Chelsea Transfers

[Superblue 6,372]

6 minutes ago, Vesper said:

the main issues with Noni Madueke that I have are simple:

1. (hopefully doesn't matter) It is another Dutch farmer's league buy.

2. (bigger) He is injured a lot.

 

never has played more that 1000 league minutes in a season

 

The injuries are the biggest thing for me. I don't mind him having gone an unconventional route for his development and I think he'll wind up back in the Premier League before long anyway - I'm aware that he's been highly thought of through the England age groups.

But like you've highlighted above, given the injury issues he has had, I'd much prefer keeping an eye on scouting him in the second half of this season and see if he can stay fit for the rest of the season first. Having lost Gakpo, it'll be interesting to see whether he steps up and thrives having a more prominent role and responsibility to PSV. 

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[Stats 7,142]

13 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

I see claims now that he is 22 not 18. That would change everything. 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11625411/amp/Cameroon-born-Borussia-Dortmund-star-Youssoufa-Moukoko-caught-age-fraud-storm.html

 

Cameroon-born Borussia Dortmund and Germany star Youssoufa Moukoko 'caught up in age fraud storm amid claims he is 22 and not 18'… with Premier League clubs likely to back off moving for the striker this summer 

Yep, I think we should give this a pass. There's no smoke without fire and I have heard too many allegations for me to think that there is reasons to be suspicious. It is a shame this goes on as there are other players I am sure have got away with this.

[Special Juan 28,122]

Osimhen is brilliant.

[Costa19 858]

4 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Osimhen is brilliant.

Napoli payed around 60-70m for him? Do we dare to guess what they would quote us with? 😂

[Vegetable 830]

8 hours ago, Stats said:

Yep, I think we should give this a pass. There's no smoke without fire and I have heard too many allegations for me to think that there is reasons to be suspicious. It is a shame this goes on as there are other players I am sure have got away with this.

2023, multi-billion dollar cashflows, cutting edge medical staff, yet people are still capable of pulling this kind of stuff off. If this is true, he is done and I guess it's a solid reason for his fresh peachy contract with BVB to be void. And it may be one of rare occurrences when it's not even his or agent's fault, given the article.

Edited January 14, 2023 by Vegetable

[TheHulk 2,415]

Give them Lukaku and Havertz and keep Joao.

[Vesper 30,106]

Noni Madueke set for Chelsea as Ruud van Nistelrooy admits PSV losing transfer battle

Chelsea have had a £30million offer for winger Noni Madueke rejected but if they get close to £40m then PSV Eindhoven will accept the deal despite Ruud van Nistelrooy wanting to keep him

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/noni-madueke-set-Chelsea-ruud-28953198

PSV Eindhoven coach Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted that his club are fighting a losing battle to keep Noni Madueke out of Chelsea’s clutches.

The Blues have had an initial bid worth £30 million rejected by the Dutch club - and Van Nistelrooy has been urging his club’s director of football Marcel Brands to keep the England Under-21 international in Holland.

But Van Nistelrooy has revealed that he is already looking for a replacement for the 20-year-old winger. And Chelsea will get their man if they can get close to PSV’s £40 million valuation. Van Nistelrooy said: “It is now a case of looking for a good replacement. It looks like we could lose another big player this winter transfer window.

“I know that they (Chelsea) want Madueke. I would rather not let him go, but I can’t stop big clubs from showing such a massive interest in him. “Madueke has created the interest by himself, because of his terrific qualities and his performances here in the Netherlands and in European games.

“I wanted to see if there was any way we could keep him here. My hope was on a longer spell of Madueke here at PSV Eindhoven. “So I told the club to try and do everything to keep him. He is quality for this club. But I know things take a completely different turn when the big money comes on the table.”

Chelsea are looking to strengthen their squad to give manager Graham Potter a chance to rescue their season. They have already spent more than £300 million under new owner Todd Boehly.

But after also paying £9 million to take Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid for the rest of the season, they saw the Portuguese striker sent off on his debut in the derby defeat at Fulham.

Cash-strapped Dutch club need to raise money after failing to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League. They eased their financial worries by selling Cody Gakpo to Liverpool for £43 million.

Chelsea’s first offer for Madueke was not enough to make PSV’s resolve crumble. Barnet-born Madueke came through Tottenham’s youth system.

He captained Spurs Under-15s team and had progressed to the Under-18s team when he took up PSV’s offer of a three-year contract at the age of 16.

Madueke also represented England at youth level and made his Under-21 debut last year. PSV rewarded Madueke with a new contract that runs until 2025 and handed him the club’s coveted No 10 shirt.

Van Nistelrooy said: “It is now a case of looking for a good replacement. It looks like we could lose another big player this winter transfer window.

Edited January 14, 2023 by Vesper

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[Vesper 30,106]

Arse is going to pay €95m (£84.5m) or more for Mudryk

pretty crazy for a player who never has played in a top 10 (let alone a Big 5) league

and who only plays LW (same as Martinelli)

 

[Pizy 18,864]

13 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Arse is going to pay €95m (£84.5m) or more for Mudryk

pretty crazy for a player who never has played in a top 10 (let alone a Big 5) league

and who only plays LW (same as Martinelli)

 

Yeah, I don’t quite understand them doing so either. I mean, fair play to them making themselves stronger despite already flying but I figured they’d be a bit more cautious after paying huge money for another wide attacker recently (Pepe) and being burned.

[Fernando 6,585]

United has improved after Casemiro. 

It's what we need, to fix our midfield. 

We will improve afterwards.

Enzo and Caicedo. 

[Strike 7,477]

 

 

Edited January 14, 2023 by Strike

[TheHulk 2,415]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

 

 

Missing out on Enzo only to overpay for turds. 

[Strike 7,477]

People on here were convinced last week that the board was sensible because they were not spending 100m on a player with little experience 🥳