Chelsea Transfers

[lluubbeenn 173]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

It seems as though we made our intentions known to Benfica that we would be paying his release clause at some point many weeks ago. We then spoke directly to Enzo, convinced him to come and agreed personal terms, and then when it came down to actually negotiating with Benfica we submitted a bid way below the release clause. 

You can certainly why the coach and club reacted so angrily. Benfica is a selling club so long as you pay what they ask. They were probably resigned to reluctantly sell him because the release clause was too much to turn down. But when we instead lowball them and mess with the players head you get the reaction we saw.

They can not turn down the release clause. That is the whole point of a it existing.

[Vegetable 830]

2 minutes ago, Jype said:

Closer to what?

He already signed for the Saudi team last week.

It was rumored TB was very eager to bring him in soon after takeover but it was blocked by TT. I thought it was ridiculous, but now I believe TB could really see him more as a stop-gap filler than marketing asset.

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

22 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

It was rumored TB was very eager to bring him in soon after takeover but it was blocked by TT. I thought it was ridiculous, but now I believe TB could really see him more as a stop-gap filler than marketing asset.

He's just signed for a new club... Making like 500k a day or something absolutely crazy like that 

[Vesper 30,122]

2 hours ago, didi007 said:

It beggars belief people still think these same players who also won the Champions league and Super cup are suddenly bad players? With the right coaching these players are some of the best in the PL.

erm, did you see the way we were playing with the same manager and the same players since we won those?

we have been crushed with injuries as well

let's also drill down

this was the CL Final-winning team:

in BOLD BLACK are gone from the club (plus CHO, who is on loan)

in Bold RED are players injured a tonne since

in Bold BLUE are players who should stay (as should Reece and Chilwell) Of these the most contentious on here are only 2, Havertz and Mount, and both have been poor, under multiple managers at times

in BOLD GREEN need to GO (Kante, listed in Bold Red already, IF he accepts OUR deal, then fine, he stays, as we will not get shit for him) Kepa perhaps as a backup, but I would rather sell him

there is NO legit debate on the greens, they are all done with us as a way forward, poor players now, Jorginho is a fucking mess, the ONLY player on the planet (no bullshit) who made him acceptable was prime Kante and Wee Baldy is well spent as a day-to-day force

GK	16	Édouard Mendy
CB	28	César Azpilicueta (c)
CB	6	Thiago Silva		39'
CB	2	Antonio Rüdiger	57'
RB	24	Reece James
LB	21	Ben Chilwell
CM	5	Jorginho
CM	7	N'Golo Kanté
AM	29	Kai Havertz
AM	19	Mason Mount		80'
CF	11	Timo Werner		66'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Kepa Arrizabalaga (back up only)
GK	13	Willy Caballero
DF	3	Marcos Alonso
DF	4	Andreas Christensen		39'
DF	15	Kurt Zouma
DF	33	Emerson
MF	10	Christian Pulisic		66'
MF	17	Mateo Kovačić		80'
MF	20	Callum Hudson-Odoi (Loan)
MF	22	Hakim Ziyech
MF	23	Billy Gilmour
FW	18	Olivier Giroud

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With the right coaching these players are some of the best in the PL.

who?

certainly none of the ones in Green (the gotta goes)

plus

Kai has struggled under every manager here

Mount has struggled now lately under Tuchel and under Potter

the others in Blue, ie the stays (Thiago and Kova), plus Reece, Chilwell, and Kante are fine when fully healthy

 

[lucio 5,418]

29 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

At this point surely kalvin Phillips has to be looked at? I really wouldn't have a problem with him here.

carthorse

[Vesper 30,122]

28 minutes ago, Jype said:

Closer to what?

He already signed for the Saudi team last week.

they let the cat out of the bag

CR7 is coming to our house for a party as our birthday present to my asshole BIL in February

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

10 minutes ago, lucio said:

carthorse

You obviously didn't pay close attention to Leeds, he was the main reason they could play like they did, and look what happend when he got injured 

[Vesper 30,122]

12 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

He's just signed for a new club... Making like 500k a day or something absolutely crazy like that 

yep, £3.5m PW, lololol

no taxes, so like £7m PW gross if in the EU

a million quid per day gross equivalent

🤣

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

5 minutes ago, Vesper said:

yep, £3.5m PW, lololol

no taxes, so like £7m PW gross if in the EU

a million quid per day gross equivalent

🤣

Yeah GL paying them wages on a loan deal 🤣🤣 kinda makes 11m for Felix look like a steel haha

Edited January 11, 2023 by YorkshireBlue

[Vesper 30,122]

2 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Yeah GL paying them wages on a loan deal 🤣🤣

5 months would cost £150m just in wages (as taxes would come out, so we would have to double it up to pay him the same net)

lololol

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

7 minutes ago, Vesper said:

5 months would cost £150m just in wages (as taxes would come out, so we would have to double it up to pay him the same net)

lololol

I'd rather meet Jimmy savile as a child, than pay that for him

 

[Vesper 30,122]

7 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

I'd rather meet Jimmy savile as a child

[Vegetable 830]

Atleti fans claim each Felix's goal had cost them 2.4 mil euro, hope it will come cheaper for us.

Btw, funnily enough Felix was claimed football god after 6 months in Benfica before he flopped after getting big move, so genuinely interested what he will show here. 

[DDA 9,929]

People not rating Mac Alister??

 

I'd take him over Mount in a heartbeat. Hes a far better player in my opinion. 

It's extremely worrying that we are looking to give Mount a new contract along with a permanently injured Kante.

Turning into a circus here.

 

 

 

[NikkiCFC 8,303]

16 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Atleti fans claim each Felix's goal had cost them 2.4 mil euro, hope it will come cheaper for us.

Btw, funnily enough Felix was claimed football god after 6 months in Benfica before he flopped after getting big move, so genuinely interested what he will show here. 

For sure he will get some injury or will be dropped after bad games and in the end he will cost us 1m per game just playing.