Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 19,152]

7 minutes ago, Vesper said:

it is pretty crazy that Pool are paying £62.3m (the highest number quoted yet the whole long drawn-out time between them and us and Rennes that I have seen) and NOT even getting the lad NOW

Probably figure that he doesn’t immediately displace Konate right now so they can wait until the summer and let him play every week at Rennes.

For £62m they must be 100% convinced that this kid will be a VVD level CB in the future. Insane money for a 20 year old CB who will have ONE season’s worth of football under his belt by the time he arrives. 

[mkh 694]

💥🔴Excl | Manchester United tried to hijack Jeremy Jacquet’s summer transfer to Liverpool in the last hours, but were unsuccessful. Jacquet already had an agreement in place with Liverpool.

(@SkySport)

[Pizy 19,152]

Bet we’ll get a brief midday tomorrow from every journalist simultaneously saying “Chelsea looked around in the market and were going to make a couple of signings but then decided they loved the players they had instead. They’re expecting to go big for targets in the summer.”

Fabrizio and others now revealing that our own tactic of hoarding loads of young CB talents swayed Jacquet’s decision. LMAO! That’s what BlueCo gets. He saw a much clearer path to becoming “the man” at Liverpool because we have so many options all around his age on our books.

[Mhsc 1,131]

We got cucked

[Thor 2,795]

Its incredible how everyone says we were overpaying for him, who is he, doesn't look that good. 

Now Liverpool get him and we all act like we can't do business. You lot are mad. 

We got Estevao and Quenda who are the most talented players in the world at their age bracket. We got Caicedo the most coveted midfielder. Lavia who was wanted by major clubs. 

We literally beat out clubs that have massive names to do all this. You don't get every player - especially ones you think are overvalued which is potentially what happened here. It also seems like the coming over next season was a sticking point for both clubs so we may be looking at different options. 

[DDA 10,131]

Nobody even knew who Jacquet was before this transfer window.. that’s why it’s hard to believe anyone is annoyed about missing out on him.

What annoys the fanbase is the constant bullshit PR nonsense, treating us like children, saying they are going for a player to then use the exact same excuse to why they didn’t. 
 

I’m personally not phased. I knew there was a strong possibility of this happening and that’s why I’m not investing my time or energy into transfer windows like years before. 
 

It’s best to concentrate on what we have and who we get once they are holding up the shirt and hope for the best.

[Mário César 1,422]

 

I think this last twitter sums all the situation and how can we judge Jacquet? Probably Liverpool offer him a starter role 

Colwill, Acheampong, Fofana/Chalobah and Sarr... 

[Pizy 19,152]

17 minutes ago, Thor said:

Its incredible how everyone says we were overpaying for him, who is he, doesn't look that good. 

Now Liverpool get him and we all act like we can't do business. You lot are mad. 

We got Estevao and Quenda who are the most talented players in the world at their age bracket. We got Caicedo the most coveted midfielder. Lavia who was wanted by major clubs. 

We literally beat out clubs that have massive names to do all this. You don't get every player - especially ones you think are overvalued which is potentially what happened here. It also seems like the coming over next season was a sticking point for both clubs so we may be looking at different options. 

 

3 minutes ago, DDA said:

Nobody even knew who Jacquet was before this transfer window.. that’s why it’s hard to believe anyone is annoyed about missing out on him.

What annoys the fanbase is the constant bullshit PR nonsense, treating us like children, saying they are going for a player to then use the exact same excuse to why they didn’t. 
 

I’m personally not phased. I knew there was a strong possibility of this happening and that’s why I’m not investing my time or energy into transfer windows like years before. 
 

It’s best to concentrate on what we have and who we get once they are holding up the shirt and hope for the best.

This is why I’m not even upset about missing out on the player himself. I had literally never heard of him before we were linked a few weeks ago. I’m more annoyed at our stupid club directors for doing the same song and dance once again where they lead everyone to believe we really want someone and then don’t actually follow through. Then brief us all with PR as if we’re idiots.

 

[mkh 694]

 

 

[Thor 2,795]

14 minutes ago, Pizy said:

 

This is why I’m not even upset about missing out on the player himself. I had literally never heard of him before we were linked a few weeks ago. I’m more annoyed at our stupid club directors for doing the same sing and dance once again where they lead everyone to believe we really want someone and then don’t actually follow through. Then brief us all with PR as if we’re idiots.

 

It is their job to be active and looking in the market. They probably did like the look of him but not for the conditions outlined. 

Things change on a whim in the business development and contracts world. No one is leading anyone on with a song and dance.

[Mário César 1,422]

Even so, it’s a very risky bet by Liverpool. Just a year ago he was playing in the second division. He’s a project player

[Vesper 30,761]

38 minutes ago, Thor said:

We got Estevao and Quenda who are the most talented players in the world at their age bracket.

Erm, your are forgetting someone (and he just so happens to play the exact same position as both of them, RWer, and all 3 are 18yo)........

Lamine Yamal 🥇

[Thor 2,795]

4 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Erm, your are forgetting someone (and he just so happens to play the exact same position as both of them, RWer, and all 3 are 18yo)........

Lamine Yamal 🥇

He was unantainable which is why I didn't bother bringing him up. 

[Pizy 19,152]

“Chelsea rejected big money for Acheampong!”

”Several massive clubs have tried for Acheampong but Chelsea have said NO CHANCE!”

”Chelsea view Acheampong as massive talent and key part of the future project.”

We hear these things over and over again and yet he doesn’t play. New manager comes in and he still doesn’t play ahead of players he hugely superior to.

He’d have been better off out on a PL loan this season playing every game.

[Vesper 30,761]

4 minutes ago, Thor said:

He was unantainable which is why I didn't bother bringing him up. 

That is a moving of the goalposts.

Your statement had nothing to do with attainability. It was a simple declaration of top quality in an age cohort.

[bohops 8]

6 minutes ago, Pizy said:

“Chelsea rejected big money for Acheampong!”

”Several massive clubs have tried for Acheampong but Chelsea have said NO CHANCE!”

”Chelsea view Acheampong as massive talent and key part of the future project.”

We hear these things over and over again and yet he doesn’t play. New manager comes in and he still doesn’t play ahead of players he hugely superior to.

He’d have been better off out on a PL loan this season playing every game.

My guess is he's not ready. Huge proteintal but not ready for the top 4/5 chance in the premier league. I saw everyone target him with phycial play every time he played CB. Just doesn't look like he's strong enough to play game to game in this league yet.

[Vesper 30,761]

I am not that bothered about Jacquet.

I am, however, enraged we did not grab a solid left-footed CB, as that is a far bigger need, especially with the recall of the right-footed Sarr now.

Badi is SHIT! He and whatever LCB stopgap we use have and will costs us vital points.

We have no other healthy lefty CB, as Colwill is out still for months.

We should have nailed down Senesi (vet, the smartest move IMHO) or Karim Coulibaly (youth).

 

[Pizy 19,152]

10 minutes ago, bohops said:

My guess is he's not ready. Huge proteintal but not ready for the top 4/5 chance in the premier league. I saw everyone target him with phycial play every time he played CB. Just doesn't look like he's strong enough to play game to game in this league yet.

His ability and comfort on the ball + his athleticism are still far, FAR better than Tosin or Badiashile. I understand that Trev and Fofana are ahead of him. But there’s no reason the first two should be. 

Any time Fofana is rotated out to manage his knees it should be Josh starting in his place. 

[Thor 2,795]

25 minutes ago, Vesper said:

That is a moving of the goalposts.

Your statement had nothing to do with attainability. It was a simple declaration of top quality in an age cohort.

It is a transfer discussion thread talking about how we are competitive in the market and we regularly beat out BIG teams to quality names. 

I don't have to be explicit to that point. There is a level of common sense I feel is applied.