Chelsea Transfers

[Blues Forever 1,232]

4 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Unless Kai recovers from covid soon enough I hope we get both Leao and Nkunku.

Havertz is most likely will leave for Bayern next summer. Signing both Nkunku and Leao are unnecessary to me. What we should be looking are RW, ST, creative CM, and DM.

[maxlev 45]

Just one creative midfielder with modric or Fabregas qualities changes everything abt this team especially our attack. Looking deeply, that is one of our major problem. Even if we have a DM, if there is no creative and forward minded guy in the midfield we will keep on struggling to create clear cut chances. Jorginho passes mostly in short sideways direction. Kovacic have no clue once he gets near the opponent defence area, only kante tries to put in few good decisions. We really need a top creative midfielder.

[Vesper 28,668]

37 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Unless Kai recovers from covid soon enough I hope we get both Leao and Nkunku.

zero chance Leao will accept £100K to £115K PW for a salary

[Vesper 28,668]

I think it will be easier to pull black players from Serie A now that Italy will have a full throat fascist (with nazi elements) party in power

the racism there is already bonkers against the players of colour, and will only get worse

[OhForAGreavsie 5,890]

9 hours ago, Vesper said:

I think it will be easier to pull black players from Serie A now that Italy will have a full throat fascist (with nazi elements) party in power

the racism there is already bonkers against the players of colour, and will only get worse

Amid the depression brought on by the rightward shift in politics, along with the downward shift in the intellectual and moral quality of leading politicians, this never occurred to me. You have a good point. A sad one, but a good one.

Edited October 2, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie

[OhForAGreavsie 5,890]

23 hours ago, bigbluewillie said:

RB Leipzig's 24-year-old France forward Christopher Nkunku has already completed a medical ahead of joining Chelsea for £52m in next summer's transfer window. (Bild)

 

I don't think we have the full picture about how this medical came about, and what it tells us about the future intentions of the player and the clubs. What I think we can tell however is that a twelve-months old exam isn't going to satisfy the insurers in summer 2023. Another medical would have to be done so I'm not sure what to make of this story.

Edit: Unless a deal has actually been completed and all parties have agreed to keep it quiet for whatever reason. Could such a deal get done without leaking? Not sure about that either.

Edited October 2, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie

[Hamilton 2,120]

And let’s see if he still wants to come if we don’t have cl football

[OneMoSalah 8,766]

Skeptical of Nkunku deal, Werner looked a better player in Germany than him for Leipzig and look how that turned out here. Not saying its a given he can’t do well here but lets see what happens. Wouldn’t say he’s sure to hit the ground running like Haaland is. I mean Werner and Sancho are two prime examples that it can be difficult regardless of how well you do at the likes of a Dortmund or Leipzig

Edited October 2, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[Blues Forever 1,232]

1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

Skeptical of Nkunku deal, Werner looked a better player in Germany than him for Leipzig and look how that turned out here. Not saying its a given he can’t do well here but lets see what happens. Wouldn’t say he’s sure to hit the ground running like Haaland is. I mean Werner and Sancho are two prime examples that it can be difficult regardless of how well you do at the likes of a Dortmund or Leipzig

Sancho has been decent under Ten Hag.

[Pizy 18,360]

Has Nkunku been good so far this season? I haven’t paid any attention to the Bundesliga.

[Thor 2,392]

7 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Skeptical of Nkunku deal, Werner looked a better player in Germany than him for Leipzig and look how that turned out here. Not saying its a given he can’t do well here but lets see what happens. Wouldn’t say he’s sure to hit the ground running like Haaland is. I mean Werner and Sancho are two prime examples that it can be difficult regardless of how well you do at the likes of a Dortmund or Leipzig

Nkunku is a far more complete player than Werner. Not particularly close either. 

Also - anyone would look good for City. They're the Bayern Munich of the EPL. Buy up all the talent, and make Pep look like the best manager in the world when in fact he has an unlimited bank account and now players force their way there. 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,890]

3 hours ago, Pizy said:

Has Nkunku been good so far this season? I haven’t paid any attention to the Bundesliga.

Six goals in eight Bundeliga starts. (From stats. I haven't watched him.)

P.S. How odd is the Bundesliga? A top five league where they might as well hand out a trophy for finishing second. That's the real race after all.

Edited October 2, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie

[Vesper 28,668]

I find it hilarious that for years I have seen so many slate off players despite admitting they do not watch their league and do not watch their games.

Often these are the same ones who then whinge on about 'why dont we buy good young players before they get expensive?'

so typical

smdh

[LAM09 6,731]

9 hours ago, Hamilton said:

And let’s see if he still wants to come if we don’t have cl football

I don't see four sides bettering us. Arsenal's form will drop, starting against Liverpool.

[Vesper 28,668]

3 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

I don't see four sides bettering us. Arsenal's form will drop, starting against Liverpool.

 

Pool are playing like shit

[Tomo 21,733]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Pool are playing like shit

I wonder if the mental aspect (the recent record in those games) will come into play next week.

I remember when we had the curse on Arsenal I was so confident in those games, even in 15/16.

[LAM09 6,731]

17 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Pool are playing like shit

They are, but they have players that generally cause Arsenal problems, along with a very favourable record. Defensive mistakes (largely from TAA) have been the issue, so it will be interesting to see if Klopp decides to push him forward.

Edited October 2, 2022 by LAM09

[Vesper 28,668]

Ross Barkley named 'top flop' and gets 3/10 rating on nightmare full debut for new club

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ross-barkley-nice-Chelsea-everton-28134994

 

Former Everton and Chelsea playmaker Ross Barkley will not look back fondly on his first start for Nice - which saw him earn a humbling 3/10 rating in the French press.

The Englishman, still only 28, signed for the Ligue 1 club this summer after his release at Stamford Bridge, joining a host of former Premier League players at Allianz Riviera. He made two substitute appearances in September before manager Lucien Favre thrust into the starting XI which took on defending champions Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.

Barkley played just over an hour before he was hooked at the Parc des Princes, with the scores level at 1-1 after Gaetan Laborde cancelled out a stunning free kick from in-form Lionel Messi. The visitors defended resolutely in the second half but their resistance was broken as Kylian Mbappe swept in with seven minutes remaining following a poor pass from former Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Much of the blame for Nice's defeat has been pinned on Barkley, with L'Equipe branding him the 'flop' of the match and handing him a brutal rating of just three out of 10 - the lowest of any player involved. The French newspaper wrote: "Starting for the first time, the Englishman never managed to be useful and his most remarkable moment was the loss of the ball which allowed Messi to force Dante into a foul that brought the first goal. Replaced by [Nicolas] Pepe, without influence."

L'Equipe are notorious for their harsh ratings and only two players who started the game were awarded an above-average score of seven: Messi and Nice midfielder Mario Lemina. Schmeichel will also be disappointed with his review, as he was handed a rating of just 4/10.

However, Favre insisted his side deserved more from the match and claimed it was "cruel" that they fell behind with so little time left in the capital. The Swiss said: "It's disappointing because we played a good match.

"We could have got the draw and then we concede that goal with 7 minutes to go. It's cruel, especially as we didn't leave Paris that many chances to score."

Discussing his side's performance, Favre added: "I think it was pretty good. We have already played in this system. The problem is that some players can play in this system but less so in another."

Barkley's 'flop' rating comes after a challenging few seasons for the former Three Lions prospect. He fell down the pecking order midway through his four-and-a-half years with Chelsea and failed to revive his career during a loan spell with Aston Villa before Blues chiefs decided not to extend his contract.