Chelsea Transfers

[mkh 748]

EXCLUSIVE: Mathys Tel has just decided to leave Bayern in January!

Bayern and player side will assess all the options on the market.

Chelsea asked for Tel at the beginning of January but there are more clubs also keen… race open. 👀🔛

Fabrizio Romano

[Amad_diallo 17]

This is the main issue I have with the the new ownership a lack of ambition.

 

All the hard work roman had built. I have too be fair though this season started well until we hit a rough patch

 

But certain areas of the squad I think they recruited well.

 

The midfield trio caiceido,enzo,lavia all great when they all on the field but considering lavias injury history thats an issue  

 

Its clear too see when lavias missing 

A big wide hole in the middle of the park I almost feel bad for caiceido he has to cover extra ground.

 

I can't understand why haven't we bought douglas luiz perfect opportuinty to get a deal done

Considering they loaned veiga, 

 

And the striker departement, John obi mikel is 1000 % correct its clear to see we need more, only jackson its not enough

 

But it seems the directors are fixated on delap how much better is delap then jackson?

 

Why not get a deal done for victor osimhen ? 

John obi mikel knows his camp

It makes total sense

 

 

 

[mkh 748]

Patrick Dorgu to Manchester United, here we go! Verbal agreement in place with Lecce, documents to be checked in next 24h.

Fee will be €30m plus €5m in add-ons not guaranteed.

[mkh 748]

Breaking: Chelsea are intensifying efforts to sign Mathys Tel. Nkunku would still like to join Bayern. (@kerry_hau)

[Marvin123 541]

Tel asking to leave could force nkunku to bayern. I'm happy with that he's such a wasted talent here. Not his style or formation at all

[Pizy 19,250]

What exactly does Mathys Tel bring to us? I just don’t get it, man…

[Fernando 6,723]

7 minutes ago, Pizy said:

What exactly does Mathys Tel bring to us? I just don’t get it, man…

Not sure, but hey we can get rid of Nkunku who does not want to be here and get someone else I'm all for it. 

Board have been good with targets when it comes to forwards and what not so I will give them the benefit of the doubt. 

Defense and GK is that they been bad, anywhere else I like, so I will take this if they are for it. 

[Marvin123 541]

18 minutes ago, Pizy said:

What exactly does Mathys Tel bring to us? I just don’t get it, man…

Mudryk replacement i think

[Pizy 19,250]

8 minutes ago, Marvin123 said:

Mudryk replacement i think

Replacing a dude who barely played with a teenager who can’t get a game at Bayern just seems silly. Garnacho was a stupid target but at least he has a load of PL matches under his belt.

[mkh 748]

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 | Al Nassr are pushing with significant resources to sign Jhon Duran! 💰

According to English sources, Aston Villa are about to accept an offer of €70m+ from the Saudi club, reports @lequipe.

[Fulham Broadway 17,722]

Ah the lure of oil money from the Headchoppers League...

[YorkshireBlue 3,341]

15 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

If the starters are doing nothing and getting to stay on the pitch till the 75th minute, would you be motivated to come on for a cameo and make a difference? 

This isn't like Conte's time when he would sub players off and make an example out of them.   I remember a few times where he subbed players on, saw how poor they were and subbed them off again.  

And why is he doing that, if you don’t trust the players on your bench more than the ones playing shit wtf does that actually tell you? 

[robsblubot 3,595]

11 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

And why is he doing that, if you don’t trust the players on your bench more than the ones playing shit wtf does that actually tell you? 

Yeah we tend to remember the one guy snubbed by the manger who did well once brought on; for each one those there are tons of players who did not get minutes, or did not get many minutes, because they were nowhere near good enough.

Managers watch these players every freaking day. They ask these players to do certain things, then watch how they execute. Tbh, I don't see where he's so wrong; maybe lack of rotation, but that's debatable too--we haven't player that many games for the fitness to be well were it is at. 😕 

Edited January 28, 2025 by robsblubot

[Strike 7,761]

2 hours ago, mkh said:

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 | Al Nassr are pushing with significant resources to sign Jhon Duran! 💰

According to English sources, Aston Villa are about to accept an offer of €70m+ from the Saudi club, reports @lequipe.

58 m pounds - Surely not true

[mkh 748]

Corinthians are in advanced negotiations to sell 16-year-old full-back Denner to Chelsea for £10.5 million with bonuses.

A meeting on Wednesday could seal the deal.

If it goes through, Denner will only be able to play for Chelsea after he turns 18, in February 2026. It will be £6.7 million upfront and a further £3.8 million in add-ons.

(@geglobo)

Edited January 28, 2025 by mkh

[LAM09 7,085]

1 hour ago, mkh said:

Corinthians are in advanced negotiations to sell 16-year-old full-back Denner to Chelsea for £10.5 million with bonuses.

A meeting on Wednesday could seal the deal.

If it goes through, Denner will only be able to play for Chelsea after he turns 18, in February 2026. It will be £6.7 million upfront and a further £3.8 million in add-ons.

(@geglobo)

This has to stop at some point. It's a scattergun approach rather than picking the best of the bunch.

Just look at Pedro Limo, who seemed set to join us last summer before Wolves came in. I understand he's young and may come good in years to come, but he is just another example of what's wrong with this ideology in footballing terms. If we're talking about human trafficking, the board is doing a stellar job.

[LAM09 7,085]

2 hours ago, robsblubot said:

Managers watch these players every freaking day. They ask these players to do certain things, then watch how they execute. Tbh, I don't see where he's so wrong; maybe lack of rotation, but that's debatable too--we haven't player that many games for the fitness to be well were it is at. 😕 

It's a combo of his sole transfer selection (from what we can tell—KDH) and the board signing guys the manager was never interested in (Felix being the obvious example). If he doesn't want to play someone he chose and "watched" day in and day out for over a year and doesn't like the look of Palmer's alternative, despite Palmer being off the pace for weeks, he is essentially contributing to this and our bad run of form.

Maresca becomes a YES man, employing all of the players at his disposal regardless of who brought them in, or he isn't a YES man and fights for the correct players, assuming he's given the chance in six months and KDH was a one-time occurrence. Something needs to give for us to take crucial steps in the right direction for the club's immediate and long-term future.

[robsblubot 3,595]

16 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

It's a combo of his sole transfer selection (from what we can tell—KDH) and the board signing guys the manager was never interested in (Felix being the obvious example). If he doesn't want to play someone he chose and "watched" day in and day out for over a year and doesn't like the look of Palmer's alternative, despite Palmer being off the pace for weeks, he is essentially contributing to this and our bad run of form.

Maresca becomes a YES man, employing all of the players at his disposal regardless of who brought them in, or he isn't a YES man and fights for the correct players, assuming he's given the chance in six months and KDH was a one-time occurrence. Something needs to give for us to take crucial steps in the right direction for the club's immediate and long-term future.

I have to imagine that KDH shows signs of struggle in practice just as he does in games, after all he's now playing with and against far superior footballers -- not to mention athletes (which is where I think he mostly lacks).

I don't rate Felix at all, so not sure what to say here.

Every employer is a yes-man, esp one without the experience and name to push back. It is still very strange to me that people are surprised by things we knew about Maresca the moment he was hired.

I was watching Noni and Sancho play like shit against City. Then Neto came on and also played like shit. Nkunku came on and did not even bother to play. So, I'm not sure I have enough evidence to say the manager is wrong about this or that player. Again, I agree that he perhaps could have rotated more esp in conf league, but it's very hard to do that in the PL, esp when you are chasing CL.

Edited January 29, 2025 by robsblubot

[LAM09 7,085]

55 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

I have to imagine that KDH shows signs of struggle in practice just as he does in games, after all he's now playing with and against far superior footballers -- not to mention athletes (which is where I think he mostly lacks).

I don't rate Felix at all, so not sure what to say here.

Every employer is a yes-man, esp one without the experience and name to push back. It is still very strange to me that people are surprised by things we knew about Maresca the moment he was hired.

I was watching Noni and Sancho play like shit against City. Then Neto came on and also played like shit. Nkunku came on and did not even bother to play. So, I'm not sure I have enough evidence to say the manager is wrong about this or that player. Again, I agree that he perhaps could have rotated more esp in conf league, but it's very hard to do that in the PL, esp when you are chasing CL.

You are aware KDH has previous PL experience (59 games to be exact), right? 

His struggles or limitations shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, especially the person who has coached him for almost two years.

I'm unsure what was known, as early signs showed Maresca would make choices that benefit the team. He did that by getting rid of a few bad eggs and standing his ground by freezing others out (Chilwell—which I'm still unsure was a wise move considering he could still be here come June). His biggest call will be Sanchez this weekend. If he remains GK, he won't be manager till the end of the season.

You are mentioning one game in isolation. Felix didn't get a minute of match time against Everton, Fulham, and Palace, and the one game he played was at LW against Ipswich. Nkunku was fielded as a CF, and people are wondering why he was a non-entity. He isn't a CF. As I mentioned in another thread, it's very clear Maresca has his favourites who might have delivered for him prior to Everton away, but they haven't been doing so since. At least we are in agreement about something —rotation, rotation, rotation.

[Reddish-Blue 2,663]

1 hour ago, robsblubot said:

I was watching Noni and Sancho play like shit against City. Then Neto came on and also played like shit. Nkunku came on and did not even bother to play. So, I'm not sure I have enough evidence to say the manager is wrong about this or that player. Again, I agree that he perhaps could have rotated more esp in conf league, but it's very hard to do that in the PL, esp when you are chasing CL.

Players also lose motivation and have egos.   Not every player is going to be 'team-first' and happily come onto the pitch and try to make a difference.  

The problem for Maresca is that not one of our attackers (bar Palmer) is consistent enough to be first choice on the team sheet.   

Neto, Sancho, Mudryk (before he got banned), Madueke...are all the same, decent players on their day but not consistent game changers.   Same can be said for Jackson, but he's got plenty of room to improve and become a quality striker. 

It says a lot when our best attacker (talent wise) Nkunku is nowhere near his early season form and he's keen to leave after seeing a few months of Maresca's tactics.