Chelsea Transfers

[chelsea_4_eva 1,159]

Its not the Auba part most of us are against, its the Auba for a fee after he terminated his contract and Barca got him for free just a few months prior. 

[milka 3,346]

This will looking very weird anyway if it happen

[Gundalf 804]

25 minutes ago, manpe said:

The same was said about Lukaku. In fact it was the only thing said about him. "Scoring goals" is not the only thing we should be looking at, it's how the player fits the team.

We really are scraping bottom of the barrel with the likes of Auba and Gordon. Panic mode setting in.

We missed a trick with Gabriel Jesus, the one that got away. 😒 He might be the difference between Arsenal finishing above or below us.

Thats why Im always very doubtful about players from Serie A. Its just too easy to score goals in this league. Thats why I dont buy this Osimhen hype at all, I mean even bloody 33yo Arnautovic (we laughed about Uniteds interest in him) scored the exact same amount of goals last season in a worse team. 32yo Immobile scored DOUBLE.

Auba on the other hand has proven it in the PL (unlike Lukaku) and in La Liga. He had the best conversion rate last year in La Liga, quite above Benzema. His xG was 7, he managed to score 11 in 17 games.
I think we can all agree we need a striker. Yes, we were great against Spurs, but yet again 2 goals scored by defenders, against Everton it was a pen. So still 0 goals in 2 games by our attackers. Our attackers just cant score. Its the same pattern as last year. 

We dont need another shiny, dribbly attacker, we need someone, who gets the ball, shoots and scores. Auba can do this job imo, considering how complicated the striker market is atm. Ofc its not the ideal addition, but having him for 1 or 2 years while we search for a suitable long term addition isnt the worst thing ig.

Its a dilemma really. We need a striker, but the right choice doesnt seem to be available atm. We really should have gone for Jesus. But he was considered a chance waster as well at City. Maybe thats why we didnt pursue him, idk. 

Yes, paying a fee for him is just another "Barca fucks Chelsea" moment, but tbh, I dont see the alternatives. Yes, maybe Ronaldo, but Ronaldo destroys dressing rooms. 

Edited August 15, 2022 by Gundalf

[Vesper 28,842]

23 hours ago, Jype said:

Rice is going nowhere from West Ham this year. I do believe he's earmarked to join later but no chance this summer, not even for £100M.

we are going to have a massive tussle with Manure for Rice next year I wager, unless they pull De Jong. and lie even then, especially if those cunts the Glazers finally sell off

Edited August 15, 2022 by Vesper

[MoroccanBlue 5,306]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

we are going to have a massive tussle with Manure for Rice next year I wager, unless they pull De Jong. and lie even then, especially if those cunts the Glazers finally sell off

Is Rice even being considered anymore?

 

De Jong

Kovacic

Chukwuemeka

Casadei

Gallagher

 

And this is assuming we get rid of both Jorginho and Kante

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,481]

5 minutes ago, Vesper said:

we are going to have a massive tussle with Manure for Rice next year I wager, unless they pull De Jong. and lie even then, especially if those cunts the Glazers finally sell off

The Glazers will not sell. TV contracts are getting larger and the value of PL Teams are expected to raise sharply in the next 5 years. They are also making a fortune from kit sales and tshirt sales. They are top of the heap at selling team trinkets and tshirts.

[Vesper 28,842]

7 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Is Rice even being considered anymore?

 

De Jong

Kovacic

Chukwuemeka

Casadei

Gallagher

none of those are real DMF's

[MoroccanBlue 5,306]

6 minutes ago, Vesper said:

none of those are real DMF's

But we don't play with traditional DMFs, and based on the profile of both Chukwuemeka and Casadei, Tuchel is looking for midfielders with both attacking and defensive abilities. 

I don't think we will ever see us play a lone DMF under Tuchel. Always a pivot. 

[Maravel21 36]

goaaaaal oil money 💰 

[Nero 1,838]

I speak for everyone when I say: Zaha over 33 years old Aubameyang 

 

[Jype 6,398]

2 minutes ago, Maravel21 said:

goaaaaal oil money 💰 

That has nothing to do with the club though.

[Maravel21 36]

5 minutes ago, Jype said:

That has nothing to do with the club though.

Yes ,however you don’t know where the money come for , officially not but secretly?  You never know , it’s good to have collaborations with others 

[Costa19 858]

Who is this Zaha guy playing on top for Palace? We could use that pace and directness 😎

[Superblue 6,370]

You know the media will be salivating at trying to bridge links between Boehly/Clearlake and Saudi PIF. They've already made one attempt.

[Pizy 18,368]

Haven’t heard anything about a new Fofana bid lately… 🤔

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

11 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

You know the media will be salivating at trying to bridge links between Boehly/Clearlake and Saudi PIF. They've already made one attempt.

 

21 minutes ago, Maravel21 said:

Yes ,however you don’t know where the money come for , officially not but secretly?  You never know , it’s good to have collaborations with others 

The motivation for the Saudis investing in Nucastle is sportswashing. They want to shake off their humans rights record and burnish their image by getting publicity via their very visible involvement in the PL. why would they also support ilium club behind closed doors? They would not get anything out of it 

[milka 3,346]

 

[Gundalf 804]

1 minute ago, milka said:

 

These 2 + De Jong will go till deadline day. Dont expect a transfer before September.