Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 30,150]

On 06/07/2024 at 12:38, Reddish-Blue said:

That's interesting, the rival fans I've spoken with are delighted with the fact that we can't pull off top tier signings anymore (ever since Roman was told to sell the club).

we have spent well over a billion quid since Roman left

multiple big names (if not big results from many of those, at least not yet for the ones still here)

[mkh 578]

Chelsea reach agreement in principle with Atlanta United to sign Caleb Wiley. Fee for 19yo left-back ~£8.5m. 7yr deal. Set to be loan led to Strasbourg for regular first team football. Talks helped by good relations between #CFC & #ATLUTD @DavidOrnstein

[YorkshireBlue 3,270]

16 minutes ago, mkh said:

Chelsea reach agreement in principle with Atlanta United to sign Caleb Wiley. Fee for 19yo left-back ~£8.5m. 7yr deal. Set to be loan led to Strasbourg for regular first team football. Talks helped by good relations between #CFC & #ATLUTD @DavidOrnstein

@Vesperwho is this guy? 

[Pizy 18,889]

42 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

@Vesperwho is this guy? 

Someone we’ll likely never see in a Chelsea shirt.

[Vesper 30,150]

On 05/07/2024 at 11:43, mkh said:

As it stands Chelsea are looking for a left footed IV who can also play at LV as there would only be 3 players who can play that and would fit into Chelsea's regime.
Calafiori goes to Arsenal
Hincapie 
J.Hato 

 

Unfortunately all these players practically never played as a LV but only as a IV:
Pacho 
Inacio 
Murillo 
Branthwaite 
Lukeba 
Bastoni (too expensive)
Schlotterbeck (not so great)
Botman (injured) 
Buongiorno (goes to Napoli) Hancko (goes to Atletico)
Kilman (goes to West Ham)

  

Piero Hincapié
Willian Pacho    
Gonçalo Inácio
Jorrel Hato

youth

El Chadaille Bitshiabu 
Mikayil Faye 
 

[Vesper 30,150]

On 05/07/2024 at 23:22, TheHulk said:

 

fucking insane we do not buy him for £20m!!!

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[Duppy Conqueror 1,532]

Think David will go for more than £20m eventually but ongoing mystery why we and others haven't started bidding yet.

Of course every transfer is a risk but we spend that kind of amount on players with so little pro experience and production. My theory is we looking at just 1 more target for the front 3 (atleast for our senior squad this season) and are weighing up options at both LW/LF and CF. I'd personally go for David but who knows what way they gonna go.maybe depends on where Maresca sees Nkunku playing..

[Duppy Conqueror 1,532]

If we just signing one more 1st teamer for this season tho then i'd still go for one of the top keepers over any others.

[LAM09 7,044]

1 hour ago, Duppy Conqueror said:

Think David will go for more than £20m eventually but ongoing mystery why we and others haven't started bidding yet.

Of course every transfer is a risk but we spend that kind of amount on players with so little pro experience and production. My theory is we looking at just 1 more target for the front 3 (atleast for our senior squad this season) and are weighing up options at both LW/LF and CF. I'd personally go for David but who knows what way they gonna go.maybe depends on where Maresca sees Nkunku playing..

He's on INT duty. I'm sure things will heat up next week. 

[robsblubot 3,595]

Watched little of him (Jonathan David) -- only playing for Canada and have to say that I wasn't impressed. He's definitely athletic, a very physically player, which surely helps in the PL, but I'm not sure I see enough skill there for an elite player.
The fee is irrelevant.

Edited July 8, 2024 by robsblubot

[Vesper 30,150]

5 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

@Vesperwho is this guy? 

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Back when I typed that last September, Wiley was the 3rd most valued teenage LB on the planet

trailing only

Lewis Hall  
Valentín Barco 

 

 

[Vesper 30,150]

On 05/07/2024 at 23:36, LAM09 said:

A market that has so much potential. Let's hope we take full advantage of that.

Seyi Olofinjana | Growing Up in a Polygamous Home, Representing Nigeria and The Business of Football

 

[Vesper 30,150]

On 05/07/2024 at 23:49, LAM09 said:

but FIFA keep doing everything in their power to prevent that from happening

fuck FIFA

[Vesper 30,150]

On 06/07/2024 at 02:41, Pizy said:

Calafiori was not going to be a guaranteed starter imo. Seems a lot of people here have just completely written off Colwill and want to replace him already.

I absolutely could have seen them as our two starting CBs in a back 4

and 2 of the 3 in a back 5

[Vesper 30,150]

On 06/07/2024 at 14:15, Pizy said:

I’ve seen similar sentiment about him with the Canadian national team. He basically does nothing with his country.

 

If 27 goals and 16 assists in 3989 minutes, all done with a weak supporting cast other than Davies, is 'nothing', can we get 'nothing' from all our attackers?

 

Edited July 9, 2024 by Vesper