Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 17,861]

3 minutes ago, Artandur said:

Sevilla apparently said they want a straight-cash deal, so that rules out Barca from the get-go

Unless they pull another magic lever out of their asses.

[Superblue 6,331]

Anyone know much about this player? He mentions in his next post Rennes would be looking for around 40m euros.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Skriniar, Saliba, Gvardiol, Martinez, and Ibanez are the alternatives if Kounde doesn’t come to Barcelona.

[Superblue 6,331]

1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I think one of the many tasks facing the new board is to train the market to understand that there is more discipline at Chelsea now about the way money is spent. That necessarily has to start with there actually being more discipline in our spending. If that means walking away from deals because the ask is too high then I'm all for it even if, as is the case with Gavridol, the player concerned is one I would love to see join Chelsea.

Cost of the deal is not the cause my doubts this deal will happen however. Gavridol's stock is high currently and I expect that, for now at least, Chelsea isn't on his list of preferred destinations.

With regards to having a limit on what to pay for a player and being prepared to walk away, I actually think that has been the case in recent times with Marina at the helm. Possibly even to our detriment with how stubborn she may have been.

From what has been reported, it seems that the new ownership when making bids for players haven't tried to lowball and have started terms in a reasonable position unlike reportedly what things were like with Marina. I certainly think the effort that seems to be being made by Boehly and Clearlake with regards to building relationships with agents and boards of other clubs will bear fruition in time for us.

Ultimately it all boils down to value in a transfer deal and this is something we've been quite poor at in recent years. This doesn't necessarily mean we've overspent on players but we've definitely bought the wrong suited players either for us or the Premier League. On the face of it, I think Sterling and Koulibaly are excellent buys that we seem to have secured for reasonable fees due to their contract situations, but Werner seemed a great buy on paper a couple of years ago for what seemed a reasonable fee with his release clause. We're probably not going to be able to reliably assess value for money in both cases for at least the next season or two.

Scouting and recruitment have to be looked at significantly, but I think the board also need to put a plan in place in the long term for how they wish the club to operate on the pitch. Everything evolves in time, but ultimately the old regime's idea of picking the best manager on paper rather than necessarily the best fit for the club and the player pool at his disposal has impacted our ability to sustain regular title challenges. I really hope that Tuchel is a massive success here and stays for the next few years to build the next great Chelsea side, but if he does move on in the next year or two, then the next managerial appointment I feel needs to be a well thought succession to him. Otherwise we'll be in the same position we have been for many years with a whole host of players at the squad having been bought for different managers, tactics, ideas, etc.

[guddy69 171]

37 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

You are aware that Barca has not made an offer, verbal or official?

So he said goodbye to his teammates.. And we are the only team to have made an offer, so he is definitely coming to Chelsea as there are no other offers.

[milka 3,308]

One more to complete  our new Defence . 

[Special Juan 27,106]

If Kounde arrives I think that will be it for the defence

[Pizy 17,861]

1 minute ago, Special Juan said:

If Kounde arrives I think that will be it for the defence

In terms of CB’s I think so. But surely we have to dip into the market for an inexpensive fullback? Especially if Azpi and Alonso leave.

[DDA 9,570]

        KOUNDE   SILVA   KK

JAMES                              CHILLY

 

That's a fucking brick wall. 

[Mário César 819]

 

 

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,211]

6 minutes ago, DDA said:

        KOUNDE   SILVA   KK

JAMES                              CHILLY

 

That's a fucking brick wall. 

Add De Jong and Kovacic in midfield and I think we have a proper side. Just need to have faith Mount and Havertz will gain more consistency alongside Sterling. 

[Special Juan 27,106]

De Jong rumours were pretty strong last night.

[Mário César 819]

Just now, Special Juan said:

De Jong rumours were pretty strong last night.

Just from spain newspappers. 

[milka 3,308]

 

[Mário César 819]

Just now, milka said:

 

I start to believe when I see news from Fabrizio, Matt Law, etc...

Until then...

but if we buy FDJ, we need to sell at least one midfielder. From me Jorginho can go! 

[milka 3,308]

 Yeah , it's hard to say what will happen with De Jong . 

[King Kante 1,329]

Do people think Barca would be crazy enough to do some sort of mental swap for FDJ with Dave and Alonso to simply fiddle the books like they did with Arthur/Panic? 

I'll be honest and say I can, simply because it seems they hit the crack pipe too hard. 

[Artandur 938]