Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 18,858]

28 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

To be fair no one of the names we heard so far would  - the likes of Barcola or Cherki are very raw and would need maybe 1 or 2 years to really lift our attack. 

I think Cherki could have a pretty dramatic positive effect on our attack immediately. His chance creation could be superb.

Barcola I think is still too raw for what we need right now, I think. I know he’s a similar age to Cherki but Cherki’s game is “cleaner” and more refined.

[lucio 5,418]

17 minutes ago, milka said:

CHO  if he was so talented he would at least show himself in Leverkusen like Sancho in Dortmund .The truth is that it is level  Forest, Fulham.

he was talented, his body is just broken

[Vesper 30,091]

Chelsea

https://theathletic.com/4805155/2023/08/28/transfer-window-final-week/

Ins: Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ugochukwu, Robert Sanchez, Deivid Washington, Angelo Gabriel

Outs: Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Christian Pulisic, Edouard Mendy, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ethan Ampadu, N’Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Baba Rahman, Hakim Ziyech (loan), Kepa Arrizabalaga (loan), Lewis Hall (loan), Angelo Gabriel (loan), David Datro Fofana (loan), Gabriel Slonina (loan), Omari Hutchinson (loan)

The priority for co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart as this summer of squad overhaul draws to a close will be outgoings.

Chelsea are yet to solve their expensive Romelu Lukaku problem but have held talks with Roma, while Callum Hudson-Odoi is still searching for a new home. Malang Sarr belongs in that bracket, too, given his status as another high-earner not included in Mauricio Pochettino’s first-team group. You can also expect loans for several academy youngsters on the senior fringes, such as Tino Anjorin.

Having utilised the Bank of Cobham to offset their vast transfer spending in this window, Chelsea could still listen to good offers for home-grown products Conor Gallagher, Trevoh Chalobah, Bashir Humphreys and Ian Maatsen, despite impressive showings in pre-season.

Incomings should slow now, but Chelsea have completed a deal for New England Revolution goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. Pochettino would like another attacking player “with the right profile”, though he is wary of creating a logjam once Armando Broja, Carney Chukwuemeka and Nkunku are fit and available for selection again.

Liam Twomey

[Vesper 30,091]

Man Utd 'very close' to signing Chelsea star and deal to trigger another Old Trafford exit

Manchester United are said to be very close to signing a Chelsea player in a deal which will trigger an Old Trafford exit.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1806785/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Marc-Cucurella-Chelsea

Manchester United are reportedly very close to signing Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella on loan. The deal will then see Alvaro Fernandez leave Old Trafford on a temporary move of his own.

Edited August 28, 2023 by Vesper

[Gundalf 805]

25 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I think Cherki could have a pretty dramatic positive effect on our attack immediately. His chance creation could be superb.

Barcola I think is still too raw for what we need right now, I think. I know he’s a similar age to Cherki but Cherki’s game is “cleaner” and more refined.

We would need to work on his off the ball behaviour for a loooong time tbh to be PL ready. Poch only wants players who track back and press, sth. Cherki has never done in his career. 

[Pizy 18,858]

Just now, Gundalf said:

We would need to work on his off the ball behaviour for a loooong time tbh to be PL ready. Poch only wants players who track back and press, sth. Cherki has never done in his career. 

As part of a front 3 together with Jackson and Sterling and with all 3 of Enzo, Caicedo, and Lavia behind him I don’t think his tracking back and defensive work would be too much of an issue. And if it was you can rotate him out for Gallagher against the very rare opponents that will dominate possession against us like City.

I’d happily take the gamble on him.

 

[lucio 5,418]

Is smith Rowe no good anymore ? I remember they were banging on about him a couple of years ago 

[Vytis33 1,261]

12 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Man Utd 'very close' to signing Chelsea star and deal to trigger another Old Trafford exit

Manchester United are said to be very close to signing a Chelsea player in a deal which will trigger an Old Trafford exit.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1806785/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Marc-Cucurella-Chelsea

Manchester United are reportedly very close to signing Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella on loan. The deal will then see Alvaro Fernandez leave Old Trafford on a temporary move of his own.

Chelsea “star”

 

[Mhsc 1,093]

1 minute ago, Gundalf said:

We would need to work on his off the ball behaviour for a loooong time tbh to be PL ready. Poch only wants players who track back and press, sth. Cherki has never done in his career. 

To be fair we've not done a lot of pressing so far under Poch, if we dominate possession as we have vs Liverpool, West Ham and Luton it becomes less of a big deal, he said himself that it will be against teams like Man City that we'll see the hardcore pressing because we'll need it.

Cherki would for sure not play if we were going up against those sort of teams, unless he developed a lot. But, the argument for Cherki is quite reasonable when you look at the current plan of team's we're playing against, where it is about finessing a goal through the parked bus. He would definitely be a useful squad player, and I think the case for him as risen since we've acquired a very defensively solid midfield (Lavia, Caicedo, Enzo).

However, I still think Jonathon David helps us more than Cherki. I think someone that can cover for NJ and play in different positions is really what we're looking for, we're currently SUPER at risk relying on NJ here and he does have a history of hamstring problems - we just don't want to get a pure no.9 who has no purpose when NJ is fit.

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

1 hour ago, Mhsc said:

Romano is a click engagement genius. Got to respect it. Probably doesn’t know much but knows that it’s very likely we are going to do something, and knows how to milk the views.

I have nothing but respect for what a hustler he is.

I mean yeah. Ornstein and others work for major new outlets/publicists. 

Romano is on his own grinding. 

49 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Where is this?

Think is YouTube. 

He now just tweeted we aren't interested in Barcola. Player wants PSG and Lyon don't want to sell to us anymore as they wanted Santos on loan. 

[Gundalf 805]

17 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

To be fair we've not done a lot of pressing so far under Poch, if we dominate possession as we have vs Liverpool, West Ham and Luton it becomes less of a big deal, he said himself that it will be against teams like Man City that we'll see the hardcore pressing because we'll need it.

Cherki would for sure not play if we were going up against those sort of teams, unless he developed a lot. But, the argument for Cherki is quite reasonable when you look at the current plan of team's we're playing against, where it is about finessing a goal through the parked bus. He would definitely be a useful squad player, and I think the case for him as risen since we've acquired a very defensively solid midfield (Lavia, Caicedo, Enzo).

However, I still think Jonathon David helps us more than Cherki. I think someone that can cover for NJ and play in different positions is really what we're looking for, we're currently SUPER at risk relying on NJ here and he does have a history of hamstring problems - we just don't want to get a pure no.9 who has no purpose when NJ is fit.

Im just biased bc I want someone to free Sancho from United. This club is known for destroying players careers

Sancho vs. Cherki being 19 playing in a lower league for a smaller club:

The difference is wild. He shouldnt have gone to United. Mount will find out soon as well. 

[Mhsc 1,093]

55 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

I like the way that Amine Gouiri looks pretty good I wouldn’t be mad at the signing looks like he operates across the front 3. He could be a could LW/CF for us as a solid option or back up when Nkunku is back

I do not know a lot about this guy, but checked out some scouting reports on him, Youtube and a bit of fbref and he does indeed look like exactly the kind of player we could really use.

[mkh 571]

Lesley Ugochukwu is expected to stay part of the first team squad at #Chelsea this season.

[via @SkySports]

[mkh 571]

Chelsea & OL discussed about Bradley Barcola last week but he’s currently not close to #CFC 🔵🇫🇷

Understand Chelsea are considering different options as Olympique Lyon wanted Andrey Santos on loan as part of the deal.

Talks for Barcola stopped since Andrey joined

 

Fabrizio Romano

[mkh 571]

Bayern Munich have made initial contact with Chelsea over Trevoh Chalobah.— Chalobah is seen as a possible replacement for Benjamin Pavard. [sky]

 

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