Chelsea Transfers

[Special Juan 28,730]

Got a good feeling the Lukaku and Osimhen situation will work itself out this week and we get VO

[nyikolajevics 2,829]

6 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

They wanted to buy just 50% of his rights just another economic transfer.

 

Is that even possible? I don't remember English clubs doing such deals. In the early 2010s it was big in Italy, Genoa and Milan were big dealers, co-owned lots of players.

[TheHulk 2,636]

3 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

 

Is that even possible? I don't remember English clubs doing such deals. In the early 2010s it was big in Italy, Genoa and Milan were big dealers, co-owned lots of players.

Had no clue either but apparently you can, Shamu got angry at the lack of respect and deal collapsed. 

[bluesman2610 1,430]

 

[Tomo 21,751]

11 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Felix was our best attacker in his short spell of 3 months here. 

That's the equivalent of being the most friendly salt water crocodile.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,942]

These deal gets better every hour.

 

[TheHulk 2,636]

 

[bluesman2610 1,430]

What’s crazy is I think Joao could play either as the LW with defensive cover or as one of the 8 with Nkunku against teams that will park the bus.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Felix is a good footballer, great technique, no doubt. Under 40m is relatively cheap. Still we are absolutely loaded with attackers especially those who - like him - are all flair no end product. He is the exact opposite of what we need, exactly what he was last time we pondered that decision. He has failed wherever he has gone since leaving Portugal . Let altetico crash and burn , no need to bail them out just bc they can’t string two transfers together . The mere concept of switching from omorodian to Felix, two entirely different players and types of signings highlights again the absolute incompetence in our board and their completely random scattergun „strategy“ 

[Special Juan 28,730]

If this Felix deal happens surely Sterling has to go.

[Strike 7,761]

49 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

If Maresca is as reported wanting Joao, then he has a plan for him. Poch didn’t have a plan for anyone.

I am yet to see Maresca hold any opinion contrary to the owners. It is dangerous to think there's a plan when Felix was not in our thinking till last night.

 

[Special Juan 28,730]

I'm hoping Enzo has seen Sterling and Mudryk and thought "These two are shite"

[ZAPHOD2319 4,942]

3 minutes ago, Strike said:

I am yet to see Maresca hold any opinion contrary to the owners. It is dangerous to think there's a plan when Felix was not in our thinking till last night.

 

Maresca can look at Joao and know how he could incorporate him. Joao and Osimhen is a better plan than Samu. Sometimes you have to be flexible when opportunity presents itself. I am actually happy the plan is changing to more experienced players rather than more 18 year olds.

[Reddish-Blue 2,663]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

I'm hoping Enzo has seen Sterling and Mudryk and thought "These two are shite"

He could of formed that opinion of Mudryk from watching most of his games last season (has the pace/acceleration to get past defenders but doesn't know what to do after that). 

[bluesman2610 1,430]

1 minute ago, Reddish-Blue said:

He could have formed that opinion of Mudryk from watching most of his games last season (has the pace/acceleration to get past defenders but doesn't know what to do after that). 

Honestly we really should have let him go to Arsenal. I don’t think Arteta would have gotten much out of him.

Good news is a lot of the fees we would have to pay for Mudryk are down to performance related and not appearance so the over all fee could still be low for him.

Edited August 12, 2024 by bluesman2610

[Special Juan 28,730]

Just now, bluesman2610 said:

Honestly we really should have let him go to Arsenal. I don’t think Arteta would have gotten much out of him.

I reckon Arteta would have got him to tie his own shoe laces.

[Reddish-Blue 2,663]

2 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

Honestly we really should have let him go to Arsenal. I don’t think Arteta would have gotten much out of him.

He may have settled down better at Arsenal, knowing that his mate Zinchenko was already there and there would be less pressure on him as a backup winger for Saka/Martinelli. 

[Reddish-Blue 2,663]

15 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

If this Felix deal happens surely Sterling has to go.

The only club linked to Sterling is Juventus and they won't pay his wages. 

I wouldn't be surprised if those Madueke to Newcastle links came true as he would be 'easier' to shift than Sterling on those ridiculous wages. 

[Special Juan 28,730]

Just now, Reddish-Blue said:

The only club linked to Sterling is Juventus and they won't pay his wages. 

I wouldn't be surprised if those Madueke to Newcastle links came true as he would be 'easier' to shift than Sterling on those ridiculous wages. 

Selling Madueke ahead of Sterling would be the most Chelsea thing in the world

[Pizy 19,250]

Sterling seems like the type of player who wouldn’t want to leave England. Doesn’t he have about 15 kids? I highly doubt he’d want to uproot such a big family and move to a country where they don’t speak the language etc.

So I think it’s probably much easier to sell Mudryk. Ideally both would go but Sterling’s wages and desire to leave are surely huge obstacles.