Chelsea Transfers

[TheHulk 2,401]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Hes apparently already turned them down. Was reported last week he wanted to stay and fight for his place as opposed to go to Everton or Newcastle. 

 

[Pizy 18,849]

6 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

He has said he prefers Newcastle, or at least that is what is being reported.

Selling him to Eddie Howe and Newcastle is potentially very risky. He could actually haunt us there and help threaten our chase for top 4 whereas at Everton we don’t have to worry about as much.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said:

 

RLC isn't going anywhere on 120kpw and Mount will get sorted. 100%. 

Bettinelli

James 

Chalobah

Mount

Sterling 

Chilwell

Carney

Broja 

Ruben 

Hall

 

There's 10 off the top of my head. 

U21s dont need to be registered though so would imagine Carney, Hall and Broja would be exempt and would free up spaces? Although they could still be registered if the club wanted to

1 minute ago, TheHulk said:

 

Was also talks we didn’t want to deal with Newcastle for Ziyech because they are in direct competition for top 4 with us (although their miles ahead of us)….. so wouldn’t bet on a move to NUFC being a sure thing yet

[lluubbeenn 171]

6 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

 

RLC isn't going anywhere on 120kpw and Mount will get sorted. 100%. 

Bettinelli

James 

Chalobah

Mount

Sterling 

Chilwell

Carney

Broja 

Ruben 

Hall

 

There's 10 off the top of my head. 

Bettinelli is gone in the summer alongside RLC. Youngsters don't count and that leaves us with five and that is if we can move KK. If not Chalobah has to go. And we will have to buy Rice and a HG keeper.

[ulvhedin 525]

3 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

U21s dont need to be registered though so would imagine Carney, Hall and Broja would be exempt and would free up spaces? Although they could still be registered if the club wanted to

Was also talks we didn’t want to deal with Newcastle for Ziyech because they are in direct competition for top 4 with us (although their miles ahead of us)….. so wouldn’t bet on a move to NUFC being a sure thing yet

Carney is not eligible for U21 in CL, and Broja next season would be too old for that. 

[TheHulk 2,401]

[pmh1 23]

 

Don't blame him - they are dog shit!

[Strike 7,474]

Everton would be career suicide for Connor but I think with this interest confirmed, others will enter the picture - Palace, Newcastle

[Vesper 30,085]

3 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Already got Rico Lewis and Kyle Walker there which is apparently why they were keen to let him go. More LB their struggling with although Ake has done well, wouldn’t be surprised if they prioritised a more natural left footed LB as I think Gomez has struggled to convince them. But again not many of them out there, maybe they’re a bit regretful letting Zinchenko go.

yes, they need a LB as well (Walker is not getting any younger at RB, which is why I suggested those 2)

LB is their curse position over the years

they never effectively filled it with a remotely WC player, Cancelo did oki at times there as a right footer there, but he has weirdly flamed out

they have spent (this is cray!) over £250m on just fullbacks (just in t fees, and add-ons, lol) since Pep has arrived

soon over £300m I wager 🤪

Lewis looks pretty decent at right back, but not WC

and if Walker leaves/ages out, they literally are down to only one other fullback

the pedestrian, very meh LB  Sergio Gómez

Ake is far better at CB (he is actually quite decent there, not great, but decent) than LB, its one big reason we let him go

overall

Citeh are FUCKED at fullback, especially if the soon to be 33yo Walker goes down

alleged raper Mendy is still in deep shit legally, and he was never that great anyway

I was surprised they left Spuds buy Destiny Udogie (bruising speed merchant 20yo 1.88m LB from Italy via Nigeria) on the cheap last summer

Destiny on the left and Dumfries on the right, in the Pep system, would be twin 6-2 American footie NFL free safety-bodied terrors

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

8 minutes ago, lluubbeenn said:

Bettinelli is gone in the summer alongside RLC. Youngsters don't count and that leaves us with five and that is if we can move KK. If not Chalobah has to go. And we will have to buy Rice and a HG keeper.

RLC is not gone in the summer. 😂

He is on bloody 120kpw and won't ever get those kind of wages again. Stop convincing yourself he will all of a sudden accept a contract that will likely be significantly lower. Bettinelli is also not going anywhere given he was specifically purchased for fulfilling that HG quota. 

 

[lluubbeenn 171]

3 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

RLC is not gone in the summer. 😂

He is on bloody 120kpw and won't ever get those kind of wages again. Stop convincing yourself he will all of a sudden accept a contract that will likely be significantly lower. Bettinelli is also not going anywhere given he was specifically purchased for fulfilling that HG quota. 

 

Bettinelli contract is up in the summer. He will be most likely replaced by someone else who will never play, but is HG. RLC contract is up in 2024 and if we don't intend to play him at all he will go. Opportunities will be even harder to find if he rots on the bench for a year after all these injuries.

Edited January 30, 2023 by lluubbeenn

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Just now, lluubbeenn said:

Bettinelli contract is up in the summer. He will be most likely replaced by someone else who will never play, but is HG. RLC contract is up in 2024 and if we don't intend to play him at all he will go. Opportunities will be even harder to find if he rots on the bench for a ear after all these injuries.

But the decision to let him go isn't one sided? Ruben has to accept to leave and accept the contract of the buying club. There is no way a club will come close to matching his current 120kpw wages. If anything, he will be lucky to get 50% of that given his injury record and actual quality. 

Ruben seems well happy to have a bit part role here.