Chelsea Transfers

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

This ake and kounde providing cove for fullback is BS as long as we are playing with wing backs. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,377]

7 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

This ake and kounde providing cove for fullback is BS as long as we are playing with wing backs. 

Signing Raphinha all but confirms we are playing a back 4 (assuming Sterling is purchased also). 

No way does Tuchel not play Mount. 

[Clockwork 1,794]

6 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Signing Raphinha all but confirms we are playing a back 4 (assuming Sterling is purchased also). 

No way does Tuchel not play Mount. 

Our roster much more suited to a back 4 with Rudi, AC, and Dave pretty much nowhere the player he once was. Only player that really benefits from a 3CB is Silva who will be 38 at the start of next season, at his age rotation is probably the best he can handle.

[MoroccanBlue 5,377]

10 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Our roster much more suited to a back 4 with Rudi, AC, and Dave pretty much nowhere the player he once was. Only player that really benefits from a 3CB is Silva who will be 38 at the start of next season, at his age rotation is probably the best he can handle.

Our midfield still very frail for a back 4 if we want to compete for the league. 

A top quality DM was needed this window, although we could make do with Ampadu. 

[JDY 1,290]

Way I see it. Dembele was/is our first choice. We couldn't just wait around for him to make a decision to stay or leave Barca. If we wait and Dembele decided to stay, we'd have probably lost Raphinha to Arsenal by not acting fast enough. By bidding we've put ourselves in a position to get Raphinha done. Or if Barca execute lever 66 or w/e and go for Raphinha, then Dembele is definitely leaving. Win win situation either way.

By doing nothing and waiting we could've easily end up with neither.

[milka 3,390]

 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Sounds good but Apparently Bayern are now interested in dembele as well…

[Artandur 939]

10 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Sounds good but Apparently Bayern are now interested in dembele as well…

Can't imagine they'd match our contract offer

 

 

[Tomo 21,751]

2 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Our midfield still very frail for a back 4 if we want to compete for the league. 

A top quality DM was needed this window, although we could make do with Ampadu. 

Depends what we're looking to do next season.

If it's the title at all costs it's a problem but if the general opinion that it will take atleast another year is also the opinion of Tuchel/Boehly then fuck it let's make the games fun ala Liverpool 16-18.

Edited June 29, 2022 by Tomo

[Vesper 30,100]

2 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said:

He can go to Barca.

I don’t want him to ask for transfer to Barcelona after a year or 2…

we had enough of this shit with hazard. Tibo, etc…

we made a SHEDLOAD of cash on Eden (and sold at the perfect time, one of the few brilliant Marina deals) and it only came after he played here for a longish time (we got 7 of his 8 peak years (the only one we missed out on was his last year at Lille, and that season was why we bought him), and he immediately collapsed after he left, and he was pretty shit in that nightmare 10th place season, 2015/16. the whole team was wretched)

 

as for Snake, that was a Marina disasterclass deal (and the rest of the board) as we STUPIDLY loaned him for far too long to AM, which allowed him to put down Madrid roots,

PLUS we should have sold him the year before, as it was 1000% crystal clear he was never going to renew, so we lost out on at least (conservatively) £50m in fees, AND we then panic bought KEPA (for insane money, salary, and length of contract) as we put all our eggs into the Oblak basket, and he turned us down after we met his release clause and he then said nope, not interested

 

[Pizy 18,858]

Wish people would stop bringing up Ampadu all the time. He has shown nothing out on loan to suggest that he’ll ever be Chelsea quality.

[Vesper 30,100]

2 hours ago, Clockwork said:

at his age rotation is probably the best he can handle.

lol

he played over 5000 minutes (close to 5200) for club and country last season at the age of 37

around 1200 of those in a back two for Brasil

he is a machine, like Maldini was

he is the best CB to ever play in the EPL IMHO (I mean his overall career, we obviously got him at the tail end)

the only ones close or, maybe better are Terry and Rio, and they are the two best EPL CB's

I think he wins the WC in December (Brasil, who I do not like, are my early favourites)

Edited June 29, 2022 by Vesper

[milka 3,390]

 

[Nero 1,869]

Ake for Rüdiger.

WTF

[Artandur 939]

Kinda funny seeing the discrepancy between Chelsea and City fans on Ake. City fans saying he's good and want a higher fee, but Chelsea fans are the absolute opposite.