Chelsea Transfers

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24 minutes ago, lucio said:

And Arsen 

yep, the two I have been bainging on about for ages

could have had BOTH for a total of only £37m to £38m

[lucio 5,418]

8 minutes ago, Vesper said:

yep, the two I have been bainging on about for ages

could have had BOTH for a total of only £37m to £38m

Chump change for potential kdb regen 

[Vegetable 830]

5 hours ago, xPetrCechx said:

Once Kepa deal will be signed, Chelsea will be ready to explore the market for new goalkeeper. 🔵🧤 #CFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
Aug 12, 2023

Yeah, about the time to "explore the market" lol

[ZAPHOD2319 4,470]

These Ecuadorian Twitter accounts are killing me!

 

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

The absolute scenes if there's no announcement and we instead present Caicedo and Lavia on pitch just before kick off

[Muzchap 8,966]

23 minutes ago, We Hate Scouse said:

The absolute scenes if there's no announcement and we instead present Caicedo and Lavia on pitch just before kick off

Have to spank the bin dippers 4-0 as well 

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4 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Isn't the metro a free paper on a train 🤣

Metro is the United Kingdom's highest-circulation freesheet tabloid newspaper. It is published in tabloid format by DMG Media.^[2] The newspaper is distributed from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays and the period between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day inclusive) mornings on trains and buses, and at railway/Underground stations, airports and hospitals across selected urban areas of England, Wales and Scotland. Copies are also handed out to pedestrians.

Metro is owned by Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), part of the same media group as the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, but in some areas Metro operates as a franchise with a local newspaper publisher, rather than as a wholly owned concern. While being a sister paper to the conservative Daily Mail, the newspaper has never endorsed any political party or candidate, and says it takes a neutral political stance in its reporting.^[3][2]

History[edit]

A Metro delivery van

Origins and London launch[edit]

The Metro free newspaper concept originated in Sweden, where a publication of the same name was launched in 1995 by Metro International. British newspaper executives Jonathan Harmsworth and Murdoch MacLennan, from DMGT, were reportedly inspired by the idea and flew to Stockholm on a 'fact-finding mission' to develop their version.^[4] There were also reports in the late 1990s that both Metro International and Rupert Murdoch's News International were considering launching free newspapers in the UK that might prove a commercial threat to DMGT's businesses.^[5]

DMGT subsequently launched Metro, using the same name as Metro International's publications but with a different logo, on Tuesday 16 March 1999. This UK version of Metro had no relation to Metro International or its sister newspapers in other countries. Metro was launched initially as a London-only newspaper with an original print run of 85,000 copies, which were distributed via dedicated bins in London Underground stations.^[4] The newspaper was produced at DMGT's printworks and office complex at Surrey Quays in southeast London, away from the company's main newspaper office in Kensington, west London.^[5]

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4 hours ago, robsblubot said:

Caicedo is a nobody coming in to a big club

Can I be a nobody whom someone pays around £200m (counting salary) for?

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3 hours ago, Pizy said:

Doubt we’re getting any announcement tonight. Can’t imagine the club announcing a record transfer late at night when everyone in the UK is asleep.

maybe we think the FFP coppers will miss it, lol

Edited August 12, 2023 by Vesper

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2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Can I be a nobody whom someone pays around £200m (counting salary) for?

 

Need to become a football player or some social media celebrity I guess. Crazy prices, especially given a lot of world's economy isn't actually booming and the cost-of-life crisis is real in pretty much all of "western" world. Wonder when we will see first big name club go under, Barcelona was quite close recently. Just imagine Saudis deciding PSG or City is no longer needed for them.

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49 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Yeah, about the time to "explore the market" lol

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2 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Just imagine Saudis deciding PSG or City is no longer needed for them.

wrong nation

PSG is owned by the Qataris

Citeh by Abu Dhabi (UAE)

[Thor 2,392]

So if we get Lavia AND Caceido - what does our starting line up look like in terms of best 11? 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,470]

It is one season, but what a first seasons in the PL. 

 

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

13 minutes ago, Thor said:

So if we get Lavia AND Caceido - what does our starting line up look like in terms of best 11? 

Sanchez 

Reece/gusto

Dassi

Colwill

Chilwel

Lavia

Caicedo

Enzo

Mudryk

Jackson

Noni

As it stands anyway

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4 minutes ago, Thor said:

So if we get Lavia AND Caceido - what does our starting line up look like in terms of best 11? 

I just don't see both happening, there's no way Liverpool would allow us to get away with both players. 

Would have made more sense to wrap up the Caicedo deal and go for Adams as the squad midfielder. 

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2 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Sanchez 

Reece/gusto

Dassi

Colwill

Chilwel

Lavia

Caicedo

Enzo

Mudryk

Jackson

Noni

As it stands anyway

Such a shame that our attack is once again mid table standard (with Nkunku out for 3+ months) 😆

Rest of the team could compete for a top 6 place. 

[Thor 2,392]

12 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Such a shame that our attack is once again mid table standard (with Nkunku out for 3+ months) 😆

Rest of the team could compete for a top 6 place. 

I disagree. 

Our lack of attack was in large part due to the middle of the pitch and not being able to build up properly.

We have plenty of talent - it is just hard as fans to imagine a turn around after the struggle we had last season. We will be competing for top 4 easily.