Chelsea Transfers

[NikkiCFC 8,331]

3 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

40m is a lot for a 4th cm. ask Drinkwater lol

He is also Utd/Liverpool bound. And he would play much more there.

Here I would not play him ahead of any of our MFs. Was not even selected for EURO.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

This is disgusting. Marina, you have done well up to this point. But no one is going to buy deadbeat Bakayoko and Drinkwater under the wages we pay. Cut the losses and let them go, like we did with Willian. PLEASE.

Mana, you've been here too long to still be getting annoyed by this. The club persists in this M.O. because it makes sense. If 'cutting the losses' made more sense then that is what CFC would do. Leave those who know to sort out the periphery. Let's focus on the players who will be here trying to help us win matches and leave Marina to worry about the others. Getting agitated about players who won't be around and will play no role for us is a waste of emotional energy and I know you know this.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

5 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

40m is a lot for a 4th cm. ask Drinkwater lol

If it is the right transfer, I don't look at that person as a 4th, but as a person to share Kante’s time when he needs rest or has a knock. That person could be more valuable to the team and season than just a 4th. 

[Vesper 30,207]

7 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

40m is a lot for a 4th cm. ask Drinkwater lol

40m euros, ie £34m

And comparing Saul to Drinkwater is like comparing a bottle of Krug Brut to an alcopop 

Not saying he is my first choice btw, but he is in my top 10 or so for CMF's 

Plus he can play LB and LWB.

 

 

[Strike 7,492]

7 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Obviously when people are speaking about selling players they are speaking about Zouma. Maybe Ampadu, RLC, Barkley?

I know club has financial benefit of keeping these players but I am just upset they are still called Chelsea players. Especially Drinkwater, if we extend him as well, I am gonna lose it.

 

I think this is a product of thinking every player is an asset. Bakayoko is negative value at this point and I don't see him having a good enough season to convince anyone to actually pay for him. Let him and the dregs just run down their contracts.

[Jype 6,398]

10 minutes ago, Strike said:

I think this is a product of thinking every player is an asset. Bakayoko is negative value at this point and I don't see him having a good enough season to convince anyone to actually pay for him. Let him and the dregs just run down their contracts.

He hasn't done too badly in his loans, has he? Being a first team regular at clubs aiming for CL qualification in top5 leagues is definitely not a 'negative value player'. Just because the clubs hes been at are skint beyond any hope doesn't mean he's not a decent player for teams like that.  People put too much weight into his horrible and hopeless season for Chelsea in 2017/2018 but we have to remember that's only one season of his career so far, the rest of the time he's not been anywhere near bad. Obviously still not Chelsea level but just because a player is not good enough for us doesn't mean he can't actually be a really useful player for someone else. 

Drinkwater is the definition of negative value, but Bakayoko doesn't even come close. There's a reason why the club have triggered Bakayoko's extension option but are hoping for Drinkwater to just run down his contract.

Edited August 21, 2021 by Jype

[Special Juan 28,141]

10 hours ago, Pizy said:

None of these players will bring in any money. Getting a couple million in loan fees is surely not what our business is dependent on.

Purely wages, to save, sustain and lay some money back into the new signings.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

22 minutes ago, Mana said:

When they renewed Bats, I wasn’t annoyed because even though he sucks at Chelsea other clubs still want him. So I see sense there.

But fecking Drinkwater? Drinkwater is a leech that should be kicked out of our club. 

Why the hell would you attempt renew his contract “hoping” someone will buy/loan him with the wages we pay.

I am annoyed because those wages can be used for something else, like new players - not Drinkwater’s pockets.

I don’t like Drinkwater. The club should not like Drinkwater as he is not willing to cooperate.

As for Bakayoko, it just wouldn’t make sense to renew his contract at the end of 2022 if they are thinking it. He’s not a good player and if Milan like him they would have bought him from our hands already.

They probably waiting for him to go on a free which is a good idea, but if we renew his contract - Milan may eventually walk away and we are stuck with him again.

These are deadbeat players. One of them is one of the worst players I’ve seen in my lifetime. We should be even lucky Milan has a loan interest with Baka.

Nobody has renewed Drinkwaters contract?? Nor has there ever been any reports regarding it. It wont happen.

He signed in 2017 through to 2022….. if he doesn’t leave before then he won’t get another contract 100%.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Still has 3 +1 years left, West Ham will still put his price at £100m next summer.

Edited August 21, 2021 by Blues Forever

[Nero 1,874]

Every player in these days has a 100m price tag. It's so ridiculous

[Pizy 18,940]

2 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said:

Every player in these days has a 100m price tag. It's so ridiculous

All the players’ fault. If you’re a super talented and promising young player who’s at a small/medium sized club you’re an idiot if you sign a massively long contract because then the club has all the power.

Kane, Grealish, Rice etc. Their clubs have zero reason to ever sell for anything less than mega money.

[milka 3,393]

 

[DH1988 1,348]

58 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Still has 3 +1 years left, West Ham will still put his price at £100m next summer.

Yikes, they will hold out completely then. Shame for Rice but ultimately that’s the decision they take when offered a long term deal and see the years+£.

[whats happening 1,621]

dortmund lost, nice.

[Atomiswave 6,117]

Saul is a must for me, he would bring so much to us and only 26 but already has so much experience at the highest level, high stamina as well which suits us well. I hope udt dont get him.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

1 hour ago, Atomiswave said:

Saul is a must for me, he would bring so much to us and only 26 but already has so much experience at the highest level, high stamina as well which suits us well. I hope udt dont get him.

United have not sold a player and the club said any new signings depend on sales. So far they have just done a few loans that will lose them money on covering partial wages.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

14 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

United have not sold a player and the club said any new signings depend on sales. So far they have just done a few loans that will lose them money on covering partial wages.

ANY money a club brings in through loan fees improves their situation.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

4 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

ANY money a club brings in through loan fees improves their situation.

True

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I know its an unpopular opinion but we do need Kounde in Azpi's position, the amount of times Arsenal exploited that side was really concerning. Trevor is good enough to be Rudiger's cover