Chelsea Transfers

[Special Juan 28,730]

Sesko is staying at Leipzig, confirmed so he can be scrubbed off the list

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

4 hours ago, Strike said:

Signed a long contract last year. Nothing to worry here. 

Exactly. Don't know why people lose their shit over some random tweets. 

37 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Surely not. We just can't possibly fit this many players in, I'd have thought he really has to go out on loan again. Already struggle to imagine how we get Enzo, Caicedo and Lavia regular minutes - unless Palmer is playing out wide. Then we've got Gallagher too. And Carney. 

We need second team for Conference league. Don't expect starters to take part in it. 

[Mhsc 1,139]

4 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Sesko is staying at Leipzig, confirmed so he can be scrubbed off the list

Bit lacking in ambition this. Must not think he could nail down a spot at any of the PL clubs after him. 

[Strike 7,761]

1 minute ago, Mhsc said:

Bit lacking in ambition this. Must not think he could nail down a spot at any of the PL clubs after him. 

How? Makes sense imo. He's in a top 4 Bundesliga team. Another year at Leipzig means he plays regularly, plays CL. He's only 21

Teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, United might still be an option next year. Even bigger teams may come into the picture for him. 

[TheHulk 2,636]

12 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Sesko is staying at Leipzig, confirmed so he can be scrubbed off the list

Time to go back to Alvarez. Imagine if we end up with trash Duran.

Edited June 11, 2024 by TheHulk

[Strike 7,761]

3 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Time to go back to Alvarez.

City will fight to keep Alvarez. I think club needs to be careful about spending 70-80million on Alvarez, someone who has not shown yet he's able to play on his own up front. 

[Mário César 1,475]

 

wingers wingers everywhere

[King Kante 1,643]

41 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Time to go back to Alvarez. Imagine if we end up with trash Duran.

It probably will be Duran. Can see some sort of swap with Conor to help both teams out with FFP and because I think Conor will also refuse Spuds. 

[Special Juan 28,730]

Duran would be incredibly underwhelming but a typical Clownlake project signing

[Pizy 19,252]

It’s basically Alvarez or we gamble massively on a kid like Duran. And if Alvarez is impossible I’d rather buy no striker this window and hope that a fully fit Nkunku + Nico Jackson improving + potentially adding Olise is enough until we can identify a new striker next window.

As for Andrey Santos coming into the team, I think it would make sense only if Gallagher left tbh. From what I remember seeing of him from last preseason with us he is MUCH more suited to that deep lying #6 role than CG. He and Lavia as our #6’s with Enzo and Caicedo in front of them sounds fine to me.

I would’ve figured between our youth midfielders we’ve bought recently that Casadei would be the on earmarked to step into the first team under Maresca since he coached him already at Leicester.

[YorkshireBlue 3,341]

4 minutes ago, Pizy said:

we gamble massively on a kid like Duran

All or transfer have pretty much been a massive gamble on a kid, so I think you kinda answered your own question 🤣🫣

[Mhsc 1,139]

1 hour ago, Strike said:

How? Makes sense imo. He's in a top 4 Bundesliga team. Another year at Leipzig means he plays regularly, plays CL. He's only 21

Teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, United might still be an option next year. Even bigger teams may come into the picture for him. 

Sounds like he will sign a new contract without a buy out clause and a gentlemen agreement instead, ala Harry Kane. They'll want a fortune for him in the future now, which will limit his options massively I would think. Personally think it is a terrible decision, fine if CL is his priority (I'd get that) then maybe don't join us or Man Utd but the opportunity to take Arsenal's no.9 spot is right there for the taking.

[Pizy 19,252]

25 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

All or transfer have pretty much been a massive gamble on a kid, so I think you kinda answered your own question 🤣🫣

True, but you can afford to be patient with a young midfielder or winger or most other positions. But when we already have a striker like Jackson who is super inconsistent with his finishing the absolute last thing we need is to add some kid who is the same.

We either need a striker who is the finished article or at least well on his way to being so.

[Mhsc 1,139]

33 minutes ago, Pizy said:

It’s basically Alvarez or we gamble massively on a kid like Duran. And if Alvarez is impossible I’d rather buy no striker this window and hope that a fully fit Nkunku + Nico Jackson improving + potentially adding Olise is enough until we can identify a new striker next window.

Yeah, I don't disagree, although I still have some sort of hope that the clubs massive expensive scouting department can find a gem like Alvarez without buying him for £70m+ from City by grabbing them a step earlier. So I'm not totally against us going after a little known player, but I would want them to have a very good technical all round game that shows us a basis to think this is a good investment and not just speculating on someone that's gone on a goal scoring run recently but is useless when they're not scoring.

[Mário César 1,475]

I prefer to buy alvarez for insane money than buy duran from villa lol

[Special Juan 28,730]

City have always been easy to deal with as they won't stand in the way if a player makes it clear they want out. They have a very simplistic outlook and it's 'if you don't buy in you go' Alvarez is the main man for me, and I believe if we slap good money down we get him. The kid wants to play, he won't get it at City, he will be bit part like he always has been.

The sales we look to be pushing out and money saved on wages this is more than possible.

 

 

[Strike 7,761]

44 minutes ago, Pizy said:

It’s basically Alvarez or we gamble massively on a kid like Duran. And if Alvarez is impossible I’d rather buy no striker this window and hope that a fully fit Nkunku + Nico Jackson improving + potentially adding Olise is enough until we can identify a new striker next window.

As for Andrey Santos coming into the team, I think it would make sense only if Gallagher left tbh. From what I remember seeing of him from last preseason with us he is MUCH more suited to that deep lying #6 role than CG. He and Lavia as our #6’s with Enzo and Caicedo in front of them sounds fine to me.

I would’ve figured between our youth midfielders we’ve bought recently that Casadei would be the on earmarked to step into the first team under Maresca since he coached him already at Leicester.

Can't keep doing this every year. 2022 - Settled for Aubameyang. 2023 - Signed Jackson for cheap.

The time has come to go for a weapon striker. Sesko is off the list so turn to Osimhen, David, Toney, Isak, Watkins, Gyokeres. 

[Tomo 21,751]

2 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Exactly. Don't know why people lose their shit over some random tweets.  

Anyone who's paid the slightest bit of attention to how Clearlake have handled Colwill since they've got here will know he's going absolutely nowhere short of him doing a Courtois.

[Reddish-Blue 2,663]

20 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

The sales we look to be pushing out and money saved on wages this is more than possible.

The only significant sale would be Gallagher (significant as in more than 40 million). 

Broja and Chalobah will be low ball offers and even Dortmund is trying to pay less for Maatsen. 

[Pizy 19,252]

27 minutes ago, Strike said:

Can't keep doing this every year. 2022 - Settled for Aubameyang. 2023 - Signed Jackson for cheap.

The time has come to go for a weapon striker. Sesko is off the list so turn to Osimhen, David, Toney, Isak, Watkins, Gyokeres. 

Toney I’m not really sold on anymore. I could see him coming in and flopping. Osimhen is too expensive surely. Watkins and Isak are at clubs with UCL ambitions so would be impossible. Villa and Newcastle are in big trouble if they sell those guys because they’d be nearly impossible to replace.

Gyokeres & Davis are interesting. Could be decent fallback options if Alvarez is off the table.