Chelsea Transfers

[chelsea_4_eva 1,162]

De Ligt would be a dream signing for me,  just love his character.. and could potentially be the heart of our defence for many years.

[whats happening 1,540]

marina masterclass after masterclass

[ZAPHOD2319 4,537]

Man City and Liverpool are not fucking around.

 

 

[DDA 9,698]

Think we are working on some seriously big signings guys.

De Ligt and Nkunku.

Wouldn't be surprised if we signed both.

[Pizy 18,501]

4 minutes ago, DDA said:

Think we are working on some seriously big signings guys.

De Ligt and Nkunku.

Wouldn't be surprised if we signed both.

Why would Juve sell him, though? Doesn’t he have more than 1 year left in his contract?

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Just now, Pizy said:

Why would Juve sell him, though? Doesn’t he have more than 1 year left in his contract?

De Ligt have 2 years left, Juve need to sell him if he doesn't extend.

[DDA 9,698]

10 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Why would Juve sell him, though? Doesn’t he have more than 1 year left in his contract?

Best time to sell him is now.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,537]

I am getting the vibe we will do another one year loan of a player that won’t work in our team for £97M on the last week of the window!

[Superblue 6,372]

I think people need to just be patient with the whole situation. Every transfer has different circumstances and complexities so it's ridiculous to point to one team making a signing and questioning why we haven't.

As I've tried to highlight I'd rather get the right signings than any signings. If this takes longer in the window then so be it. If it means "making do" in a couple of positions because those targets won't be available until next summer, then again so be it. We've seen with so many transfers over the years how much a panic buy can set us back.

The only true time we can assess our transfer activity this window is at the end of it. We can all speculate and argue about potential interest in players but it's silly to just write this summer off entirely until we know the makeup of the squad at the commencement of next season.

[laura90 556]

I have just read that last season we spend 28 mill on agent fees. Since we only signed  Donkeyaku if true, we spent about 140 mill on him plus wages which makes it  over 210 mill not 185 as I thought.  Literally entire Hazard money plus bonuses on donkey. 

Who decided 200 mill on 29 year old striker who failed miserably,  to the point being ridiculed, at United is money well spent? Who the hell, I can't grasp it still. 

And if that lunatic-optimist is still around I wouldn't be surprised if he expects we can regain top four status if we just get our loanies back. 

 

 

[Superblue 6,372]

17 minutes ago, laura90 said:

I have just read that last season we spend 28 mill on agent fees. Since we only signed  Donkeyaku if true, we spent about 140 mill on him plus wages which makes it  over 210 mill not 185 as I thought.  Literally entire Hazard money plus bonuses on donkey. 

Who decided 200 mill on 29 year old striker who failed miserably,  to the point being ridiculed, at United is money well spent? Who the hell, I can't grasp it still. 

And if that lunatic-optimist is still around I wouldn't be surprised if he expects we can regain top four status if we just get our loanies back. 

 

 

Agent's will be paid on contract renewals too, and the likelihood is that some deals will involve agents paid their 'cut' over instalments or the length of a contract in the same way players are paid signing on fees.

Those agent fees won't entirely be on Lukaku's transfer.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,537]

Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa all had their transfers lined up and ready to finalize the first week of the window. I am not buying that these deals take an incredible amount of time and we just started speaking to clubs and players after the sale was complete. If so our people that handle transfers need to go. Our recruitment people, if there is such a plan had months to put together a plan. What were they doing all this time? 

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

1 hour ago, DDA said:

Think we are working on some seriously big signings guys.

De Ligt and Nkunku.

Wouldn't be surprised if we signed both.

I would. We'd spend 80% of our alleged budget for both. 

Plus, Leading the Race FC doesn't know how to finalize deals. 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,898]

3 hours ago, Pizy said:

City win the title while finishing 20 points ahead of us and work like maniacs early in the window signing player after player even though they already had a fantastic squad. Haaland and Alvarez with Kalvin Phillips and Cucarella soon to follow. Tottenham are close to finishing up their 2nd and 3rd signings.

City have a higher FFP ceiling and more money in any case. They also have a manager who, probably more than any other, top players are eager to play for. On top of all that they have a reputation for a playing a style that potential recruits find appealing which is certainly not the case with us. Footballers simply find City a more attractive destination so, along with the money, it is far easier for them to land their targets. They aren't working any harder than we are. Quite the opposite probably.

Edited June 16, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie

[Pizy 18,501]

4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa all had their transfers lined up and ready to finalize the first week of the window. I am not buying that these deals take an incredible amount of time and we just started speaking to clubs and players after the sale was complete. If so our people that handle transfers need to go. Our recruitment people, if there is such a plan had months to put together a plan. What were they doing all this time? 

It’s amateurish. Tuchel will have had lots of names and ideas in Marina’s/Cech/whoever handles these things’ hands for ages. 

Just like Conte had surely long since studied and identified the weak areas he needed to plug at Spuds and just like Gerard did at Villa. Tuchel will have told them we need “this, this, and this.”

Clubs that we’ll be competing with will have made 3-4 signings each before we make even 1.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Liverpool also now have their foot in to bringing Bellingham in next summer. 

Liverpool are completing this summer and next summer's transfers before we even complete one. 😂

[Mário César 1,034]

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