Chelsea Transfers

[TheHulk 1,987]

5 minutes ago, mkh said:

😶I think Liam Rosenior will be the next Chelsea coach if Chelsea continue to fall.

He is showing a lot of promise and so far making the most with the young players he has unlike Maresca, don't mind this. Of course a proven manager should be priority but doesn't look likely with these cowboys.

Edited Wednesday at 15:05 by TheHulk

[TheHulk 1,987]

On 17/02/2025 at 14:30, Strike said:

Yes, I'm just glad there's no buy option or obligation involved. He can come back and be useful for the XI

Crazy how much denial Maresca has put into some, Veiga left because of Maresca, good luck thinking he comes back when his manager decided to play a player out of position instead of him when Cucurella got injured. 

[TheHulk 1,987]

On 18/02/2025 at 11:08, Reddish-Blue said:

Who does Maresca actually want though?

Apparently he didn't want Felix at all, then changed his mind on KDH after spending 30 million on him to bring him here (would have gone to Spurs), gets zero production out of Nkunku, told Chalobah he isn't needed and then proceeds to bring him back from Palace and play him every other game...

This guy seems like a Championship manager, no different to Lampard.  

Don't forget playing a player out of position when Veiga and Chilwell were fit.

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Ground defence: best U23 midfielders worldwide

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost492

Using technical data collected by our partners Wyscout, the CIES Football Observatory has developed various synthetic indices on a base of 100 to measure the level of performance of players in six areas of the game (more details ici). This Weekly Post presents the hundred U23 midfielders from 46 leagues around the world with the highest values in ground defence (see below).

 

Borussia Mönchengladbach's Rocco Reitz has the highest score. The German is ahead of another big-5 league player, Barcelona's Spaniard Marc Casadó, and Genk's Guinean Ibrahima Sory Bangoura. After a season in the reserve team, Bangoura is emerging as a potential transfer candidate to an even bigger club. Two other players from outside the big-5 are in the top 10: Amine Lachkar (Willem II) and Nick Fichtinger (Zwolle).

Tenth overall, Las Palmas' Portuguese Dário Essugo (on loan from Sporting CP) has the highest score among players who have not yet celebrated their twentieth birthday. The three youngest players in the top 100 are Frenchmen Ayyoub Bouaddi (LOSC Lille) and Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris St-Germain), as well as Swede Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham). Of the 46 leagues analysed, 32 are represented by at least one player in the top 100.

The ground defence index is calculated by adding up the defensive duels won by players below elbow height, pass interceptions and anticipations on loose balls (without clear possession) in relation to the average values measured at team and position level (on a pro rata basis of the different positions played). The value obtained is corrected by the success rate of ground duels undertaken and the sporting level of the matches played.

Ground defence index, best U23 midfielers

At least 450 domestic league minutes, season 2024/25 until 12/02/2025, 46 leagues worldwide

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the youngest:

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Arsenal and Chelsea told eye-watering price tag for Borussia Dortmund star

Jamie Gittens has continued to impress with Borussia Dortmund and the young English winger is being eyed by the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea - who will need to cough up big money to land him

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-Chelsea-dortmund-gittens-price-34698384

The likes of Arsenal and Chelsea have been told by Borussia Dortmund that it will take upwards of £80million to land Jamie Gittens this summer.

The English winger has enjoyed a breakout year with the German side and a number of clubs in the Premier League are now looking to bring him home. Gittens has 16 goal involvements across his 33 appearances with interest in him growing.

Dortmund have endured a poor season and are in the bottom half in the Bundesliga having recently sacked Nuri Sahin as manager. It means failing to qualify for the Champions League could force them into selling one of their prized assets.

Bild though reports that those at the club won't be letting Gittens leave on the cheap and are likely to demand a fee of around €100m (£83m) if they are to see the 20-year-old, who was in Chelsea and Manchester City's academies, leave the club.

Dortmund have continued to be shrewd sellers over the years with their top talent being moved on for sizeable fees. In recent summers they've seen both Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland leave the club. Those two transfers landed them more than £100m in profit.

They've also shown that they have an eye for English wingers with Jadon Sancho, who was signed from City as a teenager, going to the club and becoming a huge hit before Manchester United came in and bought him for £73m.

Gittens scored a stunning solo goal earlier this season against Bayern Munich, earning his side a point, with Sahin saying about the winger: "When he gets rolling, he's a fantastic player. He's also made huge strides defensively."

Former Dortmund striker Karl Heinz-Riedle told The Sun earlier this season that Gittens has the potential to emulate the likes of Sancho and Bellingham. He said: “Jamie is still not 100 per cent what we expect from a world-class player - but he has all the talent to become one of those. He can become the next Sancho, Erling Haaland or Bellingham.”

Gittens, who was in the Manchester City academy with Cole Palmer, has continued to enjoy a rapid rise and came off the bench in last season's Champions League final.

A reunion with Palmer at Chelsea would likely require the Blues to first sell such is the size of their squad. Arsenal meanwhile are under pressure to add more attacking depth with Gittens potentially on the market.

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Chelsea have set a €33 million price tag for Renato Viega, should any club seek to sign him permanently this summer.

(Tuttosport)

[Mário César 1,054]

39 minutes ago, mkh said:

Chelsea have set a €33 million price tag for Renato Viega, should any club seek to sign him permanently this summer.

(Tuttosport)

as we expected 

[TheHulk 1,987]

13 minutes ago, Mário César said:

as we expected 

These cowboys probably happy Maresca doesn't rate Veiga so they have a reason to sell him for profits now, expecting some shit like this to happen with Santos sooner or later as well.

Edited Wednesday at 23:29 by TheHulk

[Vytis33 1,175]

Did Veiga get injured today?  Saw he was subbed off early in the first half 

[TheHulk 1,987]

12 minutes ago, Vytis33 said:

Did Veiga get injured today?  Saw he was subbed off early in the first half 

Yeah but fortunately nothing serious just something light in the calf.

Edited Wednesday at 23:45 by TheHulk

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Buy Ayyoub Bouaddi.

We will regret not doing so.

[bigbluewillie 1,878]

 

Chelsea are determined to beat off competition from Premier League rivals to sign Crystal Palace's £70m-rated England defender Marc Guehi. The 24-year-old joined Palace from Chelsea in 2021. (Mirror), external

70m Eh

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Liverpool's Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, 26, remains a top target for Chelsea this summer, with the Blues prepared to pay up to £40m for the Reds' second-choice stopper. (Football Insider), external

 

[Reddish-Blue 2,410]

7 hours ago, TheHulk said:

These cowboys probably happy Maresca doesn't rate Veiga so they have a reason to sell him for profits now, expecting some shit like this to happen with Santos sooner or later as well.

The one they should be selling is that crook Lavia.  What a waste, 50 million down the drain for a player that can't even stay fit for 3 games in a row.  

All the talent to be a class midfielder but zero fitness. 

We really do know how to find injury prone players, first Fofana, then Lavia, Reece from the academy, RLC from the academy 😆

[King Kante 1,540]

On 13/02/2025 at 18:43, MoroccanBlue said:

We have a large sell on clause don't we? Thought that was the case given the low transfer fee of only 3m. 

Yeah, apprantly 50%. Him doing well is good for us, unless he stays at Forest forever. 

On 13/02/2025 at 16:31, TheHulk said:

Hope we get this guy.

This guy along with one of the Benfica CB's are my top two. 

On 17/02/2025 at 10:38, Special Juan said:

Nkunku is a superb footballer, you just don't go from top quality at Leipzig to what we are seeing now...he has simply down tools since he was left on the bench for god knows how long.

He wants away and has jacked it in

Not sure. Nkunku looks like a player that looks good when everything is built around him. When it isn't he cannot do much. Essentially he is an ok-good finisher and cannot do much else. Fine for the Bundesliga, not really anywhere else. 

On 17/02/2025 at 20:52, OneMoSalah said:

Veiga will be signed by Juventus I feel.

Clearly he is making a massive impression already and they are in the race for European football.

I think around 25m euros and a sell on clause would probably be seen as enough for the club. I’d also imagine staying at Juventus would be a massive lure, not to mention he’s played as a CB mainly since going there which is what he see’s himself as in the long run.

Definitely could have played minutes ahead of Colwill there for us but not sure what the thing was with Maresca. Reports were that it was discipline related. Then that he didn’t want the player - like many we recruited in the summer….. Or mix of both? 

Nah. I think he will be back. The issue with his current performances is the PR of it. Sell him for under £40m without a clause and people will go spare. Not worth it without a obligation/optional clause in the contract. 

9 hours ago, mkh said:

Chelsea have set a €33 million price tag for Renato Viega, should any club seek to sign him permanently this summer.

(Tuttosport)

Tuttosport is wank and always put out what Italian fans want to hear. 

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https://x.com/siphillipssport/status/1892507076150054956?t=eBGeHiQ9Dft-K_pp28azAA&s=19

[Special Juan 27,584]

I said last month we have to start planning and actually actively talking to players/agents about targets and doing it NOW

We sleep too easy and we go in with stupid bids that both piss teams off and then they fuck us off.