Chelsea Transfers

[YorkshireBlue 3,345]

2 hours ago, TheHulk said:

This will get done for 90m I think.

Sooooo... Are we "the board needs to hurry up with Caicedo" or we at "we better not pay over 75m" can't tell in this thread any more, 80m bid rejected and still it's pandemonium in here. 

[DDA 10,237]

We'll end up loaning Zakaria on deadline day again.

[robsblubot 3,595]

I'm on the minority here, but I think Caicedo shouldn't really be "the" starting CM to play alongside Enzo. We already have a VERY young squad, which will likely translate into an overly young starting XI. We need someone in the mold of Kova -- ready player with experience who can *lead* his younger teammates. At this point we don't even know if Caicedo had his "birthday season", and he certainly does not have the experience right now.

I totally get that you need to "bet" on him becoming a World Class player; it will be too late once he has the attention of clubs like Madrid, but again, that's not what we need right now. I see him as a complementary signing, not the one we need.

[Special Juan 28,765]

The next move simply has to come from Caicedo now, not us. He needs to start stamping his feet as this is beyond pathetic now.

We should be saying to his agents etc that's it we are done, goodbye it's over to you lot now.

[bluesman2610 1,430]

The only way he kicks up a fuss is if he sees us go out there and put a serious bid for another DM

[TheHulk 2,647]

Amazing negotiations.

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

2 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Amazing negotiations.

Only 8?!

When are the days of 40mil...

[Vegetable 830]

4 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Amazing negotiations.

How are they advanced if the price difference is 100%? Are they going to throw in some extra casks of Gatorade and a lawnmower to sweeten the deal, or what?

[Mário César 1,483]

if we fail lavia, what will do ?

what a fucking nonsense

we should make this bid weeks ago and not now that lavio is almost agree with liverpool

 

[Vegetable 830]

Pity what happened to CHO, when Bayern was trying to troll us and pry him away for 45, we should have let them and troll the troll this way. Never really recovered after injury and this huge absurd contract and doubt he ever had mentality to do so. Could be hot stuff if he ever had stepped up.

[Vegetable 830]

41 minutes ago, DDA said:

We'll end up loaning Zakaria on deadline day again.

Get in, he still has Chelsea in his Instagram bio, so maybe we wouldn't need to ask him twice to come at least 🙄

[Pizy 19,280]

I can’t even imagine who we’d panic buy if Caicedo doesn’t happen and Lavia then chooses Liverpool. I hope in that scenario we at least try to throw massive money at a world class player who may not even have been on the radar. Someone who may not technically be “available” but who could be sold if a huge offer comes in.

If we panic buy Onana or that DM from Ajax who we were after Alvarez I’d be bitterly disappointed and worried that we won’t get near the top 4.

[TheHulk 2,647]

 

[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, Clockwork said:

seriously all this talk about our scouts; but you can't find a middle ground between a 100m and 18 year old that would need a few years. 

We have been doing with the likes of Jackson and Badiashille. 

Which should then enable us to splash the big bucks on ready made when need be.

[Mhsc 1,146]

Definitely walk away from Caicedo and no more business with Brighton - don’t sell them anyone either unless for outrageous prices. Now that word is on the street money means nothing to them what goes around comes around.

Despite panic there is shit loads of good options we’ve mentioned in this thread and no doubt far more we’ve never heard of the scouts should have an eye on.

[Clockwork 1,794]

Definitely do not rate Lavia. 

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

He should do Gallas and threatened to score own goals. 

[Pizy 19,280]

The thing with Lavia is that he’s still a kid. Which is why it’s probably better for him that he goes to Liverpool where he wouldn’t be expected to start every game and can be eased in by Klopp. That immense pressure to hit the ground running with top class performances week in and week out wouldn’t be there.

Whereas if he came here he’d be thrown right into the fire and have a huge burden of being the primary defensive shield for a huge club. Asking that for a 19 year old is big. Doing it for a Southampton and doing it for Chelsea with our expectations is a massive difference.

 

[Gundalf 806]

1 hour ago, TheHulk said:

 

No to Lavia. Buy players that want to be here. Lavia is our plan B and we are Lavias plan B. Not the mindset we want and need. 

[bluesman2610 1,430]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

I can’t even imagine who we’d panic buy if Caicedo doesn’t happen and Lavia then chooses Liverpool. I hope in that scenario we at least try to throw massive money at a world class player who may not even have been on the radar. Someone who may not technically be “available” but who could be sold if a huge offer comes in.

If we panic buy Onana or that DM from Ajax who we were after Alvarez I’d be bitterly disappointed and worried that we won’t get near the top 4.

I don’t think Onana would be a bad buy. Sitting in front of the back line and adds another big body (6’5”) on set pieces. And fee would be around £55m-65m