Chelsea Transfers

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4 hours ago, mkh said:

LFC work on both Guehi and Leoni, NOT alternative as revealed today.

(Fabrizio Romano)

Leoni🫣

Leoni has beast-level potential as a CB

 

 

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12 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

I'm pretty sure Argentinian also care about playing time. I couldn't care less about his reputation in Argentina, I just wonder how he will react if he doesn't end up starting each game.

 

Meanwhile, Donnarumma announced his departure on IG..

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNRBUxFAYwg/?hl=en&img_index=2

[Mário César 1,252]

city probably

[nyikolajevics 2,697]

3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNRBUxFAYwg/?hl=en&img_index=2

Second paragraph is interesting, so is his whole departure. Where did it go south? One of the best keepers at one of the best teams, I didn't think few weeks ago he would reall go.

 

Well, hope you enjoyed your last game for PSG, Gigi. I did.

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1 hour ago, Mário César said:

 

Want to keep Veiga unless a £40m or so real, not fake offer comes in

[Strike 7,489]

Should consider keeping Veiga and loaning out Anselmino

I'd be much happier if we can avoid extended gametime for Tosin/Chalobah

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I would much rather Donnarumma goes to Citeh than United. It's just them switching from one great keeper to another, whereas Donnarumma to Man U is them replacing a shit keeper with a WC one.

[Pizy 18,897]

14 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I would much rather Donnarumma goes to Citeh than United. It's just them switching from one great keeper to another, whereas Donnarumma to Man U is them replacing a shit keeper with a WC one.

Same. Plus, watching Donnarumma try to play at the edge of his box pinging balls around like Ederson could be pretty comical. Don’t think he’s a guaranteed success at City. Could see Pep getting annoyed if his distribution isn’t sharp enough.

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2 hours ago, Duppy Conqueror said:

The report was that the French club were looking to offer that amount (tho in euros) not that we were going to accept it.

Fair enough. No change we'd even entertain it, so just something else for the clicks.

[LAM09 7,050]

2 hours ago, mkh said:

🔵Lennon Miller has completed his move from Motherwell to Serie A side Udinese 

The Scotland international has netted Motherwell a club record fee.

👀🫣is this the first Mark Walter transfer for Udinese Calcio....

Serie A seems to be the new home for Scots. McTominay's MVP season will probably do wonders for that.

[MoroccanBlue 5,381]

Maybe it’s just me, but if I had the chance to play in Italy at £70kpw or the prem at £120kpw, I’m picking the former every time. 

[mkh 581]

Newcastle have agreed a £40m deal to sign midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa.

(Fabrizio Romano)

[mkh 581]

Pep Guardiola is PUSHING to have Rodrygo at Manchester City. He keeps insisting on him as a target.

The deal can only happen if Savinho goes to Spurs, reports

(@FabrizioRomano)

[Blue Armour 4,439]

5 hours ago, Mário César said:

 

Worried about this.

Might be okay with our opening fixtures this month, but once we start adding Champions league into the mix, I'm not sure how consistent we'll be in the backline. A lot depends on how the likes of Hato and Fofana can step up when needed.

If an extra CB is what Maresca wanted, and he isn't getting it, he should look at making amends with Veiga too.

[NikkiCFC 8,318]

Rodrygo reminds me so much of Pedro. Not only in style but similar situation also. One was in a shadow of Messi, Neymar... And now Rodrygo with Mbappe, Vini...

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1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said:

Rodrygo reminds me so much of Pedro. Not only in style but similar situation also. One was in a shadow of Messi, Neymar... And now Rodrygo with Mbappe, Vini...

Pedro: 25 trophies

1 World Cup

1 European Championship

6 league titles

8 domestic cups

3 CLs

2 World Club Cups

3 UEFA Super Cups

1 Europa League

He has over 800 games played, over 300 goals/assists for club and country.

One of the most underrated players on the planet in the last 25 years.

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Gianluigi Donnarumma on PSG future: ‘Someone has decided that I can no longer be part of the group’

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6549540/2025/08/12/donnarumma-psg-transfer-luis-enrique/

Gianluigi Donnarumma has claimed “someone has decided that I can no longer be part of the group” at Paris Saint-Germain.

The Italian goalkeeper’s comments came after PSG head coach Luis Enrique said his omission from the squad for Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur was because they want a “different goalkeeping profile”.

Donnarumma said in a statement on Tuesday: “Unfortunately, someone has decided that I can no longer be part of the group and contribute to the team’s success. I am disappointed and disheartened.

“I hope to have the opportunity to look the fans at the Parc des Princes in the eyes one more time and say goodbye as it should be done. If that doesn’t happen, I want you to know that your support and affection mean the world to me, and I will never forget it.”

Donnarumma was PSG’s first-choice goalkeeper last season, playing 47 matches and helping the Paris club to win the Champions League for the first time with a 5-0 victory over Inter.

The 26-year-old featured in all of their games at the Club World Cup this summer, including the 3-0 defeat against Chelsea in the final.

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Gianluigi Donnarumma: From a liability to PSG’s ‘titan in goal’ in the Champions League

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Last week, PSG signed France international Lucas Chevallier from Lille on a five-year contract.

Donnarumma has entered the final 12 months of his deal with the French title-winners, and The Athletic reported on Tuesday that he is willing to leave PSG. His future was on the agenda at Tuesday’s pre-match press conference, featuring Luis Enrique and PSG captain Marquinhos.

“These are always difficult decisions to make,” Luis Enrique said. “I can definitely talk about Gigio, because he’s one of the best players in his position, without a doubt. He’s even better as a person. We’re looking for a goalkeeping profile different from Donnarumma. It’s always difficult to make the decision in these kinds of situations.”

Marquinhos was questioned about Donnarumma’s future and he said that the Italian “is part of this (club’s) history and always will be”.

“We’re so proud of what he’s done, we thank him from the bottom of our hearts, we don’t know if he’s staying or going yet and if he’s staying we welcome him with open arms,” the Brazilian added.

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20 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Thats why the Guehi deal would have made sense, Palace are pretty much confirmed to lose him before the window closes and he's a former youth product. 

Just watch Liverpool wrap it up for 35 million in the next week or so. 

Why bring back a player at a huge loss in relative terms. Never approved of that. Then we should have kept him rather. Its pure stupidity. 

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4 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Worried about this.

Might be okay with our opening fixtures this month, but once we start adding Champions league into the mix, I'm not sure how consistent we'll be in the backline. A lot depends on how the likes of Hato and Fofana can step up when needed.

If an extra CB is what Maresca wanted, and he isn't getting it, he should look at making amends with Veiga too.

I completely understand why club opted against new CB. 

I mean, we already have among most talented CBs in the world in Hato and Acheampong. Colwill and Fofana were projected world class but unfortunately very injury prone. Colwill was getting there now huge setback. Fofana had so many already let's see what happens this season. 

But why not put full trust in Hato and Acheampong now? Benchmark should be Cubarsi. 18yo already 80 games for Barcelona and he is even younger than them. They just won title with him playing regularly. Will they make mistakes and cost us points? Yes, but that's part of development and let's get trough this and we may have two diamonds for over a decade. 

Colwill was one year older when put into starting lineup and now we are all sad because we are losing our best CB. Let Hato and Josh do the same. 

Ofc we still have experienced players in Tosin and Chalobah who will also start a lot.