Chelsea Transfers

[Mário César 1,483]

4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Spurs trying to work a deal of Simons now.

link?

[YorkshireBlue 3,345]

We need to stay clear of bungesliga players, havertz pulisic Werner, nkunku, haven’t exactly being what we hoped for 

[bluesman2610 1,430]

Guys Gittens has played two games do you guys remember saying Cucurella was written off because of performances and fees now he’s our most consistent player .. Some of y’all need to chill 

[YorkshireBlue 3,345]

2 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

Guys Gittens has played two games do you guys remember saying Cucurella was written off because of performances and fees now he’s our most consistent player .. Some of y’all need to chill 

He was written off before he kicked a ball lad, every transfer window this happens, everyone loves a villain 

[bluesman2610 1,430]

6 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

He was written off before he kicked a ball lad, every transfer window this happens, everyone loves a villain 

Fair enough he already showed glimpses in the two preseason games which leads me to believe he’ll be good long term

[TheHulk 2,647]

 

[Mário César 1,483]

bayern can fuck off

[TheHulk 2,647]

Xavi is better than him.

[mkh 760]

Barcelona has made it clear that they have no need to sell Fermín López. If Fermín leaves, it will be because the player has requested it.

(@gerardromero)

[mkh 760]

13 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Why? They just sold players for over 200m pounds. 

I wondered about that too. They made more than enough money to take Disasi off our hands.

[mkh 760]

Liverpool and Chelsea in bitter legal row over Rio Ngumoha. Stamford Bridge club want high compensation fee for 16-year-old as deterrent to future targeting of their academy stars.

(@SamWallaceTel)

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38 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Spurs trying to work a deal of Simons now.

Really.. Can you add a link please, I can't find anything 

[TheHulk 2,647]

12 minutes ago, guddy6969 said:

Really.. Can you add a link please, I can't find anything 

Probably this

[TheHulk 2,647]

Hope Garnacho alternative and not Simons.

[Vesper 31,110]

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

link?

I posted a detailed story about it long before the post you replied to did

[Vesper 31,110]

Here comes Sergi Altimira

Remember back in 2023 when Ramón Planes signed Sergi Altimira for Getafe, left that position to take up the same one with Real Betis, and then signed Altimira again for his new club in the same summer? Maybe not, but you’ll understand the takeaway.

Ramón Planes was a big fan of the then 21-year-old midfielder.

The ex-Barcelona Sporting Director didn’t stay long at Betis either, but he did leave a handful of interesting recruits before moving again. One of those — Johnny Cardoso — has already been spun for a roughly 20 million euro profit, and in his place it’ll now be over to Altimira to help pick up some of that midfield slack.

The good part about that is that Altimira can already do much of what Cardoso did. Maybe not to the level of the American, but not a long way behind either.

Like Cardoso, the 23-year-old is an excellent recuperador. Reading the development of play to be able to intercept, being rangey enough to cover ground and pick up loose balls, and with an improving physicality at the top level, Altimira looks primed to become one of the better midfielders in LaLiga on that front.

He’s already good — and already grown a lot. Playing at a high rhythm and going box-to-box for 90 minutes is coming easier to him too.

In the opening weeks, we’ve seen the importance of that on the defensive side, but also in how he can weaponise it for Betis in an attacking sense. Against Alavés, Altimira’s interventions to cut attacks short were frequently followed up by smart passes to tee up transitions going the other way. There was a maturity to his defensive contribution, followed up by intelligent decisions, that wasn’t quite there 12 months ago.

And in a team with searing speed and ball carriers in Rodrigo Riquelme, Ez Abde, Aitor Ruibal, and potentially Antony — as well as mobile no. 9s — that’s a big thing.

Betis don’t need him to become a midfield general who runs the game in possession. Johnny Cardoso never was and look where he ended up. But if Altimira can sustain this level of performance as a midfield anchor, capable of providing balance and sprinkling enough smart use of the ball, that fee Ramón Planes paid for him back in 2023 will start to look very modest.

[YorkshireBlue 3,345]

3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I posted a detailed story about it long before the post you replied to did

Tell me he doesn’t read your articles without telling me 😂

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Chelsea evaluating move for Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6533184/2025/08/26/Chelsea-transfer-news-fermin-lopez-barcelona/

By David Ornstein
Aug. 26, 2025

Chelsea are evaluating the possibility of a move for Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez, but there is not currently club-to-club contact.

The Premier League side are in touch with the player’s camp as they explore attacking options in case of exits, given Barca’s depth in the position.

Fermin’s Barcelona contract runs through to 2029 after the midfielder signed a new deal in October 2024, which extended his existing terms by a further two years.

The 22-year-old was sidelined for over a month at the start of the 2024-25 season with a thigh injury, but went on to make 46 appearances through the campaign, the majority of which coming as a substitute and recorded eight goals and 10 assists.

Fermin scored in three of Barcelona’s final five matches of the season as Hansi Flick’s side lifted the Spanish title.

The midfielder joined Barcelona from Real Betis aged 12, and came through the Catalan club’s La Masia academy. After a loan spell with third-tier club Linares in the 2022-23 season, Fermin broke into Barcelona’s first team, scoring 11 goals in 43 appearances under Xavi.

Chelsea have added six players to Enzo Maresca’s first-team squad this season with Dario Essugo, from Sporting CP, the only midfield arrival with midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu among those to have left Stamford Bridge on permanent deals.

Fermin made his senior Spain debut in June 2024 and has since made one further appearance for the European champions.

Flick’s side are well stocked in central midfield, with Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Dani Olmo, Marc Casado and Gavi among the options. Marc Bernal, 18, missed the majority of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury but will also soon be available.

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5 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Tell me he doesn’t read your articles without telling me 😂

I post them, people can either read them or ignore them

but they should at least do a simple site search before doing the 'I want a link' replies

[TheHulk 2,647]

Romano putting his reputation on the line.