Chelsea Transfers

[ulvhedin 508]

Fofana propably out for rest of the season.. Badiashille till february at least

[Strike 7,265]

57 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Another great defensive transfer from the mighty board that's going great.

 Napoli showing interest is a sign that he's good ...

Edited Friday at 16:36 by Strike

[mkh 302]

💬Unfortunately I have to say that the last transfer window was not good!!!
I would have only

signed:

- Neto
- Jorgensen
- Penders
- Anselmino
- Guiu
- Sancho

and additional players for the problem positions.

 

Players like

- Felix (also here you had to sign Joao because of Gallagher otherwise we wouldn't have gotten the good transfer fee because of the PSR rule)
(Maresca doesn't trust Felix)

- KDH horror transfer completely gambled away!!! (Maresca doesn't trust him)

- Veiga is not a left-back for me and also too limited for our level in the DM.
(Maresca doesn't trust Veiga either)

- Tosin is not enough for our top 4 demands.

- Wiley can't be assessed enough as he was almost only injured until now.

-  Kellyman (had to be signed because of Maatsen otherwise we would not have gotten the high transfer fee because of the PSR rule)

should not have been pledged but the money should have been invested in the important positions!!!!🗯

[King Kante 1,504]

2 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Club captain-not playing.....Wages- one of the big earners......we cannot keep using the emotional 'academy' 'one of our own' as a comfort cushion, he's a massive crock costing us millions because he has the muscles of a 90 year old.

If Reece James and Fofana stayed for another two years you wouldn't get 20 games each out of them

Virtually every club has insurance for injuries. Him being injured isn't a problem financially for the club, except from a premium perspective. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

21 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Virtually every club has insurance for injuries. Him being injured isn't a problem financially for the club, except from a premium perspective. 

With players like Lavia, Fofana, and James, I'd imagine the premiums to have them covered would be so expensive the cost/benefit ratio wouldn't matter. Insurance companies are a business at the end of the day and they assess risk.  

Club will be burdened by them regardless. 

 

[mkh 302]

🚨🔵 Enzo Maresca: “For sure, Fofana and Badiashile will be out for a long time so we'll see what we decide to do on the market”.

🤔

[mkh 302]

𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂: Omar Marmoush will sign for Manchester City. ✍️🇪🇬🔵

[@youm7]

[Mhsc 928]

If VVD is available on a free then offering him a couple of years on stupid money would surely be a bit tempting, even at his age, after the positive experience we had with Thiago.

[mkh 302]

Chelsea will not be able to recall defender Trevoh Chalobah to ease their defensive injury issues. The 25-year-old’s season-long loan spell at Crystal Palace does not have a break clause.

via@SJohnsonSport

[OneMoSalah 8,793]

1 hour ago, mkh said:

Chelsea will not be able to recall defender Trevoh Chalobah to ease their defensive injury issues. The 25-year-old’s season-long loan spell at Crystal Palace does not have a break clause.

via@SJohnsonSport

Shouldn’t have been loaned in the first place. Given how Disasi, Tosin and even Colwill have struggled, this looks stupider and stupider. 

I mean Trev isn’t Maldini or Nesta, don’t get me wrong but he made a big difference when he played last year I felt.

Yes he may never be the sort of elite level CB to lead a title winning teams defence but he should of been retained over Disasi and definitely Tosin who for me was always a pathetic signing free or not. For sure. Given he has also played as a RCB in a back 3 and a 4, at RB as well as a 6 whilst in France IIRC, surely he’d of had some sort of capability and qualities to play in that inverted fullback role as well as a CB, no? 

Edited Friday at 21:11 by OneMoSalah

[LAM09 6,806]

1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

Shouldn’t have been loaned in the first place. Given how Disasi, Tosin and even Colwill have struggled, this looks stupider and stupider. 

I mean Trev isn’t Maldini or Nesta, don’t get me wrong but he made a big difference when he played last year I felt.

Yes he may never be the sort of elite level CB to lead a title winning teams defence but he should of been retained over Disasi and definitely Tosin who for me was always a pathetic signing free or not. For sure. Given he has also played as a RCB in a back 3 and a 4, at RB as well as a 6 whilst in France IIRC, surely he’d of had some sort of capability and qualities to play in that inverted fullback role as well as a CB, no? 

Most people should understand that this ownership's primary goal in maximising profits was to unload academy graduates while overpaying for subpar replacements. If they had their way, he would have been permanently sold in the summer.

Edited Friday at 22:13 by LAM09

[Mário César 1,002]

19 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Most people should understand that this ownership's primary goal in maximising profits was to unload academy graduates while overpaying for subpar replacements. If they had their way, he would have been permanently sold in the summer.

yes like gallagher was sold

[Reddish-Blue 2,364]

44 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Most people should understand that this ownership's primary goal in maximising profits was to unload academy graduates while overpaying for subpar replacements. If they had their way, he would have been permanently sold in the summer.

To be fair, with the way the PSR rules work, selling academy graduates is such an easy loophole.  

With Chalobah, what was the actual strategy in loaning him out....he's not a 20 year defender that will develop at Palace, he's already a squad player

You either sell or keep him around as squad depth (unless Maresca wasn't a fan and wanted him out). 

[Reddish-Blue 2,364]

6 hours ago, mkh said:

- Felix (also here you had to sign Joao because of Gallagher otherwise we wouldn't have gotten the good transfer fee because of the PSR rule)
(Maresca doesn't trust Felix)

- KDH horror transfer completely gambled away!!! (Maresca doesn't trust him)

-  Kellyman (had to be signed because of Maatsen otherwise we would not have gotten the high transfer fee because of the PSR rule)

I still don't get why we had to sign Kellyman from Aston Villa...there were other offers for Maatsen.   I was expecting the club to at least get a decent squad player from Aston Villa, not a youngster that will likely play zero minutes for us. 

KDH was a Maresca signing, I don't think it's Maresca not trusting him, he just looks off the pace. 

[Strike 7,265]

59 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Most people should understand that this ownership's primary goal in maximising profits was to unload academy graduates while overpaying for subpar replacements. If they had their way, he would have been permanently sold in the summer.

Gallagher is nowhere near the quality of Caicedo, Enzo and Lavia

Chalobah is okay but not close to Fofana or Colwill's level. 

We sold Omari Hutchinson and brought in Neto. I don't think they're overpaying for subpar replacements at all. If anything, it has helped improve the first XI 

[NikkiCFC 8,062]

23 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

You either sell or keep him around as squad depth (unless Maresca wasn't a fan and wanted him out). 

We couldn't get 20m for him last summer. After great performances in Palace we could get 35m.

[LAM09 6,806]

2 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

To be fair, with the way the PSR rules work, selling academy graduates is such an easy loophole.  

With Chalobah, what was the actual strategy in loaning him out....he's not a 20 year defender that will develop at Palace, he's already a squad player

You either sell or keep him around as squad depth (unless Maresca wasn't a fan and wanted him out). 

I don't mind if those that come in are perceived as an upgrade. KDH for Gallagher? 😐

Chalobah's predicament became apparent, even when he scored against Tottenham. However, I believe no one was prepared to part with money for him, so the board took the next best thing in their opinion. I mentioned it before his loan was finalised: his flexibility and PL experience make him a great asset, despite his flaws.

2 hours ago, Strike said:

Gallagher is nowhere near the quality of Caicedo, Enzo and Lavia

Chalobah is okay but not close to Fofana or Colwill's level. 

We sold Omari Hutchinson and brought in Neto. I don't think they're overpaying for subpar replacements at all. If anything, it has helped improve the first XI 

It's not about whether they are good enough but who replaced them.

Is KDH better than Gallagher, an English INT? Are Badi, Tosin, and Disasi better than Trev?

I'd imagine almost everyone on this board would say no to both. It's one thing to replace "subpar" players with better ones; it's a totally different thing to just make stupid decisions.

[Thor 2,447]

You can't just have talent after talent - especially when some will have to sit on the bench. 

Conor is good enough to start somewhere but not good enough for the football we play here. Lavia, Enzo and Caicedo are levels above Conor - so your replacement needs to be someone of the KDH level that knows how to play the system and can fill the void when an injury does occur. 

The issue has been that KDH has had trouble adapting into our squad, and hasn't been as effective as thought. A more dynamic midfielder may be needed but keeping what we had was not the answer as Gallagher would have just left regardless not getting minutes. Better to cash in. 

 

We need to cut the crap of shitting on the board as well. They've done a tremendous job in turning things around fairly quickly with a new model. In fact, to be where we are given a complete turnaround in how we are run and the methodology internally, its been great. 

They've clearly struggled to identify defensive talent more so than offensive, because bar Mudryk, we've been excellent in who we've offloaded and then kept/brought on. Estevao, Palmer, Neto, Noni, Jackson, Nkunku are all good to great and can make a profit on all of them. 

 

We're literally a CB and RB away from competing. Bring back Santos and let him be that dynamic midfielder who can do a bit of everything.