Chelsea Transfers

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16 hours ago, Thor said:

21st of Oct to the 7th of Dec schedule...

Arsenal, Brentford, Spurs, City, Newcastle, Brighton and Man United... 

Poch better figure it out lol... 

Most of those teams won't "park the bus" and by then some of our wrinkles should be ironed out.most of currently injured would have returned by then,Lavia should be out of fat club etc...

 

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14 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

This was back in June.  It was clear. And if United didn't have refs help they would be even more down. 

5 teams that are currently top5 will finish there. Three teams from London are best watch for me. They play best football. City will win title but is boring and Liverpool will finish top5 but are not good defensively. 

Now when you think about it we are not even top5 clubs in London forget the league lol

Long long season ahead

I think the doom and gloom here will be lifted partially as Lavia and Palmer begin playing and Ben Chilwell is moved back to his defensive position. Even though we've dropped points, the performances have been okay to good so far. Enzo misses a pen vs West Ham which could have taken the game our way

 

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On 03/09/2023 at 09:09, Mhsc said:

I don’t know how many more times I can say this but it is NOT 3 at the back, it is 4 at the back with Chilwell playing as a winger. A number of people including Poch and Silva have said this but also, just using your eyes during the game makes it obvious. Colwill has been playing as a leftback.

It is shite.....no matter what you call it

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Ajax did the same thing with Spertsyan as we did with Zakharyan

both turned down due to playing in Russia, so no go (and ironically both are of Armenian descent, not Russian)

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just on name alone I am going to follow this bloke

Seedy Jatta

what a seedy hat trick!

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I have stayed away so people can vent, I am just not the kind of person that needs to. I am a real optimist, borderline irritating. We are going to have growing pains. I really think this group will come good.

 

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Chelsea player will be “put on the market in January” if he doesn’t sign a contract extension

https://www.Chelsea-news.co/2023/09/Chelsea-player-will-be-put-on-the-market-in-january-if-he-doesnt-sign-a-contract-extension/

With the summer transfer window over the time has come to reflect on it all and the business that was done.

Chelsea did some incredible business and spent a lot of money. But as well as that, they managed to sell many of the deadwood players and make some incredible fees on player departures.

They could have sold more as well and the squad size is still slightly too big for what Mauricio Pochettino would have ideally liked. A handful of Chelsea’s players could still have been sold on transfer deadline day last Friday but they ended up staying, one of which was Ian Maatsen.

Burnley agreed a deal to sign him from Chelsea for £31.5 million, but Maatsen did not want to go and didn’t go! He wanted to stay at Chelsea and fair play to him for that.

But if he doesn’t sign his new contract extension at the club, then he will be put on the transfer market in January. That is according to Ben Jacobs writing in his latest exclusive and extensive Chelsea FC column for SPTC today.

He said: “I was surprised Ian Maatsen didn’t go to Burnley on a loan with an obligation to buy, especially after Marc Cucurella’s loan to Manchester United fell through. There are a lot of left-backs at the club suddenly, albeit Maatsen has been used in a more advanced position.

“Had Burnley offered £20-25m at the beginning of the window, Maatsen would have likely moved. But he got minutes in pre-season and was reluctant to exit, even knowing Burnley so well from his time with them on loan last season. Chelsea now want Maatsen to sign a new contract and if he doesn’t he’s another one who will be put on the market in January.”

 

related:

Chelsea star Ian Maatsen celebrates after rejecting £31.5m deadline day transfer

Chelsea have been one of the busiest Premier League teams during this summer's transfer window, but one of their proposed deadline day deals didn't end up going through

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/Chelsea-transfer-deadline-day-maatsen-30847250

 

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Corinthians now desperate to sell Brazilian teen Gabriel Moscardo to Chelsea, Blues offering most money

https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/transfer-news/club-now-desperate-to-sell-21m-player-to-Chelsea-in-record-sale-blues-offering-most-money/

That is according to Itatiaia in Brazil. So, what is the latest on Gabriel Moscardo and Chelsea? Let’s take a look…

What’s the story?

Well – according to Fabrizio Romano – Chelsea made a bid for the Brazilian wonderkid at the end of August.

Corinthians told Chelsea to pay €25m (£21m) for Moscardo at the time – which would make it a record sale for the Brazilian giants – and talks between both sides continued.

Now – however – Corinthians want to sell the teenager to Chelsea quickly, as they find themselves at risk of losing the South American wonderkid for just 80mR$ (£13m).

Why?

Well, Itatiaia explain how clubs in Brazil have access to Moscardo’s £13m release clause, and the largest sides in Série A are able to afford his £13m release clause.

There is now a fear of one Brazilian club triggering his release clause, hence the reason why Corinthians want to finalise a deal with Chelsea as soon as possible. Corinthians are also keen to sell Moscardo to Chelsea as the Blues are willing to send him back on loan for the 2023/24 campaign.

 

 

 

Edited September 6, 2023 by Vesper

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Chelsea failed to sign exciting player Antonio Nusa on deadline day after Ian Maatsen refused to leave Stamford Bridge

https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/rumor-news-Chelsea-failed-sign-exciting-player-deadline-day-21-year-old-star-refused-leave-stamford-bridge-reports

Chelsea reportedly failed to sign winger Antonio Nusa this summer as youngster Ian Maatsen refused to leave.

As per Transfer Confidential by Mail, the Blues were interested in signing another young prospect this summer in Nusa. The Norwegian winger plies his trade for Club Brugge, whom he joined from Stabaek in 2021. He has since made 46 senior appearances for the Belgian side, scoring four goals and providing three assists.

Nusa had interest from Chelsea on deadline day (September 1), but they wanted to part ways with Maatsen first. Journalist Miguel Delaney had confirmed that the Blues received a bid from Burnley, where he spent last season on loan. However, the 21-year-old declined the offer, as he wants to stay and develop at Stamford Bridge.

Maatsen's departure would have helped the west London side in FFP in the long term and also allowed them to sign Nusa, but the Dutch left-back will now stay at the club.

Maatsen joined Chelsea's academy from PSV Eindhoven's academy in 2018. He made his debut in their opening game of the ongoing season in the 1-1 home draw with Liverpool.

The Dutchman has made substitute appearances in three of the Blues' Premier League fixtures this season. He also played the entire 90 minutes of their Carabao Cup second-round win over AFC Wimbledon.

 

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On 04/09/2023 at 23:34, ZAPHOD2319 said:

I have stayed away so people can vent, I am just not the kind of person that needs to. I am a real optimist, borderline irritating. We are going to have growing pains. I really think this group will come good.

 

yeah, under Potter we also had some good statistics (xG...) but we are not passing eye test so far.

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2 hours ago, ulvhedin said:

yeah, under Potter we also had some good statistics (xG...) but we are not passing eye test so far.

We are deluding ourselves if we think this reflects a positive development. All these stats mean nothing unless there is progress in terms of goals scored. But the opposite is the case. we are a worse team than a year ago and the year before that. 
There is no excuse for wastefulness. It is a mental weakness. This group is mentally weak bc it is young and inexperienced and it’s getting younger and less experienced every transfer window. You overcome mental weakness by overcoming obstacles in your life over and over again. But these players are falling shorter of doing so every week. It’s not even their fault. There is almost no one there to learn  from or to lead. Every new signing is just looking left and right and seeing a player who is just as clueless. They look up and see a clueless management throwing money around. They go to the treatment room and get some gym bro level medical care from some person who is there courtesy of being pals with the foo fighters. 
our rebuild which now has been dragging on in episodes for at least 5 years is one of the biggest bottle jobs in the history of football. And make no mistake the worst is yet to come. 

 

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2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

We are deluding ourselves if we think this reflects a positive development. All these stats mean nothing unless there is progress in terms of goals scored. But the opposite is the case. we are a worse team than a year ago and the year before that. 
There is no excuse for wastefulness. It is a mental weakness. This group is mentally weak bc it is young and inexperienced and it’s getting younger and less experienced every transfer window. You overcome mental weakness by overcoming obstacles in your life over and over again. But these players are falling shorter of doing so every week. It’s not even their fault. There is almost no one there to learn  from or to lead. Every new signing is just looking left and right and seeing a player who is just as clueless. They look up and see a clueless management throwing money around. They go to the treatment room and get some gym bro level medical care from some person who is there courtesy of being pals with the foo fighters. 
our rebuild which now has been dragging on in episodes for at least 5 years is one of the biggest bottle jobs in the history of football. And make no mistake the worst is yet to come. 

 

Sounding very much like the same stat gurus who kept waiting for Werner and co. to start posting monster attacking numbers

I'd wait till November before concluding the worst is yet to come. Seen enough in the games and with Enzo playing well that we can get better in attack

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Net transfer spending: winners and losers

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost429

CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post number 429 presents the net transfer spending of the 100 most active clubs in terms of the financial volume of transactions concluded over the last decade. During this period, Manchester United has the most negative balance (-€1.396 billion), while the Portuguese side SL Benfica has the best (+€764 millio)

Two other teams have had transfer losses of more than €1 billion over the last ten years: Chelsea and Paris St-Germain. Chelsea also has the most negative balances in the post-COVID period (-€993 million) and the calendar year 2023 (-€558 million). In contrast, SL Benfica outranks AFC Ajax (+€434m) and RB Salzburg (+€422m) over the last decade, while Villarreal has the most positive net spending in the 2023 calendar year (+€117m).

Also published today, the 87th CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report presents an even more detailed analysis of transfer-related financial flows in world football over the last decade. In particular, it shows that the amount of transfer fees incurred by clubs in 2023 (around €12.4 billion) was almost 25% higher than in the previous record year of 2019. This is essentially due to the sharp increase of English Premier League and Saudi Pro League clubs’ investments.

The figures published include fixed transfer fees, any add-ons regardless of whether they have actually been paid, as well as sums invested in the context of paying loans. Amounts negotiated for loans with an obligation to buy are included in the breakdown for the year of the transfer. Within the limits of available information, the data on beneficiaries considers sell-on fees negotiated by previous clubs.

Net transfer spending since 2014

€ Million, for the 100 most active clubs in terms of the financial volume of transactions concluded since 2014