Chelsea Transfers

[OneMoSalah 9,104]

11 hours ago, Hashishi said:

 

How did they get him so cheap?

 

Good player who suits Liverpool to the ground IMO. £37m is a snip and proof you don’t need to spunk £50-60m to get good players. Plenty scope for improvement, shocked United didn't make him their priority when Ronaldo left although aye its maybe cause he’s not a natural 9. 

Not buying us getting this Fernandez deal done - 120m euros in January, or higher on a structured deal which they may not even accept, is incredibly unlikely.

We’ve spent £60m on Nkunku already for the summer, signed Fofana for somewhere between £10-15m (apparently), Andre Santos is close to coming for £13m and the CB from Monaco is apparently another £30-35m. So I doubt it.

Just seems very football manager/FIFA career mode to spend £250m in the summer then spend another say £230-250m in January. 

 

Edited December 29, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[Vesper 31,108]

2 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Argentine Verratti. 

OFFICIAL | PSG ANNOUNCE MARCO VERRATTI CONTRACT EXTENSION

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-psg-announce-marco-verratti-contract-extension/

[MoroccanBlue 5,399]

Just now, Vesper said:

OFFICIAL | PSG ANNOUNCE MARCO VERRATTI CONTRACT EXTENSION

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-psg-announce-marco-verratti-contract-extension/

Talk about a player that's completely wasted his career. 

At least Thiago Silva managed to get out in time to save his. 

[Vesper 31,108]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

. £37m is a snip and proof you don’t need to spunk £50-60m to get good players.

around £50m with add-ons

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

Enzo-Caicedo my dream MF.

[OneMoSalah 9,104]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

around £50m with add-ons

Will be performance related bonuses in also probably to push it up yeah but £37m upfront is what their saying, which for a player of that calibre is impressive business once again from Liverpool. 

46 goal involvements in 41 games in Holland since start of last season also pretty impressive, despite the quality of the league. And you can see at the World Cup he’s a very diverse player in terms of how he can play as a focal point, a 10 or from the sides. Not the level of Suarez (and maybe wont ever reach that level) but I would say a very similar type of find in terms of the age profile, the flexibility he can offer, the experience he’s already got also.

[MoroccanBlue 5,399]

12 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Enzo-Caicedo my dream MF.

Ornstein just reported we may in fact only get 1 midfielder. 

Makes sense resigning both Kante and Jorginho then. 

[Vesper 31,108]

9 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Talk about a player that's completely wasted his career. 

At least Thiago Silva managed to get out in time to save his. 

all he lacks is a CL (and the SC and FWCC that you get shots at if you win the CL), has decent shots at it for this and next season at least (they have to beat Bayern in the next round, so if they do that, that is one giant barrier down this season) and, of course the World Cup (but did win the Euros in 2020 with Italy)

He lives in one of the greatest cities on the planet, gets paid €20m plus a year (was €17m under his old contract), dated supermodels (and married one, Jessica Aidi), was Knighted with the the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and has 30 topflight trophies, and gets to play with Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar all on the same team, all that before he turned 30yo last month

If I was a footballer can I have a 'completely wasted career' like that? LOLOL

Edited December 30, 2022 by Vesper

[Hashishi 148]

 

 

Here we go soon

 

[Pizy 19,280]

Reports on the same day that we’re trying to extend both J5 and Kante. That’s actually extremely surprising. 

Not sure how it makes sense that we’re after another midfielder then unless AT LEAST 1 leaves this coming month.

[MoroccanBlue 5,399]

7 minutes ago, Vesper said:

all he lacks is a CL (and the SC and FWCC that you get shots at if you win the CL), has decent shots at it for this and next season at least (they have to beat Bayern in the next round, so if they do that, that is one giant barrier down thsi season) and, of course the World Cup (but did win the Euros in 2020 with Italy)

He lives in one of the greatest cities on the planet, gets paid €20m plus a year (was €17m under his old contract), dated supermodels (and married one, Jessica Aidi), was Knighted with the the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and has 30 topflight trophies, and gets to play with Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar all on the same team, all that that before he turned 30yo last month

If I was a footballer can I have a 'completely wasted career' like that? LOLOL

Nothing against winning the Euro but he's gone without qualifying for the WC twice now. Failing out of the group stage his only participation. 

His club/domestic accomplishments are hardly inspiring when you consider his quality. Winning Ligue 1 with PSG is the equivalent of winning a bicycle race with a Formula One vehicle. A player of his quality should've been destined for greater things. 

[DDA 10,241]

9 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Reports on the same day that we’re trying to extend both J5 and Kante. That’s actually extremely surprising. 

Not sure how it makes sense that we’re after another midfielder then unless AT LEAST 1 leaves this coming month.

Truly Bizarre.

 

[Vesper 31,108]

6 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Nothing against winning the Euro but he's gone without qualifying for the WC twice now. Failing out of the group stage his only participation. 

His club/domestic accomplishments are hardly inspiring when you consider his quality. Winning Ligue 1 with PSG is the equivalent of winning a bicycle race with a Formula One vehicle. A player of his quality should've been destined for greater things. 

I simply disagree he has entirely wasted his career.

[Hashishi 148]

I for one am happy we are renewing Jorgi and Kante. They are both quality players and can provide depth even when the new generation comes in. Kante might even accept a lower wage to stay because he loves the club and brings a great personality. Jorgi, although not the best DM for the prem, is an excellent depth option in games where we control most of the possession. 

A midfield 3 of Enzo, Caicedo and Mount can boss most teams and we would have depth in Jorgi, Kante and Kovacic.

[Hashishi 148]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I simply disagree he has entirely wasted his career.

I think he means just because he chose to play in a farmers league like Hakimi. You can't argue with his achievements but Ligue 1 will never be like winning the Prem. I doubt PSG win CL anytime soon, City are also gunning for it.

[YorkshireBlue 3,345]

11 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I simply disagree he has entirely wasted his career.

I wouldn't say wasted, maybe made his career easier? Shall we say. Not sure it's a hard one tbh 

[MoroccanBlue 5,399]

11 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I simply disagree he has entirely wasted his career.

A player of his quality should be challenging for the highest club honors. Not Ligue 1. 

[milka 3,407]

 

[Vesper 31,108]

Just now, MoroccanBlue said:

A player of his quality should be challenging for the highest club honors. Not Ligue 1. 

tell that to Mbappe, Neymar, Messi, Marquinhos, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, etc

 

 

[Hashishi 148]