Chelsea Transfers

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Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/146423677/Chelsea

• Murillo to Chelsea has been a topic of conversation - the Blues asked Nottingham Forest about him two weeks ago. However, it’s not yet a negotiation because the Brazilian defender’s likely asking price of £55-60m is too high.

• Nico Williams to Chelsea could still be an option, but only if the Athletic Bilbao and Spain winger lowers his wage demands, according to Fabrizio Romano on the Debrief podcast.

• Atletico Madrid remain the most interested club in Conor Gallagher this summer. The La Liga giants have made contact with Chelsea for Gallagher as he’s one of the names on their shortlist. It’s not an easy deal as he’s still expensive — but Atletico’s interest is genuine.

• Renato Veiga started his medical at Chelsea yesterday, with the move set to be sealed this week. Chelsea will pay a €14m fee to Basel, and the player’s contract until June 2032 will be signed right after. Veiga’s final part of medical will be done on Wednesday then documents will be signed between Chelsea and Basel.

• Chelsea fans - make sure you don’t miss this Renato Veiga profile to find out more about this exciting new signing.

• Carney Chukwuemeka to AC Milan? The Chelsea midfielder may be emerging as a loan target for the Serie A giants.

• Caleb Wiley will become a Chelsea player in the next few days for £8.5m plus sell-on clause from Atlanta United. The 2004-born full-back has signed until 2031 at Chelsea but he will now join Strasbourg, as reported last week.

• Enzo Maresca: “When you join a club like Chelsea, you know it’s a club that has to win. We’re going to try to do our best to fight and be there with the clubs that in this moment are winning, and are fighting to win titles.”

• Maresca’s message to Chelsea fans. “Trust the process, trust the idea, be behind the team. We are going to enjoy the journey, for sure. Like every club, like every manager, it will not be easy, but for sure we will enjoy the journey.”

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Player Profile: Renato Veiga

Lets have a brief look at our newest recruit.......

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/player-profile-renato-veiga

Good Evening Ladies and Gents,

Firstly, I am writing this article with a lot of happiness but also a tint of regret, last week when I wrote my LCB/LB hybrid article I reviewed 6/7 players and selected just 4 to mention, 2 of the 7 I didn’t include after doing lots of research were Renato Veiga & Ferdi Kadoglu, we have since agreed a deal for Veiga and Kadioglu has been superd for Turkey in the Euros and is in line for a big move this summer.

The Veiga deal is everything I want Chelsea to be about, rather than going to spend 50m on a player they are signing 11m on a lesser known player who actually replaced the more expensive option, Bologna signed Riccardo Calafiori from FC Basel who then signed Renato Veiga to replace him,

Renato Veiga

Player profile;

Age: 20

Nationality: Portugese

Position: Left Centre Back, Left Back & Holding Midfielder

Height: 6ft 3in

Summary;

I wont lie and say I have watched him lots, but I did profile him in depth last week and was incredibly impressed with my findings, so much so that I genuinely think this will be another Gusto-esque signing.

Renato Veiga is a left footed versatile defensive player who is extremely athletic, physical and powerful. He came up through the ranks at Sporting Lisbon and is a Portugese youth international. In January 2023 He went on loan to FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga where he played 15 times in the 4 months he was there. In the summer of 2023 FC Basel bought him from Sporting CP to replace Riccardo Calafiori.

He is incredibly comfortable on the ball, has a brilliant passing range, very aggressive in both aspects of the game. He is very quick and even with his height he manages to accelerate very quickly. He has a sense of aggressive shithousery when defending which is something we have missed since Rudiger left.

Style of play;

His passing range is exceptional, he can switch the play with ease, his long balls are excellent and he is composed and clever over shorter distances. He likes to defend on the front foot and pushes his opponents to the edge physically in order to win the ball back.

Although versatile he definitely suits being a defender more than a midfielder for me, he isn’t completely comfortable receiving on the back foot or in tight midfield spaces whereas at the back he seems to get his first touch spot on to open up the play and can be very progressive with his passes and loves to break lines.

He clearly is far from the finished article but he has improved a hell of a lot from his Augsburg days to now leaving Basel, in around a year he has improved tenfold, he can immediately impact our first team, that I am sure of.

He is completely comfortable inverting into midfield from full back or as a left sided centre back in a back 3 which are both absolutely perfect attributes to have for Enzo Maresca’s system.

A couple of clips below that are worth watching;

 

 

Verdict;

He is FAR from the finished article but he is also EXTREMELY promising and has the ability's to impact our first team instantly, I genuinely think in 6 months time he will be nailed in in the lineup let alone the squad.

The fee is excellent at just 11m, the scouting, data and detail input to this signing is phenomenal and the low key signings like this always make me more excited!

I am really looking forward to see how he adapts to life at the bridge.

If you couldn’t guess I am VERY excited about this one.

Thanks for reading.

Luke Rushbrook

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Man City make Jack Grealish transfer decision with ‘partying’ claim made

https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/08/man-city-jack-grealish-decision/

According to Football Insider, Manchester City have decided to sell midfielder Jack Grealish.

The report has mentioned that the Premier League champions are concerned about his partying habits and now they have decided to part ways with the former Aston Villa midfielder.

The midfielder was signed from Aston Villa three years ago in a club record move of £100million.

Since then, he has performed in patches for the club but it is widely believed that Grealish has been unable to fulfill his potential at the Etihad Stadium.

After the signing of Jeremy Doku last summer, the English midfielder was a bit part player in 2023-24.

With every passing season, the midfielder’s value for Pep Guardiola’s team is decreasing as the player has been unable to make a huge impact while his teammates have taken their game to the next level.

The Premier League champions are hoping to recoup a large part of the £100million they paid to sign him three years ago.

Despite winning the Champions League and Premier League titles during his time at the Etihad Stadium, there are concerns over Grealish and his excessive partying habits.

Whenever Man City win a trophy, Grealish can be seen enjoying his life and partying with media outlets covering all his activities.

Doku has taken Grealish’s place at Man City

Grealish still has three years left on his current deal at Man City and the report has mentioned that Aston Villa would love to have him back at the club if the Premier League giants make him available for sale.

In Man City’s treble winning season, Grealish showed his importance and started most of the matches that season but after that, his form has declined and Doku has shown the team what he can offer from the left side of the attack.

The former Aston Villa midfielder was a regular in the England setup under Gareth Southgate and losing his place in the team for the Euros this summer should be a huge wake up call for him.

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My problem with Jack Grealish isn't the partying.

Does that mean they don't want to see Alvarez? That first touch from a long ball against Canada was as good as it gets.

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9 hours ago, Pizy said:

Can Dani Olmo be a possible solution for us? Or is he off to Barca?

He missed a lot of games in last 3 seasons so he would fit us like a glove. However in NT he is always great.

[Special Juan 28,141]

Grealsih no way, another very very average player, we have enough.

 

[Pizy 18,904]

Grealish is the classic case of a guy who has been more concerned about being a celebrity who is in a million ads and the face of a bj ch of brands than he is being a footballer. And a lot of people called him going to City a mistake because Pep’s rigid, robotic system wouldn’t suit a “maverick” sort of player like Grealish who likes to be more spontaneous and unpredictable.

If he ever leaves it’ll surely be back to Villa.

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13 hours ago, Pizy said:

Can Dani Olmo be a possible solution for us? Or is he off to Barca?

Barcelona won't be able to afford both Olmo and Williams in the same window.  

Olmo may end up at City if Pep is keen on a new attacker

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1 hour ago, Pizy said:

And a lot of people called him going to City a mistake because Pep’s rigid, robotic system wouldn’t suit a “maverick” sort of player like Grealish who likes to be more spontaneous and unpredictable

Him and Rashford are so similar, plenty of talent there and due to lack of motivation/effort, they are both at home whilst their national team mates are one game away from the Euro Final. 

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11 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Him and Rashford are so similar, plenty of talent there and due to lack of motivation/effort, they are both at home whilst their national team mates are one game away from the Euro Final. 

I’ve never really rated Rashford. Always thought he is massively overhyped due to being a United player. Don’t think he’s ever been near the level of prime Grealish when he was at Villa.

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11 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

 

Fits the “Swiss army knife” profile of player that it’s reported Maresca wants. Think he is versatile enough to play all across the attacking positions.

But after the tournament he’s having and with such a low release clause I think there will be too much competition for him. 

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[Pizy 18,904]

18 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

This journalist created and destroyed his own rumor within a fucking hour! 🤣🤣🤣

[Special Juan 28,141]

27 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Blokes more backward than Declan Rice

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I don't understand why he keeps saying the same shit, I know he is on a payroll by Clownlake, what are they trying to achieve here by continuously briefing the same thing.

Edited July 10, 2024 by TheHulk

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12 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

I don't understand why he keeps saying the same shit, I know he is on a payroll by Clownlake, what are they trying to achieve here by continuously briefing the same thing.

My dream girlfriend is Sydney Sweeney. But I have as much of a chance at getting her as we do of getting Nico Williams.

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I don't understand these high salary demands by Williams. He plays for Bilbao for peanuts. Enzo was World Cup winner and we agreed easily. Nico have no case to demand something crazy. 

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Just now, NikkiCFC said:

I don't understand these high salary demands by Williams. He plays for Bilbao for peanuts. Enzo was World Cup winner and we agreed easily. Nico have no case to demand something crazy. 

Those big demands are exactly because he already earns 200k at Bilbao.