Chelsea Transfers

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Just now, MoroccanBlue said:

Which makes him a good fit for us, no? I like Alvarez simply because he has something we desperately need in midfield. 

Alvarez partnering Kovacic make since. 

Alvarez isn't exactly fast either and his lack of technical ability make him a weird target.

[Blue Armour 4,443]

7 hours ago, Strike said:

At least the fee is very low and nowhere near what Barca mouthpieces were reporting. Barca valued Marcos at 8m - I guess they wanted to get rid of Auba at all costs.

And the contract length. 

Ostensibly not that long either.

[Marvin123 534]

[Pizy 18,927]

Would Memphis even be anymore effective up front than Kai? Seems like an odd fit.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

Seeing how Depay and de Jong vacation together, he could just bring along his buddy.

[Marvin123 534]

🚨 🇲🇽 Edson Alvarez to Chelsea is practically closed. Both clubs are already very close to an agreement and, unless something unexpected happens, the announcement will be made in the next few hours. (via @martindelp) #CFC #AjaxFC #DeadlineDay

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Marvin123 534]

Reliable media outlets have clashing stories of Alvarez happening or not now. All over twitter 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Translation:

[milka 3,393]

 

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

2 hours ago, Maravel21 said:

273,5m£ without 50m€ for Alvarez

boehly masterclass never with abramovich these transfer amounts . 

And still we are a shit team 🤪

[nyikolajevics 2,700]

Have we ever had Mexican player before? I only recall Ulyses Davila who was supposed to be the Mexican Messi+Ronaldo.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

I seen someone on twitter claim that Ajax have a supervisory board which could still grant Alvarez his move, they can overrule others.   So Im not sure this is totally dead......yet

[Drew 3]

PSV on big clubs: A LOT OF MONEY OR NOT.

PSV on small clubs: Yeah, sure. You can get him for 20-30m.

Edited September 1, 2022 by Drew

[Pizy 18,927]

So Alvarez off the table, Sangare off the table unless a silly offer comes in, and we aren’t even trying for Douglas Luiz. Reports this morning that Billy G wouldn’t be allowed to leave because of the injury crisis we have in midfield but now reports are that he will actually be allowed to leave even though we haven’t brought a new midfielder in.

Are we mental? Sides like Leeds and bloody Southampton ran through our midfield like it wasn’t there. West Ham with Rice, Soucek, etc will probably do the same this weekend in a game we MUST WIN. And yet we aren’t going to sign someone there?

Good luck to Tuchel if so…🫣

[DDA 9,941]

Surely the board aren't dumb enough to let Gilmour leave without another midfielder lined up!

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

3 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Good luck to Tuchel if so…🫣

He had months to sort this out. 

It's on him and only him. Not once did he reiterate to Boehly his desire to add quality to midfield. Only after the Leeds match. 

[Pizy 18,927]

5 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

He had months to sort this out. 

It's on him and only him. Not once did he reiterate to Boehly his desire to add quality to midfield. Only after the Leeds match. 

Nah, not having that. He couldn’t have imagined both Kante and Kova getting injured already. One before the season even started and the other in the second fucking match. Then RLC gets injured at the same time. He (and all of us, let’s be fair) also probably didn’t foresee Gallagher looking like a deer in headlights after his impressive Palace spell. 

We looked set in midfield for this season with 4 quality options and then RLC as a emergency player. I think the plan was obviously to address the midfield with a dramatic refresh next summer when Kante and Jorgi would be allowed to go. The fact that we didn’t even try for a midfielder all summer proves it.