Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 30,213]

Chelsea set to sign goalkeeper, plus latest on an attacking signing

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/136293351/Chelsea-set-to-sign-goalkeeper-plus-latest-on-an-attacking-signing

There’s also a here we go for Chelsea, who are signing Djorde Petrovic. The Serbian goalkeeper is joining from New England Revolution after an agreement was reached for $18m, so something around €16m, including add-ons.

Petrovic will have his medical tests in London today, having agreed a long-term contract. He will then create competition with Robert Sanchez after Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy left the club, while Gabriele Slonina went out on loan.

So Petrovic is the latest signing for Chelsea in this busy and intense summer transfer window. Departures also remain something to keep an eye on, with Callum Hudson-Odoi another player out of the Chelsea project. The latest is that Fulham have left the race for his signature as of now. There’s also interest from Nottingham Forest but nothing close yet. Still, he will leave Chelsea for sure, the club has been very clear in their message to the player to find another solution this summer.

Chelsea could also move for another striker, but they will not panic. The idea is to add one more player, we know they wanted Michael Olise but that fell through after a crazy saga which saw him sign a new contract at Crystal Palace. Still, I think we can expect them to look at other creative players like that, who can play as a number 10 or a winger. For example, they asked about Bradley Barcola last week - a fantastic talent from Lyon - but PSG are the favourites because they’ve had an agreement on the player side for some time. Still, that’s the kind of player who could offer something to Chelsea while Christopher Nkunku is injured. A striker is also an option but not guaranteed yet.

Romelu Lukaku’s future remains unresolved, as, for the moment, it looks impossible for Juventus to bid €40m for the player. They would need to sell Dusan Vlahovic first, and they’ve previously tried discussing a swap deal with Chelsea, but the answer in July was no and in August again they were never that convinced by the deal. It’s on total stand-by for now, so the only way for Lukaku to join Juve is if Vlahovic leaves. It’s going to be complicated for Vlahovic to find a solution in the coming days.

[TheHulk 2,476]

Hope no Johnson and Balogun.

Edited August 22, 2023 by TheHulk

[Pizy 18,942]

More Balogun chatter this morning on Twitter I see.

Would be such an underwhelming signing, man. I just don’t think he adds any qualities we’re currently missing. Looks like the same level as a fit Broja to my eye and will also stand in Broja’s way which Poch just said he didn’t want to do. Plus, paying £50m or whatever it would take to sign a striker that doesn’t even walk into our first XI is silly.

There has to be a reason Arteta simply doesn’t fancy him over someone bang average like Nketia. I know he has done well at Arse recently but he’s not  anything special. Usually when one of your loanees kills it like Balogun supposedly did their parent club can’t wait to bring them back and reintegrate them into the team. It’s what they did with Saliba. Yet here it feels like Arteta isn’t bothered about Balogun at all. Even with Jesus out. Arse fans don’t care either. How is this not a huge red flag?

We need the same scouts that identified Jackson when no other big club went for him to find us another gem. 

 

[Duppy Conqueror 1,543]

5 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Chelsea want another attacking player

https://thedailybriefing.io/p/excl-Chelsea-to-pursue-another-attacking

Chelsea are working on bringing in one more player in attack, as confirmed as well by Mauricio Pochettino after the defeat to West Ham. They want a creative player, and it’s important for Chelsea to do something in that position after the injury to Christopher Nkunku. We know they wanted Michael Olise but the deal collapsed because Crystal Palace managed to extend his contract, and now there is an internal process to find the right player.

At the moment, I’m hearing that Juventus, through intermediaries, are insisting on the potential exchange deal involving Dusan Vlahovic and Romelu Lukaku, but for now Chelsea are considering different players. Information has been taken on Lyon’s Bradley Barcola, but Paris Saint-Germain are the favourites. There have also been some rumours on Jeremy Doku but I’m still told that Manchester City are the favourites to sign him - and there should be further developments on that this week.

Let’s see what Chelsea decide, but for sure they will try to do something in that position due to their injury situation.

A lot of people keep asking me about Mohammed Kudus, but it remains the case that Chelsea last asked about Kudus at the beginning of August - it’s now more than 20 days and they’ve not been speaking.  🤬

In terms of Kudus and West Ham, at the moment the deal is on total stand-by, the negotiations between West Ham and Ajax are not advancing and at the moment it’s almost off. Let’s see what will happen during the week, but for the moment Chelsea are focusing on different players.

Feels like Kudus don't want to be tied up to a stepping stone club that don't accept they are.think he would have signed for Brighton or West Ham already if he believed it was just for a year or two.although we can't give him european football this season he'd sign pretty quickly if we made a concrete offer,but alas not so far.

[TheHulk 2,476]

Might as well get Felix back if it's Johnson or Balogun he is like 3 times the player these 2 are. People call him all tricks no substance but these 2 have no tricks and no substance just pure shit.

[Vegetable 830]

I remember people coming to understand that balling in Eredivisie hardly translates to playing football at top level, yet we are at it again, even freshly after bit anticlimactic experience with Noni. The Chelsea way.

[YorkshireBlue 3,279]

14 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Might as well get Felix back if it's Johnson or Balogun he is like 3 times the player these 2 are. People call him all tricks no substance but these 2 have no tricks and no substance just pure shit.

How many goals did Johnson score last season? 

[TheHulk 2,476]

Just now, YorkshireBlue said:

How many goals did Johnson score last season? 

8 goals in 38 matches in the PL and 2 in EFL.

[YorkshireBlue 3,279]

13 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

8 goals in 38 matches in the PL and 2 in EFL.

I mean it's not great, but it's double what Felix got. I'd prefer neither tbh.

[Amad_diallo 17]

9 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Might as well get Felix back if it's Johnson or Balogun he is like 3 times the player these 2 are. People call him all tricks no substance but these 2 have no tricks and no substance just pure shit.

Felix Back ? why not he's certainly way better then mudryk.
under pochettino he could be scary 
wishful thinking though

[TheHulk 2,476]

6 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

I mean it's not great, but it's double what Felix got. I'd prefer neither tbh.

Yeah but Felix got those in 16 games and was unlucky not to add a couple more. Maybe Felix isn't the answer but the names being sounded out right now especially those 2 are so underwhelming it's beyond depressing.

Edited August 22, 2023 by TheHulk

[nyikolajevics 2,701]

Come on.. People actually want Felix back? What convinced you last season?

 

No doubt about his talent, but wasteful, no position is 100% suitable for him, continuously makes disrespectful comments towards his club.. Hard pass.

[Pizy 18,942]

If we didn’t already have Noni who sadly looks prett bang average then Brennan Johnson would probably be an interesting player to have in the squad for depth. But having both would just be a]saddling ourselves with multiple bang average RW’s.

We need someone ready made and already very good. An instant impact, goal scoring beast.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[Amad_diallo 17]

11 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

Come on.. People actually want Felix back? What convinced you last season?

 

No doubt about his talent, but wasteful, no position is 100% suitable for him, continuously makes disrespectful comments towards his club.. Hard pass.

desperate times call for desperate measures

[Reddish-Blue 2,509]

23 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I remember people coming to understand that balling in Eredivisie hardly translates to playing football at top level, yet we are at it again, even freshly after bit anticlimactic experience with Noni. The Chelsea way.

I think it's just us signing the wrong players from the Dutch League.  Noni was nothing more than a solid youth prospect who was just finding his rhythm in the Dutch League...he very likely needed another season on loan in a more challenging league before returning to Chelsea. 

I recall our London rivals signing Vertonghen, Toby, Eriksen from Ajax and they turned out to be good signings.   

[TheHulk 2,476]

 

[Thor 2,717]

10 minutes ago, Amad_diallo said:

desperate times call for desperate measures

We are 2 games in...

[nyikolajevics 2,701]

Just now, TheHulk said:

 

 

It is disappointing indeed. I was completely ok with selling and not buying back Livramento, we received good money for hime(twice actually) and he wasn't really needed. But Hall? Chillwell tends to injure every season, our second choice is Cucurella.. So we are bound the watch that 60 million joke while our great young player is playing in Champions League ON LOAN. 

[lucio 5,418]

Just now, Thor said:

We are 2 games in...

And mere days away from the window closing