Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 30,164]

3 hours ago, Strike said:

 

English kid who was at Oxford United 

and who is injured and only played 17 games

will fit right in

[LAM09 7,050]

2 hours ago, Mhsc said:

Sell him imo

Need the cash more than we need a CB that can't play at CB (or in any clear position). Obviously has talent and there will be buyers. Maybe in 5 years we'll regret it but in the near term its the right move.

Stick in a big sell on clause and move on.

I feel there's no chance of any club spending £70m+ and agreeing to a big sell one. 

If Konate leaves Liverpool, they could seriously push for Colwill again.

[Vesper 30,164]

Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire werre raging post game at Garnacho about his ultra lazy defence

 

DO NOT BUY THAT CUNT

[Vesper 30,164]

Chelsea backed to imminently complete Victor Osimhen purchase from Napoli

https://football-talk.co.uk/215914/Chelsea-backed-to-imminently-complete-victor-osimhen-purchase-from-napoli/

 

Chelsea are expected to sign a striker this season with neither Christopher Nkunku nor Nicolas Jackson impressing Enzo Maresca. The former RB Leipzig star has performed well in the cup competitions but has failed to play on the same wavelength in the Premier League whereas his Senegalese teammate has had a barren run in the final third since the start of 2025.

Napoli marksman Victor Osimhen has been tipped to join the Blues this summer having been identified as their primary target. He is spending the ongoing campaign on loan at Galatasaray, where he has scored 35 goals and provided eight assists. And though the Turks are keen on landing him permanently, Chelsea are better placed financially to afford the Nigerian international.

Though news regarding Osimhen’s transfer has cooled in recent times, Simon Phillips (h/t Caught Offside) said that the player is still ‘keen to join Chelsea’ and that it wouldn’t be ‘difficult to come to an agreement’. He is set to cost £62 million, a fee that the Blues should be able to pay without many problems, whereas the striker does not have any unreasonable wage demands either.

Osimhen’s transfer a matter of time

Victor Osimhen’s transfer to Chelsea might only be a matter of time. The Londoners are working behind the scenes to seal the deal while also having help from John Obi Mikel, a former player and also their target’s compatriot. With the team focused on winning the Europa Conference League and finishing the Premier League strongly, it isn’t a surprise why talks have been paused.

On the other hand, Galatasaray also have three more fixtures left until the season comes to an end and having already been crowned Super Lig champions, Osimhen will look to bring down the curtains on a superb year in Istanbul on a high. Once he is back at Napoli’s disposal, things ideally should start to flow in the right direction from Chelsea’s perspective.

Enzo Maresca would preferably want Osimhen to join Chelsea in time for the Club World Cup this summer with the Blues set to face Mexican side Club Leon on June 16th in their maiden game of the tournament. It will be interesting to see if all parties involved can wrap up a deal in time for that or whether the start of next season is a more realistic target.

[Vytis33 1,270]

If he puts the ball in the net just sign Osimhen already 

[Pizy 18,897]

Colwill for me is still showing in flashes that he can become a very good starting CB. What he badly needs is a Thiago Silva sort of leader next to him to form a partnership which starts game after game all season in the league. 

I’m perfectly okay keeping Trev & Tosin since as we’ve seen all season they’re each capable of coming in and being perfectly serviceable and solid. 

Colwill + a Thiago Silva/JT/VVD/Kompany type with Trev/Tosin/Fofana if he ever stays fit as our CB options next season and we’re in great shape. Whether that profile of CB exists out there and could be had I don’t know.

It certainly isn’t Huijsen, Branthwaite, or some other kid we should be after. Look how massive of a step Newcastle took forward once they signed some highly experienced, no nonsense CB’s. That’s what we need badly.

[Mhsc 1,097]

50 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

I feel there's no chance of any club spending £70m+ and agreeing to a big sell one. 

If Konate leaves Liverpool, they could seriously push for Colwill again.

Blimey, would be pretty happy if we got £40m with a decent sell on %, £50m or something with no sell on would be amazing, can't picture anyone spending £70m on him but if they did would snap their hands off with no terms added at all

Maybe I'm too much of a Colwill hater to see the value

Been the biggest liability in our team consistently for 2 years imo

[Thor 2,701]

Osimhen for 50-70 mil I'd be fine with. Watched some videos with data on him, and if we're going to continue to struggle against a low block, I actually think he is a good fit. 

Really good in the air and can bail us out of shit games like the one today. Get him in. Then we have him and Jackson/anyone else they bring on board if Jackson leaves. 

[Vytis33 1,270]

I didn’t really want Osimhen but do think he can score goals.  Very good in the air and Neto can cross the ball.  Added bonus if Nico wants to play he has to improve his levels.  Has no competition right now so is on the team sheet for doing nothing really 

[LAM09 7,050]

23 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Blimey, would be pretty happy if we got £40m with a decent sell on %, £50m or something with no sell on would be amazing, can't picture anyone spending £70m on him but if they did would snap their hands off with no terms added at all

Maybe I'm too much of a Colwill hater to see the value

Been the biggest liability in our team consistently for 2 years imo

Just look at what Maguire went for a number of season ago and the rumoured price for Guehi in recent windows. We could probably get even more thanks to the HG/English tax.

Edited May 16 by LAM09

[Thor 2,701]

Martinez at Villa was in tears end of game - last home game for Villa this season. 

He out end of season? I assume to Saudi? 

[NikkiCFC 8,318]

3 hours ago, Pizy said:

 Look how massive of a step Newcastle took forward once they signed some highly experienced, no nonsense CB’s. That’s what we need badly.

We conceded 43 goals this season in 37. Newcastle 45 in 36. Only Arsenal and Liverpool conceded less than us. Sanchez is doing good also last couple of weeks and with promising GKs in Penders and Petrovic I think we are not going for new GK. If Lavia was available I think we would be much better. Fofana also. 

[NikkiCFC 8,318]

18 hours ago, Mhsc said:

Tbh if we have constrained budget (due to years of horrendous misspending) I would spend every penny on GK and 2 CBs and just try to get by with what we have otherwise, as grim as it would be

Arsenal (and various other clubs historically, including us) have shown you can do a fair bit with boring football and a good setup at the back

CF would be amazing but for me would be the one we could delay if we have no choice

Think we are a little conditioned to expect to have our cake and eat it too at this point we may have to just prioritise and try to get by

CF is way bigger priority than CB or GK. 

[TheHulk 2,437]

Is this guy so good that Brighton is willing to spend so much on him.

Edited May 17 by TheHulk

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

6 hours ago, Mhsc said:

Blimey, would be pretty happy if we got £40m with a decent sell on %, £50m or something with no sell on would be amazing, can't picture anyone spending £70m on him but if they did would snap their hands off with no terms added at all

Maybe I'm too much of a Colwill hater to see the value

Been the biggest liability in our team consistently for 2 years imo

£100m and they can have him 😂

I think with VVD next to him though he’d look better but at the same time, he hasn’t come close to filling me with confidence the past 2 seasons. Potential is there - needs someone next to him to help him through the game, much more experienced and maybe if teams didn’t play through our midfield as easily too he and the others wouldn’t be so open/exposed at times. I think Harry Maguire, Casemiro & Bruno Fernandes played like 10 passes between them from their own half that literally took our whole midfield out of the game af times last night. 

 

[Reddish-Blue 2,503]

1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

maybe if teams didn’t play through our midfield as easily too he and the others wouldn’t be so open/exposed at times

The good old days of having Kante in midfield and opposition teams realising they had to get past him. 

Now all we have is the glass version of Lavia, hoping that he makes it through each game 😄

[Reddish-Blue 2,503]

5 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

If Lavia was available I think we would be much better. Fofana also. 

That's the real problem with the whole first XI setup. 

We have 3 guaranteed starting quality players and I'm not sure if they've played 15+ games each this season (James + Lavia + Fofana). 

[MoroccanBlue 5,381]

Santos and even Essugo are going to be good additions. 

[mkh 580]

Chelsea are looking to sign PSG's 17-year-old defender Axel Tape before loaning him to Strasbourg.

{via@GFFN}

[Strike 7,489]

20 hours ago, Vesper said:

Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire werre raging post game at Garnacho about his ultra lazy defence

 

DO NOT BUY THAT CUNT

Links to Garnacho, Mainoo, Brathwaite, Adeyemi worry me. Doesn't seem like the club is going to get a serious CB and a forward with the consistent links to Huijsen, Hato and several other youngsters.