Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 30,320]

15 hours ago, Pizy said:

Btw, what the hell happened to Anselmino?

Strasbourg is an obvious option for £15.6m defender who continues to train alone

https://www.google.com/amp/s/Chelsea.news/2025/05/strasbourg-is-an-obvious-option-for-15-6m-defender-who-continues-to-train-alone/amp/

[Vesper 30,320]

13 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

pretty average Ipswich side.

A horrific Ipswich side.

[Vesper 30,320]

11 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Ronaldo close to joining my hometown club 😂 

But they are Tunisian, not Moroccan

Edited May 29 by Vesper

[Vesper 30,320]

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Plus the UEFA Cup Winners Cup

[LAM09 7,070]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

It’s not that Delap is a bad signing. He would be SUPER useful to have and he causes massive headaches for opposing teams. But it’s whether he’s capable of taking us all the way back to the top level. 

If it was Delap + another reliable goal scorer fine. 

Just what I was thinking. His profile being too close to the names circulating is the only issue. My concern with his signing is that it wouldn't really offer much to have him next to someone like Osimhen. I could support a signing like Samu's a year ago (theoretically, Delap having already completed a Premier League season). We can't be going into a CL campaign with Jackson, Guiu, and Delap as our alternatives if we have any real ambition of being competitive.

[Pizy 18,996]

3 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Just what I was thinking. His profile being too close to the names circulating is the only issue. My concern with his signing is that it wouldn't really offer much to have him next to someone like Osimhen. I could support a signing like Samu's a year ago (theoretically, Delap having already completed a Premier League season). We can't be going into a CL campaign with Jackson, Guiu, and Delap as our alternatives if we have any real ambition of being competitive.

Yeah, at least not against the very top teams. Delap isn’t striking fear in any of the big boys entering a match. 

Perhaps the club would take advantage of Delap being dirt cheap compares to the others were linked with and use the money saved to go all out for a top wide attacker to replace Madueke/Sancho. 

So while Delap alone wouldn’t be so exciting, maybe we get a Nico Williams or Rodrygo to refresh the attack? 

[OneMoSalah 8,894]

3 hours ago, Pizy said:

It’s not that Delap is a bad signing. He would be SUPER useful to have and he causes massive headaches for opposing teams. But it’s whether he’s capable of taking us all the way back to the top level. 

If it was Delap + another reliable goal scorer fine. 

Super useful? How exactly?

If he hadn’t had that game against us in December, I doubt their would be a clamouring on here to sign him. It’s like the Torres, Benayoun, Meireles effect all over again. Reports saying long standing interest also are very strange - why didn’t we try signing him from City then? Like Palmer and the fullback kid O’Reily…. cause its nonsense! We’ve needed a CF for years and he’d of been cheaper than Nico also, so yeah not buying long standing interest reports at all.

His last 2 PL goals were the beginning of April v Wolves on the 5th of April & Bournemouth on the 2nd of April. Before those he hadn’t scored since goals v Villa on the 15th of Feb and Southampton on the 1st of Feb. Prior to those, his last goals were against Fulham on the 5th Jan and us on the 30th December.

If his playing style isn’t particularly suited to a heavy possession based team - lets be honest its not at all - and his goal return isn’t consistent then how would he be “super useful”?

I am yet to see one thing that indicates he would be an improvement on what we already have (and that says something cause Jackson is beyond average).

The whole point of signing a CF is to have someone who can do the business to limit us relying on a Jackson/Delap/Guiu. Throwing in another kid who isn’t ready to lead the line for an aspiring CL level/title winning club is just pointless. May as well sign another project CB and project GK whilst we are it. You said it yourself in another post he isn’t striking fear into any of the big boys - thats the sort of player we need. 

 

Edited May 29 by OneMoSalah

[LAM09 7,070]

58 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Yeah, at least not against the very top teams. Delap isn’t striking fear in any of the big boys entering a match. 

Perhaps the club would take advantage of Delap being dirt cheap compares to the others were linked with and use the money saved to go all out for a top wide attacker to replace Madueke/Sancho. 

So while Delap alone wouldn’t be so exciting, maybe we get a Nico Williams or Rodrygo to refresh the attack? 

That's what we can hope for. Reason I was/am so against the Ekiteke signing for more than double the price. However, trying to save some pennies where it matters most on the pitch isn't a smart decision. 

[TheHulk 2,514]

Get rid of that fraud Madueke immediately and let this talent actually ball for us.

[DDA 10,003]

57 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Get rid of that fraud Madueke immediately and let this talent actually ball for us.

Go watch the the vid of his last game i posted in his thread. He isn’t ready.

[LAM09 7,070]

53 minutes ago, DDA said:

Go watch the the vid of his last game i posted in his thread. He isn’t ready.

He's going to be at the CWC, so he'll get a closer look of him against better opposition.

[Thor 2,748]

Ekitike is not worth more than double compared to Delap. 
 

I’d argue Delap is the more effective and impactful player right now anyway. 
 

Shitting on a player who banged in 12 goals on a shitty, shitty Ipswich team is bizarre. Ekitike is playing on a well oiled offensive team and has 3 more goals… in a way worse league. 

[King Kante 1,643]

5 hours ago, Pizy said:

Yeah, at least not against the very top teams. Delap isn’t striking fear in any of the big boys entering a match. 

Perhaps the club would take advantage of Delap being dirt cheap compares to the others were linked with and use the money saved to go all out for a top wide attacker to replace Madueke/Sancho. 

So while Delap alone wouldn’t be so exciting, maybe we get a Nico Williams or Rodrygo to refresh the attack? 

This could be said for a lot of players before a move. Did anyone fear Salah when he went to Liverpool, Kane after his loan at Norwich? 

Personally, I am fine with Delap, I think he has something but time will tell. However, I perfer him than putting a personality like VO into the dressing room or spending stupid wages and fees on a Bundesliga CF. Gyokeres and Alverez are the only two that are better options - although I have doubts about Gyokeres' ability to translate his form to the PL.

[King Kante 1,643]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

Ekitike is not worth more than double compared to Delap. 
 

I’d argue Delap is the more effective and impactful player right now anyway. 
 

Shitting on a player who banged in 12 goals on a shitty, shitty Ipswich team is bizarre. Ekitike is playing on a well oiled offensive team and has 3 more goals… in a way worse league. 

Also, he has shown he can handle the physicality of the league and also be able to move PL CB's about. 

I do get where people are coming from, but equally at £30m this is a no brainer deal. Especially as it is avoiding the typical English tax and we have some evidence he can play in the PL at 21. 

Edited May 29 by King Kante

[YorkshireBlue 3,300]

What’s delaps numbers this season playing for a horrific side compared to Jackson who played for a top 4 side? 

[jernej93 569]

Plus, Ekitike is very poor in physical duels and has played his worst matches against teams that sit in a low block. On the other hand, Delap is physically excellent and outstanding at holding up the ball. The stereotype that he can only play in transition is also laughable—probably because he plays for Ipswich and didn’t really have another option? He’s still a product of City’s academy, which is based on possession play, and he’s mostly played against low blocks. He also gets his shot off very quickly (his ratio between first touch and shot is very good and fast), and he doesn’t overdo the number of touches to prepare a shot (like Jackson or Ekitike). I’m not saying Delap is "the next big thing," but he’s certainly not that much worse—if at all—than the other players mentioned. What gives me optimism is also his similarity to Vardy—he’s a tough, relentless player, which might be exactly what our team is lacking.

 

Check out the link below.

https://youtu.be/Qca2Vhv_vLU?si=je5aIXLNlnxJHo6B

 

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Jonathan Tah oficially to Bayern. 

https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2025/05/neuzugang-aus-leverkusen-jonathan-tah-kommt-zum-fc-bayern

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Record in Portugal saying we have approached Sporting for Gyokares

[Blue Armour 4,482]

3 hours ago, Thor said:

Ekitike is not worth more than double compared to Delap. 
 

I’d argue Delap is the more effective and impactful player right now anyway. 
 

Shitting on a player who banged in 12 goals on a shitty, shitty Ipswich team is bizarre. Ekitike is playing on a well oiled offensive team and has 3 more goals… in a way worse league. 

3 more goals...and more assists.

I think they're both quite raw as players and not reliable goalscorers yet, but I can still see Ektike at least link up with the team meaningfully and contribute with his dribbling ability.

Don't think he's worth the current price tag, but I'd choose Ekitke easily over Delap.

And of course, a proven goal scorer over both of them,.since Chelsea have none currently

[Thor 2,748]

2 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

3 more goals...and more assists.

I think they're both quite raw as players and not reliable goalscorers yet, but I can still see Ektike at least link up with the team meaningfully and contribute with his dribbling ability.

Don't think he's worth the current price tag, but I'd choose Ekitke easily over Delap.

And of course, a proven goal scorer over both of them,.since Chelsea have none currently

I just think the rest of the buys are a risk at their prices. Delap for 30 mil? No brainer. 
 

Also I can’t be the only one that sees him as a bit of a baby Gyokeres? Similar strengths and play styles imo. Gyokeres looks dog shit at headers though. 
 

If Delap stinks it up, it’s 30 mil and easy to recoup. Especially on homegrown talent. 
If Etikite sucks we look like idiots spending 90 odd million. 
Same with Gyokeres. 
 

I remember people on here telling me Morata finally gave us a proper finisher. I remember being one of the people saying Lukaku would be beast this time around. The list goes on for forwards we have taken turns being wrong on. 
 

Salah was value for money. Haaland too. Isak. I just don’t see any of these guys as sure fire studs like Haaland so it’s not worth the risk.