Chelsea Transfers

[Duppy Conqueror 1,584]

Sancho and to a degree VO signing elsewhere i would have zero problem with..this only being able to shift our unwanted if we buy theirs that has become the theme of this window is something we need to break free from.

[Mhsc 1,146]

As long as Lukaku is gone I will take it or leave it with VO, sensible offer on salary + bid to Napoli and call it a day if he prefers to go to Saudi I can't blame the man (£30m/year is ridiculous).

Don't know much about VO's dreams but if he's spent 15 years dreaming of winning CL and playing in Europe then you'd think many millions playing here and retiring potentially a legend would have a huge appeal, but c'mon £30m/year is going to turn anyone's head - guy could buy a football club to run himself when he retires lmao.

[IMissEden 21]

14 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

It all depends on what he really wants out of his career. If he truly believes in himself, Saudi clubs will continue to show interest down the line should he succeed.

A number of players in the EPL have immediately turned down such offers because they realise money is secondary to success. 

Yeah all this emotional investment is not something a lot of people want. Payday. Sunset. It’s not that deep. Money is not secondary to success. 

[IMissEden 21]

Hey Osimhen, instead of an easy 30m a yr wanted by the most ambitious league, come grind for 10m a yr and prove you can belong to Stamford bridge! prove that you can do, what countless of others have already done, and score in the premier league! be useful for our growing team, are you not tempted by the ultimate proposition? The best path in this life? The only choice really! Rubbing my face w confused mildly amused frustration atp lol  
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Edited August 28, 2024 by IMissEden

[Duppy Conqueror 1,584]

It aint exactly a choice between wealth and poverty.

 

[Pizy 19,280]

Jesus. I take a nap for a couple of hours and everything goes to shit. Looks like no Osimhen, no Sterling leaving, and no Sancho coming (good).

That salary offer from Saudi is straight up impossible to turn down. His career is effectively over at 25 but he’ll get to live like an Emporer for the rest of his life with that kind of money.

Not TOO upset that we may end up with no new striker this window now. But I am really annoyed that we may be stuck with Sterling and Chilly still on our books.

[mkh 760]

#BREAKING: Chelsea offers €40 Million plus 1 player to Benfica for Tomás Araújo.

(@cnnportugal)

[TheHulk 2,647]

6 minutes ago, mkh said:

#BREAKING: Chelsea offers €40 Million plus 1 player to Benfica for Tomás Araújo.

(@cnnportugal)

Should've been Antonio Silva, clowns. Fuming if so.

[Pizy 19,280]

Now seeing Paul Joyce report that Ipswich are after a striker from Palace. So that must been no Broja there. 

Man, today is looking awful from a Chelsea POV! 

[Special Juan 28,765]

It;s now looking at those figures as astronomical as they are, simply only one thing can get him here and that's his own desire. we simply cannot match that or even come close to those figures, it has to be his want for the PL and Chelsea over everything.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,584]

13 minutes ago, mkh said:

#BREAKING: Chelsea offers €40 Million plus 1 player to Benfica for Tomás Araújo.

(@cnnportugal)

I like that we looking at CB's. But can't say i know the player well.hasn't played that many games at Benfica,but linked to potentially replacing Skriniar at PSG..

If we bidding for a CB might suggest that a sale is in the pipeline.

[mkh 760]

Tomas Araujo is One of the Highest Rated Young Talents at Centre Back in the Game.

Everything you want from a defender, pace, ball playing, tackling, aerial ability.

PSG have made a €5m-a-year contract offer for Benfica defender Tomas Araujo (22). Paris need to sell before going any further, with Chelsea looking to step in.

@Tanziloic

Chelsea vs PSG👀🫡

[Pizy 19,280]

We seem to love getting into transfer tussles with like the only couple of clubs in the world willing to crazier than us in the transfer window. 

 

[mkh 760]

People close to Benoit Badiashile inform me there is no chance of him leaving before Friday’s deadline.

(@BobbyVincentFL)

 

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[Pizy 19,280]

With our new wage structure we simply can’t go toe to toe with PSG. Never mind a Saudi club offering more in 1 year than Osimhen would make over 3-4 here.

If PSG want this kid from Benfica they’ll get him. Especially since we pissed Benfica the fuck off during the Enzo ordeal whilst PSG just had a really smooth and amicable deal with them for João Neves.

Honestly, forget incomings at this stage. I’m worried we’ve fucked ourselves with outgoings by waiting this long. Great Lukaku is gone but Broja, Sterling, Chilly, Trev, DDF etc all look extremely difficult to move at this point.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,584]

1 minute ago, mkh said:

People close to Benoit Badiashile inform me there is no chance of him leaving before Friday’s deadline.

(@BobbyVincentFL)

 

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Don't mind that he wants to fight for a place,we aren't going to shift all who might need replacing in the next 53 hours. Plus his problem is consistency,good streaks and bad but less of a lost cause for Enzoball than Disasi 

Even if it's just for next few months to a year..

[OhForAGreavsie 6,127]

1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

If the Saudi league is offering Osimhen 30m Euros a year salary. How do you turn down 3m Euros a month tax free? Crazy money.

Back to school in September? 🙂

[Mhsc 1,146]

15 minutes ago, Pizy said:

 

Honestly, forget incomings at this stage. I’m worried we’ve fucked ourselves with outgoings by waiting this long. Great Lukaku is gone but Broja, Sterling, Chilly, Trev, DDF etc all look extremely difficult to move at this point.

Eh. Not like we get to choose when other clubs make bids and we can't force anyone to take them. They're all advertised as for sale. Sterling and Chilly maybe we could have done sooner but clearly Maresca wanted to assess them first.

Most or all will either get sold or go on loan before the deadline. Deals to Saudi for example I assume can still happen later (e.g. if Sterling finds himself with no realistic alternatives to continue making the money he wants + actually getting to play football).

[Pizy 19,280]

13 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Eh. Not like we get to choose when other clubs make bids and we can't force anyone to take them. They're all advertised as for sale. Sterling and Chilly maybe we could have done sooner but clearly Maresca wanted to assess them first.

Most or all will either get sold or go on loan before the deadline. Deals to Saudi for example I assume can still happen later (e.g. if Sterling finds himself with no realistic alternatives to continue making the money he wants + actually getting to play football).

In years past we could’ve just flogged them all on loan at the last minute but with the limited loan spots how many do we even have left?

[IMissEden 21]

Yes please to Araujo. Portugal are having a renaissance. 
 

He’s pro-active. A better distributor of the ball imo than any of our CBs. Really seems to always be in the right place at the right time - not even interceptions, but more being the one who the ball lands at so no need to intercept - I like his positioning in certain scenarios a lot. 
 

His passing and vision is like a really good passing midfielder. He is quick to think and just makes the right choices. So far, in smaller stake games. He reminds me of Christensen yet where Christensen oozed anxiety — years later confirmed to throw up before games — Araujo exudes such a calm demeanour. He leads by example so far. No wonder his name has come up whether via influential agent or via genuine interest. I want. I get it. If City got him I’d say perfect for them. 
 

He reminds me of Carvalho too in style and decision making. Reminds me of a lot of CBs coming to mind in succession for different reasons. I think he’s one of those ones. 

Edited August 28, 2024 by IMissEden