Chelsea Transfers

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

15 minutes ago, Vytis33 said:

 

Great news. Just read an arm long piece by German sports page Dazn/Spox  yesterday detailing how much of an uphill battle cfc still had to climb to secure an acgeampong extension and that Bayern were likely to pounce. So much for that, suckers 

[Fernando 6,585]

Awesome time to get rid of Reece and get him to take his spot. 

[Vesper 30,169]

3 hours ago, Vytis33 said:

 

wooooooooot

[Fernando 6,585]

3 hours ago, Vytis33 said:

 

Maresca previously shared his admiration for the defender and the 44-year-old delivered his verdict on the breakthrough to agree fresh terms.

"Very, very happy," Maresca told reporters. "With Josh it has been quite clear, he was with us in pre-season.

"After two, three days he really impressed me. Since pre-season, I was trying to understand the situation of his contract. Now finally the club found an agreement."

The Chelsea boss added: "We are all convinced that Josh can be a great player for this club. My personal opinion is that he has to stay close to us (rather than a loan)."

[NikkiCFC 8,318]

4 hours ago, Fernando said:

Awesome time to get rid of Reece and get him to take his spot. 

Agreed but you can bet there will be some fans being loud against it like certain group from Matthew Harding End making him a banner like with Mount and Gallagher 🙄

[mkh 581]

🚨 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is set to become available in January, with Arsenal leading the race to sign the midfielder.

However, he also has interest from Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton , Fulham, Leicester, Man Utd, Newcastle, Rangers and Tottenham.

(Jason Pettigrove via@CaughtOffside)

💬🔵Chelsea have put Axel Disasi on the market and they hope to receive a suitable offer in January.🗯

(via@MatteMoretto)

Edited December 18, 2024 by mkh

[Vesper 30,169]

Chelsea’s Josh Acheampong signs new long-term contract

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6003115/2024/12/18/Chelsea-josh-acheampong-contract-new/

Chelsea have ended doubts over the future of Josh Acheampong by tying their young talent to a new and improved long-term contract.

Acheampong’s previous agreement was set to expire in June 2026 but following an uncertain period, he has signed a fresh four-and-a-half-year deal.

It sees the promising defender, 18, commit to Stamford Bridge until 2029 and is a timely development for the west London club — especially given there was strong interest from leading sides in the Premier League and overseas.

Chelsea confirmed The Athletic’s story later on Wednesday.

Problems during the negotiations impacted Acheampong’s game time at senior and age-group level, but subsequent progress saw the academy graduate earn his full first-team debut in the recent Conference League victory at Astana.

Acheampong is now training with head coach Enzo Maresca’s squad on a daily basis and has a good chance to start again when Shamrock Rovers visit in the same competition on Thursday.

Maresca is known to be keen on working with such prospects and integrating them into his plans.

Retaining the England youth player is also viewed internally as a statement of intent by co-director of recruitment and talent Joe Shields and academy director Glenn van der Kraan, in conjunction with co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.

Having joined Chelsea at Under-8s stage, Acheampong came through their system and turned professional in January before then-coach Mauricio Pochettino gave him a first senior appearance; coming off the bench in a 2-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur last season.

Acheampong has so far represented his country from Under-16 to Under-20 level.

[Thor 2,701]

3 hours ago, mkh said:

🚨 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is set to become available in January, with Arsenal leading the race to sign the midfielder.

However, he also has interest from Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton , Fulham, Leicester, Man Utd, Newcastle, Rangers and Tottenham.

(Jason Pettigrove via@CaughtOffside)

💬🔵Chelsea have put Axel Disasi on the market and they hope to receive a suitable offer in January.🗯

(via@MatteMoretto)

I still think KDH is a decent player. Probably best he goes though. With Santos coming back the midfield is sorted. 
 

Disasi to leave - and go out and get a world class CB. Then let the team build from there. No more incomings needed unless Nkunku wants to leave. 

[Vesper 30,169]

28 minutes ago, Thor said:

No more incomings needed unless Nkunku wants to leave. 

[Vesper 30,169]

Most in-demand players for 2024: Koundé at the top

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost485

The 485th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 20 outfield footballers in 66 leagues around the world who played the most official game minutes in 2024, either for clubs (at senior level only) or national teams (A, U23 or U21). Up to December 15, the most-used outfield player in absolute terms is FC Barcelona's French international Jules Koundé: 5,872 minutes spread over 69 matches.

Fluminense's Colombian Jhon Arias and Real Madrid's Uruguayan Federico Valverde complete the podium. The next three places are occupied by players over the age of 30: Dutchman Virgil van Dijk (33.4), Argentina's Nicolás Otamendi (36.8) and Switzerland's Granit Xhaka (32.2). Reading FC's New Zealander Tyler Bindon is the only footballer under the age of 20 in the top 100, demonstrating the sensitivity of coaches when it comes to balancing the efforts of younger players.

Also with respect to the top 100 outfield players overall, a clear majority of minutes were played in domestic club competitions: 73.2% of the total. The remaining playing time spread almost equally between international club competitions and national teams: 15.1% for the former and 13.4% for the latter (including the Olympic Games). These reports provide more exclusive analysis on the hot topics of match calendar and player workload.

Highest number of minutes played in 2024

Official matches until 15/12/2024.
* [Cl-Dom]: Club (domestic leagues) / [Cl-Int]: Club (international competitions) / [Nation]: National teams

 

Edited December 19, 2024 by Vesper

[mkh 581]

💬According to Bild,

the Blues are looking closely at Kobel and are considering signing him after the season.

The Dortmund keeper's contract was extended in October 2023 until 2028 and does not include an exit clause. At the time, the contract was extended to bring the 10-time international among the top earners in the squad.

Since then, he has been earning around €10 million a year.🗯

[KEVINAA 129]

Arsenal have a kinky fetish on taking and wanting Chelsea's scraps.

 

 

Edited December 19, 2024 by KEVINAA

[ZAPHOD2319 4,814]

 

[milka 3,393]

[OhForAGreavsie 6,072]

5 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Do we have a role for Musiala in our squad?

[NikkiCFC 8,318]

25 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Do we have a role for Musiala in our squad?

Absolutely not. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,381]

Musiala much like Olise would've been straight up overkill. 

[Vesper 30,169]

27 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Musiala much like Olise would've been straight up overkill. 

no, as Musiala is a right footer who often plays at LW

Olise is the opposite (and indeed overkill)

[Fernando 6,585]

24 minutes ago, Vesper said:

no, as Musiala is a right footer who often plays at LW

Olise is the opposite (and indeed overkill)

But Musiala as LW is not the type of winger that Maresca likes? That hugs the line an comes in from there like Sancho, Neto and Noni does. 

Is he like that? Or he is more like a Palmer type of player> 

Nonetheless if opportunity comes I would take him. 

Edited December 19, 2024 by Fernando

[Vesper 30,169]

1 hour ago, Fernando said:

But Musiala as LW is not the type of winger that Maresca likes? That hugs the line an comes in from there like Sancho, Neto and Noni does. 

Is he like that? Or he is more like a Palmer type of player> 

Nonetheless if opportunity comes I would take him. 

I would LOVE to have Musiala

I was only saying it is semi chalk and cheese with him and Olise, as they play two diffrent positions