Chelsea Transfers

[NikkiCFC 7,910]

1 hour ago, Blue Armour said:

I'll double down on what I said next season.

We WILL see the best of Enzo & Caicedo when they have an experienced no-nonsense CM playing along side them. 

I think KDH can be that missing piece.

I see many people see KDH as a starter but I just cannot see it yet.

Pre season will give us all answers. Especially with Enzo, Caicedo and Gallagher all coming late (late July, early August). Ugo is going to Olympics so I think he is missing his chance to impress new manager and will probably go on loan. Not a ideal situation for Maresca and us with Enzo now 99% playing Copa America final which means he will miss all pre season games. Same could happen with Palmer and Conor or Cucurella.

Carney, Casadei, Santos, Kellyman, Lavia and KDH will fight for place first couple of weeks. Guys are starting training in 5 days on Monday if I am correct.

Players set to start pre-season at Cobham

Goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli, Gaga Slonina.

Defenders: Reece James, Malo Gusto, Alfie Gilchrist, Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell.

Midfielders: Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei, Romeo Lavia, Andrey Santos, KDH, Omari Kellyman.

Attackers: Raheem Sterling, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Deivid Washington, David Fofana, Marc Guiu, Angelo Gabriel.

Plus some youngsters.

Edited July 3 by NikkiCFC

[Strike 7,205]

That is a LOT of players to shift. 

Loans - Slonina, Alfie, Humphreys, Ugochukwu, Omari, Deivid, Guiu

Sell - Kepa, Trevoh, Sarr, Chilwell, Connor, Casadei, Moreira, Anjorin, David Fofana, Broja, Lukaku, 

[Strike 7,205]

10 hours ago, TheHulk said:

Finally links of Chilwell going!

Looks like Calafiori is the target to replace him. 

That sounds good to me. My only consideration with Calafiori was that it would block Colwill's game-time. If he's being looked at as a hybrid LB/LCB then its 2 strong LB options in Cucurella and Calfiori and crazy depth in CB. 

[NikkiCFC 7,910]

If plan is to play both Calafiori and Colwill and one as a LB plus apparently Nkunku is favorite to start on the left side we gonna be without real wide player on that left side. No one is going to stretch the pitch for us.

[Blue Armour 4,256]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

Insane if we roll with that dud.

HE WAS BENCHED AT BRIGHTON DUE TO HIS SHIT ON-THE-BALL PLAY AND PASSING 

madness!

🤬

Not to mention that goof-up against Arsenal at the Bridge.

But...I'll reserve judgement for now. Let's see if Maresca can extract more from him.

Still worried about the CB cover in front of him. 

[Vesper 28,433]

1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said:

If plan is to play both Calafiori and Colwill and one as a LB plus apparently Nkunku is favorite to start on the left side we gonna be without real wide player on that left side. No one is going to stretch the pitch for us.

they can be a CB pairing

as can either one with Tosin

or use all 3 in a back 5

[King Kante 1,456]

10 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

What a crazy upside down world we live in where an 18 year old earning two million pounds a year can be accurately described as low waged. Poor lad 

Obviously I meant relatively. 

2 hours ago, Strike said:

That is a LOT of players to shift. 

Loans - Slonina, Alfie, Humphreys, Ugochukwu, Omari, Deivid, Guiu

Sell - Kepa, Trevoh, Sarr, Chilwell, Connor, Casadei, Moreira, Anjorin, David Fofana, Broja, Lukaku, 

Guiu has been reported consistently as a player who will stay with the first team. 

Kepa, Sarr and Lukaku I cannot see anything but loans at best. 

1 hour ago, Strike said:

Looks like Calafiori is the target to replace him. 

That sounds good to me. My only consideration with Calafiori was that it would block Colwill's game-time. If he's being looked at as a hybrid LB/LCB then its 2 strong LB options in Cucurella and Calfiori and crazy depth in CB. 

Crazy depth maybe, quality and durability at CB would still be highly questionable however. 

Edited July 3 by King Kante

[Special Juan 27,394]

It beggars belief that we are even considering Sanchez as our first choice when he is nowhere neat Petrovic

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1 hour ago, King Kante said:

Obviously I meant relatively. 

Guiu has been reported consistently as a player who will stay with the first team. 

Kepa, Sarr and Lukaku I cannot see anything but loans at best. 

Crazy depth maybe, quality and durability at CB would still be highly questionable however. 

They had to do that to secure his signing.

They'll take one look at him and loan him. Will sign a striker. 

[Vesper 28,433]

Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/146205988/Chelsea

• Riccardo Calafiori to Chelsea would cost €45-50m - more info in today’s edition of Fabrizio Romano’s exclusive column.

• Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: “It is amazing to be sitting here as a Chelsea player. This is a club people grow up watching and hoping to one day play for, so it is a privilege to be here. I’m really excited to get going and can’t wait to show everybody what I can do.”

• Carney Chukwuemeka’s contract includes a £40m release clause. Chelsea insist on their position not to allow the talented midfielder to leave on loan. Every approach over a potential loan in recent months has been rejected so far.

• Chelsea have no plan to include Nicolas Jackson into any negotiation as he’s considered an important part of their project. Jackson is also very happy at Chelsea and only focused on his current club.

• Armando Broja: “It’s true, I have offers from Serie A, Bundesliga and Premier League”. “Staying at Chelsea? It is an option; I still have a contract here.” The expectation remains for Broja to leave Chelsea on a permanent transfer this summer.

[King Kante 1,456]

21 minutes ago, Strike said:

They had to do that to secure his signing.

They'll take one look at him and loan him. Will sign a striker. 

Well the issue is international loans limit. I honestly don't think he'll be loaned aboard unless someone offers guaranteed playing time and a reasonable loan fee. Maybe a Championship loan? 

However, in a season where we may play 80 games, 3 CF's isn't unlikely- especially as the level is Conference League grpup and Carabao for the excess games in the first half of the season. 

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36 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Well the issue is international loans limit. I honestly don't think he'll be loaned aboard unless someone offers guaranteed playing time and a reasonable loan fee. Maybe a Championship loan? 

However, in a season where we may play 80 games, 3 CF's isn't unlikely- especially as the level is Conference League grpup and Carabao for the excess games in the first half of the season. 

There will be 4 if we sign a striker (David)

[King Kante 1,456]

9 minutes ago, Strike said:

There will be 4 if we sign a striker (David)

Personally I am not convinced by the links to David or David the player, but let's see. However, even if he does I suspect Fofana, Washington and Broja to be loaned/sold so it will still bring us to three. Washington in particular cannot sit around for another season. 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,881]

3 hours ago, King Kante said:

Obviously I meant relatively.

As my post said, you accurately described him that's being low waged.

[TheHulk 1,825]

All players with name Bakayoko and from Holland should be banned from ever coming here.

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Di Marzio is saying Arsenal are favorites for Calafiori. Chelsea, Bayer have also moved for him. 

 

[Reddish-Blue 2,327]

4 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

All players with name Bakayoko and from Holland should be banned from ever coming here.

Robben was from Holland and ended up being one of the best wide players we've had at the club over the years.   

I get the Bakayoko hate but nothing wrong with Holland (as a development league) if you sign the right players.  

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Have to add - Di Marzio has been wrong recently. He said talks are progressing well over Carney loan to AC Milan with an option to buy. This story was then shot down.