Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Gundalf said: Doesnt Fati wanna leave Barca? His injury record makes Ousmane Dembélé look like Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou 'Iron Horse' Gehrig in yank baseball. If not for Gehrig developing Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), (literally known as Lou Gehrig's Disease), he would have likely played over 3,000 consecutive games, and probably would have went down as the greatest player in baseball history, not just top 5 or 7 or so. Consecutive games played Edited August 24, 2023 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Chelsea have backed out of the race to sign Nottingham Forest ace Brennan Johnson after learning he wants to join Tottenham Hotspur. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/08/24/Chelsea-end-interest-in-special-player-because-he-wants-to-join-spurs/ Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Johnson is attracted to winning nothing Blue Armour and Vesper 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Mykhailo Mudryk joins huge Chelsea injury list but Mauricio Pochettino gives positive update https://talksport.com/football/1544464/ Mykhailo Mudryk is the latest Chelsea player to join the injury list that now includes nine stars. Mudryk was absent from training this week at the club’s facilities in Cobham and it has now been revealed that he has suffered an injury. In a post on their official website, Chelsea confirmed that the Ukraine international is undergoing treatment. On an injury list of eight other players, Mudryk’s name has been added and said: “Starting rehabilitation having undergone assessments on an injury sustained in training this week.” Blues coach Pochettino gave some information on the injury, though was coy but insisted the problem is hopefully minor. He said in his press conference on Thursday: “A few days, but he won’t be available for tomorrow. “He is a player we hope to help him perform in the way we believe he can perform. It is not a big issue, we need to wait one week or maybe a few days.” But it adds to yet another headache for Pochettino, who is losing players almost by the day. Carney Chukwuemeka will miss six weeks of action after suffering a knee injury against West Ham on Sunday, which forced him to undergo surgery. bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSomething 17 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 15 hours ago, Magic Lamps said: 10 world class players sound good in theory. But first, which absolute world class player would even be willing to join us? Not too many. then some including our board also thought Koukibaly and Sterling were world class before they joined us. So signing world class rep is not a sure fire thing . Second genuine world class players would demand double or triple the wages we pay Caicedo, Lavia etc. our wage bill would explode and unlike PSG we can not cook the book with some state owned sponsor . We would get in trouble with PL FFP. Boehly doesn’t mind amortising big fees over 5 years. Even combined with wages that is still less than 1bn for 10 Sterling like earners on 300k+ pw. Instead we got like 20+ players. Boehly or whoever is in charge is a bit of a betting man it seems. Handing out those massive contracts to potentially wc players means if we indeed strike gold we have some serious asset on our hands. But young players also only choose us bc we do hand out those long deals. As soon as they sign those, they know their family is set for generations. At some point all those 21 yo will probably down tools. Many modern footballers lack sporting ambition and just care about the money or their brand. Can easily see Lavia, Fofana, Cucu etc basically just blackmailing the club by doing the bare minimum waiting for their contracts to be paid out. Once you sign a deal that pays you 50m over 8 years just to show up for training on time and run after a ball for the cameras twice per week, motivation quickly plummets for this generations half assed players. After one more disappointing season we might very well be stuck with a group of unfit quiet quitters who long mentally checked out from caring about their career, the club or its fans. Leao, Gvardiol, Bellingham, Haaland, Kvara, type of players. Starting last summer when we still had CL. If we presented serious project under new owners we could probably bag one or two at least with the amount we spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,481 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, SomethingSomething said: Leao, Gvardiol, Bellingham, Haaland, Kvara, type of players. Starting last summer when we still had CL. If we presented serious project under new owners we could probably bag one or two at least with the amount we spent. To be honest we did bag a couple in Enzo and Caicedo, also Levi is good alternative to Gvardiol. The big miss was going for that fraud Mudryk instead of Leao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,481 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: Johnson is attracted to winning nothing Shit player for a shit team, good combination. Fulham Broadway and Vesper 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSomething 17 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 32 minutes ago, TheHulk said: To be honest we did bag a couple in Enzo and Caicedo, also Levi is good alternative to Gvardiol. The big miss was going for that fraud Mudryk instead of Leao. Enzo alright, he is probably only signing Im happy we made along Jackson and Nkunku. He is pure quality along with James, then Chilly, Thiago. Colvill and Jackson have massive upside. Nkunku is class to but maybe injury prone like James. Rest has to prove alot and more for the money we spent. Caicedo and Lavia included. Mudryk was a flop signed just so Arsenal didnt get him. Cucurella should never happen and we should stay away. We already have first choice Chilwell, Cucu isnt CB and was too expensive for backup. Gvardiol could be here instead of Fofana. Fofana is nice player but if injured all the time, we threw 80m out the window yet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheHulk said: The big miss was going for that fraud Mudryk instead of Leao. The only two truly WC (atm) wingers out there for next summer are (this is also saying Mbappe is a pipe dream, and Chiesa and Oyarzabal are coming off horrid injuries) Rafael Leão Khvicha Kvaratskhelia simple as that Leroy Sané turns 29yo in the middle of next season, so pass Kingsley Coman is only 5 months younger than Sane, so pass Serge Gnabry, is older than either of them, he turns 30 a month or so after next season ends, so pass Ousmane Dembélé is now off the board, likely for good (he turn 27 this season and will very likely be at PSG for the rest of his sub 30yo years) so it is down (if we fail on Rafael Leão and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia) to the young ones with the most potential atm (barring Federico Chiesa or Oyarzabel blowing up again back to their pre injuries WC levels) Karim Adeyemi Yéremy Pino Michael Olise (but he likely will not leave Palace for several years now) Bryan Mbeumo Kaoru Mitoma (BUT he turns 27 towards the end of this season) Pedro Gonçalves Nico Williams Nicolás González Marcus Edwards Viktor Tsygankov Amine Adli Ismaïla Sarr Bradley Barcola (may well be on PSG this season) Samuel Lino Crysencio Summerville Johan Bakayoko Andreas Schjelderup Julien Duranville Edited August 24, 2023 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Joao Felix is stuck in limbo and it's Barcelona or bust for the unwanted Atletico Madrid man and Saudi Arabia could be his only option once Europe's window shuts https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12436491/Joao-Felix-atletico-madrid-barcelona-saudi-arabia.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) PSG have the edge over Chelsea for Barcola https://thedailybriefing.io/i/136363982/psg-have-the-edge-over-Chelsea-for-barcola Bradley Barcola’s situation continues to attract speculation, but, to be honest, I do not think Chelsea stand much of a chance as long as PSG are in the race for him. The Lyon man has been clear that a Paris move interests him and he is the last remaining major target for Campos this window along with Kolo Muani. To land both would be a game changer and Hugo Ekitike potentially moving on with both Frankfurt and West Ham keen hints at how PSG entire attacking stable would be reset by both players joining this month. Chelsea is not unattractive to Barcola, especially with former teammate Malo Gusto already there, but the pathway to a clear and defined role at Parc des Princes has already been laid out to him and Ligue 1 keeps him developing without too big a jump in demands. Should PSG’s interest fail to concretise, then a London switch might be considered but it is not currently the priority. Also, a potential loan move to Strasbourg is unlikely to appeal given Lyon’s situation is fairly similar while PSG can also offer continental competition now. Edited August 24, 2023 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Elye Wahi made the right choice with surprise Lens move https://thedailybriefing.io/i/136363982/elye-wahi-made-the-right-choice-with-surprise-lens-move Elye Wahi made a move that took everyone slightly by surprise as he made the switch from Montpellier to Lens after links with a number of other top clubs around Europe. Still, I think it is a great move for the player and club. Lens were closing on Chuba Akpom before he favoured Ajax and that was a bit of a blow so this was a nice pivot to sign a player in Wahi who needed the step up in level with European experience for a club who needed to replace a major source of goals in Lois Openda. Wahi has shown that he can score regularly in Ligue 1 and will now get a taste for Europe while Lens can further develop a player who is already being watched by Europe’s top clubs. It is a better fit than being loaned to Strasbourg so it is little surprise to see Wahi jumping at the opportunity and it us also heartening to see such a significant deal done between French clubs which are not PSG. Frankfurt will likely continue to pursue Ekitike and Chelsea had Wahi as one for the future and not now which was perfect for Lens who will make him an immediate starter across all competitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,279 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) Edited August 24, 2023 by YorkshireBlue Vesper, Norfolkblue1961, lucio and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,945 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Vesper said: PSG have the edge over Chelsea for Barcola https://thedailybriefing.io/i/136363982/psg-have-the-edge-over-Chelsea-for-barcola Bradley Barcola’s situation continues to attract speculation, but, to be honest, I do not think Chelsea stand much of a chance as long as PSG are in the race for him. The Lyon man has been clear that a Paris move interests him and he is the last remaining major target for Campos this window along with Kolo Muani. To land both would be a game changer and Hugo Ekitike potentially moving on with both Frankfurt and West Ham keen hints at how PSG entire attacking stable would be reset by both players joining this month. Chelsea is not unattractive to Barcola, especially with former teammate Malo Gusto already there, but the pathway to a clear and defined role at Parc des Princes has already been laid out to him and Ligue 1 keeps him developing without too big a jump in demands. Should PSG’s interest fail to concretise, then a London switch might be considered but it is not currently the priority. Also, a potential loan move to Strasbourg is unlikely to appeal given Lyon’s situation is fairly similar while PSG can also offer continental competition now. What “clear and defined role” would he have at PSG with Mbappe and Dembele there? Maybe next year when Mbappe is gone. OneMoSalah and Vesper 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 could be a starter here considering mudryk is flopping hard and madueke is an average squad player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 minute ago, lucio said: could be a starter here considering mudryk is flopping hard and madueke is an average squad player Angelo showed more in his few pre season cameos than Mudryk has in his whole time at the club. Madueke is dross. lucio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, DDA said: Angelo showed more in his few pre season cameos than Mudryk has in his whole time at the club. Madueke is dross. bit harsh on Noni I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,219 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Bradley Barcola swap deal latest https://thedailybriefing.io/i/136358814/bradley-barcola-swap-deal-latest I’ve mentioned Bradley Barcola many times this summer and I’m going to start with him again today. PSG have always been interested in this top talent and they have an agreement with the player, he wants to go to PSG, but there is a crucial point - there is no agreement between the clubs. As I reported yesterday, it’s getting tense between PSG and Lyon on these negotiations. It’s also the reality that Chelsea have asked for information on Barcola, without submitting an official bid. What I’m hearing now is that Lyon, more than big money, want players to be included in the deal. Of course a fee will be needed as well, but they believe they can take advantage of these negotiations by including players in the deal. This is going to be a crucial factor, but it’s not easy to find players from Chelsea or PSG who would accept that kind of move. Still, Lyon will try to find a solution, so keep an eye on this story. Hugo Ekitike was one name discussed but he doesn’t want to join Lyon, he prefers a move to the Premier League. Let’s see if PSG will try again, or if Chelsea will really strongly enter into the race as they haven’t yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Keep hitting those scousers hard Saudi Arabia!!! Fernando, Vesper and Norfolkblue1961 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalf 806 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Not gonna happen sadly: Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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