Chelsea Transfers

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

2 minutes ago, Muzchap said:

Really great window.

Mostly by sorting the majority of dead wood out as best we can. 

If we can do a bit more in Jan and next summer - we will have a really healthy squad without much dross. The wage bill will be thankful.

Onwards and upwards. Is Saul selected for Intl duty, or can he join up immediately? Be good to get some minutes on the training ground.

Agree, decent window. Stayed away from shit players or those we don't necessarily need, managed to shift a lot of deadwood. We had to overpay for Rom as it was necessary but the deals for Saul and Bettinelli are quite good.

Afaik Saul has not played for Spain for quite some time and has not been called up so he should get a nice introduction into Tuchelball.

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24 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Ok, once we've got enough money for Marina's statue we'll get a little collection up for yours. ✔️

in lieu of a statue I will simply settle for you admitting we turned down £65m for Willian from Barca, on July 20 or 21, 2018 or so when we were leaving Australia after some preseason there

Willian himself, ex post facto, in Brasilian telly (Globo TV and another, which I had translated by my Swedish/Norwegian descent, Porto Allegre Brazilian born gold digging friend (she dated a near billionaire jewellery magnate who was 25,30 years older than her) and print interviews said Barca made 3 offers (the third was the £65m) but he did not want to leave Chelsea due to his family and businesses be settled in London

It made sense, Willian was coming off being arguably Brasil's best player at the WC, Sarri was coming in and rated him

Barca had winger defensive trackback and link play issues (which are areas Willian at times excelled at), and Barca have proven they were willing to drop FAR more money than that (they committed to shit away three quarters of billion quid or so total spend on just 3 players, Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann)

Edited August 31, 2021 by Vesper

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

4 minutes ago, Muzchap said:

Is Saul selected for Intl duty, or can he join up immediately? Be good to get some minutes on the training ground.

Not selected. He will train with Silva, Alonso, Ziyech, CHO, Chilwell, Chalobah, Kepa... Solid group...

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[NikkiCFC 7,942]

17 hours ago, Vesper said:

Update again - Deadline Day, Bitches

 

Ethan Ampadu
Lewis Baker
Ross Barkley
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Charly Musonda Jr.  
Malang Sarr 

 

Tino Anjorin
Thierno Ballo
Jude Soonsup-Bell
Xavier Mbuyamba
Sam McClelland
George McEachran
George Nunn
Tariq Uwakwe

From first group only Ampadu left.

From second only Ballo.

Majority of 2nd group will play for development squad so no problem there. Anjorin is on a way to Russia.

Sarr is also close but RLC, Barkley, Baker and Musonda will stay it seems. After tonight they can go to Russia or Turkey.

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15 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Afaik Saul has not played for Spain for quite some time and has not been called up so he should get a nice introduction into Tuchelball.

but when he did, lol

 

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Edited August 31, 2021 by Patrick Bamford

[Superblue 6,370]

For anyone thinking about moaning about Chelsea's transfers, Barcelona are in the process of offloading Griezmann at a huge loss and bringing in Luuk De Jong to join Bratihwaite to their front line.

Just let that sink in...

[milka 3,346]

Insane business from Barcelona 

from Messi and Griezmann to De Jong and Braitwhite 😂

Edited August 31, 2021 by milka

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

1 minute ago, Superblue_1986 said:

For anyone thinking about moaning about Chelsea's transfers, Barcelona are in the process of offloading Griezmann at a huge loss and bringing in Luuk De Jong to join Bratihwaite to their front line.

Just let that sink in...

Worst run club in the world. They lost Messi, Suarez and Griezmann for like 10m... They may get 40m for Griezmann next summer but they payed 120m for him.

Arthur-Pjanic swap? WTF? And never used Pjanic. And selling Suarez only for him to bring title to Atletico and now getting also old striker in Aguero? 

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

Sam Allardyce just went on live TV to claim that not replacing Zouma might cost us the PL title

Edited August 31, 2021 by Magic Lamps

[milka 3,346]

So that is it  final  - can this team win the Premier League this season ? 

[guddy69 174]

3 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Sam Allardyce just went on live TV to claim that not replacing Zouma might cost us the PL title

No mention of Trevoh Chalobah. I just saw him say that, what an idiot. He said, if one of our defenders get injured we have no one to replace them.. 

[Marvin123 484]

Chalobah is zpumas replacement, why are people ignoring this...

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5 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

He let himself a tiny door open by calling it blocked but he dissuaded a lot from this deal and as you say gave the impression the deal was dead multiple times. They can't always get it right but it shows that even the more reliable sources talk a lot of BS just to attract attention or just have something to say despite often being completely in the dark just as we are.

 

nothing to do with Romano, BUT ALL the major Spanish papers have been proven to be massive liars

once and for all

and the Real plastics REALLY showed their arses and are now humiliated (unfortunately only temporarily)

and French good sources have been proven to be sussed in

I speak, of course, about Mbappe

ALL the Spanish sources said done deal, blah blah (and that was days ago, like a week ago)

I said nope, €215m is the minimum PSG will take, based of my extensive reading and comparing notes

and sure enough, PSG ended up turning down €200mand Real gave up

they will do a pre-contract more than likely in January, and get him on a free in summer 2022

I have NO idea why Real plastics would be upset about their club saving a fucking HUGE amount of money

 

one season for ANY player, ever, even 1965 level Pele (54 games, 73 goals and that was not even his top year, lol), or 1986 Maradona, 1972 or 1973 Cruyff and Muller, 2012 Messi, etc is not fucking worth 215m euros when you get the same player  9, 10 months later for free

 

 

Edited September 1, 2021 by Vesper

[Muzchap 8,966]

4 minutes ago, guddy69 said:

No mention of Trevoh Chalobah. I just saw him say that, what an idiot. He said, if one of our defenders get injured we have no one to replace them.. 

I like Big Sam and spoke to him on the phone once when I was visiting an Agents office.

But he's wrong about this.

I would love TT to resurrect Sauls career - it would be truly amazing- having a midfielder that can score from distance again 😍

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18 minutes ago, Muzchap said:

I like Big Sam and spoke to him on the phone once when I was visiting an Agents office.

But he's wrong about this.

I would love TT to resurrect Sauls career - it would be truly amazing- having a midfielder that can score from distance again 😍

zero reason he can not get back to WC level, he had one off year or so, before that he as a top 5 (maybe top 2 or 3 for couple) CMF on planet level for 5 straight years, and the bloke is only 26, not inured, healthy as a horse, great size, drive, stamina, technical AF, and versatile AF was well

I have always stanned on him for ages (my old posts show this to be true)

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there are some troubles about niguez business. they need to submit all the pappers until 23pm...