Chelsea Transfers

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Analysis of Chelsea’s signings since Winstanley is worryingly damning

I'm not sure many will disagree too much with this, unfortunately

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/analysis-of-chelseas-signings-since

This is not an analysis written by me, but it’s an analysis that I actually find it hard to disagree with, mostly at least.

I think every single person in this community has had a gripe around Chelsea’s recruitment under this owners. Of course, we’ve had gripes about recruitment under the previous ownership as well. But right now, that’s irrelevant. We are here and now.

The amount of money spent on this squad that still has gaping holes that 99% of us can all see, is quite literally absurd. How are we about to go into yet another couple of transfer windows and still need to make more big signings? It’s beyond belief really and we can all see it.

I’ve tried to be consistent with my opinion on current Chelsea, even after we won the Club World Cup. I’ve never been satisfied with what I’m seeing from the squad build, and with analysis like this below, it’s easy to see why.

Chelsea fan and former Chelsea TV staff, Jake Heasman, posted this on his X account:

‘Analysis of Chelsea’s signings since Winstanley.

‘42 signings, 3 genuine hits.

‘93% of signings have been misses or had minimal impact. Some in the balance.

‘£1.2bn spent. 89% on players under 25.

‘6 of these signings sold for profit, 4 made a loss.

‘It’s time for change.’

We can debate the hits and misses but I don’t think this is far wrong, in my view.

Enzo Fernandez might be the only genuine debate here. I do rate him, I just think that really the Premier League is just too much for him, he doesn’t quite have the athleticism and physicality to compete with the big, fast, and energetic midfielders that we have in this league, and he is often ghosted out by them. It’s that simple for me.

But even still, this analysis is truly damning and honestly, I’m running out of words to say on it all. I’m just genuinely in disbelief. Jake is right, it needs to change, and change NOW!

 

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⚫️🟡Borussia Dortmund and Man City are in talks over Oscar Bobb deal, as exclusively revealed last week.

Bobb can leave Manchester City if/when Semenyo joins with more clubs also keen, not only BVB.

(@Fabrizio Romano)

🔵⚪️Racing Strasbourg are showing interest in James McAtee as potential option for midfield in January. Initial talks took place to present the project.

(@FabrizioRomano)

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🚫Chelsea drop out of the race for Joel Ordoñez (21) and now Liverpool is LEADING for his signature. Inter is also a close contender and will battle @LFC in a bid to get his services.

A January exit is VERY likely.

(@Bola)

Edited 23 hours ago by mkh

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4 minutes ago, mkh said:

🚫Chelsea drop out of the race for Joel Ordoñez (21) and now Liverpool is LEADING for his signature. Inter is also a close contender and will battle @LFC in a bid to get his services.

A January exit is VERY likely.

(@Bola)

He’s too old.

[Fernando 6,679]

4 minutes ago, DDA said:

He’s too old.

We have Tosin don't worry about it. 

[mkh 655]

🗯I think Joel Ordóñez's departure means that Chelsea will do everything they can to get Jérémy Jacquet.

Simon Phillips reports that Chelsea are working hard to sign him and want to secure him on a pre-contract for summer 2026, as all the top clubs want him too.

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1 hour ago, mkh said:

🗯I think Joel Ordóñez's departure means that Chelsea will do everything they can to get Jérémy Jacquet.

Simon Phillips reports that Chelsea are working hard to sign him and want to secure him on a pre-contract for summer 2026, as all the top clubs want him too.

I thought Mamadou Sarr was the 20 years old CB "all the top clubs want"

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6 hours ago, mkh said:

🚫Chelsea drop out of the race for Joel Ordoñez (21) and now Liverpool is LEADING for his signature. Inter is also a close contender and will battle @LFC in a bid to get his services.

A January exit is VERY likely.

(@Bola)

the board can fuck off

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9 hours ago, mkh said:

🗯I think Joel Ordóñez's departure means that Chelsea will do everything they can to get Jérémy Jacquet.

Simon Phillips reports that Chelsea are working hard to sign him and want to secure him on a pre-contract for summer 2026, as all the top clubs want him too.

If Arsenal start pushing for Jacquet, we won't get him. 

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It's absolutely insane that we haven't been linked with Guehi, whose contract expires in six months. One the best CBs in the league, our CBs are shit and he is from Chelsea.

So what are they waiting for? Or is he too old for our clown directors? 

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11 minutes ago, Nero said:

It's absolutely insane that we haven't been linked with Guehi, whose contract expires in six months. One the best CBs in the league, our CBs are shit and he is from Chelsea.

So what are they waiting for? Or is he too old for our clown directors? 

Liverpool warned of HUGE wages, signing-on fee Marc Guehi could demand as transfer race sees pair drop out

https://www.teamtalk.com/liverpool/marc-guehi-transfer-huge-wages-signing-on-fee-demands-barcelona-real-madrid-liverpool

Liverpool have been warned that delaying the signing of Marc Guehi to the end of the season could ultimately hit them harder in the pocket than ever expected, amid claims the Crystal Palace star’s sky-high demands have seen two major suitors drop from the running and with one top journalist now naming the club the defender is expected to join.

The England defender came within a whisker of joining Liverpool on transfer deadline day back in the summer, only for Crystal Palace to pull the plug on the £35m sale after failing to sign his replacement in defence.

Having returned to Selhurst Park, Guehi has shown zero signs of being affected by that transfer breaking down, having continued to put up one dominant display after another in the heart of the Eagles’ defence.

But with the 25-year-old making clear he won’t be signing an extension to his contract, the player is poised to become one of the most in-demand free agents of all time this summer, with sources revealing no fewer than 13 sides have already contacted his representatives over a summer transfer.

Free to sign a pre-contract agreement with interested overseas sides from this Thursday, January 1, we understand Guehi has made it clear that he intends to see out the season at Selhurst Park before making any firm decision on his future.

That stance seriously increases Liverpool’s confidence in striking a fresh deal themselves for the 26-times capped England star.

However, former Man Utd goalkeeper Ben Foster, speaking on his Fozcast podcast, has revealed the jaw-dropping costs likely to be involved in signing Guehi on ‘a free’.

“Marc Guehi could go to anybody in the wo‎rld. If he lets his contract run down to the summer, he can sign for whoever he wants,” Foster said.

“At that point there he gets to say, ‘I want £250,000 a week’ or ‘I want £300,000,’ because if he gets four, five or six teams sniffing at him and wanting him, he’ll get it as well. The amount of money this guy’s about to earn is honestly outrageous.

“With the signing-on fee, you haven’t got to pay £40m or £50m for a player like Marc Guehi; instead of that, you can say, ‘Give me a signing-on fee of £30m and we’ll call it quits.’ It’s crazy money.”

Top journalist names Guehi preference as two sides drop from race

Despite the enormous salary demands Guehi will seemingly demand, it potentially closes the door on the number of clubs that can viably match his terms.

In light of all that, Sky Sports’ journalist Sacha Tavolieri has revealed that Liverpool are ‘leading the race’ for Guehi and remain the club he will most likely sign for.

At the same time, Tavolieri has suggested the name of Barcelona off the list, because the Spanish giants are unable to match personal terms to the defender offered elsewhere.

Taking to X, Tavolieri stated: “FC Barcelona close to ruling out Marc Guehi!

“The English defender wants to decide his future soon, and Barca’s offer would be lower than those from English clubs. Liverpool still leading the race for Guehi. Wait and see.”

Tavolieri’s claims follow suggestions last week from his colleague, Karveh Solhekol, that Guehi has a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to join the Reds – a claim since fiercely denied by our sources who have provided an insight into the defender’s transfer stance.

As a result, sources do not expect Guehi to reach a quick decision on his future, instead preferring to wait until the back end of the season to decide his next move.

That is a verdict echoed by the BBC’s chief football reporter, Sami Mokbel, who stated last weekend: “My understanding at the moment is he probably and is expected to stay at Palace until the end of the season when his contract expires.

“Look, he’s got so many options in the summer. You’ve got Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan… all these clubs have registered varying degrees of interest in Guehi in recent weeks.

“When you come to the end of the season, you’ll have Liverpool back in the mix, Manchester City back in the mix.

“So he is leaving, he’s going, but I expect that situation to continue until the summer when he’ll have his pick of the clubs.”

Mokbel added: “He’s delivered week in, week out, and the way he’s reacted to that Liverpool move falling through has seen several clubs come to the fore.

“That’s the kind of personality and character people want at their club. He’s done himself a brilliant service to himself this season.

“He wanted to join Liverpool, let’s make no bones about it, but he’s put that behind him and had a brilliant season so far.”

Of the clubs mentioned, Real Madrid are perhaps the most attractive option, though ESPN Deportes last week ruled Los Blancos out of the chase, removing another sizeable object from Liverpool’s path.

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"Step up, take accountability for the shit you’ve put us in"

Carefree Youth is not happy

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/step-up-take-accountability-for-the

I’ve hauled out a couple posts I’ve seen this week from Chelsea fans. I have another article out on a post on the Nicolas Jackson revisionism, and now it’s time to take a look at a post on the current situation at our club.

It’s from a chap called Scott, who runs the CarefreeYouth account on X. He’s also a friend of mine and we have spoken quite a bit over time.

He says:

“After the last few years I’m used to Chelsea disappointing results. I usually snap out of it a day later.

“I’m still honestly so annoyed with things. Nothing from the club. They are very open in talking to journalists when it’s about transfers.

“Step up, take accountability for the shit you’ve put us in. Watch and wait till hit a tiny bit of good form then they’ll be out talking that this is a project and they are happy with the squad as a whole.

“Seen a lot of fans discussing Maresca job. He’s not blameless in all this but no one is coming here to be a yes man that will fix this fully.

”We will be back here in 12/18 months moaning about it all again. Things need to change above. Simple.

“We have made countless mistakes. A few talents won’t hide all the cracks forever cause we say “it’s a long-term project”.

“They told us that we could judge the squad build after the summer 2024 transfer window. 18 months on and we still have to sit and accept anything that comes our way and not ask questions as fans.

“Chelsea spent around £150m on these seven players: Slonina, Disasi, Wiley, Sterling, Kellyman, Datro Fofana, Washington

“How much will we make on them if and when sold?”

I haven’t seen Scott rant like this in a while. There’s a really toxic feel around our club right now and I don’t even think a good run of results will turn it because it will be a case of ‘been there and seen that recently, yet still soon returned here again’.

There’s been far too much money dumped into this project for it to only be as far along as it is right now. It’s so far been a failure, no two ways about it.

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1 hour ago, Vesper said:

Liverpool warned of HUGE wages, signing-on fee Marc Guehi could demand as transfer race sees pair drop out

https://www.teamtalk.com/liverpool/marc-guehi-transfer-huge-wages-signing-on-fee-demands-barcelona-real-madrid-liverpool

Liverpool have been warned that delaying the signing of Marc Guehi to the end of the season could ultimately hit them harder in the pocket than ever expected, amid claims the Crystal Palace star’s sky-high demands have seen two major suitors drop from the running and with one top journalist now naming the club the defender is expected to join.

The England defender came within a whisker of joining Liverpool on transfer deadline day back in the summer, only for Crystal Palace to pull the plug on the £35m sale after failing to sign his replacement in defence.

Having returned to Selhurst Park, Guehi has shown zero signs of being affected by that transfer breaking down, having continued to put up one dominant display after another in the heart of the Eagles’ defence.

But with the 25-year-old making clear he won’t be signing an extension to his contract, the player is poised to become one of the most in-demand free agents of all time this summer, with sources revealing no fewer than 13 sides have already contacted his representatives over a summer transfer.

Free to sign a pre-contract agreement with interested overseas sides from this Thursday, January 1, we understand Guehi has made it clear that he intends to see out the season at Selhurst Park before making any firm decision on his future.

That stance seriously increases Liverpool’s confidence in striking a fresh deal themselves for the 26-times capped England star.

However, former Man Utd goalkeeper Ben Foster, speaking on his Fozcast podcast, has revealed the jaw-dropping costs likely to be involved in signing Guehi on ‘a free’.

“Marc Guehi could go to anybody in the wo‎rld. If he lets his contract run down to the summer, he can sign for whoever he wants,” Foster said.

“At that point there he gets to say, ‘I want £250,000 a week’ or ‘I want £300,000,’ because if he gets four, five or six teams sniffing at him and wanting him, he’ll get it as well. The amount of money this guy’s about to earn is honestly outrageous.

“With the signing-on fee, you haven’t got to pay £40m or £50m for a player like Marc Guehi; instead of that, you can say, ‘Give me a signing-on fee of £30m and we’ll call it quits.’ It’s crazy money.”

Top journalist names Guehi preference as two sides drop from race

Despite the enormous salary demands Guehi will seemingly demand, it potentially closes the door on the number of clubs that can viably match his terms.

In light of all that, Sky Sports’ journalist Sacha Tavolieri has revealed that Liverpool are ‘leading the race’ for Guehi and remain the club he will most likely sign for.

At the same time, Tavolieri has suggested the name of Barcelona off the list, because the Spanish giants are unable to match personal terms to the defender offered elsewhere.

Taking to X, Tavolieri stated: “FC Barcelona close to ruling out Marc Guehi!

“The English defender wants to decide his future soon, and Barca’s offer would be lower than those from English clubs. Liverpool still leading the race for Guehi. Wait and see.”

Tavolieri’s claims follow suggestions last week from his colleague, Karveh Solhekol, that Guehi has a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to join the Reds – a claim since fiercely denied by our sources who have provided an insight into the defender’s transfer stance.

As a result, sources do not expect Guehi to reach a quick decision on his future, instead preferring to wait until the back end of the season to decide his next move.

That is a verdict echoed by the BBC’s chief football reporter, Sami Mokbel, who stated last weekend: “My understanding at the moment is he probably and is expected to stay at Palace until the end of the season when his contract expires.

“Look, he’s got so many options in the summer. You’ve got Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan… all these clubs have registered varying degrees of interest in Guehi in recent weeks.

“When you come to the end of the season, you’ll have Liverpool back in the mix, Manchester City back in the mix.

“So he is leaving, he’s going, but I expect that situation to continue until the summer when he’ll have his pick of the clubs.”

Mokbel added: “He’s delivered week in, week out, and the way he’s reacted to that Liverpool move falling through has seen several clubs come to the fore.

“That’s the kind of personality and character people want at their club. He’s done himself a brilliant service to himself this season.

“He wanted to join Liverpool, let’s make no bones about it, but he’s put that behind him and had a brilliant season so far.”

Of the clubs mentioned, Real Madrid are perhaps the most attractive option, though ESPN Deportes last week ruled Los Blancos out of the chase, removing another sizeable object from Liverpool’s path.

Do you know what would hit harder? Missing out CL