Chelsea Transfers

[King Kante 1,643]

17 minutes ago, Pizy said:

This article mentions Raheem Sterling as a potential option for us. Don’t know quite how I’d feel about signing him. He almost reminds of of Willian in that he’ll have long spells during the season where he looks amazing and then long spells where he is painfully average.

As a fallback option if Dembele isn’t possible I’d probably be happy with Sterling. So long as he isn’t the only attacker we sign…

Not a fan of Sterling but he he does graft which is important for our type of play, otherwise you have a Lukaku situation where the player just stands around (which you can only get away with if your peak Hazard on the ball.) 

That said, of all the City players who are a possibility Jesus is the one I would want as he is the type of CF we actually need rather than the type people imagine we need. 

[Vesper 30,122]

Just now, Vesper said:

oki

they have officially went insane

 West Ham United have claimed to value Declan Rice at £150million.

there are only two players on the planet worth £150m

Mbappe and Håland

no others are worth over £100m, due to age for some (Salah is now, in 2 weeks, 30yo, De Bruyne is 31 in 4 weeks, VVD is 31 in 6 weeks, Heung-min Son is 30yo in 6 weeks, and Benz and Lewa and are WELL past 30)

 

the only three (and 2 are DMF's !) £100m players (on the nose) for me

Kane (soon less as he turns 30 in summer 2023)

Kimmich

Rice

 

perhaps soon (or perhaps not)

Jude Bellingham

Vini Jr

Osimhen

Dušan Vlahović

Rúben Dias (if he goes back to 2020/21 levels)

 

that is it atm

 

 

 

[Vesper 30,122]

15 minutes ago, Beigl said:

We could have easily gotten Tchouameni for much less than even 100 million pounds. Unfortunately our board, Tuchel and even ex-players want us to sign Rice..

£51-55m would have done it last summer, absolutely convinced of that (that is 60 to 65m euros)

fucking idiots (as if I have not said that hundreds of times, lol, but usually have been spot on)

and we then could have sold at least one of the MFers we will now get shit for (age and contracts)

[Vesper 30,122]

17 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Not a fan of Sterling but he he does graft which is important for our type of play, otherwise you have a Lukaku situation where the player just stands around (which you can only get away with if your peak Hazard on the ball.) 

That said, of all the City players who are a possibility Jesus is the one I would want as he is the type of CF we actually need rather than the type people imagine we need. 

if we signed Dembele, Sterling, Jesus, Koulibaly, Gvardiol, one LB (Borna Sosa or David Raum), plus RB Djed Spence I will do a fucking naked jig on Hornsgatan

I do not see (assuming we miss out on Tchou) how we address DMF this summer, and IF we did all above, I doubt the money is there for Nkunku

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Pizy 18,877]

Gvardiol has probably the most impressive YouTube highlights I’ve seen of any CB in recent years. He’s got the exact same sort of aggression and force that Rüdiger has but then has ridiculous skills on the ball as well. He looks as good as an attacking midfielder in possession.

He’s picture perfect as a Toni replacement. Really hope we get him. He’s the sort of profile that Pep or Klopp would sign for sure, so we need to move this summer while those sides don’t need another CB.

[Superblue 6,372]

If Kounde and Gvardiol end up being the two main centre back targets we are getting a much younger profile of player, especially considering the age profile of some of the players most expect us to rebuild around.

It could be the start of a more patient building plan with a longer term in mind.

[chelsea_4_eva 1,182]

Also given their age, playing along side Thiago Silva will surely help them improve.

[DDA 9,929]

This Gvardiol fella looks unreal. Yes please.

 

[Superblue 6,372]

Regarding Sterling I think he'd potentially be an excellent signing, the main reason being the way he has been drilled by pep the last few years to attack the goal and especially the back post. 

In the wing back formation someone whether it's the attackers or the wing back should always be attacking the back post and its something our players don't seem to do well enough. Our players prefer to drift wide where there's more space whereas Sterling has a knack of staying on the fringes of a game then suddenly come alive when an opportunity arises.

With the way we play I think we'd benefit so much from a player capable of doing so and there would probably be a fair few 'easy' goals available to them. He isn't the best player but he could be a very good fit.

[milka 3,392]

Aurélien Tchouaméni has signed for Real Madrid on a 5 year contract. The transfer would be around €80million plus bonuses. 

The one of our targets is gone .

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Aurelien Tchouameni has chosen Real Madrid. Transfer will cost €80m + add-ons.

Tchouameni has already announced to his Monaco team mates about his decision.

Edited May 24, 2022 by Blues Forever

[OhForAGreavsie 6,067]

5 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Aurelien Tchouameni has chosen Real Madrid. Transfer will cost €80m + add-ons.

There's a shock!

[Vesper 30,122]

40 minutes ago, milka said:

Aurélien Tchouaméni has signed for Real Madrid on a 5 year contract. The transfer would be around €80million plus bonuses. 

The one of our targets is gone .

and West Ham have went full bonkers and want £150m for Rice, so that is not happening

Boubacar Kamara is off to Villa

so the top 3 DMF targets are washed

 

more on Rice

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/declan-rice-transfer-manutd-Chelsea-27031825

Declan Rice won’t quit West Ham this summer despite massive interest in him from Manchester United.

The 23-year-old’s refusal to sign new terms at the London Stadium has thrown his future into doubt. But Mirror Football understands there is no great desire from the player for him to quit the Hammers ahead of a season which will be busy enough with the World Cup in Qatar in November.

United have made Rice one of their top targets as Erik ten Hag looks to start his overhaul of the playing squad at Old Trafford. However, the player is understood to be willing to give West Ham another season before looking to make the move to one of the Premier League ’s really big boys.

Boss David Moyes and co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold have been adamant that Rice would not be for sale this summer and there is a growing feeling around the club that the player is on the same page.

Rice himself recently hinted he was ready to rebuff approaches from elsewhere, with his full focus remaining on ‘going again’ after suffering Europa League heartache at the semi-final stage. "We've proved that we can play in big European games and our fans and our stadium have shown we can handle those big European nights, and that's what we want more of,” he said earlier this month.

"I'm proud of the lads because we're not the biggest of squads, so to go week in, week out again and again and again, training and playing Thursdays and Sundays, away from home and away from families has been tough, but in the end we've had a great year and we're ready to go again.”

[Pizy 18,877]

Well at least it’s not Liverpool. 

I guess now unless we get creative we’ll be sticking with Kante and J5 again next season. Should we try for Bissouma? He’s a beast and maybe the closest thing to Kante out there in terms of playing style. Premier League ready and wouldn’t cost mega money.