an agreement with French club Rennes over a £22m deal for Senegal keeper Edouard Mendy, 28. (Observer)

 

Chelsea agree £22m deal to sign Rennes goalkeeper Édouard Mendy

Jacob Steinberg

 @JacobSteinberg

Sat 19 Sep 2020 13.30 BSTLast modified on Sat 19 Sep 2020 15.37 BST

 

 Édouard Mendy makes a save during Rennes’ game at Celtic in the Europa League last November. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Chelsea are set to sign a goalkeeper to put pressure on Kepa Arrizabalaga after reaching an agreement with Rennes over a £22m deal for Édouard Mendy.

Frank Lampard needs more competition for Arrizabalaga after losing faith in the £71.6m goalkeeper. Arrizabalaga lost his place last season and was criticised after conceding a soft goal during Chelsea’s 3-1 win at Brighton on Monday.

Read more Chelsea have been unable to find a club capable of buying Arrizabalaga during this transfer window and, although they admire Atlético Madrid’s Jan Oblak, they have had to lower their sights to more affordable options. They have tracked Mendy for a while and the 28-year-old comes with a recommendation from Petr Cech. The former Chelsea goalkeeper became the club’s technical and performance adviser after retiring last summer and is influential in their recruitment process.

Chelsea, who have already spent more than £200m this summer, have maintained their interest in Mendy since having a £14.2m bid turned down by Rennes last month. Negotiations have intensified this week and it is understood an agreement was reached after Chelsea were told to raise their offer of £18.2m plus add-ons for Mendy, who has agreed terms on a five-year deal.

Reports in France have claimed Rennes tried to convince Chelsea to give them the France striker Olivier Giroud as part of the deal. Rennes have previously asked Chelsea about signing Fikayo Tomori on loan. The defender is also a target for Everton.

Mendy excelled after joining Rennes from Reims last summer, helping them qualify for the Champions League. The Senegal international will compete with Arrizabalaga for a starting place, though Lampard also has the experienced Willy Caballero.

Chelsea have signed Thiago Silva and Malang Sarr on free transfers and paid big fees to land Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech. The owner, Roman Abramovich, has backed Lampard and Chelsea, who turned down an approach for N’Golo Kanté this week, could still try to sign a defensive midfielder. They are interested in Declan Rice, although West Ham are desperate to hold on to the England international.

 

 

[Muzchap 8,966]

20 hours ago, Unionjack said:

Whats he like at getting down to the ground?

I should imagine he will have a taxi at first and then work out the route. It's not complicated 👍

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1 hour ago, Muzchap said:

I should imagine he will have a taxi at first and then work out the route. It's not complicated 👍

hahaha 

 

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[milka 3,346]

Rudiger to psg  ? 

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When’s Mendy arriving? 

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parking this here from the dipper chat

 

we so need a DMF, a real one

I do not think Rice is up to it, and he is looked at as a CB anyway by Lampard

Partey is still sitting out there

work a swap

Kante for Partey and Felipe (who would be awesome for a couple years to partner with Thiago and Zouma until we get a long term fix, he is big 1.91m, still has pace and is ultra experienced)

that would cock block all the other teams going for Giminez too

Simeone would rejuvenate Kante's career

Loan them Sarr if need be to get it over the line

Simeone will be superb for his development

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Head to head comparison of Mendy to Kepa.

 

https://www.90min.com/posts/how-edouard-mendy-statistics-compare-to-chelsea-kepa-arrizabalaga