Chelsea Transfers

[Mhsc 1,093]

7 minutes ago, Pizy said:

He looked completely done and past it for multiple seasons when he left Southampton. Now he goes to Barca….wtf?

They wanted Azpi last year as well... Barca seem to sign people mostly for the vibes, if they're Spanish, and in Oriol's case he is even Catalonian.

[Pizy 18,858]

In terms of Lavia vs Caicedo, I actually think Lavia has the higher ceiling/potential but Caicedo will be more consistent and steady straight away. Using purely the eye test Lavia looks a level above when it comes to carrying the ball. 

[lucio 5,418]

We should slap down a £45-50m bid on lavia right now. Worst case it forces others to overpay 

[Strike 7,477]

22 minutes ago, Pizy said:

He looked completely done and past it for multiple seasons when he left Southampton. Now he goes to Barca….wtf?

It seems Busquets recommended because of Romeu's ball-carrying and they don't have cash for their main targets - Bruno Guimares, Neves, Zubimendi. 

[Special Juan 28,112]

Fucking hell, completely forgot we still have Ampadu on the books.

[Pizy 18,858]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Fucking hell, completely forgot we still have Ampadu on the books.

I did too until just a couple of days ago. 🤣 Thought we sold him last summer during all the madness.

But getting a supposed £12m for a player that was never going to play for us again is great business.

[lucio 5,418]

I’d play ampadu over gallagher as it stands 

[Pizy 18,858]

Appears Mahrez will leave City for Saudi. That’s the first genuinely shocking Saudi move for me. Yes he’s 32, but he still looked really good and could still play at the top level. If not at City then at some other huge club that likes buying older players like the Milan clubs, Juve, or in Spain. Guess since he’s won so much he isn’t bothered anymore so fair play that he’s going for a mega pay day.

Wonder who City are going to replace him with. They’re different players but I hope they stay away from Cherki and leave him to us. Pep would turn him into an unbelievable player by getting some discipline into his game.

[Mhsc 1,093]

9 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Appears Mahrez will leave City for Saudi. That’s the first genuinely shocking Saudi move for me. Yes he’s 32, but he still looked really good and could still play at the top level. If not at City then at some other huge club that likes buying older players like the Milan clubs, Juve, or in Spain. Guess since he’s won so much he isn’t bothered anymore so fair play that he’s going for a mega pay day.

Wonder who City are going to replace him with. They’re different players but I hope they stay away from Cherki and leave him to us. Pep would turn him into an unbelievable player by getting some discipline into his game.

Maybe they'll offer stupid money to try to turn Bukayo Saka's head. That would be more their style than going for Cherki, I think. 

[Pizy 18,858]

12 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Maybe they'll offer stupid money to try to turn Bukayo Saka's head. That would be more their style than going for Cherki, I think. 

Just signed a new contract a few weeks ago. Arse probably wouldn’t sell him for Mbappe money at this point since he means so much to the club and fanbase.

Pep will probably get some relatively unknown South American attacker knowing him.

[MoroccanBlue 5,377]

1 hour ago, lucio said:

I’d play ampadu over gallagher as it stands 

Ampadu would certainly be a better option than Gallagher in the pivot. 

Seems he's off to Leeds. Nice little book profit there. 

[Gundalf 805]

 

[Strike 7,477]

55 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Appears Mahrez will leave City for Saudi. That’s the first genuinely shocking Saudi move for me. Yes he’s 32, but he still looked really good and could still play at the top level. If not at City then at some other huge club that likes buying older players like the Milan clubs, Juve, or in Spain. Guess since he’s won so much he isn’t bothered anymore so fair play that he’s going for a mega pay day.

Wonder who City are going to replace him with. They’re different players but I hope they stay away from Cherki and leave him to us. Pep would turn him into an unbelievable player by getting some discipline into his game.

Not shocking when you consider he's Muslim. 

[King Kante 1,643]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

He looked completely done and past it for multiple seasons when he left Southampton. Now he goes to Barca….wtf?

Barca are plain broke. They have been selling their family silver (Future rights) just to get through FFP and avoid a fire sale. However, unlike La Liga, UEFA aren't going to accept their 'levers' so they're almost certain to fail UEFA's FFP in a big way next season. 

On top of this they have also been trying to sell bonds to raise the money to do their stadium development. They budgeted for around 5% interest but have had to accept 6-7.5% due to having their credit rating downgraded. 

Barca are essentially just treading water atm, but the latic acid is starting to kick in. 

[Vytis33 1,262]