Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 18,852]

Very, very exciting player. Just wonder where we’d play him along the front 3. Impossible to know until we’ve seen how this season plays out. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Superblue 6,372]

I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I watch lots of football outside of the Prem and European games. 

From clips, videos and limited full games I have seen I do think Nkunku benefits in a similar way to Werner from a lot more teams playing with higher lines in the Bundesliga compared to the Premier League. Having said that, he looks significantly more talented on the ball, creative, comfortable with both feet, working tight pockets of space, etc. 

I think clearly for the price being touted for his release clause; he looks to be undervalued in that regard making it an extremely attractive deal. We do need to make sure however that we have a proper plan for how to utilise him. I feel too many times in the past we've bought players for the deal on the table rather than the fit for the team and that's part of the reason why we've suffered so much and had such an imbalanced squad for a sustained period of time. If there's a plan to get the most out of his talents though he could be a seriously good pick up.

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Hopefully takes Havertz spot as that CAM/False 9. 

[DDA 9,924]

Fucking gassed.

I mean literally fell off the toilet when reading Nkunku is done.

He is an absolute baller.

Trust me, he is legit.

Gvardiol and Leao next..

Get the fuck in.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Nkunku to Chelsea is set to be announced soon.

[Clockwork 1,794]

What is the player comparison? Because that really turns me off, because he doesn’t have the speed acceleration and 1 vs 1 that is typically found in successful wide/inverted wingers.

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

8 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

What is the player comparison? Because that really turns me off, because he doesn’t have the speed acceleration and 1 vs 1 that is typically found in successful wide/inverted wingers.

 

Nkunku isn't a winger, he is a second striker. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

A signing like the Sterling one. great player, goalscorer but not a real cf and also not a left footer. Still delighted he will improve our quality in depth and add even more pace being one of the fastest players in Bundesliga. Surely either Kai or Pulisic have to make way tho next summer. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

7 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

A signing like the Sterling one. great player, goalscorer but not a real cf and also not a left footer. Still delighted he will improve our quality in depth and add even more pace being one of the fastest players in Bundesliga. Surely either Kai or Pulisic have to make way tho next summer. 

Probably both.

[Superblue 6,372]

3 minutes ago, Hermione said:

So they rejected twice as much while his release clause is much smaller, doesn't make sense.

Seems to be a bit of a theme with German clubs, but they seem to prefer to come to an agreement with players to give another year or two loyalty and then be sold on at a more than fair price based on the market. To be honest, it's probably a strong selling point for teams like Dortmund, Leipzig, Leverkusen, etc to attract some of these top young talents to join. Not only a platform to showcase their talents but also being prepared to let players move on when the time is right.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

8 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Amateur hour strikes again. If we don’t get the deal done it will almost be as laughable as when we got Willian after he had done a medical at Spurs.

How the fuck is shit leaking every second week?

No way to control it. To do a deal involves many entities; CFC, selling club, player, agent, medical doctor, insurance company, The FA, selling club's FA, two sets of solicitors and fifa, at a minimum. Almost certainly we can add player's sponsor(s) to that list so numerous opportunities for leaks.

For example, there are very strong rumours at Kingsmeadow about a major CFCW signing in the January window because someone supposedly involved in the deal attends games and is giving such big hints (including to me personally) that it leaves little room for doubt. That said, I do have my doubts because I find it hard to believe that someone genuinely involved in what would be a new world record transfer fee for a female player, would be quite so carefree with the information. We shall see.

[Superblue 6,372]

10 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

A signing like the Sterling one. great player, goalscorer but not a real cf and also not a left footer. Still delighted he will improve our quality in depth and add even more pace being one of the fastest players in Bundesliga. Surely either Kai or Pulisic have to make way tho next summer. 

I'd be surprised if Havertz left unless he specified that he wanted to and everything that you see with him he seems to be well settled in England and gets on well in particular with the younger crop of players at the club, even after Werner and Rudiger moved on.

He might not have hit the heights expected of him, but he's in a completely different position to Werner and Pulisic who struggle(d) getting into the side and have clearly lost a lot of their transfer value due to their struggles here. But Havertz plays regularly (Potter for Tuchel doesn't seem to suggest he's now on the periphery) and is still highly regarded in Germany and starting regularly for the national team. I don't see a situation where Chelsea is prepared to sell at a loss on him, so it would almost certainly boil down to Bayern being prepared to spend £60-80m on him and him wanting to leave.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

8 hours ago, DDA said:

Fabrizio is saying he is ready to accept. Up to the clubs.

If we trigger the release clause, can he join in January?

No doubt we'd have to agree a 'better than clause' fee to get him in January but perhaps Leipzig would rather just keep him an extra five months. Above and beyond that however I still feel that the only way to make sense of the medical having been done already is that the deal has also already been done.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

4 hours ago, Pizy said:

Very, very exciting player. Just wonder where we’d play him along the front 3. Impossible to know until we’ve seen how this season plays out. 

I have to confess that I'm having a Kai Havertz moment here in that I really liked what I saw of Kai but, as soon as I realised that we might actually get him, I felt certain that I must have been overrating him. (On the basis that if he was as good as I thought one of the usual suspects who take him.) To an extent I feel similarly about Nkunku who I rate a lot, though not as highly as I briefly rated Kai.

Edited October 3, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie