Chelsea Transfers

[Gundalf 806]

United signed Jonny Evans today - so thats one Fofana replacement off the list 💀💀

Edited July 18, 2023 by Gundalf

[MoroccanBlue 5,385]

18 minutes ago, mkh said:

I think he will be out of action for almost the whole season and will only be back for the new pre-season.

we need now necessarily a top CB who plays on the right Chalobah is a great kid and one of us but he wants to play somewhere regular now at his age for me Chalobah is anyway no 2.man IV if we would still play a 3 chain it would be different but not with 2 back.
Silva will also only be there this season so it needs now to come in a top shot on the IV right!

Humphreys is left-footed and does not fit on right IV in a 2 chain. 
I think he will also leave us we have Colwill and Badiashile there now.

Humphreys


My list would look like this:

Antonio Silva
Giorgio Scalvini
Marc Guehi
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Armet Bella-Kotchap
still very young but a mega talent is Leny Yoro 

Zeno Debast I would transfer meanwhile for Strasbourg there he could develop with A.Sylla super Etwickeln.

In addition, I am very sure that Gallagher, Chalobah, Cucurella and (Broja on loan) will leave us to the others we have already read.

Kepa and Sterling will both stay.

So your solution is to sell Chalobah because he allegedly wants more minutes (even though an opportunity now presented itself for more minutes here) and you want to replace him with a "top CB" but have provided options that have significantly less top flight experience than Chalobah, will cost a fortune, and are not as versatile as Chalobah. 

 

 

[whats happening 1,633]

16 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

United signed Jonny Evans today - so thats one Fofana replacement off the list 💀💀

if they signed johnny, why cant we sign harry.

[Mhsc 1,109]

Wonder if a loan for a right footed CB is on the cards to shore us up for the season? 

[MoroccanBlue 5,385]

1 minute ago, Mhsc said:

Wonder if a loan for a right footed CB is on the cards to shore us up for the season? 

Why? There are Silva and Chalobah as depth options. 

[bluesman2610 1,423]

 I just read that both Goretzka and Kimmich are for sale. One priced at €45m-€55m and the other at €75m. We need experience in the engine room of the midfield I think either of these players would dramatically enhance us

[Mhsc 1,109]

Just now, bluesman2610 said:

 I just read that both Goretzka and Kimmich are for sale. One priced at €45m-€55m and the other at €75m. We need experience in the engine room of the midfield I think either of these players would dramatically enhance us

If Kimmich is available at 75m we buy immediately without hesitation surely

[Vesper 30,272]

On 18/07/2023 at 17:58, mkh said:

My list would look like this:

Antonio Silva
Giorgio Scalvini
Marc Guehi
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Armet Bella-Kotchap
still very young but a mega talent is Leny Yoro 

Zeno Debast I would transfer meanwhile for Strasbourg there he could develop with A.Sylla super Etwickeln.

pretty much agree

pretty comprehensive list of right footed CBs (I did not list former Chels)

Ronald Araújo   (hard as hell pull)
Min-jae Kim  Bayern (almost done)
Milan Skriniar PSG
António Silva  
Jurrien Timber  Arse
Giorgio Scalvini 
Bremer   
Robin Le Normand
José María Giménez (last summer on any of my lists as he turns 30 in 18 months, plus he has a poor injury history)
Jean-Clair Todibo 
Pierre Kalulu  
Mohamed Simakan 
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (IF Citeh sells him)
Edmond Tapsoba    
Roger Ibañez
Axel Disasi    
Perr Schuurs 
Nicolò Casale 
Ilya Zabarnyi  
Malick Thiaw 
Anel Ahmedhodzic 
Merih Demiral 
Josip Sutalo   
Danilho Doekhi
Armel Bella-Kotchap (not quite sold on him atm, he started great but then reverted a bit)
Odilon Kossounou
Maxence Lacroix
Zeno Debast
Ousmane Diomande
Leny Yoro (17 yo)
Luka Vuskovic (16 yo)

Edited July 21, 2023 by Vesper

[NikkiCFC 8,369]

Lazio had great defence last season. In general Italians always have amazing CBs. Casale shouldn't be expensive? I'm sure we can find some gam there on cheep. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,385]

We were already 1 CB too many even before Fofana. 

We don't need another CB let alone another 19-21 year old CB or a CB that will either cost a fortune or isn't that much of an upgrade on Chalobah. 

If we bring in a top CB, we will be exposing ourselves to another issue next summer with 4 top CBs demanding playing time. 

Edited July 18, 2023 by MoroccanBlue

[ZAPHOD2319 4,823]

 

[Vesper 30,272]

this may sound strange, but one of the things I never liked about Fofana is how utter narrow his body is (look at now narrow his shoulders are), and his very awkward looking knock-kneed, pigeon-toed gait

he just always looked like he was an injury waiting to happen

[Pizy 18,985]

I agree that rushing out and buying a CB this window makes little sense. It isn’t a concerning area at the moment. If this was the usual 60 match Chelsea season then yes. 

Maybe, just maybe we bring someone highly experienced on loan for the season if some opportunity presents itself. Someone who is 30+ and knows ahead of time that they likely won’t see much playing time.

[Vesper 30,272]

I am super stressing now 😟

not gonna lie

I am terrified of our injury record

it's a fucking curse

Badi is injured too (nothing like Fofana, but still, hamstrings can turn into recurrent problems)

Reece has had a bad run with injuries (hamstrings as well)

and now the pressure on a soon-to-be 39yo Thiago and a player we were (are?) willing/want to so sell (Trevoh, who has been spotty AF at times the past 2 seasons) is immense

also pressure on Malo Gusto as well, if Reece injury record haunts him/us again this year

plus, so far, T-rex-armed Kepa looks to still be our number 1 GK

and Chilly has had injures galore and CuCu was shite on defence far too often

our defence has semi-collapse potential atm

[Duppy Conqueror 1,557]

Pavard makes alot of sense now reasonable price tag,can cover RB too.so Gusto wouldnt have to play every game if RJ misses extended time during season or is played in other position.

Caciedo i would put in offer of 80m with 20m in add ons but majority being linked to Ballon d'or or him winning the World cup with Equador.they can pretend they got Rice money from us,even send them some vouchers from Uncle Ben.

CF i'd only be cool with us forking out substantial fee,say 70m range for Ramos! Otherwise go cheaper option for the kid from Arsenal or just roll with what we already got.

GK reasonable options out there..

[Vesper 30,272]

summer 2022 buy (speaking NON YOUTH) window may well go down as one of the worst ever for an EPL club, it really looks like may be the case

hopefully Enzo and Muddy and Noni and Badi can save it from that

if Rom had also been bought in 2022 instead of 2021, it would likely have been the worst window in football history

 

 

[Vesper 30,272]

30 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Lazio had great defence last season. In general Italians always have amazing CBs. Casale shouldn't be expensive? I'm sure we can find some gam there on cheep. 

you are the only other poster who has ever mentioned Nicolò Casale as a right-footed CB option

welcome to the club

[manpe 10,861]

Sorry but what is this obsession with right-footed and left-footed CBs? It seems to me that people are losing their minds when two left-footed CBs play together, but nobody bats an eyelid when two right-footed ones play... Seriously, what's up with that all of a sudden? Didn't hear any of that when JT was playing LCB all the time.

Edited July 18, 2023 by manpe

[NikkiCFC 8,369]

19 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I am super stressing now 😟

our defence has semi-collapse potential atm

And attack is even worse 😂 nothing suggest we have enough goals in our squad. 

[King Kante 1,643]

We're going to need a CB. I thought this before Fofana's injuries. I recognise we have the numbers but we have to remember we have fecking Kepa in goal. Atm, we have Silva - who is great - but 39 so we cannot rely on him solely, especially in a back 4. After that we have Levi, Badman and Trev. Levi and Badman have looked great but there young and need a confident GK behind them. Trev, is a good squad player but isn't starting material. For me, we need a decent 26-32 year old CB who can rotate with Silva and/or provide a steady hand if Badman or Levi struggle with form (which is normal for young CB's.)