Chelsea Transfers

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

On 17/05/2025 at 20:50, Strike said:

Stay clear of Osimhen. So many better strikers could move this summer - Gyokeres, Isak, Ekitike, Alvarez, Joao Pedro, Cunha, David, Delap, Sesko. Osimhen had very few good seasons at the top level, why is he worth big fee + huge wages again?

Are Delap, Ekitike, Cunha really better than Oshimen though? Like really? Even Joao Pedro, Sesko, David at a push (probably be closest in all fairness barring Isak as his record in France is impressive). 

Lot of them have all have had 1 breakthrough season at a good standard. Maybe unfair for some of them also but some of them have played already for a good time too.

David is a bit different maybe but again - direct comparison, hard to say for sure if he is that much better or better than Oshimen at all. Also which Alvarez? Julian Alvarez? He is the only top CF option of that name and he will not be moving a year after going to Spain…. 

Oshimen last 5 seasons: 35, 17, 31, 18, 10 goals.

Delap last 3 seasons (only played 3 seasons of mens football really): 12, 8, 4 goals.

Ekitike last 5 seasons: 22, 4, 4, 11, 3 goals.

Joao Pedro last 5 seasons: 10, 20, 11, 4, 9 goals.

David last 5 seasons: 25, 26, 26, 19, 13 goals.

Cunha last 5 seasons: 17, 14, 2, 7, 8 goals.

Sesko last 5 seasons: 21, 18, 18, 11, 21 goals.

Jury will be out on Gyokeres when he leaves Portugal. The standard of some the goals he scores are incredibly laughable. Like the defending is Sunday league and wouldn’t ever happen in PL, Bundesliga, Italy, France, Spain. Plus he wouldn’t be first big money CF to leave Portugal and really struggle - Darwin Nunez, Jackson Martinez for instance….

Oshimen big money and big wages but Isak will be the same, David will be the same wage wise as he will certainly have options as he’s on a free.

Irrespective of who we go for, if we cheap out on a good CF this summer, it will be a stickler to any chance of making progression. 

Edited May 18 by OneMoSalah

[Strike 7,486]

 

 

Both are on the move. I'd get one of these two locked up and then find the CB 

 

[Strike 7,486]

53 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Are Delap, Ekitike, Cunha really better than Oshimen though? Like really? Even Joao Pedro, Sesko, David at a push (probably be closest in all fairness barring Isak as his record in France is impressive). 

Lot of them have all have had 1 breakthrough season at a good standard. Maybe unfair for some of them also but some of them have played already for a good time too.

David is a bit different maybe but again - direct comparison, hard to say for sure if he is that much better or better than Oshimen at all. Also which Alvarez? Julian Alvarez? He is the only top CF option of that name and he will not be moving a year after going to Spain…. 

Oshimen last 5 seasons: 35, 17, 31, 18, 10 goals.

Delap last 3 seasons (only played 3 seasons of mens football really): 12, 8, 4 goals.

Ekitike last 5 seasons: 22, 4, 4, 11, 3 goals.

Joao Pedro last 5 seasons: 10, 20, 11, 4, 9 goals.

David last 5 seasons: 25, 26, 26, 19, 13 goals.

Cunha last 5 seasons: 17, 14, 2, 7, 8 goals.

Sesko last 5 seasons: 21, 18, 18, 11, 21 goals.

Jury will be out on Gyokeres when he leaves Portugal. The standard of some the goals he scores are incredibly laughable. Like the defending is Sunday league and wouldn’t ever happen in PL, Bundesliga, Italy, France, Spain. Plus he wouldn’t be first big money CF to leave Portugal and really struggle - Darwin Nunez, Jackson Martinez for instance….

Oshimen big money and big wages but Isak will be the same, David will be the same wage wise as he will certainly have options as he’s on a free.

Irrespective of who we go for, if we cheap out on a good CF this summer, it will be a stickler to any chance of making progression. 

Osimhen is 26 and the data for him is in his prime years unlike guys like Sesko. His best season was also in Turkey, which is worse than the Portuguese league. Gyokeres and Sesko look like they'll be cheaper than Osimhen and will ask for much lesser wages too 

Delap, Ekitike, Cunha are all going to be much more affordable than Osimhen. For the fee + wages, I'd want a sure-fire top striker and not someone who has a lot of doubts around him. I'd be happy spending that kind of money on Isak for example.

[Pizy 18,891]

Liverpool seem to be properly reloading after their title win. Frimpong done as the TAA replacement and now apparently going to get Kerkez for the left. Two pretty great long term replacements for their fullbacks. I wouldn’t be shocked at all if they suddenly go after Gyokeres. You could drop him in their team just as easily as ours or Arse’s. They’re going to take some stopping extra season once again if they replenish the squad correctly which it seems they are doing.

Only way we’ll be able to make a serious challenge is if we beat Forest and make ourselves as attractive to potential top players as possible. Without UCL footy I doubt Gyokeres even considers us.

[Mhsc 1,097]

3 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Liverpool seem to be properly reloading after their title win. Frimpong done as the TAA replacement and now apparently going to get Kerkez for the left. Two pretty great long term replacements for their fullbacks. I wouldn’t be shocked at all if they suddenly go after Gyokeres. You could drop him in their team just as easily as ours or Arse’s. They’re going to take some stopping extra season once again if they replenish the squad correctly which it seems they are doing.

Only way we’ll be able to make a serious challenge is if we beat Forest and make ourselves as attractive to potential top players as possible. Without UCL footy I doubt Gyokeres even considers us.

The good news is that successful teams have a tendency to get completely shit out of the blue in an unpredictable fashion

They might be awful next year

[Mhsc 1,097]

Osimhen is in many ways a terrible, ultra high risk, make or break signing - but at this point I'll take anything that will create a good mood in the fanbase

We should just go and get him

[Strike 7,486]

7 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Liverpool seem to be properly reloading after their title win. Frimpong done as the TAA replacement and now apparently going to get Kerkez for the left. Two pretty great long term replacements for their fullbacks. I wouldn’t be shocked at all if they suddenly go after Gyokeres. You could drop him in their team just as easily as ours or Arse’s. They’re going to take some stopping extra season once again if they replenish the squad correctly which it seems they are doing.

Only way we’ll be able to make a serious challenge is if we beat Forest and make ourselves as attractive to potential top players as possible. Without UCL footy I doubt Gyokeres even considers us.

Even without UCL, serious players have come here - Caicedo for example. Would help no doubt but it is possible to challenge in the market because a first-team role at Chelsea is still desirable and English club budget is far higher than some leagues. 

[Pizy 18,891]

21 minutes ago, Strike said:

Even without UCL, serious players have come here - Caicedo for example. Would help no doubt but it is possible to challenge in the market because a first-team role at Chelsea is still desirable and English club budget is far higher than some leagues. 

True. But that was when this ownership were willing to go absolutely all in regardless of price to get their men at any cost. They felt we HAD to have Enzo and Caicedo. They seem to have backed far away from that sort of spending since. And remember, as astronomical as those two cost they’re still on relatively modest wages compared to the 250-300+ per week that top players make these days. Someone like Osimhen won’t agree to some paltry 100k per week if we try to offer him that as we saw last window.

If the board decide they’ve had enough of us struggling then maybe they go all in again even if we fail next weekend. I’m skeptical. 

27 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

The good news is that successful teams have a tendency to get completely shit out of the blue in an unpredictable fashion

They might be awful next year

Unless Salah and VVD suddenly start to look really old and take big steps back I can’t see them crumbling sadly. I remember predicting that it would happen this season, lol. I thought Liverpool would really struggle under a new coach and after they barely did anything in the window. Then Salah looked as good or better than ever.

[Special Juan 28,141]

Oh look Liverpool about to tie up another deal already....Kirkez

[King Kante 1,643]

9 hours ago, Mhsc said:

Osimhen is in many ways a terrible, ultra high risk, make or break signing - but at this point I'll take anything that will create a good mood in the fanbase

We should just go and get him

VO has all the hallmarks of a CF that will piss the fanbase off. Firstly, his overall stats aren't great, second he has his agent talk a lot via the press. Personally, I think he is a major no, no. 

Edited May 19 by King Kante

[DH1988 1,348]

Already seeing Damac Chelsea huts on my lunch break so must have been in the works for a while. Literally all the building designs and such.

 

[Vesper 30,151]

16 minutes ago, DH1988 said:

Already seeing Damac Chelsea huts on my lunch break so must have been in the works for a while. Literally all the building designs and such.

 

Exclusive: Inside Chelsea and DAMAC's First Football-Themed Branded Residences

https://www.givemesport.com/exclusive-inside-Chelsea-damac-football-themed-branded-residences/

Chelsea and property developer DAMAC have unveiled plans for four 130-metre skyscrapers in Dubai’s Maritime City. The Blues-branded $1bn+ development is the first of its kind and is due to open in 2029 as part of a new partnership that also sees DAMAC appear as a front-of-shirt sponsor until the end of the season.

"People often ask me how this partnership started, and it's actually a funny story,” said DAMAC's managing director Amira Sajwani, speaking exclusively to GMS. “The short answer is that Chelsea is my husband's favourite team! He's a gung-ho fan, and that's where the idea originated from.

"The long answer is, we wanted a football partnership and soon realised Chelsea was an incredible partner. It all started off on a much smaller scale and grew very quickly given our relationship with the club and how much we admired their style of working.

"One of our long-standing strategies has been to focus on wellness and this partnership ties into that. We are very proud of this unique project. It is the first football club-branded residence in the world."

 

[Special Juan 28,141]

We need to get Gyokares, plain and simple. 

But even without any concrete links you just feel we will not get him

[Strike 7,486]

5 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Oh look Liverpool about to tie up another deal already....Kirkez

Liverpool and City are moving quick in the market. Even Arsenal signed Zubimendi. We might be waiting to confirm if we have UCL

[MoroccanBlue 5,380]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

We need to get Gyokares, plain and simple. 

But even without any concrete links you just feel we will not get him

Think it’s good news reputable outlets havent said anything about him yet.