Chelsea Transfers

[Superblue 6,372]

The international players return I believe at the end of this week.

I think the Sterling deal is as good as done and it'll get finalised sometime around then when he returns from holidays, etc.

De Ligt I think there will also be clarity on this week, from what it sounds like we're not too far apart from what Juventus want. Although we all know Italian clubs will regularly move the goalposts with little notice.

Ultimately though these two players seem to be the priority signings currently, and hopefully we can get them both in the door before setting off for the US tour.

[Superblue 6,372]

1 minute ago, lucio said:

Can use James and ake as cdm potentially 

I think James could play in midfield and play there effectively, although not sure if he'd suit a holding midfielder and curb his attacking instincts. But to do this we'd need to buy a legitimate top quality right back and currently when the team and squad make up has so many question marks it feels unwise to try and plug a gap by taking away one area which feels 'locked down'.

Ake would seem completely pointless to pay big money for and play him in a position he isn't really used to.

I think out of everyone currently in our squad and given I'm not sure how good he'd be as a centre back in a back 4, I think Chalobah probably has the best qualities to play there, and still being young could be moulded for that role. He does have experience playing in midfield too which helps.

[Mário César 1,236]

why not dybala?

[Blues Forever 1,232]

29 minutes ago, Mário César said:

why not dybala?

Injury prone, inconsistent, lazy, and doesn't really suit Tuchel's system. Dybala's last great season at Juve was in 19/20.

Edited July 4, 2022 by Blues Forever

[Mário César 1,236]

for free

he can show a little criativity and finish skills that he don't have in this moment 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

5 minutes ago, Mário César said:

for free

he can show a little criativity and finish skills that he don't have in this moment 

Been out of form for 2 years, basically another Saul.

[lucio 5,418]

Be interesting to see if dujon sterling , colwill and maatsen are any good. Hopefully tomori and guehi standard 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Mário César 1,236]

neymar is almost impossible because of his wage 

40M without taxes

80M with taxes 

[Pizy 18,858]

I’m firmly in the “take a punt on Neymar” camp now. Other wide options have evaporated. 

If we can land our defensive targets I think we’d have a strong and hard working enough team around him to take a chance on him. I think his poorer form of late is more down to lack of motivation than diminishing ability. He’s only 30, not 35. 

No thanks to CR7 unless Tuchel himself is keen. If it’s entirely Boehly led for commercial reasons then we have problems. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,376]

Absurd we were never after Kalvin Phillips. 

[Pizy 18,858]

5 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Absurd we were never after Kalvin Phillips. 

Rice will be a Chelsea player this time next season. No point in signing the inferior version of him.

[lucio 5,418]

Both rice and Phillips are terrible lmao