Chelsea Transfers

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oh I miss a CF like this (and those Cesc passes!, sigh)

plus SO miss adidas kits

 

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Tuchel planning to include 18-year-old in his plans for Chelsea next season

https://astamfordbridgetoofar.com/2022/02/thomas-tuchel-to-make-levi-colwill-a-part-of-Chelsea-plans-next-season/

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel planning a big role for Levi Colwill next season

According to Goal (h/t Football. London), impressed with the performances of Levi Colwill, Chelsea are planning to shape their transfer approach keeping the youngster’s role in mind. 

Levi Colwill has impressed one and all with a series of impressive showings on loan at Huddersfield Town. He has appeared in 21 matches for the Championship team and has grabbed Thomas Tuchel’s attention with his performances.

The Blues boss is seemingly interested in making the teenager a part of the Chelsea setup for next season. The youngster has shown that he has the required skills and the onus is on the German tactician to see the player further his development.

That news comes at a moment when Marina Granovskaia’s board still hasn’t found a way to resolve the futures of the club’s top defenders – Andreas Christensen, César Azpilicueta and Antonio Rüdiger. The trio’s contracts expire in the summer and as of yet, there is no news regarding an agreement being reached pertaining to an extension.

The West London board needs to have a top-notch plan going into the summer transfer window. Whatever the project might be, Levi Colwill’s promotion to the senior setup appears to be on the cards.

Good approach from our board? 

In the January transfer window, our team’s transfer approach was to get a left-back. However, our board have only managed to bring Kenedy from Flamengo as the backup, a rather underwhelming decision. Our board still has to focus on securing a quality reinforcement who can challenge Ben Chilwell. The front line might also need reinforcements, considering our strikers’ struggles. 

So, we might not have a large budget to spend on central defenders. That’s why Levi Colwill’s promotion to the first team can become a solution to many problems. He has shown good skills playing in the left centre-back position in a three-person backline.

While promoting the youngster is well and good, it will not do if the club and the fans apply unfair pressure on him to impress from the word go. Still just 18, he must be allowed to grow at a steady pace and fulfil his potential.

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Master CB list

it really is quite remarkable how many CB's are in our fold and especially the number (far more than any other position, no other position is remotely close) have ben linked to us

all our current ones of import in the fold ATM

Antonio Rüdiger (we simply must renew, EOS)
Andreas Christensen   (likely gone)
Trevoh Chalobah  
César Azpilicueta  (looking like he is leaving)
Malang Sarr   (needs to GO)
Thiago Silva  (next season is very likely his last with us, oh how I wish he was 10 years younger!)
Levi Colwill (massive potential, he MIGHT make first team next season)
Xavier Mbuyamba (nowhere near ready yet)

 

and most (not all, see further on, plus some I simply left out as they are not good enough) the ones we have been linked to in the past 12 months (I did NOT list ones now off the board due to statements they are NOT coming, they are staying at their current club, like Marquinhos, Bastoni, etc, nor did I list massively over priced dross like Éder Militão, an absolute pure rubbish rumour)

listed by T-Markt valuation

bold are the ones I would be most in favour with

Matthijs de Ligt   
Milan Skriniar  
Jules Koundé
Pau Torres  
José María Giménez   
Aymeric Laporte 
Kalidou Koulibaly   (only for a fair fee, as he is 30yo, so this is very unlikely)
Edmond Tapsoba   
Wesley Fofana  
Presnel Kimpembe   
Ronald Araújo  
Jurrien Timber (If he was 7, 8 cms taller I would be all in, but he is only 1.79m, and not as strong as Kounde)
Sven Botman
Robin Le Normand 
Gianluca Mancini   
Evan Ndicka    
Merih Demiral
Josko Gvardiol    
Maxence Lacroix 
Bremer    
Nico Schlotterbeck 
Adam Webster (I bet this shocks some that I bolded him, lol, but he strikes me like a Cahill type, with more pace, and I loved Cahill in his prime, was a great servant for years, IMHO he is a better CB now than the immensely overrated and cuntish slabhead)  
Attila Szalai  
Sebastian Walukiewicz

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There's one player in particular who I think we should be going ALL out for..

Jude Bellingham.

He is going to be one of the best English midfielders of all time and he already shows signs of elite mentality.

Whichever big club gets him in their team after Dortmund... are going to be fighting for trophies the whole time he plays for them.. thats for sure.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

7 minutes ago, DDA said:

There's one player in particular who I think we should be going ALL out for..

Jude Bellingham.

He is going to be one of the best English midfielders of all time and he already shows signs of elite mentality.

Whichever big club gets him in their team after Dortmund... are going to be fighting for trophies the whole time he plays for them.. thats for sure.

Bellingham has 3 years left, good luck trying to get him this summer.

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Edited February 20, 2022 by Vesper

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Leeds decide when they will sell Raphinha as fierce rivals join the hunt

Leeds United have decided that they will not listen to any offers for Raphinha this summer, claims a report.

https://www.teamtalk.com/leeds-united/transfer-gossip-leeds-decide-raphinha-sale-date-fierce-rivals-join-hunt-cristiano-ronaldo-exit-claims

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

1 hour ago, DDA said:

There's one player in particular who I think we should be going ALL out for..

Jude Bellingham.

He is going to be one of the best English midfielders of all time and he already shows signs of elite mentality.

Whichever big club gets him in their team after Dortmund... are going to be fighting for trophies the whole time he plays for them.. thats for sure.

English media are desperate he joins Liverpool to replace Henderson. Think we are destined for either Tchouameni or Rice (perhaps even both if Rice stays at West Ham next season and we replace him with Jorginho once his contract is up). 

Gallagher, Rice, Tchouameni, Kovacic, and Kante is a fine midfield to have in 1.5 years time. 

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3 hours ago, Vesper said:

Master-CB-Liste

Es ist wirklich ziemlich bemerkenswert, wie viele CBs in unserer Falte sind und vor allem die Anzahl (weit mehr als jede andere Position, keine andere Position ist auch nur annähernd) mit uns verbunden sind

alle unsere aktuellen Importe im Fold ATM

Antonio Rüdiger (wir müssen einfach erneuern, EOS)
Andreas Christensen (wahrscheinlich gegangen)
Trevoh Chalobah  
César Azpilicueta (sieht aus, als würde er gehen)
Malang Sarr (muss gehen)
Thiago Silva  (nächste Saison ist sehr wahrscheinlich seine letzte bei uns, oh wie ich wünschte, er wäre 10 Jahre jünger!)
Levi Colwill (riesiges Potenzial, er KÖNNTE nächste Saison in die erste Mannschaft kommen)
Xavier Mbuyamba (noch lange nicht bereit)

 

und die meisten (nicht alle, siehe weiter unten, plus einige, die ich einfach weggelassen habe, weil sie nicht gut genug sind) diejenigen, mit denen wir in den letzten 12 Monaten verlinkt wurden (ich habe diejenigen, die jetzt aufgrund von Aussagen, die sie sind, jetzt NICHT von der Tafel genommen haben, NICHT aufgelistet NICHT kommen, sie bleiben in ihrem aktuellen Club, wie Marquinhos, Bastoni usw., noch habe ich massiv überteuerten Schlacken wie Éder Militão aufgelistet, ein absolut reines Müllgerücht)

gelistet nach T-Markt Bewertung

fett sind diejenigen, mit denen ich am meisten einverstanden wäre

Matthijs de Ligt   
Milan Skriniar  
Jules Koundé
Pau Torres  
José María Giménez   
Aymeric Laporte 
Kalidou Koulibaly    (nur gegen ein faires Honorar, da er 30 Jahre alt ist, also ist dies sehr unwahrscheinlich)
Edmond Tapsoba   
Wesley Fofana  
Presnel Kimpembe   
Ronald Araújo   
Jurrien Timber (Wenn er 7 wäre, 8 cm größer wäre ich All-in, aber er ist nur 1,79 m groß und nicht so stark wie Kounde)
Sven Botman
Robin Le Normand 
Gianluca Mancini   
Evan Ndicka    
Merih Demiral
Josko Gvardiol    
Maxence Lacroix 
Bremer    
Nico Schlotterbeck 
Adam Webster(Ich wette, das schockiert einige, dass ich ihn mutig gemacht habe, lol, aber er kommt mir wie ein Cahill-Typ vor, mit mehr Tempo, und ich habe Cahill in seiner Blütezeit geliebt, war jahrelang ein großartiger Diener, meiner Meinung nach ist er jetzt ein besserer CB als der ungeheuer überbewerteter und feiger Slabhead)  
Attila Szalai Sebastian Walukiewicz   

if in fact rüdiger,christensen Sarr(loan) and Azpi all leave us this summer on a free transfer.

I would like to see de ligt and kounde as their successors.

additionally sterling until 2023-2024 as james cover from then I want unconditionally that Chelsea triggers the buyback clause of Livramento.

for lv simply alonso has to go the other lv have no future at Chelsea anyway
baba,emerson,castillo and kenedy.

Since I would love to see borna sosa if stuttgart gets relegated he is available for a good price.
Kovacic knows him very well and can shape his integration.

as a cover until chilwell is fully there again I would keep maatsen and test whether it is enough at this level.

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5 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

English media are desperate he joins Liverpool to replace Henderson. Think we are destined for either Tchouameni or Rice (perhaps even both if Rice stays at West Ham next season and we replace him with Jorginho once his contract is up). 

Gallagher, Rice, Tchouameni, Kovacic, and Kante is a fine midfield to have in 1.5 years time. 

Would rather Bellingham over all of the above, but if he isn't available then I guess Rice abd Tchouameni will have to do. 

Think Kante may start to be on a decline you know. His injuries are a sign of the toll his relentlessness has taken on him.. abd without that workrate accompanied by a fully fit body... he could be half the player he was. 

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7 hours ago, DDA said:

There's one player in particular who I think we should be going ALL out for..

Jude Bellingham.

He is going to be one of the best English midfielders of all time and he already shows signs of elite mentality.

Whichever big club gets him in their team after Dortmund... are going to be fighting for trophies the whole time he plays for them.. thats for sure.

Love Bellingham but I have the feeling that he just isn't interested in us. Even if I'm wrong about this the competition will be fierce when he decides it's time to leave BVB. Think it's a very long shot we get him.

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25 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Love Bellingham but I have the feeling that he just isn't interested in us. Even if I'm wrong about this the competition will be fierce when he decides it's time to leave BVB. Think it's a very long shot we get him.

I think he will end up at Bayern in all honesty.

Just strikes me as the sort of guy who having left England to progress in Germany, he may well stay there like Gnabry and Muisala.

I do also think the way Sancho’s Man United move has gone maybe will make him a bit wary too.

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I know we haven't been linked with him, AFAIK, but I wouldn't be opposed to us going after Keita should he become available. 

He could do a similar job to Kante going forward & is technically better.

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15 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

I know we haven't been linked with him, AFAIK, but I wouldn't be opposed to us going after Keita should he become available. 

He could do a similar job to Kante going forward & is technically better.

Gallagher is better.

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“I did not return to Chelsea because I promised Juninho that I would stay for a season. I am a man of my word. I like being at Lyon, I want to be here. For next season, it is difficult to say because it depends on the clubs but I’m happy here.”

-Emerson; source: OL Play via Ouest-France

He could come back if he pushed for a move but he did not it seems.

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by NikkiCFC

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4 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Gallagher is better.

Right now, he isn't, & I'm not so sure he'll be here come September.

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1 minute ago, LAM09 said:

Right now, he isn't, & I'm not so sure he'll be here come September.

Gallagher is not better player than Naby Keita? Are you serious? Everyone put him in team of the season so far. We can argue which PL midfielder is better than him if there is any and you want Liverpool bench warmer over him?

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47 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Right now, he isn't, & I'm not so sure he'll be here come September.

Keïta has not exactly set the league afire, especially for £54m

zero chance I would swap Gallagher for him. especially given the fact that after next season, he only has one full sub 30yo season left

tempus fugit

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2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

he may well stay there like Gnabry and Muisala

erm, Gnabry and Musiala are German born Germans

Stuttgart

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12 hours ago, Vesper said:

erm, Gnabry and Musiala are German born Germans

Stuttgart

Both left PL clubs to go to Germany though having spent significant time in England.