Tomo 21,751 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 4 hours ago, Pizy said: As others in here have mentioned, it’s probably never a good sign when the supporters of the club aren’t bothered at all if a player is sold. Dortmund fans seem perfectly happy to see Gittens sold. For me he feels like such a Spurs or Villa level signing where that sort of price is the highest they’ll go to and his level is all they can attract. Chelsea should be aiming much higher. All Gittens feels like he’d be here is expensive squad depth. And since that’s the case we may as well just keep Sancho for half the cost. From what I've seen it's more he doesn't suit their new system (that doesn't play with wide wingers) and the money can go on Jashari or Jobe Bellingham (who would) as opposed to thinking he's outright crap. Not that he'd be my first choice, but still important context i feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,320 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 2 hours ago, King Kante said: prime Yashin Fernando and King Kante 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,300 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, LAM09 said: £60m layout, £300kpw~, and 27 in two days. Not to mention his only productive seasons have come in Portugal. It shouldn't surprise anyone why people aren't jumping through hoops for him. Tell me the last 27 yr old to not have played in any of Europe's top leagues and delivered. Lukakuu springs to mind in a way he had a few good seasons at West Brom, but at Utd and Chelsea was utter shite, went to the Italian league and it just suits him, some players find there level in other leagues and thrive, premier league isn’t for everyone, that’s one good thing I see about bringing these kids in young to play in the league. LAM09 and OhForAGreavsie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Tomo said: From what I've seen it's more he doesn't suit their new system (that doesn't play with wide wingers) and the money can go on Jashari or Jobe Bellingham (who would) as opposed to thinking he's outright crap. Not that he'd be my first choice, but still important context i feel. I have seen a bit of him and he is more like RLC, where you look at him physically and see some nice moments and go 'wow, what a player, If he puts it all together he will be unstoppable'. Problem is, he is essentially is a CM who doesn't track or have the vision to break lines with his passing but has some decent dribbling ability so gets put in a AM role where you hope he comes up against a smaller and not so fast FB so he can domiante them - however that is a tough ask in the PL. I mean, even in the bloody wide open Bundesliga he got found out when he got asked to stop doing 'kick and rush'/integrate into a managers specific system. Edited June 2 by King Kante Tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,996 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, LAM09 said: I personally believe he'd be a better signing than any winger we purchase during this window. Have to agree unless we were to sign Nico Williams which looks highly unlikely. Think Mbuemo is going to thrive in all the games against the other big teams for United where you would assume they’ll have less of the ball and he can use his pace and aggression on counter attacks just like at Brentford. I wasn’t personally bothered whatsoever about them splashing on Cunha who is a good player. But Mbuemo I think will pretty scary if Amorim and their recruitment can nail this rebuild. LAM09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,713 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, LAM09 said: £60m layout, £300kpw~, and 27 in two days. Not to mention his only productive seasons have come in Portugal. It shouldn't surprise anyone why people aren't jumping through hoops for him. Tell me the last 27 yr old to not have played in any of Europe's top leagues and delivered. Drogba counts? 🙂 I am not saying we should go for him, just surprised about news being quiet on him. Press indicated all top teams are all over him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,070 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 22 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said: Lukakuu springs to mind in a way he had a few good seasons at West Brom, but at Utd and Chelsea was utter shite, went to the Italian league and it just suits him, some players find there level in other leagues and thrive, premier league isn’t for everyone, that’s one good thing I see about bringing these kids in young to play in the league. You forgot to mention Everton as well. I feel like he needs to be "that guy", and that wasn't the case, especially during his second spell at Chelsea. Had we signed him during Conte's spell, he might have proven to be a decent signing, nothing more. I agree with your evaluation, though. Some players can't handle the speed or high tempo matches while they are afforded breathers in La Liga or Serie A. The physical aspect isn't as important as it was 20 years ago, but it will be interesting to see if Estevao bulks up from Aug to the start of next year. 4 minutes ago, Pizy said: Have to agree unless we were to sign Nico Williams which looks highly unlikely. Think Mbuemo is going to thrive in all the games against the other big teams for United where you would assume they’ll have less of the ball and he can use his pace and aggression on counter attacks just like at Brentford. I wasn’t personally bothered whatsoever about them splashing on Cunha who is a good player. But Mbuemo I think will pretty scary if Amorim and their recruitment can nail this rebuild. Rogers would do. I just feel like will continue to buy Conference/EL standard players that might suit the likes of Tottenham rather than us. We need someone that will show a real sign of intent. I do wonder what will happen with Diallo should this signing be confirmed. He's one player I actually rank from their squad. 1 minute ago, nyikolajevics said: Drogba counts? 🙂 I am not saying we should go for him, just surprised about news being quiet on him. Press indicated all top teams are all over him. Last time I checked, Ligue 1 was considered one of the top five leagues especially during that period when you had the likes of Ronaldinho plying their trade there. The press will print anything for clicks. YorkshireBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lluubbeenn 185 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I have seen some rumours about Mitrovic to united. He is nowhere near the profile our board looks at, but I think he could be a Giroud level signing. Not happening I know. Only an interesting option to talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lluubbeenn 185 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 As for the talk that the board are better at identifying good attackers than defenders. It is really nearly impossible to buy 20 year old defenders and manage to construct a good defence. Experience and squad chemistry is needed to have a competent back line. You can have an individual moment of brilliance in attack that makes you look brilliant and covers mistakes. That is simply impossible for defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,345 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 627 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Mamadou Sarr will be made official by Chelsea soon. Enzo Maresca will evaluate the centre back at the Club World Cup, before deciding if he stays or goes back to Strasbourg on loan. (@lequipe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,345 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 10 minutes ago, mkh said: Mamadou Sarr will be made official by Chelsea soon. Enzo Maresca will evaluate the centre back at the Club World Cup, before deciding if he stays or goes back to Strasbourg on loan. (@lequipe) He is good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,205 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Wonder what shite gets thrown up today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,300 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 14 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Wonder what shite gets thrown up today Hopefully them 12 pints I had last night 😂 feel awful Mhsc, Vesper, Special Juan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,109 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Last summer we started a new trend of going from 0 to full announcement on random names so I'm not listening that much to rumours My guess is some name(s) we've no idea about at this moment will be the real signings and most of what we see in the press is just agents paying for PR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,205 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Matt Law saying Delap is done, nothing imminent on Ekitike and we are looking at other options, Ekitike one of them Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Special Juan 28,205 Posted June 3 Popular Post! Share Posted June 3 Confirmed by Ornstein Sancho is not joining we will pay 5M to United Smart from us, very smart we need better than him Fernando, Vesper, OhForAGreavsie and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,515 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Just now, Special Juan said: Confirmed by Ornstein Sancho is not joining we will pay 5M to United Smart from us, very smart we need better than him Were signing Gittens or Fart instead of him so not sure how smart we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,205 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Just now, TheHulk said: Were signing Gittens or Fart instead of him so not sure how smart we are. Rather send him back for 5M than waste 25M on someone who dips in and out of games and isn't really worth it Strike and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,345 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Good news OhForAGreavsie, dimmas, Strike and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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