Pizy 19,250 Posted January 12, 2025 Share Posted January 12, 2025 1 minute ago, Mário César said: what player will be cucu backup? If Reece finally manages to stay fit Maresca would probably just use Gusto out of position on the left if needed. 🤦♂️ mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,475 Posted January 12, 2025 Share Posted January 12, 2025 8 minutes ago, Pizy said: If Reece finally manages to stay fit Maresca would probably just use Gusto out of position on the left if needed. 🤦♂️ Its hard to believe that chilwell is not good enough to play, but we all know that board want him gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,660 Posted January 12, 2025 Share Posted January 12, 2025 2 hours ago, TheHulk said: Bet the dressing room is great with such attitude. 'new chapter'...like he's been here for like 12 years and now wants a new challenge... Milan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,085 Posted January 12, 2025 Share Posted January 12, 2025 (edited) 2 hours ago, TheHulk said: Bet the dressing room is great with such attitude. I'd have to imagine what happened recently with Noni & him is playing a part. Selling someone we just bought at his age just screams money. No plan in place at all if he ends up leaving permanently. 2 hours ago, mkh said: Chelsea are continuing to track Patrick Dorgu 🗣️ @FabrizioRomano This transfer has looked nailed on for months. He had this to say in the past - https://chelseanews.com/blog/Chelsea-transfer-news-patrick-dorgu/ Edited January 12, 2025 by LAM09 mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,037 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 2 minutes ago, Mário César said: what player will be cucu backup? a new LB we buy, I would guess The two listed above (Dorgu or El Hadji Malick Diouf) or the more traditional targets (many of whom are hard AF pulls) Nuno Mendes hard AF pull Federico Dimarco hard AF pull Alphonso Davies hard AF pull Theo Hernández hard AF pull Rayan Aït-Nouri Jorrel Hato (can play CB as well) Milos Kerkez Antonee Robinson (but turns 28 this coming summer) Miguel Gutiérrez (but Real Madrid have a buy-back clause) Quilindschy Hartman (but has a horrid injury) Álvaro Carreras Jayden Oosterwolde Bradley Locko Nathaniel Brown Diego León (may be going to Manure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 9,089 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 (edited) Veiga going to Dortmund. Another pointless signing… make a profit on him surely but still, thought this club was more than just a BUSINESS. New owners needed as soon as possible. Edited January 13, 2025 by OneMoSalah Milan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 19,250 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 36 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Veiga going to Dortmund. Another pointless signing… make a profit on him surely but still, thought this club was more than just a BUSINESS. New owners needed as soon as possible. Don’t know how we can blame the owners here. They didn’t scout and pick out a random Portuguese kid playing in Switzerland for Basel. This really looks like some data driven scout who looked at players who were statistically and stylistically similar to Calafiori who we wanted but lost out on. What we can blame Clearlake for is their complete obsession with the future years and years from now rather than making just a few super key signings that can bridge that gap now. They even have Maresca repeating that stuff with his “in a few years Chelsea could be in position to dominate English football” language. Which may become reality at some point but we need to build a solid foundation NOW in order to eventually get there which means getting UCL football ASAP. But that will require a couple of signings that they’re so far refusing to go and get. Fernando and mkh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,974 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 5 hours ago, Pizy said: If Reece finally manages to stay fit Maresca would probably just use Gusto out of position on the left if needed. 🤦♂️ Don't think that’s likely to happen bruv, James is damaged goods, we need to let him go, i don’t get any pleasure from that, but it’s true imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,430 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Veiga going to Dortmund. Another pointless signing… make a profit on him surely but still, thought this club was more than just a BUSINESS. New owners needed as soon as possible. Off field issue club wants to move on Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,761 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 5 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Veiga going to Dortmund. Another pointless signing… make a profit on him surely but still, thought this club was more than just a BUSINESS. New owners needed as soon as possible. He seems good - that's why so many clubs are lining up to strike a deal for him and we are turning a nice profit out of it. Feel Maresca could have used him better - especially when we had injuries at CB and Cucu was suspended for a game. Seems like an off-field issue. Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,761 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 9 hours ago, Pizy said: This all just reflects so poorly on whoever was in charge of recruitment this past summer. Our good form up until Christmas time was sort of masking just how poor that window was and now that we have been poor it’s being brought into more focus. -KDH has been a disaster of a buy. -Veiga looked promising but clearly doesnt’ have Maresca’s confidence so barely plays -did that utterly absurd deal with Villa where we bought some kid that never had a prayer of ever wearing a Chelsea shirt -spent a very good chunk of change on Felix (who I still love as a player) and Maresca has barely played him -refused to buy the striker that everyone in all of world football knew we badly needed and thought it was wise to gamble our entire season on Jackson suddenly becoming super clinical I think both Neto and Sancho have been solid and Tosin is a decent enough squad player. But other than that, what a shit show. We need to go for some experienced, finished article players of proven quality over these next windows. Enough trying to be the smartest guy in the room and searching for the next gem that’s cheap and then explodes into a star. We are a couple of key pieces away from being a serious team. World class finisher, top CB. Stop messing about with bang average guys who you can see from a million miles away aren’t Chelsea quality. Yep, we are bearing the fruits of the previous windows where we got Caicedo, Enzo, Cucu etc. But it's time to get serious and push for quality players again instead of penny-pinching random backup players - Jorgensen, Tosin, Felix, Kellyman, KDH and Caleb Wiley. Just go out and get the monster GK, CB and striker that elevates this squad. And maybe concentrate on couple of backups who would be willing to give everything for the club despite being in a squad role. But no, the club is looking at a 22-year-old winger who plays in the Spanish second division. Make it make sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 748 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 Pat Nevin: “I would not be surprised if Chelsea made a huge bid for Alexander Isak this January if they get any sort of hint that he is available." 🙌🙌✍️ Reddish-Blue and bigbluewillie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,761 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 6 minutes ago, mkh said: Pat Nevin: “I would not be surprised if Chelsea made a huge bid for Alexander Isak this January if they get any sort of hint that he is available." 🙌🙌✍️ Most complete striker in the league. But unlikely - our chance was in the summer when Newcastle were looking to resolve PSR issues and considered bids for him, Gordon. They ended up selling Elliot Anderson to Forest (who's having a really good season for them). Now I imagine other clubs will be in the hunt for him - there's rumors of Barcelona, Arsenal interest too mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 748 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 45 minutes ago, Strike said: Most complete striker in the league. But unlikely - our chance was in the summer when Newcastle were looking to resolve PSR issues and considered bids for him, Gordon. They ended up selling Elliot Anderson to Forest (who's having a really good season for them). Now I imagine other clubs will be in the hunt for him - there's rumors of Barcelona, Arsenal interest too 🗣️ Alan Shearer: "Other than possibly Chelsea, I genuinely don’t think that anybody could afford to buy Alexander Isak; because of the way that the rules are structured with PSR, I don’t think that anybody could afford him." bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,730 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 Veiga is off to Dortmund by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,663 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 2 hours ago, Strike said: Just go out and get the monster GK, CB and striker that elevates this squad. And maybe concentrate on couple of backups who would be willing to give everything for the club despite being in a squad role. I don't see any monster GK's available in the market. Feel like Penders is the long term GK option, depending upon how well he develops on loan. bigbluewillie and mkh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,663 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 45 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Veiga is off to Dortmund by the looks of it. Seems weird unless we're getting a new player in? At least Veiga can cover midfield, LB. Wondering if this means Ugo is coming back from Southampton as cover or Chalobah returns from Palace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,730 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 22 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said: Seems weird unless we're getting a new player in? At least Veiga can cover midfield, LB. Wondering if this means Ugo is coming back from Southampton as cover or Chalobah returns from Palace? The way Glasner spoke yesterday he didn't sound too confident that Chalobah was staying Reddish-Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin123 541 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: Renato Veiga is likely to leave Chelsea in January with a number of Premier League, Italian and French clubs looking to sign him. Chelsea have set an asking price of up to £29million and will also request a sell-on clause to be included. (via @TheAthleticFC) bigbluewillie and Reddish-Blue 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin123 541 Posted January 13, 2025 Share Posted January 13, 2025 13 hours ago, Vesper said: unless you put up LEGIT, documented sources on this all, I am calling serious bullshit absolutely Sources are not documented for obvious reasons. There was only one mention of veiga and noni being punished in the media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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