Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 19,327]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

Why should the club accept a low-ball offer for a player who's good and is attracting interest?

I don’t see any club coming in for Noni at £50m+.

Nobody other than a PL team has that sort of money to spend on him and I highly doubt Noni would agree to go to a club that’s a big step down in terms of profile like a Forest or Villa.

So it feels like either he goes to Arse or stays. And I’d personally rather get a slightly compromised price and replace him with an upgrade than risk Arse walking away.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,976]

 

[Strike 7,825]

42 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I don’t see any club coming in for Noni at £50m+.

Nobody other than a PL team has that sort of money to spend on him and I highly doubt Noni would agree to go to a club that’s a big step down in terms of profile like a Forest or Villa.

So it feels like either he goes to Arse or stays. And I’d personally rather get a slightly compromised price and replace him with an upgrade than risk Arse walking away.

There is no replacement in line. Makes less sense to sell for lower price when almost all reported replacements (Garnacho, Fofana, Rogers) are looking more expensive

[Reddish-Blue 2,695]

29 minutes ago, Strike said:

There is no replacement in line. Makes less sense to sell for lower price when almost all reported replacements (Garnacho, Fofana, Rogers) are looking more expensive

Not that I'm a fan of Garnacho, but the only way he gets out of United is if they lower their asking price. 

Napoli's gone for Noa Lang, so that's 1 less option for Garnacho. 

 

[Reddish-Blue 2,695]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

I don’t see any club coming in for Noni at £50m+.

Nobody other than a PL team has that sort of money to spend on him and I highly doubt Noni would agree to go to a club that’s a big step down in terms of profile like a Forest or Villa.

I was sort of hoping that Forest would play hardball over Elanga and then Newcastle may join the bidding for Noni.    

Noni would be in the same situation as alot of our players, moving to other clubs would be a step down, even though it would be a good fit for them.  

I wouldn't be surprised if Noni's transfer fee (assuming Arsenal agree a fee for him) sort of sets the standard for Garnacho's asking price

[Strike 7,825]

3 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I was sort of hoping that Forest would play hardball over Elanga and then Newcastle may join the bidding for Noni.    

Noni would be in the same situation as alot of our players, moving to other clubs would be a step down, even though it would be a good fit for them.  

I wouldn't be surprised if Noni's transfer fee (assuming Arsenal agree a fee for him) sort of sets the standard for Garnacho's asking price

Seems pointless - the effort to move out Madueke (after putting in 2.5 years into growing him + when he's approaching his prime years) and bringing in Garnacho/Nwaneri/Fofana and re-starting the process. We are only weakening the first team with this change. The common sense move would be to keep him unless Arsenal stump up 55-60m 

 

 

[Mário César 1,503]

I would not bring any player to replace madueke

estevao, neto, gittssen and in a emergency pedry would be enough

[Mhsc 1,150]

36 minutes ago, Mário César said:

I would not bring any player to replace madueke

estevao, neto, gittssen and in a emergency pedry would be enough

I imagine the club will lean towards replacing him with someone of similar price as we bought him for that they can repeat the story with - another buy and flip in 2-3 years, do a competent job but probably not set the world on fire, adapt and mature with us, build up their rep / brand a bit and then off they go for some more cashflow. Got to keep this model going of flipping players regularly to cover the huge shortfall from stadium revenues / commercial deals / lack of winning things or we will start to breach all of the spending rules everywhere.

Edited July 8, 2025 by Mhsc

[Strike 7,825]

We have to sell from the A list according to reports. Some of the dead wood won’t make a dent 

[Mário César 1,503]

32 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

I imagine the club will lean towards replacing him with someone of similar price as we bought him for that they can repeat the story with - another buy and flip in 2-3 years, do a competent job but probably not set the world on fire, adapt and mature with us, build up their rep / brand a bit and then off they go for some more cashflow. Got to keep this model going of flipping players regularly to cover the huge shortfall from stadium revenues / commercial deals / lack of winning things or we will start to breach all of the spending rules everywhere.

the problem is that we will already have quenda next year we will have a big problem, if we buy another extreme in this market

[Duppy Conqueror 1,586]

Why is George being  discounted as a W/AM option?

If he went on loan i'd fully expect him to produce as much or more than most of the players we linked with now. But if we loan him out then he comes back into an even more flooded position group,plus in most cases loan outs end up being put up for sale when they return regardless of how they performed on loan.

Just keep him with us.

 

Edited July 8, 2025 by Duppy Conqueror

[LAM09 7,098]

4 hours ago, Strike said:

Don't get the Madueke hate on here. He's our first choice right winger - he's direct, only behind Doku in take-ons, has consistently improved over two years. We will be weakening the squad by letting him go, especially with no replacement in line. 

 

Based on recent games, I'd say Neto is. Madueke has been shoved to the left & looks lost most of the time. I think the supposed "dislike" is more frustration and his limited skill set. 

[ulvhedin 526]

2 hours ago, Strike said:

We have to sell from the A list according to reports. Some of the dead wood won’t make a dent 

It was already debunked, our bomb squad counts also.

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[Abbott 14]

I know this thread is more on the negative side, but to put a different perspective on here, I think this will be a good window. Not saying it is the best, or that they have nailed it so far, but they have brought in some quality players. Delap, Gittens, Estevao, and Joao Pedro undoubtedly improve the attack. Essugo and Santos improve midfield depth. 

This team is better than last year's. I know we all want them to go out and bring in world-class players at winger, GK, and CB, but it just isn't the way the team works anymore.  Also, as dreadful as the defending seemed last season, Chelsea still allowed among the fewest goals in the prem, but many times struggled to score. The attack is better, so they did fix a glaring issue in the team.

I would love to see a top CB brought in still, and there is still a desperate need for a LB, and I hope it is Hato. I think that would be a great transfer. 

But overall, I think this window deserves more credit than it is being given on here, and they are a couple of players away from having a great transfer window.  

[mkh 783]

Djordje #Petrovic is set to join #AFCBournemouth. #TheCherries have reached an agreement with #ChelseaFC. The goalkeeper and Bournemouth have also come to terms. Details + formalities still need to be finalized and a medical is still pending.

[Strike 7,825]

25 minutes ago, mkh said:

Djordje #Petrovic is set to join #AFCBournemouth. #TheCherries have reached an agreement with #ChelseaFC. The goalkeeper and Bournemouth have also come to terms. Details + formalities still need to be finalized and a medical is still pending.

Loan went exceedingly well but it’s a small profit in the end 

[Duppy Conqueror 1,586]

37 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Hope we turn them down and they take Gusto instead.Gusto is a lost cause for me with way Maresca uses the fullbacks.but is a quality traditional RB and there he can shine again then either comes back to us if Maresca era ends or can be sold for better fee than he would by another season playing in the role he badly struggles. One which Acheampong is already better at.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,586]

35 minutes ago, mkh said:

Djordje #Petrovic is set to join #AFCBournemouth. #TheCherries have reached an agreement with #ChelseaFC. The goalkeeper and Bournemouth have also come to terms. Details + formalities still need to be finalized and a medical is still pending.

Hope there's a decent sell on clause but either way better to sell players Maresca don't want because the lady is not for turning...

[mkh 783]

AZ Alkmaar want €25m for Kees Smit (19 CM/CAM), as per @EuanBRobertson. Chelsea, Manchester United & Real Madrid are all monitoring the development.