Chelsea Transfers

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14 hours ago, Strike said:

Does he play on the left or as a 6? I'm happy to see him come in too and think he's a rare Strasbourg signing we got perfectly right 

If Enzo is going, will be interesting to see how Alonso sets up the midfield for next season. 

Assuming it'll be Caicedo - Santos as the two mid's and Barco playing as the 3rd mid (on the left). 

 

[Pizy 19,326]

1 hour ago, Reddish-Blue said:

If Enzo is going, will be interesting to see how Alonso sets up the midfield for next season. 

Assuming it'll be Caicedo - Santos as the two mid's and Barco playing as the 3rd mid (on the left). 

 

If Alonso allows Enzo to leave then it’s surely because he wants to replace him with a midfielder of a completely different profile. A Xhaka type I would think who plays deep and connects the defense and attack. Santos plays that role well already but for me he isn’t ready to be an every match starter.

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1 hour ago, Mário César said:

 

Madness if we sell him to Citeh!

Might as well get Arse, Pool, and Manure in on the bidding war, ffs!

Let's sell all our top players to all the other top EPL sides.

Grrrrrrrrrr..

[Pizy 19,326]

How do they sell this to the fanbase if they do it? One of our leaders, best players, and someone huge parts of the fanbase loves. Especially at a time where you're briefing everyone that you want MORE of these kinds of senior leaders?

Unless you’ve already got a top class midfielder lined up who has given you the green light that they’re keen to join then you CANNOT sell Enzo to a PL team.  

It’s one thing when you sell a Havertz/Mount/Madueke/Kovacic etc who we no longer needed to another PL side. But it sends a terrible message when you start selling players who are integral to the team. 

[Mário César 1,502]

City don’t feel quite as intimidating as they used to either — it’s Maresca in charge now, not Guardiola. That changes the whole context a bit.

And I do get the financial side of it as well. Without Champions League football, you’ve got to balance the books and make smart decisions, even if they’re unpopular.

Both perspectives make sense. One is about squad identity and leadership, the other is about structure and sustainability.

But at the same time, Enzo Fernández isn’t irreplaceable. He’s important, sure, but no single player should be treated as untouchable if the right plan is in place behind the move

[Pizy 19,326]

18 minutes ago, Mário César said:

City don’t feel quite as intimidating as they used to either — it’s Maresca in charge now, not Guardiola. That changes the whole context a bit.

And I do get the financial side of it as well. Without Champions League football, you’ve got to balance the books and make smart decisions, even if they’re unpopular.

Both perspectives make sense. One is about squad identity and leadership, the other is about structure and sustainability.

But at the same time, Enzo Fernández isn’t irreplaceable. He’s important, sure, but no single player should be treated as untouchable if the right plan is in place behind the move

I agree, but then sell him abroad if you have to. Unless City are offering us every pound we paid for him whilst Madrid won’t go close to that fee it just doesn’t sit well with me.

 

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[Mário César 1,502]

21 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I agree, but then sell him abroad if you have to. Unless City are offering us every pound we paid for him whilst Madrid won’t go close to that fee it just doesn’t sit well with me.

 

 

It does look pretty obvious that the club would lean towards an overseas move if Real Madrid actually come in for him. If they want him, he’ll probably end up there.

At the same time, it’s also pretty straightforward: if City are willing to pay the full fee Chelsea want, that’s usually going to be very hard to ignore, especially if Madrid aren’t matching it.

But if Madrid don’t step in at all and City come in with the money Chelsea are asking for, I don’t really see any reason why they wouldn’t accept it.

[Strike 7,825]

2 hours ago, Pizy said:

How do they sell this to the fanbase if they do it? One of our leaders, best players, and someone huge parts of the fanbase loves. Especially at a time where you're briefing everyone that you want MORE of these kinds of senior leaders?

Unless you’ve already got a top class midfielder lined up who has given you the green light that they’re keen to join then you CANNOT sell Enzo to a PL team.  

It’s one thing when you sell a Havertz/Mount/Madueke/Kovacic etc who we no longer needed to another PL side. But it sends a terrible message when you start selling players who are integral to the team. 

Won't stop them from trying to spin this as a smart plan to raise money. I don't think Havertz/Mount/Madueke were no longer needed. Competition in the squad is how you're gonna be able to raise the floor. 

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 City still have Anderson as their main option