Chelsea Transfers

[Magic Lamps 11,649]

17 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I really like Ivan Toney. For a big classic front man he’s a fantastic footballer. 

But he’s basically like a God for Brentford. There’s no chance they’d sell him and especially not so late in the window. I don’t think a club of their stature would be able to replace him with only 2 weeks left.

He's not a big classic front man tho. He might be somewhat tall-ish but he is more of a mobile, agile, athletic presence than an old fashioned sturdy battering ram-style target man I would say.

I actually could imagine him fitting us well. just his last two games i thought he was really impressive. That run and first touch ass for the 4th goal vs Manure was brilliant and he was pressing them all game. Today he showed great coordination for both his goals, unfortunately just one counted.

[LAM09 6,732]

55 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

 

Please say we're going to dodge another bullet.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Hope we string Barca along until deadline day so they think they're able to register Kounde 😁

[Superblue 6,370]

19 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

He's not a big classic front man tho. He might be somewhat tall-ish but he is more of a mobile, agile, athletic presence than an old fashioned sturdy battering ram-style target man I would say.

I actually could imagine him fitting us well. just his last two games i thought he was really impressive. That run and first touch ass for the 4th goal vs Manure was brilliant and he was pressing them all game. Today he showed great coordination for both his goals, unfortunately just one counted.

I agree, I think he's a much better footballer than he's probably given credit for and his profile is a significantly better fit than Lukaku was.

I think the problem is the price. How much would Brentford want, perhaps even more so as local rivals. It would have to be upwards of £40-50m.

I think if we showed a legitimate interest, I do think he'd push to make the move. Pretty sure he's been caught a couple of times not speaking very positively of Brentford.

I think ultimately the difference with Aubameyang is if it doesn't work out, I think he is easier to absorb and bring another attacker in next summer. If Toney costs 3 or 4x as much he immediately becomes a big money signing. The risk if he flops is we're stuck with two very expensive failed strikers on the books and still searching for another. 

The club would have to be very confident that Toney is "the guy" for likely the money it would cost and if they felt he was that then I'd assume we would have made a move for him much sooner in the window.

[Mário César 971]

don't bother me failing auba signing

I prefer Ronaldo, tbh

3 years of contract + 30M its a lot of money

[bigbluewillie 1,858]

2 hours ago, Pizy said:

I really like Ivan Toney. For a big classic front man he’s a fantastic footballer. 

But he’s basically like a God for Brentford. There’s no chance they’d sell him and especially not so late in the window. I don’t think a club of their stature would be able to replace him with only 2 weeks left.

They could go in for Auba🤣

[Maravel21 36]

let’s pray for not getting maguire🙏🏻

[Vesper 28,670]

1 hour ago, Maravel21 said:

let’s pray for not getting maguire🙏🏻

what I envision your average male Chels supporter would feel if we sign slabhead

 

[Vesper 28,670]

wtf

lol

Fofana's bird doing a numbie at the SOTON game??

Edited August 21, 2022 by Vesper

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Memphis Depay is demanding a lot of money from Juventus and now they are considering signing Arkadiusz Milik instead of Depay.

 

[Artandur 939]

Just now, Blues Forever said:

Memphis Depay is demanding a lot of money from Juventus and now they are considering signing Arkadiusz Milik instead of Depay.

 

Barca is so fucked

[Bren 41]

2 hours ago, Maravel21 said:

let’s pray for not getting maguire🙏🏻

phew they've sobered up!

[Vesper 28,670]

There is some dodgy shite going on with Toney's height

he is 1.85m, I fully believe that

but Brentford's site, and thus wikipedia list him now at only 1.79m, which is rubbish

look at this pic from 2020

Canos (7) is 1.77m

and  Christian Nörgaard, behind him. is 1.89m

 

Azpi is 1.78m

do they look basically the same height? LOL

 

Christian Eriksen is 1.82m

 

[Vesper 28,670]

i would much rather have Toney than Auba

and we can use Broja or Bats as makeweight compensation for BFC as it such a late CF transfer

[Artandur 939]

I fear the Toney talk is just being used to put pressure on Barca regarding the Auba deal. If we were really after Toney we'd have to move fast now

[lucio 5,418]

Tap in and penalty merchant. 

[Vesper 28,670]

1 minute ago, Artandur said:

I fear the Toney talk is just being used to put pressure on Barca regarding the Auba deal. If we were really after Toney we'd have to move fast now

we should move with lightning speed for Toney

zero chance we move for Osimhen this late, Napoli would never do it, unless we shipped them €100m (£85m) or more plus likely Broja on a perm

and I see almost zero links to Danjuma

and I do not think we move for Zaha, who is more of a winger anyway

EPL strikers:

[Blues Forever 1,232]