Reddish-Blue 2,676 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, King Kante said: Was a strange signing. If Bellingham is an option in the Summer than. I doubt he will be here very long. That said, as an emergency CM he is a reasonable option. I don't think it was a strange signing, in the sense that the club & Tuchel knew about Kante's injury worries and Kovacic is only just returning from a nasty injury himself. Zakaria fits the bill of dynamic box to box midfielder (that's what I've seen him do in the Bundesliga as well as for his national team), it's surprising that he hasn't featured yet but there will be plenty of time to change that with the amount of games we are about to play. OhForAGreavsie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Vesper said: others answered it (my question) we are getting a sporting director as well which I am very happy about I absolutely trust Boehly/Behdad Eghbali, José Feliciano + the rest of Clearlake/Wyss/Walter/Goldstein etc to build a WC organisation My personal opinion is that they will go back in for Michael Edwards. Reports suggest he was there first choice in the summer and that he was personally very impressed with the pitch but wanted a sabbatical. I think having come out of last summer, you wouldn't expect huge work done in the January window and seemingly with the new Technical Director coming in, alongside the new manager and his own recruitment/scouting advisor there are at least some pieces now in place that we perhaps didn't have in the summer. I mentioned it too at the time and stand by it that Boehly and Eghbali will be far better served in the future for having had to step in during the summer to fulfil that sporting director/recruitment role. It will have been a real crash course test for them but will have helped them gain a far greater understanding of the mechanics involved with transfer deals, and developed relationships with other clubs, agents, etc that wouldn't have been there. They themselves will have a much better understanding of the role of a sporting director and what steps they can make in the future to ensure that whomever it ends up being to take that role is supported in the best way possible to thrive in that position at Chelsea. I think if they could get a commitment from Edwards to perhaps start at some point next year then they'd go with that. MoroccanBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,399 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Yeah since the best option atm is that bloke from Bayer we are better off waiting until Edwards is available. Especially now we are on the verge of appointing that one bloke as technical director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,109 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 AC Milan star Rafael Leao labelled Reece James as the "toughest opponent" he has faced in his career following his side's 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Wednesday. bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Need to be keeping tabs on that A.Silva kid at Benfica. Looks uber promising for a 18 y.o. CB. kexik and Vesper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 4 hours ago, King Kante said: Need to be keeping tabs on that A.Silva kid at Benfica. Looks uber promising for a 18 y.o. CB. He has €100m release clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,109 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 54 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: He has €100m release clause. other reports say only £13m, so who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Vesper said: other reports say only £13m, so who knows I saw it from transfermarkt. Benfica put a high release clause on him, Fernandez, and Ramos. Antonio Silva: €100m Enzo Fernandez: €120m Goncalo Ramos: €120m Edited October 11, 2022 by Blues Forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Guys, just discovered who our new Sporting Director is going to be!! https://twitter.com/LucasNavarreteM/status/1579827309929934848?s=20&t=oxB-sSp88RyTSvzm52FUEw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,109 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Chelsea are already prepared to terminate Denis Zakaria’s loan deal, while Hakim Ziyech will also be allowed to leave https://www.90min.com/posts/denis-zakaria-hakim-ziyech-free-to-leave-Chelsea-in-january Chelsea are looking to terminate Denis Zakaria's loan move in January, 90min understands, with the Blues also ready to listen to offers for winger Hakim Ziyech as well. Zakaria joined Chelsea on deadline day during the summer but is yet to play a single minute for the club and has not featured in a single Premier League matchday squad thus far. Sources have confirmed to 90min that Zakaria does not feature in the plans of current boss Graham Potter, who even handed a debut to young Carney Chukwuemeka ahead of naming the Swiss international on his bench for the recent 3-0 victory over Wolves. The dilemma for Chelsea is, however, that Zakaria made two appearances for Juventus this season before moving to Stamford Bridge and FIFA rules dictate that a player cannot represent more than two teams across one campaign. Should he play a minute for the Blues, he will be unable to join a third side. Chelsea hope to return Zakaria to parent club Juventus but the Serie A side have no obligation to take him, and so the Blues are hopeful that current Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri is relieved of his duties before the January transfer window and his hypothetical replacement wants Zakaria back. While that matter is largely out of their hands, Chelsea are also understood to be looking to offload Ziyech once the January transfer window opens. The Morocco international was on the fringes under former manager Thomas Tuchel and has struggled for minutes under Potter, and sources have confirmed that he is once again free to leave the club in January. As was the case last summer, both Ajax and AC Milan are interested in pursuing a deal. Chelsea are prepared to allow Ziyech to leave on loan, perhaps for 18 months, but co-owner Todd Boehly is pushing for a permanent departure to raise funds and free up space in the squad. Boehly is looking to overhaul the team's forward line and is already deep in talks with Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig, while he has also asked the Bundesliga side about incoming striker Benjamin Sesko, who will join from Red Bull Salzburg next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 In theory makes sense, but without those two when there will be 2 more injuries for midfielders/forwards we will be thin on the squad again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 46 minutes ago, ulvhedin said: In theory makes sense, but without those two when there will be 2 more injuries for midfielders/forwards we will be thin on the squad again. Boehly will sign a new players in Jan, rumoured to be Alvarez and Leao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,954 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Vesper, Hamilton, MoroccanBlue and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,399 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Blues Forever said: Boehly will sign a new players in Jan, rumoured to be Alvarez and Leao. Please no Alvarez. Saw his performance against Napoli and Liverpool. Horrific. Vesper and bigbluewillie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Please no Alvarez. Saw his performance against Napoli and Liverpool. Horrific. I agree, personally i would sign Zubimendi instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,127 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: I still think Nkunku is already done. I also still think Gvardiol would be a great alternative LB/LWB though that would imply selling Ben or Marc. My main hope though is that Shakhtar will take second spot in group F and eliminate Leipzig so the German side might be willing to discuss completing the moves in January. A big 'might', I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,127 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 4 hours ago, Vesper said: Chelsea are already prepared to terminate Denis Zakaria’s loan deal, while Hakim Ziyech will also be allowed to leave https://www.90min.com/posts/denis-zakaria-hakim-ziyech-free-to-leave-Chelsea-in-january Chelsea are looking to terminate Denis Zakaria's loan move in January, 90min understands, with the Blues also ready to listen to offers for winger Hakim Ziyech as well. Zakaria joined Chelsea on deadline day during the summer but is yet to play a single minute for the club and has not featured in a single Premier League matchday squad thus far. Sources have confirmed to 90min that Zakaria does not feature in the plans of current boss Graham Potter, who even handed a debut to young Carney Chukwuemeka ahead of naming the Swiss international on his bench for the recent 3-0 victory over Wolves. The dilemma for Chelsea is, however, that Zakaria made two appearances for Juventus this season before moving to Stamford Bridge and FIFA rules dictate that a player cannot represent more than two teams across one campaign. Should he play a minute for the Blues, he will be unable to join a third side. Chelsea hope to return Zakaria to parent club Juventus but the Serie A side have no obligation to take him, and so the Blues are hopeful that current Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri is relieved of his duties before the January transfer window and his hypothetical replacement wants Zakaria back. While that matter is largely out of their hands, Chelsea are also understood to be looking to offload Ziyech once the January transfer window opens. The Morocco international was on the fringes under former manager Thomas Tuchel and has struggled for minutes under Potter, and sources have confirmed that he is once again free to leave the club in January. As was the case last summer, both Ajax and AC Milan are interested in pursuing a deal. Chelsea are prepared to allow Ziyech to leave on loan, perhaps for 18 months, but co-owner Todd Boehly is pushing for a permanent departure to raise funds and free up space in the squad. Boehly is looking to overhaul the team's forward line and is already deep in talks with Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig, while he has also asked the Bundesliga side about incoming striker Benjamin Sesko, who will join from Red Bull Salzburg next summer. The League Cup can't come quickly enough for me. I want to see Zakaria in Blue at least once before he leaves. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,127 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 12:01, Blues Forever said: One more time for the record, NG should have been sold during the 2021 summer window. Failing that then definitely in the last window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,127 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) On 11/10/2022 at 06:54, King Kante said: Need to be keeping tabs on that A.Silva kid at Benfica. Looks uber promising for a 18 y.o. CB. I'd like us to try again for that Lavia kid from Southampton. Mega difficult negotiation given City's buyback clause, but we should definitely try. Edited October 12, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie Hamilton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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