Chelsea Transfers

[YorkshireBlue 3,126]

16 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

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And no I won’t stop until we actually fucking sign someone. 

Transfer window really brings out the worst in ppl 😄 

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How we go shopping for players:

 

[Vesper 29,142]

20 hours ago, Pizy said:

Bremer to Inter is probably good for us if the reports of us being interested in one of their current CB’s is true, yes?

well, a possible big issue is that PSG wants Milan Škriniar badly

so if he goes there

we are potentially massively fucked

1. No Škriniar

2. No Bremer (he goes to Inter to replace Škriniar)

3. No Bastoni (not that I am now in want of him in a large way compared to other options) as NO chance Inter sell both of their top two CB's

4. RB Leipzig have priced Gvardiol off the market this summer (they have zero financial need, they are backed by Dietrich Mateschitz and Red Bull, with around £21 billion in net worth just from Mateschitz alone, and they have absolutely no FFP constraints

5. Kounde is injured, and even if 100% healthy, I do not rate him that highly, although now he may well be really needed simply to take a CB space

6. Nico Schlotterbeck went to Dortmund, ffs, this one gutted me

7. Niklas Süle went to Dortmund as well

8. Maxence Lacroix had a poor season, so disappointed in his regression, I was so hoping he would be Rudiger 2.0

9. Jurrien Timber (likely goes to Manure IF we leaves Ajax, but he is meaning towards staying due to the WC and playing time issues) is far too small (and not remotely as solidly built as the dwarf) A CB pairing of Timber and Kounde would be a disaster in the air in the EPL, especially if we also are rolling with short wingbacks (Alonso may well be gone to Barca, and he should not even be playing that much, if Chilwell is healthy again, but Chilly is not tall at all, 1.78m)

10. Almost zero chance Marquinhos leaves PSG, that was always pretty much a pipe dream anyway

11. Ronald Araújo renewed with Barca (another big miss, but not our fault)

12. Wesley Fofana renewed until 2027 with Leicester, and has said there is zero chance he leaves anytime soon

13. Sven Botman is very likely going to NUFC, or, if they sort out their cash, AC Milan, and tbh, I have cooled on him

14. Stefan de Vrij turns 31yo in around half a year, and is showing age a wee bit, unlike KK who rebounded massively this season, so unless a really good price, it is not a good deal. IF he was 25, 26, 27 then HELL YES

15. José María Giménez  is too expensive and far too injury-prone for my taste

 

we are down to just 3 left off my original list of acceptable (and smart buys if price is right)

Matthijs de Ligt (by far the best option left on the board, but also by far the hardest pull of the 3)
Kalidou Koulibaly (IF a fair price, as he turns 31yo in less than 15 hours, but the Poison Dwarf is a cunt to deal with)

Merih Demiral  (but he is now almost certainly sold to Atalanta via their buy option (and for only around €20m, ffs), making a transfer even harder (and Spuds are now all into him as well, as are many of the other big boys)

 

here is every other remote possibility I can think of atm

many are here are extremely remote possibilities, and other will piss many off (Pau for one, I am sure)

 

Pau Torres   (I can hear the NOOOOOOOO's already)
Aymeric Laporte  left footer (I highly doubt Pep would sell him to us, but he did rebound and had a great league season)
Caglar Söyüncü   (I am so not sold on him, never was) 
Presnel Kimpembe    left footer (can be rash, and I know he doesn't want to leave PSG, as he is a native Parisian area lad)
Edmond Tapsoba (sort of regressed a bit)
Evan Ndicka   left footer (was superb for Eintracht)
Robin Le Normand (very underrated Breton CB who plays in Basque country with Real Sociedad)
Manuel Akanji (not sold on him, too soft for my taste)
Pierre Kalulu  (another small CB,  1.79m, he was really key for AC Milan, and plays a lot at RB, this is a very very long shot)
Gonçalo Inácio   left footer (only 20yo, and was the best Liga NOS CN, plays for Sporting)
Thilo Kehrer   (not 100% sold on him, although he would not be a disasterclass buy)
Gianluca Mancini    (he very likely is soon off this list, as he is renewing at Roma almost for sure, maybe already has, just no announcement)
Odilon Kossounou (roll the dice level, young CB)
Armel Bella-Kotchap  (1.9m, 20yo, possible Rudiger style player down the road. he is not a plug 'n play buy, I rate him)
Piero Hincapié   left footer (young 20yo Ecuadorian CB with huge upside)
Adam Webster  (homegrown, big, strong, ok on the ball, not so pacey, very Cahill like IMHO, which is far from shit)
Alessio Romagnoli   left footer (on a free, BUT he really wants to go back to Lazio and play for the Old Smoker, Lazio is a very trendy team atm for many to go to)
Attila Szalai    left footer (he looked superb for Hungary, I would not lose my mind if we fail on both de Ligt and KK, but we damn well better also bring in a DAMN good veteran as well)
David Carmo     left footer (if the Timber deal falls through, Manure are looking at him, he is huge, 1.96m, but real dice roll, plays at Braga)
Amos Pieper (likely going to Werder Bremen on a free though, tbh, I was not convinced on him, but Tuchel rated him a lot)
Sebastian Walukiewicz (was injured most of last year, I am sure we will not make a move for him this year)

Edited June 19, 2022 by Vesper

[Marvin123 486]

.@ChelseaFC have some doubts on #Dembele (but it's not a game over): #Sterling is a name to keep an eye on. As new centre-back, #Kounde is a top target and Tuchel also appreciates @ManCity's #Ake. 🔵 #CFC https://t.co/RHqBfm9DuM

[milka 3,359]

before the beginning / middle of July I don't expect Chelsea  to buy anyone 

[YorkshireBlue 3,126]

20 minutes ago, Marvin123 said:

.@ChelseaFC have some doubts on #Dembele (but it's not a game over): #Sterling is a name to keep an eye on. As new centre-back, #Kounde is a top target and Tuchel also appreciates @ManCity's #Ake. 🔵 #CFC https://t.co/RHqBfm9DuM

Buying ake back lmfao. I love the Chelsea rumours haha

[Vesper 29,142]

15 minutes ago, Marvin123 said:

.@ChelseaFC have some doubts on #Dembele (but it's not a game over): #Sterling is a name to keep an eye on. As new centre-back, #Kounde is a top target and Tuchel also appreciates @ManCity's #Ake. 🔵 #CFC https://t.co/RHqBfm9DuM

New CB: Koundé and Aké two names

da fuq?

🥺

[Vesper 29,142]

6 minutes ago, Kong said:

Buying ake back lmfao. I love the Chelsea rumours haha

next summer it will be the cat beater who is coming back

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9 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

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And no I won’t stop until we actually fucking sign someone. 

 The Blues are on it behind the scenes! FC

and before you think I am having a laugh

 

 

[Vesper 29,142]

15 hours ago, Marvin123 said:

Wow. Get a life keyboard warrior

is this some 10 year old feud?

[Vesper 29,142]

Gonçalo Inácio is attracting interest from England

[Vesper 29,142]

‘GOING TO SPURS’: Chelsea TOLD THEY CAN’T SIGN £54M DEFENDER HEADING TO TOTTENHAM

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/19/going-to-spurs-Chelsea-told-they-cant-sign-54m-defender-heading-to-tottenham/

Steve Nicol has claimed that Chelsea can’t sign Alessandro Bastoni because the Inter Milan defender is ‘going to Tottenham’ this summer, as he told ESPN.

He also said Djed Spence is likely Spuds bound.

Conte has finally gotten Levy to spend and back, ffs. That new stadium is giving them so much more revenue 🤬

 

Edited June 19, 2022 by Vesper

[Superblue 6,372]

3 hours ago, Vesper said:

Attila Szalai    left footer (he looked superb for Hungary, I would not lose my mind if we fail on both de Ligt and KK, but we damn well better also bring in a DAMN good veteran as well)

Szalai intrigues me because he seems the sort of player that we would be interested and ultimately make a move on.

Compared to other areas of the pitch our track record during Roman's era with defenders has been overall pretty damn good and in particular we've had some nice success with what seem to have been either budget buys or very much under the radar signings at the back, with the likes of Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Alex, Cahill.

I see potential similarities with this boy. Granted I've only really seen him in a few games for Hungary and international football is not the most ideal measurement in assessing players but at least in Hungary's case during the World Cup and Nations League they've been competitive against some real top teams that they've probably no real right competing against and they've mostly posed a pretty organised defensive unit which he appears to be playing quite a big part of.

When links started with him there was talk of around £15m so I don't think he's someone that would break the bank but he looks a solid player and one that perhaps has another level or two he can go up. It's a tricky situation because if he were bought in he's essentially replacing Rudiger in our current system which are some huge shoes to fill, and we'd all probably want a pretty established player to come in and take that mantle. However there are some players being talked about I'm less keen on and would cost an absolute fortune. He could well be worth a punt in this current market.

[Superblue 6,372]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

‘GOING TO SPURS’: Chelsea TOLD THEY CAN’T SIGN £54M DEFENDER HEADING TO TOTTENHAM

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/19/going-to-spurs-Chelsea-told-they-cant-sign-54m-defender-heading-to-tottenham/

Steve Nicol has claimed that Chelsea can’t sign Alessandro Bastoni because the Inter Milan defender is ‘going to Tottenham’ this summer, as he told ESPN.

He also said Djed Spence is likely Spuds bound.

Conte has finally gotten Levy to spend and back, ffs. That new stadium is giving them so much more revenue 🤬

 

I think in the case of Spurs they realise there is a potential window of opportunity there for them to win a trophy or two but that window will close on them if they don't do something.

They have probably two of the top 5 attackers in the league but at 29 and 30 years old they're not going to be producing the numbers they do forever and they have a top coach but an extremely demanding one known for not laying down roots and foundations for a long time. 

I believe that Levy and Enic are looking to position Spurs into the most attractive state possible to sell over the next couple of years. I think they'll have been intrigued by the level of interest and the money thrown in the ring to buy Chelsea and they'll fancy the American market being a source to sell to as well.

Adding a couple of trophies and improving the overall state of the squad would only help with that. It's very much an 'all in' scenario for them hence why they've made a decision on this additional investment this summer. Hopefully the money and extra transfers still doesn't buy a winning mentality that they've lacked throughout the years.

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[DDA 9,698]

I mean Sterling for 35million is a pretty good deal to be honest. 

When I was hearing 60m I was thinking fuck that... but 35m.. crack on.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

8 minutes ago, Strike said:

 

Sane was sold abroad for €60m with 1 year left in his contract, no way City would settle for less to direct rival.

[Vesper 29,142]

the CB's we have sold or lost on frees lately

Antonio Rüdiger      
Andreas Christensen
Kurt Zouma    
Fikayo Tomori 
Marc Guéhi
Nathan Aké

what we have now, atm

Thiago Silva  (I know it sounds crazy, BUT we may, MAY have him for one or even 2 more seasons after this coming one, as he says he wants to play at top level until he is 40yo (meaning 2024/25 would be his last), like his idol Maldini. I hope that doesn't count Fluminense for those last two years but it may well. I think Thiago has three years left as at least a part-time (after this coming season) big game player.

He missed out on cracking 4000 minutes for topflight competitive club matches by only 23 minutes this past season, which is madness for a 37 year old

3,977 in 2021/22 for Chels alone 

WELL over 5000 (probably close to 5200 or so, if you count preseason games and Brasil Senior National Team minutes!!!!!) He had 14 games for Brasil, played all 90 minutes in all but two, so 1119 more minutes right there)

One of the reasons Thiago is still so youthful is that he never really played truly heavy topflight (or any level) minutes until he was 22yo (which is crazy rare for a Brasilian) other than one season when he was 19, and that was only around 2500 minutes). He had horrific tuberculosis that he missed a lot of his younger career from (and he almost lost parts of his lungs, which would have obviously finished his career).

Trevoh Chalobah   

Levi Colwill (we all better pray to the old gods he steps up)

then a huge drop off

Ethan Ampadu    (not sold on him at CB)
Xavier Mbuyamba (needs a loan, but theoretically has immense potential, still only 20)
Malang Sarr   (shoot me now, bin him ASAP!!)