Tomo 21,751 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, Pizy said: Imagine if we let go of Kepa now and then had to rush out and buy ANOTHER keeper! 🤣 Rumours we've been unwilling to put two keepers on #1 keeper wages, Kepa leaving would change that. So we could make a late play for an elite keeper of failing that get someone like Keylor Navas in on a one year deal and attack that area next summer. We can't pass on the opportunity to get Kepa's wages off the books, even at a short term inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,983 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 20 minutes ago, Pizy said: Imagine if we let go of Kepa now and then had to rush out and buy ANOTHER keeper! 🤣 Can see us getting that Costa guy but starting the season with Sanchez. I'd be happy with Sanchez over Kepa tbh. Kepa is washed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didi007 69 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tomo said: Rumours we've been unwilling to put two keepers on #1 keeper wages, Kepa leaving would change that. So we could make a late play for an elite keeper of failing that get someone like Keylor Navas in on a one year deal and attack that area next summer. We can't pass on the opportunity to get Kepa's wages off the books, even at a short term inconvenience. Getting rid of all the high earners is unwise especially when they have won trophies for the club. Is Chelsea now becoming the new Leeds? The Rising Sun and Mhsc 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,985 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 After how glowing Poch has been about Kepa I can’t see it. Unless Bayern offer something too good to turn down. He seems pretty well liked in the dressing room as well so letting go of yet another popular player internally may not be best for harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,385 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Way too good to be true unless Kepa really pushes for it. Would certainly be Sanchez at #1, buy a stop gap 30+ year old and then reassess next summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalf 806 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, didi007 said: Getting rid of all the high earners is unwise especially when they have won trophies for the club. Is Chelsea now becoming the new Leeds? We dont wanna get rid of them bc they are high earners but bc they dont perform according to these wages. A Kepa for example is on higher wages than Ederson oder Alisson, that is ridiculous when u look at his performance. If u are on higher wages than other players u also have to perform on a higher level than others. Sterling is on more than 3 times the wages than Mudryk....is he even better than him? The Rising Sun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, didi007 said: Getting rid of all the high earners is unwise especially when they have won trophies for the club. Is Chelsea now becoming the new Leeds? Well by that basis we should let him go and get Navas on a short term deal as he's a significantly more succesful player trophy wise. The Rising Sun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,423 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Mário César said: we spent 140M on fofana and nkunku and we had to spend now on a defender and we are going to sign another player to replace nkunku. the sum of these two values would give two much better players what a disgrace of management You are literally only saying this because Nkunku got injured I’m sure if I go through all the preseason match threads you were praising him. He was very unfortunate with a bad tackle on a worse pitch. You can see his knee was jarred getting caught in the grass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 That's true, but it's usually play. Neymar rarely gets injured on his own, but it seems to happen a lot with him. Players can be more or less susceptible to injuries due a number of factors, build fitness, physical strength (muscle mass), technique, mentality, etc. Tbf, Nkunku looks like a fit footballer, so maybe something with his build or perhaps he exposes himself too much in tackles... difficult to say. Fact is that he has had knee issues as well as muscle issues in the past. Not sure it's fair to compare him with Fofana, but we hope he recovers and put this all behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,823 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,745 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 The more videos I watch of Disasi, the more excited I get. I think this guy will be an absolute champion here. Exactly the type of players we need more of. Dynamic, strong, great on the ball. He looks immense. Our backline looks great for the foreseeable future. Enzo in the middle. If we get Caceido... Amazing. Just need the front 3/4 sorted - and we will be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Man wtf season starts this Saturday and still without Caceido our #1 target all summer. That is not good, i get it sometime negotiations could take a while but when the season is about to start and you are still missing an important piece. Should have paid that extra 10-20m or moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 No worries about Kepa going, he's finished and Sanchez would not be any worse than him. Need a good back up option as I cannot see us going full tilt for a Diego Costa etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepower777 37 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I don't understand, we have players already injured, there's no players of true value to bring in unless they very very expensive and now we sending our best young players out on loan ? Why not let them play in the under 23 premier league, they probably will be playing with and against Championship standards and we can call on them if necessary which quite frankly I think it will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Vytis33 said: Story is already hilarious but getting better by the day. 100m worth of entertainment if you have the gallows humour for it. seriously Zanetti should not be surprised by Lukaku…fool me once 8 hours ago, Gundalf said: lololol No way this is true. Should be snapping their hand off if so 8 hours ago, Mário César said: we spent 140M on fofana and nkunku and we had to spend now on a defender and we are going to sign another player to replace nkunku. the sum of these two values would give two much better players what a disgrace of management That’s a fools argument. Suppose we had spent those 140m on two other players who guarantees they would not get a freak injury on some shit flashmob turf as well? I have spoken to someone in insurance business who knows about player insurance agreements . Nkunku and Fofana will most likely be fully insured so we get their wages back and the amortised transfer fees for every game they miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,985 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 How is there STILL no Caicedo news? xPetrCechx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, Pizy said: How is there STILL no Caicedo news? Update- clubs still in dialogue🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Slabhead to WHU for 30M xPetrCechx and We Hate Scouse 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepower777 37 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Not that I want him, his too expensive but how can clubs take weeks to negotiate a deal for one player, it's not a war between countries or a whole club being sold. I mean what do they talk about nearly every day for weeks. 🤫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,109 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 9 hours ago, didi007 said: Getting rid of all the high earners is unwise especially when they have won trophies for the club. Is Chelsea now becoming the new Leeds? Do we have an award for the worst post of the year? How do I nominate? xPetrCechx, The Rising Sun, Thor and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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