OhForAGreavsie 6,092 Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Vesper said: 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.” I don't believe that our record with marquee signings is anything to write home about. Buying names is no substitute for good judgement. Sign good players and no one will care what their name is. Sign a bad player with a big name and no one will forgive the club in a hurry. Edited 8 hours ago by OhForAGreavsie Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,602 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Emanuel Emegha’s move to Chelsea provokes fresh fury at Strasbourg The team is climbing up the Ligue 1 table but fans are sick of being treated like ‘pawns’ by the Chelsea owners By Get French Football News Luke Entwistle Mon 15 Sep 2025 11.04 EDT Share Strasbourg are a club torn between inertia and evolution. Change is visible all around the Meinau: in its recently developed stands and on the pitch where, in two years, they have gone from perennial relegation strugglers to Champions League candidates. The motor for change was BlueCo’s purchase of the club in 2023. The takeover was met with stout opposition and the team’s upward trajectory since has done little to remould public opinion. “I feel like we are back at the beginning. I am so disappointed with the reaction,” complained Liam Rosenior on Sunday, exasperated by the latest fan protests. You needn’t scratch too much to uncover the resentment that bubbles beneath the surface of the Meinau. The 15-minute strike, where the club’s ultras remain silent at the start of matches, is now just a common feature of Strasbourg fixtures, and you are never more than a few weeks away from a lengthy and often explosive supporters group communique denouncing some facet of the management of the club. BlueCo have always been the target of the fans’ ire – and that remains the case – but recent protests have also seen other figures caught in the crossfire. Marc Keller, who played for Strasbourg in the 1990s and came to the club’s rescue when it went bankrupt in the early 2010s, is the latest target. He built the club back up from the amateur divisions but fans are furious that he sold up to BlueCo. Strasbourg’s supporters federation called for him to “face his responsibilities” and leave before their match against Le Havre on Sunday. “We will never accept what Marc Keller has done to the club by selling to BlueCo,” read the statement. And what the club has become is acquiescent. What Chelsea want, Chelsea get. Ben Chilwell hardly fits the team’s needs but that is largely irrelevant to BlueCo given their extensive portfolio of players. He needed a new club and interest wasn’t forthcoming, so Chelsea sent him to Strasbourg to join Mathis Amougou and Diego Moreira, who have also made the same move in recent seasons. Chilwell made his debut in the 1-0 win over Le Havre. He was hooked at half-time. View image in fullscreen Ben Chilwell had a forgettable Strasbourg debut. Photograph: Icon Sport/Getty Images Strasbourg fans are unimpressed by BlueCo’s opaque dealings and asset juggling. Ishé Samuels-Smith joined Strasbourg from Chelsea on a permanent deal this summer before returning to Stamford Bridge and then being sent out on loan to Swansea City – all within the same window. “They’re taking us for fools,” read a banner unfurled by the Strasbourg fans in response to the saga. A more disparaging banner was reserved for Emanuel Emegha, who will move to Chelsea next summer. The power dynamics within the BlueCo “family” mean that Chelsea get the pick of the crop. Emegha scored 14 league goals last season and was handed the captain’s armband over the summer, but he is now preparing to move to Stamford Bridge. The announcement of the deal was not well received in Alsace. “Emegha, pawn of BlueCo, after changing shirts, hand back your captain’s armband,” read a banner. Rosenior said that Emegha was “devastated” by the banner. “I don’t know why they want him to leave straight away,” added Moreira. “OK, he has signed for Chelsea, but he is still here.” Emegha’s insistence that he is “100% focused on Strasbourg until the end of the season” has not appeased fans. However, that he remains in France at all this season is a testament to Strasbourg’s newfound exceptionalism. While the financial realities of French football force others to sell, Strasbourg are able to retain their assets and resist even the advances of “top European clubs that play in the Champions League” – as revealed by Emegha himself. View image in fullscreen Strasbourg fans express their fury with Emegha. Photograph: Icon Sport/Getty Images Having brought in 18 players this summer for a combined €110m, making them the top spenders in Ligue 1, above even PSG, Strasbourg are now the envy of French clubs. And yet, despite joining the elite, fans are reminiscent of the times of hardship, of relegation struggles and financial worries. Rosenior pleaded for fans to applaud his players after a hard-fought win against Le Havre; he was met with hostility, boos and jeers. “Please, please,” he shouted, but the Englishman cut the image of a man fighting a hopeless battle. The win, secured through Joaquín Panichelli’s late penalty, takes them up to fifth in Ligue 1 and level on points with third-placed Monaco. Having finished seventh last season, their performances so far this campaign suggest they will be in the race for a Champions League place. It would be quite the achievement but, for many Strasbourg fans, it still won’t be enough. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/15/emanuel-emegha-Chelsea-fresh-fury-strasbourg-ligue-1 Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,602 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) This whole Strasbourg not going to end well me thinks. Fans in france are very vocal and passionate. Similar to owning a club in Germany, not going to fare well. I wonder if it would have worked better in Portugal? Or some other league like in Belgium? Edited 6 hours ago by Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 627 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) In the summer transfer window, Juventus considered the possibility of signing Emanuel Emegha. In the Premier League, there was interest from Aston. And then from Champions League club Bayern Munich. (@FabrizioRomano) Chelsea are looking to extend Moises Caicedo’s contract with a pay rise which could take him to a salary of £200,000 Edited 6 hours ago by mkh Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 627 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, mkh said: In the summer transfer window, Juventus considered the possibility of signing Emanuel Emegha. In the Premier League, there was interest from Aston. And then from Champions League club Bayern Munich. (@FabrizioRomano) Chelsea are looking to extend Moises Caicedo’s contract with a pay rise which could take him to a salary of £200,000 Chelsea plans for 2026: “I’m told Chelsea are looking at several opportunities for example at centre back. If there’s a young player with some good quality then for Chelsea “it’s always time” for a good opportunity, currently tracking many talents especially from abroad.” (@FabrizioRomano) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Keep saying it, in a summer when Donnarumma was easily attainable we missed a massive massive opportunity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,633 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: When the links first surfaced there was a report that he wasn't interested. Fair enough. i mean, we cant expect him to come out now and say it that he really wanted to join us and that he's disappointed in barcas board for rejecting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,092 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 26 minutes ago, whats happening said: i mean, we cant expect him to come out now and say it that he really wanted to join us and that he's disappointed in barcas board for rejecting... Well no, but the latest statement attributed to him is believable and consistent with the previous reporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,711 Posted 55 minutes ago Share Posted 55 minutes ago 5 hours ago, Fernando said: This whole Strasbourg not going to end well me thinks. Fans in france are very vocal and passionate. Similar to owning a club in Germany, not going to fare well. I wonder if it would have worked better in Portugal? Or some other league like in Belgium? Ligue 1 is miles ahead of both of these leagues. It also became a sort of farmer league for PL, they taylor made players for us, high percentage of players signed from there work out here. We can send players like Sarr or Paez as last step to RSC, if they work out there, they can be promoted to Chelsea. But from Belgian league? I don't think so. It's very wise we chose to invest there. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,298 Posted 38 minutes ago Share Posted 38 minutes ago 7 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: I don't believe that our record with marquee signings is anything to write home about. Buying names is no substitute for good judgement. Sign good players and no one will care what their name is. Sign a bad player with a big name and no one will forgive the club in a hurry. There are not ALL that many actually 'marquee' AND remotely available players in postions we need GK Diogo Costa Gregor Kobel (not really suited to our style of play) plus 3 older (33, 34yo next summer) ones: Jan Oblak Emiliano Martinez Alisson LCB Alessandro Bastoni Murillo Alessandro Buongiorno RCB (no clear perfect 'big name' targets) Leny Yoro (probably not possible next summer, maybe never) Bremer (but will be 29yo in March) Giorgio Scalvini only IF fully recovered Ronald Araujo only IF he gets back to WC level, which is a big if DMF Bruno Guimarães (but turns 29yo in fall 2026) Aurélien Tchouaméni (probably not available) Aleksandar Pavlovic (crazy hard pull) Adam Wharton Carlos Baleba (insanely expensive) Ruben Neves (wild card, crazy good passer and a less costly fee, a real vet and leader, I love him, but he turns 29yo in March) CMF Nicolò Barella (but turns 30yo in march 2027) Gavi Eduardo Camavinga Sandro Tonali Warren Zaïre-Emery Frenkie de Jong (turns 30yo at the end of next season (26/27) though) AMF Jamal Musiala (IF recovered, and also he would cost well over £100m IF Bayern would even sell and IF he would even want to come here) Morgan Rogers Fermin Lopez (do not think he leaves Barca next summer either) Nico Paz (Real Mardid will exercise their buy-back though, so very unlikely) Winger Kenan Yildiz Rodrygo Bradley Barcola Rafael Leão (hard pass) Malick Fofana CF (all 3 are likely not available, plus almost all top CFs are now locked in at new or old clubs, the 3 listed are the only ones even potentially not situated like that) Julian Alvarez Lautaro Martinez Victor Osimhen so as you can see there are only five main targets for me that would be 'marquee' signings IMHO: Diogo Costa (and probaly not needed IF Penders is soon ready) Bastoni (my dream CB signing for years) Adam Wharton Morgan Rogers Kenan Yıldız wild card signing of a non GK vet; Ruben Neves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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