Chelsea Transfers

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On 27/12/2024 at 16:08, Vytis33 said:

Noni has always struck me as a player who’d rather score a hat-trick in a loss than win a match.  Good team player when things are going well for him but a negative drag when they’re not 

Well he scored a hat-trick against Wolves and we won 6-2 this season 😄 

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10 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I still don't get why we had to sign Kellyman from Aston Villa...there were other offers for Maatsen.   I was expecting the club to at least get a decent squad player from Aston Villa, not a youngster that will likely play zero minutes for us. 

KDH was a Maresca signing, I don't think it's Maresca not trusting him, he just looks off the pace. 

I fully believe KDH was a was to pay big compensation for maresca but not have it on the books officially....

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16 hours ago, King Kante said:

Virtually every club has insurance for injuries. Him being injured isn't a problem financially for the club, except from a premium perspective. 

It works like a car insurance, if you keep crashing your premium goes up and this club despite spending billions need to start watching what goes out that does not need to be and with Reece the premium will be through the roof as well as wages being outlayed and zero return

Being injured i s a major problem for the club, the wage bill and the player.

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No chance of Chelsea recalling these three CBs:

❌ Trevoh Chalobah from Crystal Palace

❌ Alfie Gilchrist from Sheffield United.

❌ Bashir Humphreys will be going to Burnley permanently (obligation to buy) in the summer.

(via@BobbyVincentFL)

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9 hours ago, LAM09 said:

It's not about whether they are good enough but who replaced them.

Is KDH better than Gallagher, an English INT? Are Badi, Tosin, and Disasi better than Trev?

I'd imagine almost everyone on this board would say no to both. It's one thing to replace "subpar" players with better ones; it's a totally different thing to just make stupid decisions.

I didn't understand the KDH transfer when it happened as we don't need his skill set, seemed more like a transfer for Ange at Spurs where it's attack first mentality. 

7 hours ago, Thor said:

Conor is good enough to start somewhere but not good enough for the football we play here. Lavia, Enzo and Caicedo are levels above Conor - so your replacement needs to be someone of the KDH level that knows how to play the system and can fill the void when an injury does occur. 

No point saying Lavia is levels above Gallagher when one of them is out of action 90% of the time and the other is known for having strong fitness levels. 

Its like comparing Reece to the other top quality RB's, it's just not possible anymore as Reece is unfortunately made of glass, won't be too long before he has to retire early and become a coach. 

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20 hours ago, TheHulk said:

Another great defensive transfer from the mighty board that's going great.

Veiga was a good buy

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17 hours ago, mkh said:

𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂: Omar Marmoush will sign for Manchester City. ✍️🇪🇬🔵

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Sky Germany reports that there have been no negotiations between Manchester City and Eintracht Frankfurt over Omar Marmoush.

The original report came from the Sun (the epitome of truth (this is sarcasm)) and suggested that the defending Premier League champions will raid Frankfurt for their talisman this winter.

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11 hours ago, LAM09 said:

I don't mind if those that come in are perceived as an upgrade. KDH for Gallagher? 😐

Chalobah's predicament became apparent, even when he scored against Tottenham. However, I believe no one was prepared to part with money for him, so the board took the next best thing in their opinion. I mentioned it before his loan was finalised: his flexibility and PL experience make him a great asset, despite his flaws.

It's not about whether they are good enough but who replaced them.

Is KDH better than Gallagher, an English INT? Are Badi, Tosin, and Disasi better than Trev?

I'd imagine almost everyone on this board would say no to both. It's one thing to replace "subpar" players with better ones; it's a totally different thing to just make stupid decisions.

Gallagher was starting week in week out last season. Do you see KDH starting right now? Don't know why you are comparing the two as if KDH was brought in to replace Gallagher. 

Badi Tosin and Disasi are not starting ahead of the first choice defense of Fofana and Colwill either.

The board has not just spent on KDH, Tosin, Badi and Disasi. It was clear to everyone that KDH and Tosin particularly were bought in the summer as cover. Can't deny board has spent considerably to improve the first XI with Gusto, Cucu, Caicedo, Enzo, Lavia, Palmer,  and not have limited players like Gallagher and Chalobah in it.

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𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙎𝙁𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎: Chelsea tempted to sign a centre-back in the wake of Wesley Fofana’s serious hamstring injury. 

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- Ilya Zabarnyi

- Marc Guehi

- Tomás Araújo

- Abdukodir Khusanov

- Cristhian Mosquera

- Joel Ordóñez

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1 hour ago, Strike said:

Gallagher was starting week in week out last season. Do you see KDH starting right now? Don't know why you are comparing the two as if KDH was brought in to replace Gallagher. 

Badi Tosin and Disasi are not starting ahead of the first choice defense of Fofana and Colwill either.

The board has not just spent on KDH, Tosin, Badi and Disasi. It was clear to everyone that KDH and Tosin particularly were bought in the summer as cover. Can't deny board has spent considerably to improve the first XI with Gusto, Cucu, Caicedo, Enzo, Lavia, Palmer,  and not have limited players like Gallagher and Chalobah in it.

We sold a midfielder, KDH was brought in to fill that void. That's why I'm mentioning the two. KDH should have never been bought & screamed Drinkwater vibes the moment the rumour started to circulate.

I'm talking about the players they were brought into replace, not what is currently at the club. Tosin came on a free, so his signing was a no-brainer.

Half of the players you mentioned are exactly that - limited. 

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12 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

We sold a midfielder, KDH was brought in to fill that void. That's why I'm mentioning the two. KDH should have never been bought & screamed Drinkwater vibes the moment the rumour started to circulate.

I'm talking about the players they were brought into replace, not what is currently at the club. Tosin came on a free, so his signing was a no-brainer.

Half of the players you mentioned are exactly that - limited. 

KDH is not filling the void left by Gallagher. He's never on the pitch and Gallagher played in all 38 games last season. 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Strike said:

KDH is not filling the void left by Gallagher. He's never on the pitch and Gallagher played in all 38 games last season. 

Games played has no relevance at all. Once again, we lost a midfielder, we gained one. The concept isn't difficult to understand. 

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Fading in most games in the 2nd half 

Needed Lavia in there 

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1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

Games played has no relevance at all. Once again, we lost a midfielder, we gained one. The concept isn't difficult to understand. 

They didn't replace Gallagher with a sub-par player like KDH as suggested. They've upgraded.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Strike said:

They didn't replace Gallagher with a sub-par player like KDH as suggested. They've upgraded.

 

 

They did, given Lavia, Enzo and Caicedo were all signed by the club when Connor was still here…. And Connor played more minutes than all of them under Poch….

Connor was the only first team CM to leave permanently in the summer and KDH was the only first team CM signed in the same window… so how was he not his direct replacement?

In quality terms, he certainly wasn’t an upgrade - didn’t need to see KDH in a Chelsea shirt to figure that out - but that was definitely the feeling folk on here and I am sure the feeling the club/manager were hoping for alongside the obvious PSR benefits.

Several folk had KDH pegged in as a starter under Maresca too 😂

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1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

They did, given Lavia, Enzo and Caicedo were all signed by the club when Connor was still here…. And Connor played more minutes than all of them under Poch….

Connor was the only first team CM to leave permanently in the summer and KDH was the only first team CM signed in the same window… so how was he not his direct replacement?

In quality terms, he certainly wasn’t an upgrade - didn’t need to see KDH in a Chelsea shirt to figure that out - but that was definitely the feeling folk on here and I am sure the feeling the club/manager were hoping for alongside the obvious PSR benefits.

Several folk had KDH pegged in as a starter under Maresca too 😂

The only way getting KDH would’ve been warranted was for rotation at the very least.

it matters little what some of us hoped — hardly ever seen him play as I only watch the PL. We merely trusted the scouting done.
it looks like a major blunder by the club.

Lavia either addresses his fitness issues or his career will look very different from originally thought.

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1 minute ago, robsblubot said:

Lavia either addresses his fitness issues or his career will look very different from originally thought.

he is the most puzzling one

all the rest were known made-of-glassers

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5 hours ago, mkh said:

- Tomás Araújo

- Abdukodir Khusanov

- Cristhian Mosquera

am good with any of these 3

Joel Ordóñez I need to see more of, but he also has huge potential

Guehi is too expensive for the quality