Chelsea Transfers

[Reddish-Blue 2,516]

On 13/09/2025 at 06:08, Mário César said:

We already knew that

His move to tottenham dont bother me too much

we are ok in the attack

I would take Kudus over Gittens any day of the week

Such a shame that Spurs got him and Simons. 

[OneMoSalah 8,889]

3 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I would take Kudus over Gittens any day of the week

Such a shame that Spurs got him and Simons. 

Different sides though. Kudus looks a good player in parts but would frustrate the life out of you. If he gets that real ruthless streak in him, he could potentially be a very good player but it remains to be seen if he can deliver at a much higher level week in week out. He has only hit double figures for goals 3 seasons in his whole career.

One of Gittens or Garnacho shouldn’t of been signed so we could have made a move for a more established left winger for them to learn from (and to be more likely to be aboe to contribute directly from the get go). Or even someone more in the mould of Pedro Neto’s age bracket perhaps.

Simons wouldn’t have came here to essentially be a back up to Cole either I think. I know we were short on the fee but he went to PSV & Leipzig to play regularly instead of being a back up/squad player at PSG. I cannot see how a player of that quality would have been happy to sit on the bench while his primary position is occupied by our best player who plays when he is available 90% of the time. He plays out on the left also but he is definitely more of a central player.

Edited yesterday at 07:16 by OneMoSalah

[xPetrCechx 13,582]

So we've wasted hundreds of millions of pounds and we still have a mediocre goalkeeper and defense...

[YorkshireBlue 3,299]

11 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Weren’t complaining at the time when we were winning all those trophies and signing top top players, where you? I don’t think anyone was or would be in all honesty. Saying “ah so its ok to cheat” after everything Roman did for the club is also a bit ridiculous and ungrateful no? 

Taking the moral high ground at any level - be it the new owners all the way down to fans - is a bit daft now because it’s happened, nobody really knew, now we do. 

Even BlueCo have done some questionable things since taking over. Like Radcliffe at United also. Look at City also with their charges…. Footballs a business, business is shady. 

Who said anything about taking titles…. These charges aren’t for match fixing…. 

Why would I complain at the time when no one knew? What a stupid argument to make, fact is we all up in arms about Man City should get this Man City should get that, but now it’s us it’s a different story 😂, been charged with 74 counts, you can sugar coat it all you want but it’s cheating, also the last part of your message I never said anything about loosing titles you have just plucked that out of thin air, what I originally said was I’d blame the previous owners over the new as it was Roman era where it happened, I don’t blame any one for paying 3 billion pounds for a company to then find out it’s had some dodgy stuff going on in the back ground and then bringing it forward willingly, saying it was never going to come out isn’t a bet I’d like to take after spending 3 billion.

 

are we that pathetic as fans that we would rather win at any cost that cheating is now acceptable as long as we don’t get caught? If so football is done.

Edited yesterday at 09:53 by YorkshireBlue

[NikkiCFC 8,372]

What cheating? This is related to agents payments... Zero influence on the pitch. 

[YorkshireBlue 3,299]

3 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

What cheating? This is related to agents payments... Zero influence on the pitch. 

 Right? Doesn't have to be on the pitch mate, cheating comes in many forms etc, no one saying we cheated on the pitch, we could get anything from a fine to trophy’s removed and the extreme end demoted from the league, we don’t know how serious the punishment will be until we get it, fine or points deduction is the more likely scenario 

Edited yesterday at 10:03 by YorkshireBlue

[mkh 626]

Bayern Munich inquired on deadline day about Sterling when they were in negotiations with Chelsea over Jackson. Napoli were also interested.

For reasons that are not clear, Sterling seemed reluctant to move overseas, or potentially even away from London.

Manchester United were interested in the summer of last year and got little encouragement from the player.

(@SamWallaceTel)

[Fulham Broadway 17,364]

6 minutes ago, mkh said:

Bayern Munich inquired on deadline day about Sterling when they were in negotiations with Chelsea over Jackson. Napoli were also interested.

For reasons that are not clear, Sterling seemed reluctant to move overseas, or potentially even away from London.

Manchester United were interested in the summer of last year and got little encouragement from the player.

(@SamWallaceTel)

He was brought up round Wembley way and there was an interview where he said he and his family were happy in London - even after the burglary where jewelery and watches (who spends half a million on a fucking watch ? 😅 obviously overpaid footballers) were taken. Although in the 'bomb squad' hes listed in our 25/26 PL squad. 

[Reddish-Blue 2,516]

3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Different sides though. Kudus looks a good player in parts but would frustrate the life out of you. If he gets that real ruthless streak in him, he could potentially be a very good player but it remains to be seen if he can deliver at a much higher level week in week out. He has only hit double figures for goals 3 seasons in his whole career.

I agree but I was more saying that Kudus would have offered a different physical profile to the rest of our attack.   

3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Simons wouldn’t have came here to essentially be a back up to Cole either I think. I know we were short on the fee but he went to PSV & Leipzig to play regularly instead of being a back up/squad player at PSG. I cannot see how a player of that quality would have been happy to sit on the bench while his primary position is occupied by our best player who plays when he is available 90% of the time. He plays out on the left also but he is definitely more of a central player.

It would be similar to Arsenal getting Eze when they have Odegaard already.   Arteta wanted that technical skill and they will have more than enough game time over the season.

Surely Maresca would have found a way to play with Simons & Palmer 😄

[Reddish-Blue 2,516]

5 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Although in the 'bomb squad' hes listed in our 25/26 PL squad. 

Seems like both him and Disasi were listed in the PL squad because we had space. 

Estevao, Gittens, Facundo are all in the U21 list as per PL webpage

[Vesper 30,298]

Romano has to be getting paid by the shitrag Fichajes. He is openly pushing so many bullshit stories by them. He is a fool to destroy his credibility like that.

[OneMoSalah 8,889]

5 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Why would I complain at the time when no one knew? What a stupid argument to make, fact is we all up in arms about Man City should get this Man City should get that, but now it’s us it’s a different story 😂, been charged with 74 counts, you can sugar coat it all you want but it’s cheating, also the last part of your message I never said anything about loosing titles you have just plucked that out of thin air, what I originally said was I’d blame the previous owners over the new as it was Roman era where it happened, I don’t blame any one for paying 3 billion pounds for a company to then find out it’s had some dodgy stuff going on in the back ground and then bringing it forward willingly, saying it was never going to come out isn’t a bet I’d like to take after spending 3 billion.

 

are we that pathetic as fans that we would rather win at any cost that cheating is now acceptable as long as we don’t get caught? If so football is done.

But look at how the City case is playing out, likelihood nothings coming of it bar a fine. They paid a fine for some other shit there also and you don’t see anyone of their own fan base calling them cheaters 🤣 I mean I particularly am not interested in the City case because it will go down to a fine which they will pay and that’ll be it. 

Football is a shady business pal.

Clubs paying agents backhanders to get players to sign has been part and parcel of the game for as long as anyone can remember. Legally, illegally, whatever way you want to look at it. Christ, teams and players for certain teams particularly in the late 90s and early 2000s were tapping up opposition players like it was normal. Probably before then too.

Not worth getting yourself in a twist over. Or shooting yourself in the foot saying your own team are cheats….. its on the financial side not sporting side. This isn’t like Juventus match fixing.

And for your last question, winning is winning, you think anyone from the previous ownership gave a shit what other peoples thoughts were during the hugely successful period we had? People from outside of Chelsea already didn’t like Roman at the beginning. 

 

Edited yesterday at 15:21 by OneMoSalah

[YorkshireBlue 3,299]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

But look at how the City case is playing out, likelihood nothings coming of it bar a fine. They paid a fine for some other shit there also and you don’t see anyone of their own fan base calling them cheaters 🤣 I mean I particularly am not interested in the City case because it will go down to a fine which they will pay and that’ll be it. 

Football is a shady business pal.

Clubs paying agents backhanders to get players to sign has been part and parcel of the game for as long as anyone can remember. Legally, illegally, whatever way you want to look at it. Christ, teams and players for certain teams particularly in the late 90s and early 2000s were tapping up opposition players like it was normal. Probably before then too.

Not worth getting yourself in a twist over. Or shooting yourself in the foot saying your own team are cheats….. its on the financial side not sporting side. This isn’t like Juventus match fixing.

 

It’s still cheating mate haha, let’s not be afraid to admit what we have done is wrong and we got caught, I’ve heard plenty Man City fans calling what they did cheating as well, I’m not embarrassed to say that at some point our team cheated it is what it is, that isn’t the part I have a problem with, what I have a problem with is ppl blaming the new regime for something the old did and kept it hidden. Reply’s like they should have kept there Mouth shut no one would ever find out is crazy, especially when they have just bought said company for 3 billion 

Edited yesterday at 15:24 by YorkshireBlue

[Vesper 30,298]

26 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

It’s still cheating mate haha, let’s not be afraid to admit what we have done is wrong and we got caught, I’ve heard plenty Man City fans calling what they did cheating as well, I’m not embarrassed to say that at some point our team cheated it is what it is, that isn’t the part I have a problem with, what I have a problem with is ppl blaming the new regime for something the old did and kept it hidden. Reply’s like they should have kept there Mouth shut no one would ever find out is crazy, especially when they have just bought said company for 3 billion 

agree

[TheHulk 2,510]

Saw Simons highlights against West Ham and he looked lively, cheers for paying the same amount for Gittens.

Edited 22 hours ago by TheHulk

[milka 3,396]

You don't  upgrade GK and CB in the summer and now this will cost you important points .We predicted it what will happen when you not take top gk and cb even without Colwill who was vital last season . 

[Vesper 30,298]

John Terry wants to see Chelsea make marquee signings again

Terry with some very interesting comments indeed

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/john-terry-wants-to-see-Chelsea-make

 

I find it even more interesting reading comments from John Terry or hearing him speaking about Chelsea these days because he works for the club still. He’s still got a role within the academy so he will always need to be a little bit careful with what he says.

So it intrigued me even more to hear him telling the club to start making some marquee signings again, and this is something that I know many of us agree with.

I don’t think anyone would want the club to rip up the script fully and change back to the Roman Abramovich days of making marquee signings - because there has proven to be many positives in the way we recruit at the moment as well as negatives. However, and what I hope Terry means by his comments below, we all want to see more balance with our recruitment. This summer would have been the perfect time to do that by adding a big name in goal and at the back, it would have solved one issue that keeps coming up.

“We're officially the best team in the world so we're happy with that,” Terry joked on talkSPORT late last week. “I don’t want too much pressure on the boys because we are a young squad.

“With this year and with the experience of pushing the other teams close I think we have a chance to be up there and we should be because we’re Chelsea.

“I think any top side or any young and experienced player going into the season saying, 'We can’t win it,' shouldn’t be playing at the top level.

“So I think every Chelsea player should believe we can go and win it.

“Do I think we will? No, I don’t being honest with you but I think we’ll be right amongst it and I think we should be.”

Asked how Chelsea can leapfrog Liverpool and win their first Premier League title since 2017, Terry said: “I’d love to see us in the mix for big signings if we want to be back to our very best and at the top winning Premier Leagues year after year.

“I think the only thing we’re missing at the moment is those marquee signings.”

“[This Season], I think Liverpool are the strongest side,” he added. “I think Manchester City have shown vulnerability again this season.

“I’m not sure Chelsea have enough experience within their squad to push them.”

So once again, Terry is mentioning a lack of experience and big names within the squad. As you know, I mostly agree with the captain, leader, legend here. What about you?

Terry also went on to speak on Enzo Maresca and how he rates him.

“I’ve been very impressed with him to be honest. He’s very inviting with me as I’m obviously working in the academy,” Terry revealed.

“I get to see him work and he’s very personal with the players.

“I think the biggest thing for any manager this year is being close to the players and he seems to have a really good connection with the younger players.

“He’s very young himself. He understands the players, he understands what they want and he’s certainly getting the best out of them at the moment.”

[Vesper 30,298]

• Fermín on Chelsea proposal: “I never had any doubts about staying at Barcelona. There were speculations, but in the end I always wanted to stay here. And I will fight to stay here for many years!”.

[Vesper 30,298]

Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/173635710/Chelsea

• Chelsea had a £70m bid for Juventus striker Kenan Yildiz rejected over the summer, with the Italian side hoping to tie the 20-year-old Turkey international down to a long-term contract. (Calciomercato)

• Enzo Maresca confirms Marc Guiu out was his decision and no injury: “We know Marc from last year. But in this moment, one of them was out from the squad…I wanted to give George a bit confidence. Against Fulham, he did well and he was okay. The season is so long”.

• Chelsea, Everton and Brighton have all made contact with Barcelona over teenage midfielder Marc Bernal. (Mundo Deportivo)

[OhForAGreavsie 6,091]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

• Fermín on Chelsea proposal: “I never had any doubts about staying at Barcelona. There were speculations, but in the end I always wanted to stay here. And I will fight to stay here for many years!”.

When the links first surfaced there was a report that he wasn't interested. Fair enough.