Chelsea Transfers

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10 hours ago, Pizy said:

Wonder how Klopp feels watching Liverpool finally spending like this after years and years of him being given a shoestring budget whilst trying to go toe to toe with free spending Pep and City for all those titles. He could’ve won 2-3 more PL titles if he had this sort of backing.

Hard to see how they don’t repeat as champions this season unless this is just too much change too fast. Crazy to win the league at a canter and then change half the starting XI like this.

Having made it to three CL finals and lost twice due to his available alternatives, I'm sure he's grinning while grimacing. For how long was Origi used as a backup CF?

Everything seemed to indicate that the owners wanted to cash in a while back to then end up making this outlay. It's difficult to imagine them not adding more trophies this season if they do obtain Isak as well.

9 hours ago, Thor said:

Depends on who you buy. 

I'm not as enamoured as some on here by Wirtz. And outside of that they have a squad that is growing older as far as their mainstay players. 

Wirtz is what Havertz was for us a few seasons ago. A potential WC player that would make any team better. If they somehow actually add Isak to the mix, they are addressing their major issues. Also, I don't think enough is being made of their GK signing from last year, Mamardashvili. Having a backup that can actually fill the void when Allison isn't available (becoming more of a regular thing) could help them massively was the worse to happen.

In regard to their key players, if Salah can reach even reach half of his tally from last season (hard to see given the providers they've added, but there's the AFCON) and VVD is solid again, this will be a non-issue.

1 hour ago, Laylabelle said:

And they've kept their main players as well. Think be theirs again next season

That's it. This sort of business would have been expected had Salah & VVD left. They immediately replaced TAA, had a goalkeeper lined up from last year, and have improved on areas they've been lacking. 

[Mário César 1,343]

they lost jota (rip), arnold and probably diaz

besides wirtz, IDK if they are really upgrade what they were last season

[Pizy 18,996]

1 minute ago, Mário César said:

they lost jota (rip), arnold and probably diaz

besides wirtz, IDK if they are really upgrade what they were last season

Think both fullbacks will be serious upgrades. Trent is capable of magical moments when attacking but is terrible defensively and Liverpool fans say he basically quit halfway through last season and had his head in Madrid. So if Frimpong can defend even a little bit I don’t think they miss him. And Kerkez should be a massive upgrade on the left side.

Ekitike is the big gamble for them out of all their signings. But with the other crazy good attackers he’s going to be surrounded by the pressure for him to put up big numbers isn’t going to be there. 

[Mário César 1,343]

Just now, Pizy said:

Think both fullbacks will be serious upgrades. Trent is capable of magical moments when attacking but is terrible defensively and Liverpool fans say he basically quit halfway through last season and had his head in Madrid. So if Frimpong can defend even a little bit I don’t think they miss him. And Kerkez should be a massive upgrade on the left side.

Ekitike is the big gamble for them out of all their signings. But with the other crazy good attackers he’s going to be surrounded by the pressure for him to put up big numbers isn’t going to be there. 

if they lose konate to Real, I think they will depend again of salah performance 

[mkh 627]

Chelsea are still showing an appreciation for Alejandro Garnacho.

(@FabrizioRomano)

[mkh 627]

Saudi Arabia side Neom SC are interested in signing Axel Disasi. 

Neom FC would like to recruit Ismaël Doukouré this summer. Direct talks are taking place directly with the BlueCo leaders for the France U21 international.

[L’Equipe]

[Pizy 18,996]

Just the thought that we could buy Garnacho when super technical ballers like Xavi Simons, Rodrygo, or Fofana are there to be had is sickening. Could  throw Eze in there too despite him being slightly older than what our club goes for these days.

I just don’t see this huge potential that some in our recruitment team clearly do in Garnacho. Doesn’t strike me as a player who will ever be more than okay. And if that’s the case we may as well have kept Madueke.

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5 hours ago, Mhsc said:

Um, he demanded to be a guaranteed starter

I never saw that.

Links please.

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• Barcelona have reached an agreement with Manchester United over a move for Marcus Rashford, who will join the club on loan with an option to buy at €35 million. (Sky Sports)

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Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/168758145/Chelsea

• Chelsea defender Renato Veiga is a target for Atletico Madrid now. (Sky Germany)

• Chelsea are prepared to sell Raheem Sterling for a fee of just £20 million. (Sun)

• Chelsea defender Aaron Anselmino is expected to move to Strasbourg on loan. (Football London)

• Chelsea are considering a summer move for the Ajax defender Jorrel Hato. (Football London)

• Chelsea are interested in signing the RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons, who will cost £68 million. (Football London)

[Thor 2,746]

Xavi Simons strikes me as another guy who will come to the PL and struggle. 

On the smaller side, doesn't strike me as overly strong, and doesn't even have otherworldly pace. Crafty on the ball for sure, but I dunno. I'd rather Rogers. 

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Jody Morris: Chelsea cannot go to the next level with Robert Sanchez as No.1

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/jody-morris-Chelsea-cannot-go-to

Time to send some more timely messages and this time, not from me….

Jody Morris is saying what the majority of the fan base are still saying. And in fact, it’s a HUGE majority!

Last week we polled it out within this community.

I asked, do Chelsea still need to upgrade on their current goalkeepers this summer?

• 87% said yes, without a doubt

• 12% said not sure

• 1% said no, they don’t

That’s a very lonely 1% there. I back the 87%! And so does former Blues midfielder and coach Jody Morris.

When discussing Sanchez’s performance in the Club World Cup final, Morris told talkSPORT: “It was an accomplished performance from him (Sanchez), which obviously isn’t something we’ve said a lot this season.”

He was then asked if Chelsea still need to improve on the goalkeeper area, Morris responded: “Yeah, without a doubt. If you want to get to the next level where we are hoping to be at… The fact we’ve gone for a keeper before this tournament even started shows you we are trying to improve in that area.”

He’s spot on, as he so often is. I rarely find myself disagreeing with Morris.

According to WhoScored, No player has made more errors leading to a goal in the last five Premier League seasons than Robert Sanchez (8). Yikes.

Time for the club to act on this now as we are expecting them to do, at this latter end of the summer transfer window that we are now getting closer to.

Plenty of time…

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UEFA cannot decide how much players are worth

Ziegler at it again

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/uefa-cannot-decide-how-much-players

 

This Martin Zeigler lad absolutely hates Chelsea. I’m sure he was sat watching us win the Club World Cup in tears, then he probably tore around the house throwing plates around with anger. What an odd little man.

Thankfully, he has me blocked on social media because I called him out on a few things over the years. It’s a win for me. This guy writes a new article every week desperate for Chelsea to get disciplined, sanctioned, fined, or whatever, for whatever new reason he invents and makes up in his head.

His latest ‘article’ is on UEFA apparently taking a tough stance on PSR ‘swap deals’ that benefit both clubs. In particular, there is a focus on Aston Villa and Chelsea. Of course we have exploited ‘loopholes’ to get deals done with Villa in recent times, and many other clubs have done it as well. I mean the Omari Kellyman signing was just madness, but we all know why we did it. It’s an unofficial swap deal, and Chelsea aren’t about to stop because Zeigler is crying about it.

Uncle Knobhead says UEFA has made it clear to Chelsea and Aston Villa that it will scrutinise any player “swap deals” to ensure the fees have not been inflated after taking issue with at least one previous transfer.

I’m sorry but how can UEFA dictate what a player is worth? A player is worth the asking price that a club is asking for him, no? How can that be policed? If you want to Police that then maybe have a look at the transfer fees involved in some of Liverpool’s signings this summer, no? Are the players they are signing really worth that amount? Who decides? The clubs decide. UEFA simply cannot get involved in this because they cannot police the fees that clubs put on their players because if they start doing this, then where does it stop? If a club wants to say their player is not for sale unless for a fee they cannot refuse, do UEFA step in and stop them getting a deal that would literally keep their club going? No, they cannot. It cannot happen.

So Zeigler, just like with all the other 100s of articles you have written in the last few years praying for Chelsea’s downfall and inventing crap - on your bike chap.

 

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6 minutes ago, Thor said:

I'd rather Rogers. 

absolutely!!!

[Pizy 18,996]

19 minutes ago, Thor said:

Xavi Simons strikes me as another guy who will come to the PL and struggle. 

On the smaller side, doesn't strike me as overly strong, and doesn't even have otherworldly pace. Crafty on the ball for sure, but I dunno. I'd rather Rogers. 

I’d rather have Rogers if given the choice as well but from what I’ve been watching Simons looks like he has that Hazard-like super low center of gravity. As you say he’s really crafty on the ball and is difficult to bully and disposes. 

I don’t think he’d struggle in the PL. Looks like someone who could be a foul magnet just like Eden as well which could be very useful.

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1 hour ago, mkh said:

Chelsea are still showing an appreciation for Alejandro Garnacho.

(@FabrizioRomano)

😭😭🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[Bluepower777 37]

What about all.the other players not included, there's quite a few. 

[whats happening 1,634]

who the fuck is going to spend 20m for sterling. no one i bet.

[Pizy 18,996]

2 minutes ago, whats happening said:

who the fuck is going to spend 20m for sterling. no one i bet.

Only scenario I can think of is one of the newly promoted sides or one of the smaller clubs looking for a splashy “big name” to excite their supporters.

Otherwise I can only see another loan or contract termination. Though, I don’t know how viable paying off someone on Sterling’s wages would be.

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17 minutes ago, whats happening said:

who the fuck is going to spend 20m for sterling. no one i bet.

Maybe a team with comfortable driving distance to Kaaba Stone. No European for sure.

His wage is also super high, we can only sell him in England(or Europe) if he agrees a massive salary deduction. Perhaps we'll just keep loaning him out till his contract expires, same with Chilwell. I don't expect them to let their terms go as they will never be able to negotiate such deal again.