Chelsea Transfers

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1 hour ago, mkh said:

Vlahovic

He has played like shit almost every time I have watch a full Juve game over the past several years

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Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/175592890/Chelsea

• Chelsea are preparing a January transfer window move to sign Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado, who could cost around €35m, but who is also wanted by other Premier League clubs. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)

• Chelsea do not currently plan to sign a new goalkeeper or centre-back as they are happy with their options in those positions. (Kaveh Solhekol, Sky Sports)

• Tyrique George is seen as likely to leave Chelsea in January as he’s attracting options from Championship clubs. The Blues also want to find new clubs for Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi. (Kaveh Solhekol, Sky Sports)

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LWers

Kenan Yıldız 
Antoine Semenyo
Bradley Barcola 
Rodrygo
Malick Fofana

AMFs/No 10s  

Jamal Musiala (crazy hard pull and too expensive, plus there is the Bundesliga to EPL curse to think of)
Morgan Rogers 
Fermin Lopez    
Nico Paz (but Real Madrid will activate his ultra low buy-back option for sure)
Rodrigo Mora   (would be a typical teenage BlueCo dice-roll)
 

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I would ignore any Chelsea briefing talking about transfers right now

There's so much that goes on behind the scenes

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/i-would-ignore-any-Chelsea-briefing

Chelsea are hardly going to be telling any reporters that they will be signing a new defender in January or a new goalkeeper in the summer right now are they? It would not be a smart move. But just because they are telling reporters, Kaveh from Sky to be precise, that we wont be signing a new goalkeeper in the summer or a new centre back in January, it doesn’t mean we wont be. It’s far too early anyway and so much can happen and change even between now and the winter window.

Chelsea have actively asked about Marc Guehi again for January, that I do know. And many at the club still believe they need to sign a new goalkeeper. However, it is also very true that they rate Mike Penders very highly and they are most certainly being aware of his situation. But a decision on him will not be made until the end of the season, so we have to wait and see what they do with the goalkeeper situation. Filip Jorgensen and Robert Sanchez both want to be number one and neither are content with being number two, so there is absolutely a situation there and I believe that both or one will ask to go pretty soon, especially Jorgensen as things stand. Sanchez would not be happy behind a Penders for example and if he was number two, he would ask to go as well. So the goalkeeper situation is very much open right now and nobody can report with confidence that Chelsea will not be signing a new goalkeeper next summer, it’s just daft to. Chelsea are still very much considering Mike Maignan on a free also.

You would have all seen the post I am writing this based on. If not, here it is…

‘Chelsea have no current plans to sign a goalkeeper or centre back in January. They will also not be signing a goalkeeper next summer. Chelsea have three goalkeepers – Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen and Mike Penders – who are regarded as being good enough to be their established No. 1. Robert Sanchez is an exceptional shot-stopper and he won the award for the best goalkeeper at the Club World Cup. He has made a good start to the season and despite his red card at Manchester United he has cut down the number of mistakes he has made.

‘Filipe Jorgensen is still also highly rated at the club and he was a transfer target for some of the biggest clubs in England in the summer. Mike Penders has been in impressive form at Strasbourg and he has been receiving some rave reviews for his performances which have helped his side climb to third in the table.

‘Chelsea were offered the chance to sign AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan in the summer but decided not to pay the asking price because they had faith in Sanchez, Jorgensen and Penders.

‘Chelsea also have enough options at centre back and that is why they are unlikely to sign any players in that position in January. The challenge is to keep the players they have fully fit. Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Josh Acheampong are all high-quality centre backs and Levi Colwill is due to return from injury later this season. Jorrel Hato and Reece James can also play at centre back and Chelsea have two centre backs out on loan who are expected to return next summer – Mamadou Sarr and Aaron Anselmino.

‘Chelsea looked at the possibility of signing a central centre back in the summer but the only high-quality option available was Dean Huijsen and he decided to join Real Madrid from Bournemouth.

‘Chelsea are working to find clubs for Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi in January. The players are keeping fit and it is also up to them to agree to any deal which may materialise.

‘Tyrique George is likely to leave in January. Multiple Champions League and Europa League clubs wanted to sign him in the summer and he came very close too joining Fulham on Deadline Day. George is viewed predominantly as a winger and Chelsea have already have Pedro Neto, Estevao Willian. Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho. Geovany Quenda is also moving from Sporting Lisbon next summer.

‘Marc Guiu will be staying at Chelsea for the whole season after his loan to Sunderland was cancelled at the end of the window.’

It was posted on X by Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports, who annoyingly does not put any gaps between sentences when he posts and it’s so messy to read! Just write an article mate rather than an essay on X!

Kaveh used to get a lot of stick for his news, with many not thinking it to be reliable. So it looks like he’s worked hard to get a contact on the Chelsea board who he clearly keeps going to in order to get ‘news’. So this info is all direct from Chelsea, and as we know, clubs will brief reporters with whatever they want to be out there in the media. But as you should also know, a lot of that will just be PR and tactical, rather than what is actually happening! It has to happen and all clubs do it because as I say, they will hardly say right now that ‘yes, we are going to sign a new centre back and a new goalkeeper’ whilst the season is being played out - it will hardly be the best motivation for the current centre backs and goalkeepers, will it?

And Kaveh, it’s Filip not Filipe and also, Guiu cannot sign for another club now anyway because he’s played for two clubs this season. So of course he is now staying. By the way on Guiu, Chelsea were considering bringing Emmanuel Emegha in for January and still could, and that’s why they were trying to keep Guiu from playing so they could loan him out in January still. However, it now looks most likely that Emegha will join in the summer hence why Guiu has now played for us. Emegha’s Chelsea future is not 100% nailed on though, he could be sold, or loaned again.