Chelsea Transfers

[Hashishi 148]

29 minutes ago, chelsea_4_eva said:

If Pool are going for Enzo, does that mean no Bellingham for them?

I think Bellingham may go to Real. He is the only superstar that will be available this summer. Other option for himnwould be City. I don't think Liverpool have the money for him anyway

Edited December 24, 2022 by Hashishi

[Hashishi 148]

Have we spoken to him about our "vision" yet?

[Vesper 31,050]

1 hour ago, Superblue said:

We are missing this profile of player at the club. Could get away with it to a degree when Kante played regularly, but we're far too easy to play against and through. If we are to switch to a back 4 formation long term then it's essential we have a top DM sitting in front protecting it.

I like Enzo and I love Bellingham but ultimately for me you still need a defensive minded player playing alongside them unless you're prepared to curb their attacking instincts and as a result remove a large facet to their game. Every man and their dog could see for England how much Gerrard and Lampard needed a midfielder to sit deep and allow them both to play their natural games and I feel in Enzo and Bellingham, the same would be required to get the most out of them.

Romeo Lavia would be great for that role too

I am sure that is why we tried to buy him last summer, late late in the game

[Hashishi 148]

3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Romeo Lavia would be great for that role too

I am sure that is why we tried to buy him last summer, late late in the game

There must be a reason man City let him go. I don't want to pick up leftovers after the top team. That's what teams in Italy do with juventus. That's what arse and spuds used to do with us.

[Vesper 31,050]

2 minutes ago, Hashishi said:

There must be a reason man City let him go. I don't want to pick up leftovers after the top team. That's what teams in Italy do with juventus. That's what arse and spuds used to do with us.

he is NOT Citeh leftovers, smdh

is Musiala Chels leftovers?

roflmaooooooooooooooo

[Strike 7,763]

3 hours ago, Hashishi said:

There must be a reason man City let him go. I don't want to pick up leftovers after the top team. That's what teams in Italy do with juventus. That's what arse and spuds used to do with us.

Not leftovers I think. Seems to me as the same reason Livramento left. Clubs cannot tie down youngsters to long-term deals so there is a high chance of players switching to get playtime.

[Vesper 31,050]

Raphinha has been a bust at Barca, they may be looking to sell him

HARD PASS

[Vesper 31,050]

 

[Vegetable 830]

3 hours ago, Vesper said:

Raphinha has been a bust at Barca, they may be looking to sell him

HARD PASS

Oh, who would expect this 🙃 But hey, at least we humiliated ourselves over mediocre player, who never wanted to come here.

[turgi 71]

3 hours ago, Vesper said:

 

What's our system? Creating xG of Southampton?

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

Olmo reminds me of Mount. Both often play on the left side and with no pace they just look weird there. Overrated. Hard pass. 

[Strike 7,763]

 

Looking very much like we are looking to replace Jorginho with Rice in summer 23

[Pizy 19,257]

Rice feels inevitable and I’d be delighted with the signing. And he feels like a player who would come regardless of whether we finish in the top 4. We’re also fortunate that most of our PL rivals either have just recently signed expensive DM’s or have other midfield targets. City just signed Phillips and also have Rodri, United signed Casemiro, and Liverpool will likely prioritize Bellingham or Enzo. As attractive as Arse may seem currently, I’m not sure they’d pay mega money for Rice and I’m not sure he’d choose them over us if we both bid.

Everyone (myself included) assumes that Jorginho will leave but I wouldn’t be surprised if we extended him since Kante is surely off. Maybe a 2-3 years deal as a squad option if he’s fine with that.

[Tomo 21,751]

27 minutes ago, Pizy said:

 City just signed Phillips and also have Rodri, United signed Casemiro, and Liverpool will likely prioritize Bellingham or Enzo.

All of them significantly better than Rice, especially at progressing the ball. Would be absolutely depressing.

[bluesman2610 1,430]

6 hours ago, Vesper said:

 

I trust his opinion on this he seems to play in a position we are heavily loaded in though. But much more dynamic than current players that’s for sure

[Hashishi 148]

[Hashishi 148]

Ornstein tweet saying we are after an LCB

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1606688944682328068?s=20&t=Q1jeOOoPGdwJzGNt2tpxJA

[Pizy 19,257]

Why not just wait and go all out for Gvardiol? Why spend on a vastly inferior player?

[Vesper 31,050]

1 hour ago, Hashishi said:

Ornstein tweet saying we are after an LCB

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1606688944682328068?s=20&t=Q1jeOOoPGdwJzGNt2tpxJA

to post a tweet

try removing the ? and all after it

snapshot

yields

 

 

Edited December 24, 2022 by Vesper

[Vesper 31,050]

Chelsea keen on €35m Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile

https://theathletic.com/4023732/2022/12/24/Chelsea-transfers-benoit-badiashile/

Chelsea are working to sign a new left-sided centre-back and — as things stand — Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile is the leading candidate.

The pursuit of a new recruit for this position has been ongoing since the last window, when Chelsea had personal terms in place with RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol but were unable to strike a club-to-club deal on the transfer fee.

Their interest in the Croatia international remains, however his rising value has forced Chelsea to broaden the search and consider alternative options for January or next summer.

Those include Evan N’Dika — set to be available as a free agent when his contract at Eintracht Frankfurt expires on June 30 — and Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie.

Yet Badiashile has emerged as the priority at present and Chelsea are talking to Monaco about recruiting the France international. While currently there is no agreement between the Premier League side and their Ligue 1 counterparts, multiple sources believe he will join in the weeks ahead for around €35 million ($37m, £30m).

The development follows an extensive scouting process, which has seen Chelsea focus on a fairly specific profile and age group. Badiashile, Gvardiol, N’Dika and Hincapie occupy similar roles and are 21, 20, 23 and 20 respectively.

Chelsea admire the multi-club models Monaco and Leipzig are part of and recently dealt with both sides, having appointed Laurence Stewart and Christopher Vivell as technical directors.

If Badiashile joins, it would continue the owners’ focus on trying to bring in young players to the club. Chelsea added Carney Chukwuemeka (18), Fofana (21), Marc Cucurella (24) and Cesare Casadei (19) in the summer and are also signing 19-year-old Datro Fofana from Norweigan club Molde.

His arrival would help to reinforce a part of the squad that suffered after Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen left on free transfers last summer. He would join Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana in competing for the centre-back berths, with Cucurella and Reece James able to play there in a three too.

Badiashile is a 6ft 4in defender who is good on the ball, incredibly fast and who has impressed in France by regularly stealing the ball off opponents without having to go to ground.

He also has a lot of experience for someone so young, having played 135 times for Monaco already.