Chelsea Transfers

[Clockwork 1,794]

I am quite weary of buying CBs who play in a 3 CB system, hence my concerns with Gvardiol. Hence i would prefer Kounde. 

 

[Vesper 29,123]

1 hour ago, Hermione said:

So we lost both Raphinha and Dembele, nice.. let's get De Ligt under the line next.

he doesn't fancy us over Bayern I fear

we have almost zero chance to win the league, we likely will struggle for top 4, and we have a tiny, old, out date stadium, plus we play a back 3 (he prefers a back 2 CB set up)

none of those apply to Bayern

[Vesper 29,123]

4 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

I am quite weary of buying CBs who play in a 3 CB system, hence my concerns with Gvardiol. Hence i would prefer Kounde. 

 

Kounde was Marina's pet CB project, she has left and we are no longer on the boil over him

[Vesper 29,123]

[Vesper 29,123]

Cesar Azpilicueta: Chelsea demand £7m to sell as defender agrees bumper Barcelona contract

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/cesar-azpilicueta-Chelsea-fc-barcelona-transfer-b1011342.html

[Vesper 29,123]

6 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Don't worry we will run with our tail between our legs back to him as soon as De Ligt is lost.

we should be ALL over Skriniar

Inter will take £63.5m to £67.5m (75m to 80m euros)

PSG are trying to low-ball them under €70m say around €65m, and they are getting pissed

he can play in both a back 3 and a back 2 and is great with ball, plus is strong as a bull with very decent pace (for sure faster than AC was)

I have watched him play so much over the past 5 years or so, he is deffo a buy for me

Edited July 10, 2022 by Vesper

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Yeah not sure why we aren’t after Skriniar. 

[Vesper 29,123]

Inter CEO Beppe Marotta does not want to make a deal for Milan Skriniar with Paris Saint-Germain at a fee of any less than €70 million.

https://sempreinter.com/2022/07/10/inter-ceo-beppe-marotta-wont-accept-less-than-e70m-from-psg-for-skriniar-as-strategy-to-sign-both-bremer-milenkovic-italian-media-report/

This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, who report that the Nerazzurri executive’s strategy is to monetize the sale of Skriniar to the greatest extent possible so as to fund moves for Torino’s Bremer and Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic.

Skriniar’s sale now looks to be looming as talks have heated up during the past couple days between Inter and PSG, and the Nerazzurri await the Parisians improved offer.

The French champions are ready to get close to Inter’s asking price, but it remains to be seen exactly how high they go.

Marotta wants at least €70 million from the deal, which he would immediately put towards defensive reinforcements Bremer and Milenkovic.

For Bremer, the Nerazzurri are ready to make an offer worth €28-30 million on a loan with a purchase obligation, whilst they could also send Cesare Casadei to Torino on loan, and value the 19-year-old at €7-8 million.

In addition to Bremer, Inter would also want to sign Milenkovic as a like-for-like replacement for Skriniar, and Marotta wants to ensure that they can complete a deal for him quickly once the Slovakian is sold.

[Vesper 29,123]

1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Yeah not sure why we aren’t after Skriniar. 

especially after we are already doing, and have done huge business with them (Donkeykaku)

[DDA 9,694]

For me, Todd should be going full force on trying to get Skriniar over any other CB. That guy is a beast.

I was dead set against Kimpembe because he was apart of the defences that have been humiliated in the CL BUT I see PSG fans praising him... saying he is a fantastic CB.. then again, I'm not sure they realise what a good CB is... not like us. 😄

Anyways, fuck paying that kind of money for Raphinah, he really isn't worth a penny more than Sterling that is for sure. Sterling has serious resume... Raphinah has popped off a few Joga Bonito skills in a super attacking Leeds side and everyone has fallen in love with him.

The question is, who now... who do we go for now.

Surely we must dip into the market for a striker ..

Ronaldo.. Lewa.. Isak.. 

Even Felix..I feel Felix would be ideal for us with Sterling and Odoi/Puli on the wings. 

 

Edited July 11, 2022 by DDA

[Blue Armour 4,324]

3 hours ago, Vesper said:

you cant teach that sort of speed

and he is vastly better on the ball now

he just need regular playing time

Lampard made all our CB's look like shit

I think he will end up being a stellar CB in Serie A

he already was a huge reason in Milan winning the Scudetto and made some first team all league sides

a bit gutted we never got to see him under Tuchel for a full season, but NOTHING like when we sold de Bruyne with no buyback🤬

I will take that to my grave

but oh well, best of luck to Tomori, not bitter at all, I wish him well

Only hope he does Pogba or a Lukaku and returns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To play good, of course.

[Blue Armour 4,324]

#TeamSkriniar.

 

Fuck it. Deluding myself.

[Pizy 18,479]

The idea behind us being linked with Kimpembe (besides the obvious Tuchel connection) was that he’s left footed and suited to our back 3. But if Aké is arriving then there’s no point in that.

[Tomo 21,733]

34 minutes ago, DDA said:

The question is, who now... who do we go for now.

Surely we must dip into the market for a striker ..

Go all in on Kai at false 9. Let's learn from our error of last summer. By all means get a decent striker who we can use to mix things up a bit when required but it's no coincidence the last three Champions have used the f9 system.

[LAM09 6,821]

1 hour ago, DDA said:

Surely we must dip into the market for a striker ..

Ronaldo.. Lewa.. Isak.. 

Even Felix..I feel Felix would be ideal for us with Sterling and Odoi/Puli on the wings. 

 

We aren't going to go big for a CF after last season, so we either stick with what we have with the addition of Broja (maybe even Michy) or make a late move (still mixed about the prospect) for Ronaldo.

I still can't get over the fact that we actually signed Lukaku and there were a few around here that believed it would work out. 🙄

This might be an outlandish thought, but going after someone like Muriel as a stopgap could be a shrewd piece of business. 

Edited July 11, 2022 by LAM09

[Alabama 1,992]

Great....glad Barca got him....I can't believe people want Raphinha here after Romelu saga...move on Gnabry is there for the taking...

[Blue Armour 4,324]

57 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Go all in on Kai at false 9. Let's learn from our error of last summer. By all means get a decent striker who we can use to mix things up a bit when required but it's no coincidence the last three Champions have used the f9 system.

Agreed. I'd rather we just focus all efforts on fixing the defense., with quality.

Unless Boehly & Tuchel are interested in a title charge., back 4 is all that needs fixing for a top 4 finish.

Without it, I'm heavily skeptical. Just think, we had Rudiger fit for almost all our games last season and he was the sole reason our defense held together, despite Silvas quality.

Silva is year older now, and is not going to playe every game. Add an ageing (and possibly gone) Azpilicueta, we are in deep shit if our plan is to rely on a player like Ake. 

Only hope in that case is if Colwill somehow steps it up big time, like Chalobah did last year. 

[DDA 9,694]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

Go all in on Kai at false 9. Let's learn from our error of last summer. By all means get a decent striker who we can use to mix things up a bit when required but it's no coincidence the last three Champions have used the f9 system.

100% on board with playing Havertz in the false 9 as a constant but I just hope we don't get to Christmas and it hasn't worked out and our need for a striker is staring us dead in the eyes once again. 

Edited July 11, 2022 by DDA