ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, King Kante said: Any fee? Other sources are says my around £8M, but definitely a little something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Losing Kante for nothing and agreeing a 30m fee (only guaranteed 25m as 5m is add ons related to performances) with City to sell them Kovacic is bad enough, never mind that it looks like our plans to replace them is to spend probably £130m minimum on Lavia and Caicedo…. I am sorry but our transfer strategy is fucking wank. Poch alone isn’t going to be able to give all the required experience and leadership to this group, we need some actual proper boys in there who have got a bit about themselves. Edited June 21, 2023 by OneMoSalah Alex and Blue Armour 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 If there is any truth to this, this day should become a holiday. SinineUltra, OhForAGreavsie and Fernando 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 24 minutes ago, Thor said: I actually think Havertz will slot into their team nicely... Not suited for our team, and clearly him and Mount had an impact on the dressing room politics. He needed to go, but I think what he does on the pitch is a positive given our faults as a team over the last year and a bit. Where does he play for Arsenal though? He won't bench any of Martinelli, Ödegaard or Saka and I doubt he'll bench Jesus either. On first glance he looks just as problematic to fit in for them as he was for us. Let's hope it goes similarly bad for them too. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Mário César said: now we need to rid of auba and azpi ( 😞 ) and that's it Lukaku.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, OneMoSalah said: Losing Kante for nothing and agreeing a 30m fee (only guaranteed 25m as 5m is add ons related to performances) with City to sell them Kovacic is bad enough, never mind that it looks like our plans to replace them is to spend probably £130m minimum on Lavia and Caicedo…. I am sorry but our transfer strategy is fucking wank. Completely disagree. Over £100m in transfer fees, over £80M a year in wage reduction with a week left in June is brilliant when every club knew we needed to unload players quickly. Kovacic was always going to be hard to move because of his age and he only would agree to maybe two clubs. Kante is washed, he was injured almost the entire year and is on high wages. It was not a loss. mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,385 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Losing Kante for nothing and agreeing a 30m fee (only guaranteed 25m as 5m is add ons related to performances) with City to sell them Kovacic is bad enough, never mind that it looks like our plans to replace them is to spend probably £130m minimum on Lavia and Caicedo…. I am sorry but our transfer strategy is fucking wank. I think Brighton's leverage on Caicedo diminishes by the day. - Brighton promised him a move this summer via gentleman's agreement. They don't want to piss him off again. - Koulibaly is now gone, meaning Colwill has guaranteed minutes and won't be tempted to force a move (not to mention the #26 kit is now available to him if that means anything). So Brighton forcing us to include Colwill doesn't seem like a possibility anymore. - United's new ownership ordeal looks like it will take months to finish, so their high target signings look likely to be placed on hold until that gets sorted. - Arsenal are prioritizing Rice and Havertz, and have officially pulled out their interest in Caicedo. This just leaves us and Bayern, but it's already been reported Bayern's interest isn't legitimate and that Caicedo and his agency have chosen Chelsea. We have a lot of leverage on this in getting a more favorable deal that doesn't include Colwill. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Completely disagree. Over £100m in transfer fees, over £80M a year in wage reduction with a week left in June is brilliant when every club knew we needed to unload players quickly. Kovacic was always going to be hard to move because of his age and he only would agree to maybe two clubs. Kante is washed, he was injured almost the entire year and is on high wages. It was not a loss. Maybe on the books it looks good but football isn’t played on a spreadsheet. Also not to mention we wouldn’t give half as much a shit about this side of it if Boehly, Eghbali & co had been a bit less excitable in certain transfers in the summer (Cucurella & Koulibaly) and January (Mudryk as well as actually maybe looking at selling some of the players who had no future here). But on the pitch, what we lose/have lost in those players - its not easy to replace. Caicedo could easily be another Cucurella and for the £100m plus fee that Brighton will want - I wouldn’t be surprised. Lavia could be another Carney but at almost triple the price if you trust some of the reports. We need some sort of proven quality with similar characteristics and leadership skills to replace these kind of players. Its as if we haven’t learned any lessons and are just going to continue throwing stuff against a wall and hope it sticks. Like there needs to be some sort of happy medium in our transfer strategy, it can’t just look good on a spreadsheet or we might as well become Benfica, Leipzig or Ajax. Also this injury thing re Kante. I am sick of hearing it. We just had what 2 seasons where how many players were constantly out injured? We just gave Reece a 7 year deal at the beginning of the season despite the fact he’s been in and out the team the last 2 seasons with injuries. Chilwell signed an extension despite the same fact he’s been in and out a lot in past 2 seasons. We wanted to give Mount an extension despite the fact he struggled with injuries this year? If these were in the same position would you advocate the same approach? Kante’s return and some of his performances were actually positives in what was a dismal season. Edited June 21, 2023 by OneMoSalah didi007, Fernando and Vegetable 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Kante’s injuries are fact. They are not tweeks that just need time to heal. His hamstring may never be good enough for a professional athlete again. It is incomparable at his age and level of injury to lump it in with young players with minor injuries. He is a legend at this club, but a Saudi retirement worth £100M is the best thing for him. I am really happy it fell the way it did for him. He is an awesome human. Duppy Conqueror, Fernando, Vesper and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1671524483658645506?s=20 So you're telling me that Arsenal want to get rid of this guy because of his legal issues and Saudi clubs are ready to offer them €40m? Nah, something is fishy there! 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,385 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Neville should investigate Arsenal's interest in Chelsea as they are spending close to 70m on Kai fucking Havertz. Matter of fact, lets take it further and put a hold on all transfers made out of the Portuguese league to the Premier League as we need to keep the integrity of the Portuguese league. Blue Armour and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 602 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 BREAKING NEWS : Chelsea in talks with Inter over a loan + obligation for Chalobah. (@BobbyVincentFL) Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,284 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, mkh said: BREAKING NEWS : Chelsea in talks with Inter over a loan + obligation for Chalobah. (@BobbyVincentFL) I like him sad if he goes but its ok because we already have enough players for our defense mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,422 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Mário César said: I like him sad if he goes but its ok because we already have enough players for our defense Has a lot of errors in his game maybe can iron it out it Italy Vesper and mkh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyeye 7,511 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said: So true. To be fair I think a lot of it is driven by the Mr 15% agents. Parasites, but you know what really galls me, is when there's a crunch match, a derby, cup game against one of your rivals -and this applies to all teams. A game that means life or death to the fans - yet you see the players joking and laughing with each other in the tunnel and after the match. Something JT, Drogs, Lampard etc would never have done. i agree mate, that laughing, hugging and talking after a crunch match, especially after we lose is so cringe, it just shows how little the players care about the importance of the game and what it means for generations of fans. gone are the days you would see players battling out and playing hard in derbies or big games. Can you imagine back in the day, Keane, Neville, Vieira, Henry, Gerrard, Carragher, Terry, Lamps, Drogba, etc… after a decisive crunch game laughing and hugging opposing players. Game has gone soft Edited June 21, 2023 by Johnnyeye Fulham Broadway and Blue Colored Sky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I knew it was too good to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyeye 7,511 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 3 hours ago, DDA said: That's it mate. Its very revealing and is a huge indicator to why we have been soo shit for soo long. Obviously there isn't much loyalty in football these days but for soo many players to leave for direct rivals... City. Arsenal and Man U... that shows that apparently our 'best players' including that little fucker Mason Mount were playing for themselves only because if you play for the badge, you grow a love and relationship with the club that would never allow you to move to a direct rival... it just wouldn't feel right. Our rivals have always said that we are club of mercenaries and they aren't far from mthe truth. That's why we must do everything we can to cherish the likes of James and Silva who seem to genuinely love the club. i mean at least show you care and play for the badge, do it for the fans, these snowflakes can’t do shit, they love to be pampered. what a joke Fulham Broadway and DDA 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: I knew it was too good to be true. He will have to be ground down. His only option is either Saudi or rot here. With the money we're bringing in, I cannot see the club accepting Inter's proposal when we have another offer from Saudi. Club should just say 'rot with the reserves or go to Saudi, up to you'. Norfolkblue1961 and xPetrCechx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,422 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, King Kante said: He will have to be ground down. His only option is either Saudi or rot here. With the money we're bringing in, I cannot see the club accepting Inter's proposal when we have another offer from Saudi. Club should just say 'rot with the reserves or go to Saudi, up to you'. Or he could terminate his contract via mutual consent Fernando, Blue Armour and Norfolkblue1961 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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