Chelsea Transfers

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Mário César 1,032]

what a mess lol 

[Pizy 18,487]

A desperate and pathetic last ditch attempt for Richarlison probably means we failed to convince Raphinha. Not that I mind missing out on Richarlison of course.

Still, concerning how scrambled our strategy seems to be. Insert ourselves at the last minute for Raphinha, insert ourselves at the last minute for Richarlison, bouncing between CB targets daily. Not a peep about Sterling in a week, Dembele links died.

Entire moth of June has passed and we haven’t signed anyone. The team that finished right on our tails are about to sign their 4th and 5th players. Under a manager that has huge title winning pedigree.

Wtf is going on?

[Mário César 1,032]

Just now, Pizy said:

A desperate and pathetic last ditch attempt for Richarlison probably means we failed to convince Raphinha. Not that I mind missing out on Richarlison of course.

Still, concerning how scrambled our strategy seems to be. Insert ourselves at the last minute for Raphinha, insert ourselves at the last minute for Richarlison, bouncing between CB targets daily. Not a peep about Sterling in a week, Dembele links died.

Entire moth of June has passed and we haven’t signed anyone. The team that finished right on our tails are about to sign their 4th and 5th players. Under a manager that has huge title winning pedigree.

Wtf is going on?

I think the same.

What a pathetic image we are showing 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,534]

I am not buying everything that is being spun. A simple call to check on the status of the deal is reported as trying to hijack. It would need to be an actual offer and I doubt that happened.

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

https://www.sportbible.com/absolute-Chelsea/transfer-nathan-ake-manchester-city-Chelsea-asking-price-20220630

shit source but apparently city are trying to ward off our ake interest with a 50m price tag

hope Its true

no way we pay 50m for that bang average  player

i hated the kounde rumour which luckily has cooled but he at least has outstanding bounce, pace, flair, dribbling and technical ability for a cb. An ill  fit but a special player. 

Ake is just mediocre in every aspect of the game. Even as AC replacement he would not fit the bill. Would be one of the most boring an uninspired signings ever 

maybe giving TT too much of a say in transfers was indeed a terrible idea after all. I was always wary of his dodgy record but for most of his signings you could at least see the idea behind it. 

[Mário César 1,032]

im feeling embarassed 😐 

[Laylabelle 9,396]

26 minutes ago, Pizy said:

A desperate and pathetic last ditch attempt for Richarlison probably means we failed to convince Raphinha. Not that I mind missing out on Richarlison of course.

Still, concerning how scrambled our strategy seems to be. Insert ourselves at the last minute for Raphinha, insert ourselves at the last minute for Richarlison, bouncing between CB targets daily. Not a peep about Sterling in a week, Dembele links died.

Entire moth of June has passed and we haven’t signed anyone. The team that finished right on our tails are about to sign their 4th and 5th players. Under a manager that has huge title winning pedigree.

Wtf is going on?

The usual..and this is why people panic. Then get told not to as its still early days.

Yet things/players head in directions that isn't to us lol. Then gets to August and things haven't changed...

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Instant cash injection.

[Superblue 6,372]

The Richarlison rumours this morning, to me, feel more like keeping lines of enquiries open whilst we're still doing business.

Not necessarily saying I'm a fan of it because I'd rather we just target our main targets and not settle for lesser options, but a lot of reports suggest we've opened enquiries over multiple players this summer and are trying to keep options open and available. There might be a concern losing out on both Raphinha and Dembele, and until someone is in the door we maybe want to know how far along deals are.

Personally I'd rather deals like that just bypass us. It seems we've held an interest in Richarlison but he hasn't been a top target like Sterling for example seems to be. Ultimately it's a lot of money for Spurs to spend on someone who in my opinion is nothing more than a backup and rotational player for them. They've been begging for a legitimate backup to Kane for years and I suppose this gives them that but he doesn't get in their strongest XI over Son, Kane and Kulasevski. 

[Pizy 18,487]

What do we do if we miss out on Dembele and Raphinha? Assuming Sterling is nailed on for the left wing. Tuchel clearly wants a right sided winger as well. So who is left out there?

[Blues Forever 1,232]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

What do we do if we miss out on Dembele and Raphinha? Assuming Sterling is nailed on for the left wing. Tuchel clearly wants a right sided winger as well. So who is left out there?

Antony and Gnabry.

[Superblue 6,372]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

What do we do if we miss out on Dembele and Raphinha? Assuming Sterling is nailed on for the left wing. Tuchel clearly wants a right sided winger as well. So who is left out there?

Mount on the left and Sterling on the right.

[Alabama 1,992]

Sign Gnabry then...

Anthony there as well....

[Superblue 6,372]

4 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Instant cash injection.

Out of curiosity what is Barca's annual TV rights? 

This deal is for 25 years so in a break even position places the 10% rights at around £10m a season. If Barca's TV rights are £15 - 20m a season this seems like an awful and desperate decision. Even more so over such a lengthy period where these rights could easily be multiple times bigger by the end of the deal.

[Artandur 939]

10 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Instant cash injection.

That cash is basically already gone, they needed to survive their financial year ending today. 

[Pizy 18,487]

Antony has the look of colossal bust written all over him for me. All that showboating and unnecessary tricks and flicks work for him in a shit league where he’s on the best team but I can’t see him getting away with all that in the PL. Ajax apparently want silly money for him as well and we saw firsthand what a dominant wide attacker from Ajax looks like in England. 
 

Gnabry would be amazing opposite Sterling but all rumors of him leaving Bayern dried up. And if they lose Lewa they aren’t going to want to lose him as well.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

6 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Antony has the look of colossal bust written all over him for me. All that showboating and unnecessary tricks and flicks work for him in a shit league where he’s on the best team but I can’t see him getting away with all that in the PL. Ajax apparently want silly money for him as well and we saw firsthand what a dominant wide attacker from Ajax looks like in England. 
 

Gnabry would be amazing opposite Sterling but all rumors of him leaving Bayern dried up. And if they lose Lewa they aren’t going to want to lose him as well.

Not really, Bayern will sell Gnabry if he doesn't extend. 

 

Edited June 30, 2022 by Blues Forever