Strike 7,801 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Correct me if I'm wrong but Daily Mail broke the Cucurella news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 10,244 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, Strike said: Correct me if I'm wrong but Daily Mail broke the Cucurella news. You're right. He should be ours by the end of the day. Strike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,786 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 32 minutes ago, Strike said: Correct me if I'm wrong but Daily Mail broke the Cucurella news. Absolutely they did, first thing yesterday morning. Strike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,786 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Malang Sarr is in talks with Ligue 1 clubs according to Romano despite Fulham's offer Blue Armour, Fernando and Vesper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,113 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 18 hours ago, manpe said: Cucurella at CB. Height: 1,75 m Vesper is gonna have a meltdown. 😂 He would make sense only if we didn't already have a 50m player at LWB. Weird, but I'm not against it... Having more quality in squad is always welcome. that 1.75m is not true, he is EVEN SHORTER 1.72m https://www.premierleague.com/players/27277/Marc-Cucurella/overview no fucking way he plays CB!!!!!! wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,346 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 16 minutes ago, Vesper said: that 1.75m is not true, he is EVEN SHORTER 1.72m https://www.premierleague.com/players/27277/Marc-Cucurella/overview no fucking way he plays CB!!!!!! wtf Bascally the same height as Ivan cordoba lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,113 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 17 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said: We wanted Hakimi. Remember that. I think people are forgetting just how important and demanding these wingback positions are. We need quality in depth. The fact these players are also versatile makes it a huge bonus. I wanted (for years) Hakimi for RWB and LW depth and Theo for LWB and LBC depth Theo can also play a legit LCB and is big enough (12 cms taller than Cucurella) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maravel21 36 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Just now, Vesper said: I wanted (for years) Hakimi for RWB and LW depth and Theo for LWB and LBC depth Theo can also play a legit LCB and is big enough (12 cms taller than Cucurella) Stay with alonso then if you have doubts about cucurella 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blues Forever 1,232 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) Summary: 1. Cucurella likely to join Chelsea. Tuchel sees cucurella as someone who can provide cover at LCB, LB and LWB. 2. Colwill could end up moving the other way, likely in a separate deal, with a buyback clause included. 3. Cucurella's arrival could facilitate departure of Alonso, Sarr has interest from Fulham and Ligue 1, he has been told he can't leave until another defender comes in. Should Cucurella deal not happen, Gvardiol will be an option. 4. Fofana is more of a pure CB target, price between £80m-£85m. Bar Colwill and potentially Broja, difficult to see the players Boehly can offer. 5. Dumfries could be a more swifter deal, considering Inter's need to raise funds, and talks with PSG for the sale of Skriniar being stalled over price, the move could allow for the exit of Azpilicueta to Barca. 6. Tuchel admirer of De jong, De jong prefers to stay at Barca and collect his money, if De Jong is to be persuaded to leave, the impression is that a move to Chelsea would be more desirable than Manchester United. 7. Werner's preference is to go back to Germany, perhaps to RB Leipzig, in order for it to happen, Werner would need to take a sizeable wage sacrifice like Lukaku 8. Kepa's loan to Napoli expected to be finalised in a matter of days. An asking price of €35m-€40m attracted no interest across Europe. An option to buy is possible but an obligation is unlikely. Edited August 2, 2022 by Blues Forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Special Juan 28,786 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Need a here we go quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Keep werner If not getting another winger / forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Summary: 1. Cucurella likely to join Chelsea. Tuchel sees cucurella as someone who can provide cover at LCB, LB and LWB. 2. Colwill could end up moving the other way, likely in a separate deal, with a buyback clause included. 3. Cucurella's arrival could facilitate departure of Alonso, Sarr has interest from Fulham and Ligue 1, he has been told he can't leave until another defender comes in. Should Cucurella deal not happen, Gvardiol will be an option. 4. Fofana is more of a pure CB target, price between £80m-£85m. Bar Colwill and potentially Broja, difficult to see the players Boehly can offer. 5. Dumfries could be a more swifter deal, considering Inter's need to raise funds, and talks with PSG for the sale of Skriniar being stalled over price, the move could allow for the exit of Azpilicueta to Barca. 6. Tuchel admirer of De jong, De jong prefers to stay at Barca and collect his money, if De Jong is to be persuaded to leave, the impression is that a move to Chelsea would be more desirable than Manchester United. 7. Werner's preference is to go back to Germany, perhaps to RB Leipzig, in order for it to happen, Werner would need to take a sizeable wage sacrifice like Lukaku 8. Kepa's loan to Napoli expected to be finalised in a matter of days. An asking price of €35m-€40m attracted no interest across Europe. An option to buy is possible but an obligation is unlikely. Requesting €35-€40m for Kepa is just pure insanity if true. Edited August 2, 2022 by King Kante Blue Armour and Vesper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 With all the rumours swirling around, definitely seems to be a lot of moving parts on the go at Chelsea and it is important to strike that balance between securing deals in place for both incomings and outgoings fluidly so we're not left with either too many or too few in areas of the pitch. Cucurella joining will almost certainly allow Emerson and Alonso to move on, but there also seems to be strong links away for Sarr, Colwill and Azpi. So even if we bring Fofana or Gvardiol in as a major centre back signing, we'll be bringing in 2 to see potentially 5 leave in the defence. I guess with the flexibility of James and Cucurella being able to play in the back 3, it should give us enough but then we also need to ensure we have sufficient cover at wing back in case either of these have to play a sustained period in the back 3 due to injuries. I think a move for an attacker will only happen once we know the situation with the likes of Werner and Ziyech. If a couple get moved on we'll likely go back to the market for someone but if only Werner leaves, I could see a situation where we stick with what we have, especially if there are no obvious options on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didi007 69 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Hermione said: Assuming the WB stay fit we might get by another season with this attack, before Chilwell got injured we were very good in attack. We had a striker Lukaku. Good or bad that made a difference to our attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,113 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Maravel21 said: Stay with alonso then if you have doubts about cucurella 🤣 Where did I say do not buy him? Neither Hakimi nor Theo are available, and Raum is off the board. I would rather buy Maxwel Cornet though for LWB/RW around £25m less and more versatile I also still rate Borna Sosa as well I am not alone: Manchester City To Focus On Borna Sosa If Marc Cucurella Deal Falls Through https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/transfer-rumours/report-manchester-city-to-focus-on-borna-sosa-if-marc-cucurella-deal-falls-through finally, there are Filip Kostic and Robin Gosens as well but I will certainly not lose my mind if we buy Cucurella he is just really expensive for very little goal/assist production (unlike ALL of my other names) Magic Lamps and Fernando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 From Ake to Kounde to Cucurella. We are determined to bring in the shortest possible LCB cover lol Let’s just hope it never comes to this would like to see Cucurella’s sharp running and ability on the ball rather than his inability to defend crosses Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 40 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said: Cucurella joining will almost certainly allow Emerson and Alonso to move on, but there also seems to be strong links away for Sarr, Colwill and Azpi. So even if we bring Fofana or Gvardiol in as a major centre back signing, we'll be bringing in 2 to see potentially 5 leave in the defence. I guess with the flexibility of James and Cucurella being able to play in the back 3, it should give us enough but then we also need to ensure we have sufficient cover at wing back in case either of these have to play a sustained period in the back 3 due to injuries. Your math is a little bit off - Rudiger, Christensen, Azpi, Sarr out makes it 4 leaves (Colwill was not here last season so he shouldn't count). Koulibaly, Fofana/Gvardiol, Ampadu makes it 3. 3 for 4 sounds much better than 2 for 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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