Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 18,360]

 This potential Tosin signing would save us a ridiculous amount of money this summer. Money we can then use to throw at a top keeper.

Extremely smart and sensible transfer. I know people will be sad to see Trev go and I will be too, but Tosin is jus as solid defensively as Trev is but looks much better on the ball and on a different planet in terms of initiating attacks from the CB position.

If we can bleed Man United or whoever else for £40m or more whilst getting an upgrade for free I think it’ll be incredible. I’d rather they sign Chalobah who is a solid 7 out of 10 CB than a genuine world class one. I don’t think he improves them at all, really.

[Mhsc 869]

Is it a Joe Shields signing? That's all I need to know.

[Thor 2,392]

8 minutes ago, Pizy said:

 This potential Tosin signing would save us a ridiculous amount of money this summer. Money we can then use to throw at a top keeper.

Extremely smart and sensible transfer. I know people will be sad to see Trev go and I will be too, but Tosin is jus as solid defensively as Trev is but looks much better on the ball and on a different planet in terms of initiating attacks from the CB position.

If we can bleed Man United or whoever else for £40m or more whilst getting an upgrade for free I think it’ll be incredible. I’d rather they sign Chalobah who is a solid 7 out of 10 CB than a genuine world class one. I don’t think he improves them at all, really.

I think they're about same level, no? From the limited amount I've seen on Tosin. Definitely better on the ball though. 

Yeah - getting pure profit and replacing for a player of similar, if not better calibre on a free. Great business. 

I feel like Tosin is being talked about as having big potential still, so smart business to get someone like that on a free, and at the very least be a serviceable backup, much like Trev. Doesn't hurt that he is 6'6 and would help with our set piece problem too...

[Thor 2,392]

4 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Is it a Joe Shields signing? That's all I need to know.

Yes it is. 

[Strike 7,212]

4 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Is it a Joe Shields signing? That's all I need to know.

It must be. Former CIty youth player till 2020

 

[Mhsc 869]

9 minutes ago, Thor said:

Yes it is. 

 

7 minutes ago, Strike said:

It must be. Former CIty youth player till 2020

 

We're going to win the league

[MoroccanBlue 5,290]

Disasi doesn't even fit Maresca's set up. He can't play as a sweeper or isn't fast enough as the outside CBs. 

We should be offloading him. 

 

[OneMoSalah 8,766]

53 minutes ago, Pizy said:

 This potential Tosin signing would save us a ridiculous amount of money this summer. Money we can then use to throw at a top keeper.

Extremely smart and sensible transfer. I know people will be sad to see Trev go and I will be too, but Tosin is jus as solid defensively as Trev is but looks much better on the ball and on a different planet in terms of initiating attacks from the CB position.

If we can bleed Man United or whoever else for £40m or more whilst getting an upgrade for free I think it’ll be incredible. I’d rather they sign Chalobah who is a solid 7 out of 10 CB than a genuine world class one. I don’t think he improves them at all, really.

He is maybe better on the ball? But thats maybe. We need a top CB to lead our backline, not an average one.

He isn’t an improvement on anyone we already have but I suppose if they can sell Chalobah for pure profit and replace him for free with someone they will see it as a win.

If I am honest, if a club like Brighton/West Ham/Bournemouth etc signed him on a free I’d go ok thats a sensible signing. For us, its so mediocre. But thats obviously the remit for us now. Average and some sort of ties to Man City. 

Edited June 1 by OneMoSalah

[Strike 7,212]

8 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

He is maybe better on the ball? But thats maybe. We need a top CB to lead our backline, not an average one.

He isn’t an improvement on anyone we already have but I suppose if they can sell Chalobah for pure profit and replace him for free with someone they will see it as a win.

If I am honest, if a club like Brighton/West Ham/Bournemouth etc signed him on a free I’d go ok thats a sensible signing. For us, its so mediocre. But thats obviously the remit for us now. Average and some sort of ties to Man City. 

As a replacement for Chalobah he looks good honestly.

 

 

[Vesper 28,668]

1 hour ago, whats happening said:

i really really hope we dont regret not going for osimhen. i have a feeling we will.

He is too expensive to take the risk.

Bo-Clownlake fucked us up by shitting away hundreds of millions of quid on some horrific buys, such as Wes Fofana, Sterling, Badiashile, Disasi, and all the first window plonkers like KK, etc etc

That's where the Osimhen (and a shedload more) money went.

[OneMoSalah 8,766]

13 minutes ago, Strike said:

As a replacement for Chalobah he looks good honestly.

 

 

Shouldn’t be replacing Chalobah with someone of the same level though in all honesty. Should be upgrading. Particularly with Thiago having left as well.

I really hope we are going for another CB and a top one or we will be stuck with an average backline.

Likes of Disasi & Chalobah/Tosin aren’t the CBs you build a defence chasing a CL spot around. Plus we have Levi and Badiashile as well, both who are younger and struggled last season so the need for a top top CB has never been more appropriate.

Too many 3rd/4th choice CBs. 

Edited June 1 by OneMoSalah

[Mário César 971]

why buying a defender that is the same level of chalobah? I dont understand but ok 

[Mário César 971]

yap. I think it is time to forget about osimhen and this is fine for me. too expensive, specially without ucl.

lets see what the board will do 

[Pizy 18,360]

30 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

He is maybe better on the ball? But thats maybe. We need a top CB to lead our backline, not an average one.

He isn’t an improvement on anyone we already have but I suppose if they can sell Chalobah for pure profit and replace him for free with someone they will see it as a win.

If I am honest, if a club like Brighton/West Ham/Bournemouth etc signed him on a free I’d go ok thats a sensible signing. For us, its so mediocre. But thats obviously the remit for us now. Average and some sort of ties to Man City. 

Definitely not “maybe” better on the ball than Trev, he’s miles better. He can ping the ball around and distribute to the same degree that Colwill can. Trev doesn’t have that in his locker at all.

Tosin to my eyes looks like a an 8/10 level CB whilst Trev is a solid 7. I think we improve slightly in defense with Tosin whilst improving massively in buildup play. 

On a free I see literally ZERO downside. If we were buying him as a £50m, “this guy has to be a superstar” deal then I’d be weary. 

[Thor 2,392]

4 minutes ago, Mário César said:

why buying a defender that is the same level of chalobah? I dont understand but ok 

He is a better ball playing CB, who could potentially be even better at this point. All that - and you get a free swap, while adding all the profits to go out and get another player with those profits.

Its like someone giving you the exact same house next door, but telling you - you also get 50k to buy a car if you swap.

 

Jeez. People getting pissed off at a free signing in here. Go outside guys. Its really not that bad. 

[Pizy 18,360]

Trev is and has been very solid as a back 3 CB where he has had Thiago Silva next to him and other players that can mask his weaknesses. 

But I don’t think he’s good enough to be starting in a back 4 for a top club. Maybe for West Ham or Everton but not here. And Maresca likes playing 4-4-3 or 4-3-2-1, right? In which case I don’t see how selling Trev is this big loss that a\some of our fans think he is. He’d be purely a bench player if all of our CB’s are available.

[Gundalf 804]

32 minutes ago, Mário César said:

why buying a defender that is the same level of chalobah? I dont understand but ok 

We need to level the books asap. 

[Strike 7,212]

38 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Shouldn’t be replacing Chalobah with someone of the same level though in all honesty. Should be upgrading. Particularly with Thiago having left as well.

I really hope we are going for another CB and a top one or we will be stuck with an average backline.

Likes of Disasi & Chalobah/Tosin aren’t the CBs you build a defence chasing a CL spot around. Plus we have Levi and Badiashile as well, both who are younger and struggled last season so the need for a top top CB has never been more appropriate.

Too many 3rd/4th choice CBs. 

I agree. If he's the only CB signing, we have problems.