Blue Armour 4,721 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) 4 hours ago, Vesper said: Chelsea and Dewsbury-Hall: First, why? Second, why? Actually, it makes sense https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5600965/2024/06/29/Chelsea-kiernan-dewsbury-hall-maresca/ Chelsea’s new head coach Enzo Maresca officially starts work on July 1 and if things go according to plan, he will soon have his best player from former club Leicester City joining him. As The Athletic revealed on Friday, Chelsea have made an offer to Leicester for midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. His displays under Maresca for Leicester in the Championship last season led to him being voted the club’s player of the year and players’ player of the year (and The Athletic’s Championship player of the season). Chelsea supporters, not for the first time in this window, appear to be a little underwhelmed. Nothing has been agreed yet and the 25-year-old could end up staying at Leicester, but given Chelsea have so many midfielders in the squad already, it is still worth discussing why they are making such a move. This has been under consideration for weeks and is not a last-minute reaction to Brighton & Hove Albion’s attempts to acquire Dewsbury-Hall themselves this week. Chelsea were under the impression Leicester would listen to offers but could not act straight away due to the amount of squad planning — ins and outs — being earmarked this summer. They have already been busy on this front. Meanwhile, Maresca needed to be involved in these discussions but as he was not in the building yet, it provided a bit of a complication to work around. It is no surprise Maresca is on board with this pursuit, but Chelsea have not just decided to go along with it to keep the Italian happy. Dewsbury-Hall fits the system Maresca likes to use and provides something different to what they have in the squad because he is a left-footed midfielder. His potential arrival has led to more speculation that a final decision on Conor Gallagher’s future has been made and he will definitely be sold. That is not the case and Chelsea have not ruled out offering an extension to the England international’s contract, which has just 12 months left to run. Gallagher is regarded as more of a defensive/box-to-box midfielder, whereas Dewsbury-Hall is being lined up to play further forward as an attacking midfielder. Players could go the other way as part of an exchange or in standalone deals. Leicester have already registered their interest in a few Chelsea players. They need a striker and a replacement for Dewsbury-Hall if he heads to Stamford Bridge. David Datro Fofana and Cesare Casadei, who was on loan at Leicester for the first half of last season, are two individuals that Chelsea would be prepared to see go in the opposite direction. Albania forward Armando Broja is up for sale but is not involved. While he may not boast the same status as some of his potential new team-mates, Dewsbury-Hall will have quite an advantage over them should he be in place for the start of pre-season training because he knows what Maresca demands and how the Italian wants to operate. A key aspect of how Maresca works is that he is completely wedded to his method of play and the emphasis in Chelsea’s recruitment process will be to sign players that fit into it, rather than for Marseca to find a system that fits the players. Judging from Maresca’s approach at Leicester, some players already at Chelsea will have to adjust their games and learn new disciplines. Those who fail to adjust to Maresca’s vision will quickly find themselves surplus to requirements, either on their way out of the club or sidelined with little opportunity to contribute. For example, without the need for conventional full-backs, Victor Kristiansen and Luke Thomas were moved out on loan last season, and Harry Souttar barely featured for Leicester because his ability on the ball playing out from the back was not deemed to be of the standard required. In contrast, full-back Ricardo Pereira adapted to move into midfield when the team were in possession, and defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was turned into an attacking midfielder. Even Jamie Vardy altered his game to move from the striker playing on the shoulder of the final defender to dropping deeper and linking play to allow midfielders to run in behind him. This was where Dewsbury-Hall played a prominent role for the Championship winners and will surely do so for Chelsea. In Maresca’s plan, the high central midfielders play key roles. With the holding midfielder and inside full-back anchoring in front of a back three, it is up to the central midfielders to play in between the lines and link the attack with the wide players and the lone striker. Under Maresca, Chelsea will attack with a five and defend with five. At Leicester, Dewsbury-Hall was encouraged to get into the box, to contribute goals and assists, while Ndidi offered a little more defensive insurance if the attack broke down and the opposition countered. It paid off. Dewsbury-Hall scored or assisted 29 per cent of Leicester’s 89 goals as they clinched automatic promotion to the Premier League. He scored 12 times, a target that was part of a bet with Maresca. His prize? A dinner paid for by the Italian. Dewsbury-Hall’s importance was so profound that he featured in all but four games in all competitions, starting 43 of Leicester’s 53 games. When he did not play, Leicester struggled to have the same penetration into the box. Dewsbury-Hall will be a big loss to new manager Steve Cooper’s squad if he is gone for good. “Since we started, Kiernan has probably improved the most,” Maresca said in November having previously told Dewsbury-Hall to cut down his long-range shooting. “At the beginning, he was full of responsibility because he’s from the academy and after relegation. After the first international break, he calmed down, and now if you’re watching the game as a fan, it’s a pleasure to watch Kiernan and see how calm he is.” There was a visible change in Dewsbury-Hall during the campaign, a growing maturity in his game compared to his last season in the Premier League, when he only contributed two goals and two assists in 28 starts. “He is fantastic with the ball and he knows when to attack and what the team needs,” Maresca added. “He is so dangerous near the box, and has the quality to score or assist from anywhere.” Maresca’s philosophy brought out the best in Dewsbury-Hall last season. The midfielder’s ambition is to become an England international and a move to Chelsea will be seen as an opportunity to establish himself as a top Premier League player and a contender for a call-up. Dewsbury-Hall has been a late bloomer. He joined the Leicester academy when he was eight and didn’t make his first-team debut until four years ago. But he made significant progress during loan spells with Blackpool and Luton Town before stepping up at Leicester. Now he is looking to make the step up again at Chelsea and Maresca will believe he is more than capable of taking his game to the next level. GO DEEPER Does Enzo Maresca meet Chelsea's seven criteria for their ideal manager? It makes a lot of sense for me. The lack of an experienced CM in the middle of the park was why our games felt so unbalanced last season. Easy wins turning into draws or defeats. Adding a CM with the right profile to play in that 433 will bring out the best in Enzo & Caicedo next season., IMO. Edited June 30, 2024 by Blue Armour robsblubot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robsblubot 3,595 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 Very much like adding a CM, and Kiernan may have the manager's trust, so it makes sense. I understand we don't have Europe, but I just dislike the idea of having players with pretty much guaranteed spots in the starting XI however well they play; gotta have some competition within the team. That does not only improve match performance, but training too. I'm relaly not a fan of Isak -- he can finish, but he's just too slow for the modern game IMO. For me Jackson is the better footballer even today. Blue Armour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 19,280 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 What could be so difficult in the Dewsbury Hall negotiations that’s taking this long, I wonder? Not like he’s some £80m transfer with loads of potential add ons. This felt like it would be an easy, straightforward deal when Ornstein first reported it. Player so keen on the move that he blew up the very advanced swap deal Leicester had with Brighton (medicals already in progress apparently), Leicester badly need to sell to comply with PSR, and his transfer fee by today’s standards is small at only £30-35m. Are we really haggling so badly over such a small fee? I want this signing pretty badly now. Think he’ll be a big player for us under Maresca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,835 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 37 minutes ago, Pizy said: What could be so difficult in the Dewsbury Hall negotiations that’s taking this long, I wonder? Not like he’s some £80m transfer with loads of potential add ons. Hold my Bud Light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Michael Olise's move to FC Bayern seemed to be a done deal. Now it threatens to fail because of a complicated clause. Numerous German and English media have reported in recent days that Michael Olise's move to FC Bayern is a "done deal". The 22-year-old has agreed a five-year contract with the German record champions and the Munich club have utilised the release clause in the winger's contract with Crystal Palace. However, the transfer has not yet been officially announced. In addition, Olise has not yet completed the obligatory medical check. As the British transfer insider Alan Nixon reports, the Frenchman has not received clearance from Palace to complete the medical check. Michael Olise's transfer to FC Bayern is proving more difficult than initially assumed. Bayern are shocked by Olise's exit clause. Nixon, there are complications with the attacker's release clause. According to the report, Bayern are "shocked by the terms of the clause". information from Nixon, those responsible in Munich assumed that the original transfer fee of 43 million pounds (approx. 50 million euros) would be enough to finalise the deal. However, the 50 million euros is said to be merely a sum to open talks between the clubs about an Olise transfer. The final transfer fee will be just under 50 million pounds, which equates to around 60 million euros. Edited June 30, 2024 by mkh Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mário César 1,483 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 8 minutes ago, mkh said: Michael Olise's move to FC Bayern seemed to be a done deal. Now it threatens to fail because of a complicated clause. Numerous German and English media have reported in recent days that Michael Olise's move to FC Bayern is a "done deal". The 22-year-old has agreed a five-year contract with the German record champions and the Munich club have utilised the release clause in the winger's contract with Crystal Palace. However, the transfer has not yet been officially announced. In addition, Olise has not yet completed the obligatory medical check. As the British transfer insider Alan Nixon reports, the Frenchman has not received clearance from Palace to complete the medical check. Michael Olise's transfer to FC Bayern is proving more difficult than initially assumed. Bayern are shocked by Olise's exit clause. Nixon, there are complications with the attacker's release clause. According to the report, Bayern are "shocked by the terms of the clause". information from Nixon, those responsible in Munich assumed that the original transfer fee of 43 million pounds (approx. 50 million euros) would be enough to finalise the deal. However, the 50 million euros is said to be merely a sum to open talks between the clubs about an Olise transfer. The final transfer fee will be just under 50 million pounds, which equates to around 60 million euros. sometimes I wonder if we are talking about messi or about olise mkh and Vesper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 Breaking News!!!! Understand Chelsea and Leicester City have reached an agreement in principle for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. There are still some details to finalise. via@NathanGissing bigbluewillie, Alex, Strike and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pizy 19,280 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 If João Cancelo were a few years younger he’d probably be a good, cheap signing who can play that inverted fullback role Maresca loves. But he’s 30 so that’s obviously a no-go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mário César 1,483 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 6 minutes ago, Pizy said: If João Cancelo were a few years younger he’d probably be a good, cheap signing who can play that inverted fullback role Maresca loves. But he’s 30 so that’s obviously a no-go. even now he would be a nice option, but without ucl it is impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 Chelsea reach agreement with Leicester to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Fee £30m; in line with other offers for 25yo #LCFC midfielder. Set to complete medical today + sign contract until 2030. Seen as perfect fit for style #CFC want to play @TheAthleticFC Blue Armour, Duppy Conqueror and bigbluewillie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,483 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 1 minute ago, mkh said: Chelsea reach agreement with Leicester to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Fee £30m; in line with other offers for 25yo #LCFC midfielder. Set to complete medical today + sign contract until 2030. Seen as perfect fit for style #CFC want to play @TheAthleticFC I cant get excited by some player that last year was playing in championship bigbluewillie and mkh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mkh 760 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will make the move to #Chelsea with a young player heading to Leicester City as part of the deal. [via @JPercyTelegraph] Michael Golding could go the other way.😒😒 Edited June 30, 2024 by mkh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,110 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 On 28/06/2024 at 23:25, OhForAGreavsie said: As we write Leicester are trying to find a way to demand Chelsea pay more for KDH than the figure they had agreed with Brighton. they can go fuck themselves with a chainsaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted June 30, 2024 Share Posted June 30, 2024 1 minute ago, Vesper said: they can go fuck themselves with a chainsaw Jakub Moder already completed first part of medical for Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, in Brighton with medical also scheduled. Leicester City would receive compensation fee in excess of £25m. Chelsea pay 5 Millions more then Brighton😏 + Michael Golding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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