Chelsea Transfers

[Special Juan 27,419]

1 minute ago, guddy69 said:

With barca? 

Norwich

[guddy69 174]

1 minute ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Kounde leaves training early and thanks fans.

 

What team.. Why. Post this but not say where? 

 

 

[Strike 7,212]

 

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,466]

6 minutes ago, guddy69 said:

What team.. Why. Post this but not say where? 

 

 

You are aware that Barca has not made an offer, verbal or official?

[Strike 7,212]

Di Marzio saying close to Chelsea move for 50m euros (42.5m pounds) + bonuses. Very reasonable price if true.

Edited July 20, 2022 by Strike

[Pizy 18,360]

Now we wait for Barca’s response. See if they match it. Then it’s up to Koundé himself.

[Artandur 939]

Sevilla apparently said they want a straight-cash deal, so that rules out Barca from the get-go

[Fernando 6,447]

10 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Now we wait for Barca’s response. See if they match it. Then it’s up to Koundé himself.

Unlike Raphinha, Sevilla being in La Liga will not want to sell to Barcelona but to us. So I doubt they have a chance here. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,291]

He’s already left training. 

[Special Juan 27,419]

He's left Sevilla training in a go-kart wearing just a Chelsea thong with Tood Boehly's face on it

[Pizy 18,360]

3 minutes ago, Artandur said:

Sevilla apparently said they want a straight-cash deal, so that rules out Barca from the get-go

Unless they pull another magic lever out of their asses.

[Superblue 6,370]

Anyone know much about this player? He mentions in his next post Rennes would be looking for around 40m euros.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Skriniar, Saliba, Gvardiol, Martinez, and Ibanez are the alternatives if Kounde doesn’t come to Barcelona.

[Superblue 6,370]

1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I think one of the many tasks facing the new board is to train the market to understand that there is more discipline at Chelsea now about the way money is spent. That necessarily has to start with there actually being more discipline in our spending. If that means walking away from deals because the ask is too high then I'm all for it even if, as is the case with Gavridol, the player concerned is one I would love to see join Chelsea.

Cost of the deal is not the cause my doubts this deal will happen however. Gavridol's stock is high currently and I expect that, for now at least, Chelsea isn't on his list of preferred destinations.

With regards to having a limit on what to pay for a player and being prepared to walk away, I actually think that has been the case in recent times with Marina at the helm. Possibly even to our detriment with how stubborn she may have been.

From what has been reported, it seems that the new ownership when making bids for players haven't tried to lowball and have started terms in a reasonable position unlike reportedly what things were like with Marina. I certainly think the effort that seems to be being made by Boehly and Clearlake with regards to building relationships with agents and boards of other clubs will bear fruition in time for us.

Ultimately it all boils down to value in a transfer deal and this is something we've been quite poor at in recent years. This doesn't necessarily mean we've overspent on players but we've definitely bought the wrong suited players either for us or the Premier League. On the face of it, I think Sterling and Koulibaly are excellent buys that we seem to have secured for reasonable fees due to their contract situations, but Werner seemed a great buy on paper a couple of years ago for what seemed a reasonable fee with his release clause. We're probably not going to be able to reliably assess value for money in both cases for at least the next season or two.

Scouting and recruitment have to be looked at significantly, but I think the board also need to put a plan in place in the long term for how they wish the club to operate on the pitch. Everything evolves in time, but ultimately the old regime's idea of picking the best manager on paper rather than necessarily the best fit for the club and the player pool at his disposal has impacted our ability to sustain regular title challenges. I really hope that Tuchel is a massive success here and stays for the next few years to build the next great Chelsea side, but if he does move on in the next year or two, then the next managerial appointment I feel needs to be a well thought succession to him. Otherwise we'll be in the same position we have been for many years with a whole host of players at the squad having been bought for different managers, tactics, ideas, etc.

[guddy69 174]

37 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

You are aware that Barca has not made an offer, verbal or official?

So he said goodbye to his teammates.. And we are the only team to have made an offer, so he is definitely coming to Chelsea as there are no other offers.

[milka 3,344]

One more to complete  our new Defence . 

[Special Juan 27,419]

If Kounde arrives I think that will be it for the defence

[Pizy 18,360]

1 minute ago, Special Juan said:

If Kounde arrives I think that will be it for the defence

In terms of CB’s I think so. But surely we have to dip into the market for an inexpensive fullback? Especially if Azpi and Alonso leave.