Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 30,081]

10 hours ago, Cosmin said:

we are waiting for Ziyech, Pulisic and Aubameyang to be sold before making moves for other offensive players

none of them should have ever been purchased

 

Edited July 7, 2023 by Vesper

[Tomo 21,751]

I'm a bit indifferent towards Cucurella at this point.

I don't feel he's been as bad as made out and would be decent under Pochettino but equally I won't lose any sleep if he does go.

[Vesper 30,081]

4 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I don't get why we haven't put in a bid for Lavia yet.   What is there to lose from putting in a 40+ million bid for Lavia? 

Seems like we're putting all our eggs in one basket for Caicedo and Brighton will just milk us for an extra 20 million. 

EXCLUSIVE: Lavia wants Arsenal transfer over Liverpool and Chelsea

https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2023/07/arsenal-transfer-news-romeo-lavia-liverpool-Chelsea-steve-kay-thomas-partey

Romeo Lavia would prefer to join Arsenal over Liverpool or Chelsea this summer, FootbalTransfers has learned.

Arsenal are in a three-horse race to sign the Southampton midfielder, along with Liverpool and Chelsea.

However, as FootballTransfers exclusively reported last week, Arsenal have fallen behind their two Premier League rivals in the chase.

READ MORE: Premier League 2023/24 summer transfers: All the Done Deals

The reason for this is because of the time it is taking to complete the signing of Declan Rice and the sale of Thomas Partey.

Arsenal cannot and will not complete a move for Lavia until Rice and Partey’s deals are resolved.

With Rice’s transfer from West Ham now imminent, If Arsenal can find a way to sell Partey for a price they are satisfied with, then they will go back in for Lavia.

Why Romeo Lavia wants Arsenal

And FootballTransfers has learned that Lavia would prefer to sign for Arsenal over Liverpool and Chelsea if a price can be agreed with Southampton.

There are multiple reasons for this. The offering of Champions League football, the presence of Mikel Arteta and the ‘Arsenal project’, and the image of a well-run club have given the Gunners the advantage over their rivals in the eyes of Lavia and many other transfer targets.

Furthermore, Arsenal are able to pay better wages than Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool Tottenham and Chelsea this summer.

This is due to the excellent job the club has done in the past three seasons at clearing out dead wood and cutting expenditure on wages.

Agreeing a price with Southampton for Lavia could be tricky, as Arsenal are not willing to pay the £50 million that the relegated Premier League team are demanding.

Arsenal are in a good position with the player, though.

They have been talking to Lavia’s entourage since April. Talks have gone very well, which gives Arsenal the edge.

But first Arsenal must sell Partey - and this is holding up the whole process.

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26 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I very much doubt that happens

no one expected leicester to get relegated now, but here we are.

[lucio 5,418]

22 minutes ago, Vesper said:

fuck those 3 rotters

none of them should have ever been purchased

 

I remember we were linked when he was still in Spain and he looked rubbish then 

[Vesper 30,081]

20 minutes ago, whats happening said:

no one expected leicester to get relegated now, but here we are.

Leicester was poorly run post EPL trophy. Brighton is not.

[Vesper 30,081]

hell NO to Folarin Balogun

[Special Juan 28,088]

Gutted to see Pulisic go, a family friend, but it's right for both parties- wishing him well in Milan, a top bloke with a wonderful family 😪

[Jype 6,398]

21 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I'm a bit indifferent towards Cucurella at this point.

I don't feel he's been as bad as made out and would be decent under Pochettino but equally I won't lose any sleep if he does go.

Yeah I'm with you.

And even if he was as bad last season as made out, then again so was everyone else. With a massive squad clear out and a new manager in charge it's a clean slate for the ones who do stay. And it's not like Cucurella will be first choice even if we do keep him.

Financially speaking he's a very expensive backup player with around £18M/y amortisation + salary costs so if a decent offer were to come in I'd definitely look to cut the losses because we already have decent alternatives for Chilly's backup with Maatsen and Hall but from a player quality perspective I don't think it's going to be that big of a disaster if he stays, though if he still looks hopeless then next year he should 100% be binned.

[chelsea_4_eva 1,180]

Wanted Lukaku and Ziyech to be the first 2 to leave as they could be quite "toxic" around the other players, but here they still are...

[Special Juan 28,088]

Just now, chelsea_4_eva said:

Wanted Lukaku and Ziyech to be the first 2 to leave as they could be quite "toxic" around the other players, but here they still are...

Apparently those on the verge or wanting moves away/unhappy are training with a separate group

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