Chelsea Transfers

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

2 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Just read Steinber's latest tweet. 

Could you imagine if we recoup almost £100m from selling both Mount and Gallagher alone? Pure profit.

Would not celebrate yet. 

Liverpool is clearly going for Bellingham. United by some reports is interested in Kudus. You have free agents like Rabiot who dreams of playing PL, Tielemans, Gundogan... Not sure there is a market for Mount. Newcastle probably most realistic but MM has huge demands and Chelsea will probably have the same which may not be realistic with one year left on contract. 

 

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[NikkiCFC 8,516]

7 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Mac Allister would be a great replacement for Mount. I don’t see him as someone who would partner Enzo deeper in midfield.

Do we really need replacement for Mount? In 343 his position is winger, we just got Mudryk, Mudueke, Felix plays there, Sterling... In this setup Nkunku will probably as well. 

Other setup we used 4231. Again for AM Nkunku is coming, Havertz best position by far, Gallagher can cover. 

For me personally more than enough even if we don't get Szoboszlai, buy Felix and sell Mount. All 3 seem extra or unnecessary. 

[Vesper 31,104]

On 08/03/2023 at 08:51, ulvhedin said:

What do you guys think about Goncalo Ramos? Benfica fans are saying he is developing nicely, not only goal poaching but overall game.

I would not lose my shit if we bought him FOR A FAIR PRICE

[Mário César 1,483]

gonçalo will be much expensive 

[Vesper 31,104]

my list of remotely acceptable (and available and doable, so no Mbappe or Håland) CFs remains basically the same

    
Victor Osimhen
Dusan Vlahovic    
Julián Álvarez   (cannot see Citeh selling him to us)
Jonathan David  
Ivan Toney  (as long as the betting shit is sorted)
Gonçalo Ramos 
Randal Kolo Muani 
Marcus Thuram  
Aleksandar Mitrović 
Hugo Ekitiké (doubt PSG will sell him though)
Evanilson
Benjamin Sesko 
Rasmus Højlund  
Vitor Roque  
Marcos Leonardo

 

Rasmus Højlund: The 'other Haaland' who is thriving in Serie A and who runs 100m in under 11 seconds

https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2023/02/14/63eb88feca4741d8688b4593.html

Atalanta's new jewel is Rasmus Højlund, who has already doubled his market value compared to when the Bergamo side bought him from Sturm Graz last August.

Atalanta paid 17 million euros for the striker, with certain segments of the fanbase wondering if the club had made the right decision.

Half a year later, Højlund has firmly established himself in Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini's starting line-up after taking advantage of the World Cup break, with the striker now being compared to Erling Haaland.

Who is Rasmus Højlund?

Højlund also comes from a family of footballers. Even though his father Anders never left Denmark and never won an international cap, his son has already done that.

Højlund has already made his debut with the senior team, while his brothers Oscar and Emil are regulars in the Copenhagen reserve team.

"If you think about who he resembles, Haaland quickly comes to mind, but I like Højlund and I don't like Haaland", former player Antonio Cassano said.

While these comparisons are on the table, it is also important to remember that Højlund is still just 20 and is still growing, creating his own story in Serie A.

Comparisons with Haaland

The comparisons to the Manchester City striker have also been highlighted by Atalanta coach Gasperini.

"The characteristics are very similar, especially in accelerations," Gasperini stated.

"He is a very fast player, he does the 100 meters in less than 11 seconds.

"For his height, he has a low center of gravity and an incredible stride frequency.

"I'm convinced he will have a great career. Technically, he always shows different and better things".

Since 2023 Højlund has scored five goals for La Dea and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, his market price already exceeds 40 million euros.

"Højlund is a great talent, physically strong and with great speed," Atalanta captain Rafael Toloi said.

"He has everything he needs to be great and is working with the right coach and with the right team."

Where will Højlund go next?

Atalanta view Højlund as an investment that will pay off in the long run.

"More than a gamble, Højlund is a great investment that the club very much wants," Atalanta's sporting director Tony D'Amico said.

"Few players from 2003 have this amount of playing time in Italy.

"He has great room for improvement and, with Gasperini, he can become very strong."

 

 

Edited March 9, 2023 by Vesper

[Pizy 19,280]

32 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Do we really need replacement for Mount? In 343 his position is winger, we just got Mudryk, Mudueke, Felix plays there, Sterling... In this setup Nkunku will probably as well. 

Other setup we used 4231. Again for AM Nkunku is coming, Havertz best position by far, Gallagher can cover. 

For me personally more than enough even if we don't get Szoboszlai, buy Felix and sell Mount. All 3 seem extra or unnecessary. 

You’re probably right. All depends on what sort of fee we can agree with Atleti for Felix. If he stays for good then we definitely don’t need a new attacking mid.

[Mário César 1,483]

if Kova leave, we need another midfieldr

so...

a center forward

a midfielder 

and a attack midfielder

in defense, apart from GK, I think we are ok

what do you think?

I think we need only 3 smart buys and sell a lot of deadwood 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,950]

 

[Mário César 1,483]

I hope we stay away from tammy

He is not good enough for us 

[Fernando 6,725]

I don't think there's a good striker right now that I want. Victor is going to be hard especially with Napoli. 

And we have not fare well with strikers from Italy. 

Remember Lukaku killing it at Italy. 

I think Nkunku coming in and if we buy Felix we should be good for now. Let's focus on midfield and selling players this summer. 

[TheHulk 2,647]

5 minutes ago, Fernando said:

I don't think there's a good striker right now that I want. Victor is going to be hard especially with Napoli. 

And we have not fare well with strikers from Italy. 

Remember Lukaku killing it at Italy. 

I think Nkunku coming in and if we buy Felix we should be good for now. Let's focus on midfield and selling players this summer. 

Pretty much this, also need to see what we do with the defense if we sell Koulibaly and Chalobah and what happens with Maatsen.

Edited March 9, 2023 by TheHulk

[Fernando 6,725]

2 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Pretty much this, also need to see what we do with the defense if we sell Koulibaly and Chalobah and what happens with Maatsen.

I hope we sell KK but I'm not sure if that is possible with high wages. 

I'm afraid he is stuck with us. We also have Colwill coming back and he is very promising. So yes selling Chalobah will be much easier but I wonder who will want him and how much he will cost. 

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

Why would we sell KK, he is killing it last couple of games. Everyone wanted Rudiger sold before Tuchel arrival.

Fofana, Badiashile both staying here for long future. KK also staying, you need experienced defenders always. Silva leaving in summer 2024 and will be replaced. Only change in summer Chalobah out 30m, Colwil in from loan. 5 CBs for 3 positions. Plus Cucurella when needed. 

[Vesper 31,104]

1 hour ago, TheHulk said:

Pretty much this, also need to see what we do with the defense if we sell Koulibaly and Chalobah and what happens with Maatsen.

we are not going to be able to sell KK

he is on a 4 year, £295K PW contract

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,399]

How do we know Koulibaly's wages aren't incentivized and drop down if we aren't in CL?

 

[OneMoSalah 9,104]

3 hours ago, Mário César said:

gonçalo will be much expensive 

Every Benfica player will be expensive. Particularly someone who has a goal a game basically at his age. Not to mention he was productive at the WC too.

Edited March 9, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[Mário César 1,483]

7 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Every Benfica player will be expensive. Particularly someone who has a goal a game basically at his age. Not to mention he was productive at the WC too.

I don't believe hat he is good enough 

I prefer pay a bit more for Oshimene than pay a little less for Gonçalo 

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

4 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Really like the look of Ramos

[bluesman2610 1,430]

14 hours ago, Vesper said:

Caqueret is a superb all-round MFer, who can tackle, press, and shift the ball quickly into dangerous areas 

I’m glad some else noticed him as well. When we were going all out for Enzo in January and it looked like we were failing this was a far cheaper option.