Chelsea Transfers

[King Kante 1,643]

1 hour ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Would have been even better if Broja and Chalobah were sold permanently. 

 

Tbf, Broja's deal to Ipswich was a good one. Just a shame he is made of glass and got injured again.

[King Kante 1,643]

51 minutes ago, Vesper said:

and Chilwell

Tbf, after watching us against Palace playing a one man midfield when off the ball, I am not too sure how long Enzo can play this system unless Gusto, James and Veiga can start picking up the inverted position to the level of Cucu (who won't be able to play every game) as it leaves us completely open on the counter. In that case Chilwell may be handy to have knocking about still. 

Edited September 3, 2024 by King Kante

[DH1988 1,350]

I can honestly see those mugs changing the rules on PSR after we've sold all of our homegrown talent. As Enzo said, it's a rule problem, not a Chelsea problem. If the rule was changed there is no shot we would consider selling Trev over Disasi for example.

[Vesper 30,226]

players we still need to perm sell

Raheem Sterling trash
Trevoh Chalobah 
Djordje Petrovic meh
Armando Broja   trash
Alfie Gilchrist passion merchant, bye bye
Kepa Arrizabalaga   enough said
Ben Chilwell 
Axel Disasi trash
Robert Sánchez  trash
Deivid Washington   ?
David Datro Fofana    meh
Cesare Casadei    meh so far
Benoît Badiashile trash
Harvey Vale meh

£250m or so, hopefully (really rough guess)

If I forgot some, please let me know

yes, I know, Mudryk, but I see no signs we will sell him atm

[Vesper 30,226]

16 minutes ago, DH1988 said:

I can honestly see those mugs changing the rules on PSR after we've sold all of our homegrown talent. As Enzo said, it's a rule problem, not a Chelsea problem. If the rule was changed there is no shot we would consider selling Trev over Disasi for example.

that would result in a multi-billion pound lawsuit (and far from just Chels as the plaintiffs)

IF the EPL/FA/UEFA want to force a Super League, then they can all keep playing games

[Vesper 30,226]

47 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Tbf, Broja's deal to Ipswich was a good one. Just a shame he is made of glass and got injured again.

It was not that good, as Ipswich had to stay up in order for the obligation to buy to kick in

good luck with that

[Vesper 30,226]

Ranking the Premier League clubs’ transfers windows: Unhinged, treacherous, hmmm

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5735669/2024/09/03/premier-league-clubs-transfer-window-ranking/

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8 — Chelsea

Where to start…?

Remember when Chelsea finally found consistency and won nine of their final 15 matches of last season and you sort of thought that with a few sensible summer additions they could really kick on under Mauricio Pochettino in 2024-25?

Nope, scrap all that. New head coach with no top-level managerial experience but on a five-year contract, 14 new signings, 18 departures, more money spent than any club in the world, more money received than any Premier League club, throw absolutely everything at a wall and see what sticks.

Everything might work. Everything might implode. Who knows?

Describe it in one word: Unhinged

[Vesper 30,226]

Chelsea ‘appear to be primarily a trading hub’ and have ‘ceased to be a football club’

https://Chelsea.news/2024/09/Chelsea-appear-to-be-primarily-a-trading-hub-and-have-ceased-to-be-a-football-club/

It’s that time of the year again where critics, media, fans, and everyone else in between reflect on the last long and busy summer transfer window that has just closed.

Chelsea’s new owners have had their critics from day one really, many of them, but they seem to be getting more and more heat on them by the day for the way they have been operating in the transfer window.

The latest summer window has been no different either, they have still been buying up many young talents from around the globe, and also selling and loaning out players as well. It’s a really busy club for player sales and arrivals, and has been since Todd Boehly and Clearlake became the owners.

Some people claim to see the vision, others are just not buying it at all. Everyone has an opinion.

Chelsea a trading hub now?

It is the opinion of The Daily Mail’s Matt Barlow that Chelsea have just become a trading hub rather than a football club, in his latest deep dive article into the club’s transfer business and squad build.

Barlow believes Chelsea have ignored buying the importance of experience and will end up paying for it.

As seen above, Barlow wrote:

‘Five markets into the new era and Chelsea are behaving as if they have ceased to be a football club. They appear to be primarily a trading hub. A staggering blur of comings and goings.’

I do think some Chelsea fans will agree with him, whilst others will not.

[King Kante 1,643]

10 minutes ago, Vesper said:

It was not that good, as Ipswich had to stay up in order for the obligation to buy to kick in

good luck with that

Tbh, no club were going to be sane enough to agree to an outright obligation at £30m. If he went there he could've been crap and if they scrapped their way to a second season like Huddersfield did a few years back we would've got a fee regardless. 

His deal now means he has to perform and stay fit. Both of which he seems incapable of. 

[Vytis33 1,276]

 

[Special Juan 28,146]

Osimhen has been completely and utterly fucked over.

[Mhsc 1,098]

1 hour ago, Vytis33 said:

 

To be fair, that is very encouraging - there is the chance that Osimhen has been awfully misrepresented here. Guess we'll see what decisions he makes in January to find out. Should never have come to this, worst case scenario should have been a dry loan to Chelsea - if he wanted to be taken seriously as a top player.

[DDA 9,944]

Can see him coming here in Jan you know. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

6 minutes ago, DDA said:

Can see him coming here in Jan you know. 

Apparently Gala paying £160k of his salary yet we wouldn’t offer him over £150k on a permanent deal. Can’t see it. Unless we put another £40-50k on top of it. Minimum.

Aye he’s parted way with his agent, wanted a permanent move, still doesn’t mean his wage demands may drop significantly.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Apparently Gala paying £160k of his salary yet we wouldn’t offer him over £150k on a permanent deal. Can’t see it. Unless we put another £40-50k on top of it. Minimum.

Aye he’s parted way with his agent, wanted a permanent move, still doesn’t mean his wage demands may drop significantly.

His offer from Chelsea was 150k with incentives that could take it to 300k. He might not like that he has to earn the other half of the offer.

[mkh 601]

Reece James is unlikely to be fit enough to start against Chelsea's next opponent, Bournemouth. He is still thought to be a couple of weeks away from returning to full training.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

 

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250,000 pounds per weeks

 

Romeo Lavía due to start training again with a view to being fit for the Bournemouth game.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

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Edited September 3, 2024 by mkh

[Mhsc 1,098]

21 minutes ago, mkh said:

Reece James is unlikely to be fit enough to start against Chelsea's next opponent, Bournemouth. He is still thought to be a couple of weeks away from returning to full training.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

 

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250,000 pounds per weeks

Reece is probably next in the bomb squad unfortunately...

[LAM09 7,062]

4 hours ago, Vytis33 said:

 

Better late than never, I suppose. The harm has been done; whether that lasts for four months or till next May will show how bad the decision ultimately was.

[Vesper 30,226]

1 hour ago, Mhsc said:

Reece is probably next in the bomb squad unfortunately...

[TheHulk 2,482]

2 hours ago, Mhsc said:

Reece is probably next in the bomb squad unfortunately...

We should sell him while his stock is still high anyway, he contributes to absolutely nothing nowdays.