Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 18,961]

16 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

I thought Nkunku leaving meant we have enough for Simons but sounds like Jackson needs to go on permanent as well which I have my doubts is happening.

Unless Villa or some big club completely out of the blue suddenly jump in it looks like Jackson’s options for a permanent move have dried up. We’ve priced him so high that everyone called our bluff. 

If it’s true that Jackson needs to go permanently in order for us to make any signing post Garnacho then I don’t see it at the moment. Him going out on loan may not be enough for us.

[JFKvsNixon 55]

Apparently a loan with an obligation to buy counts as a sale for Uefa's FFP rules. 

[NikkiCFC 8,344]

Promising something to Simons all summer only to switch to Lopez last second is bad behavior. Many complained about our negotiators Benfica, Palace...

But if it's a plan to have 2 players per position we could already do that without new players post Garnacho. 

Remember in big games Maresca likes to put Enzo upper. 

Lavia Essugo 

Caicedo Santos 

Palmer Enzo 

Neto Estevao 

Garnacho Gittens 

Pedro Delap 

[TheHulk 2,490]

Simons is in London for 48 hours so I guess if we don't bid tonight or early tomorrow he will go to Spurs, can't even blame him for not waiting until last day of the transfer window he risks of remaining stuck at Leipzig otherwise.

Gonna assume we putting all eggs into getting rid of Jackson in the last day and immediately bid on Fermin or Simons if he'd be willing to wait till last day but there is no guarantee we get rid of Jackson and we're gambling on it.

Edited 2 hours ago by TheHulk

[Vesper 30,235]

3 hours ago, TheHulk said:

Rumours of Rogers possibly leaving..

Vicious Rumours 🤣

 

[whats happening 1,624]

29 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Promising something to Simons all summer

did we?

[Vesper 30,235]

10 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Wolves are now in talks for a new striker Tolu Arokodare from the Belgian league, domino effect

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4 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Yeah but it’s obvious we are buying 2 players per position, gittens and garnacho are the LW, Simon’s was palmers cover 

this is correct

[TheHulk 2,490]

 

[Vesper 30,235]

4 hours ago, Mhsc said:

The only person we got cucked for this summer was Huijsen that chose Real over us

truth

as can be seen in this forum I was absolutely GUTTED when we lost out to Real with the lad

as I posted in another forum on here:

let me choose any 2 CBs on the planet for my starting XI going forward for years and it would be

I absolutely expect Real Madrid to make a hard move for Bastoni next summer

Alaba looks perma wrecked and is ageing out anyway (turns 34yo right after this season ends)

Rudiger looks to be perhaps on the downside and is ageing (turns 33yo this season)

Raul Asencio is very meh, he is rash and prone to huge errors, do not rate him at all ATM

Éder Militão also looks perma wrecked and pretty meh atm

[Vesper 30,235]

4 hours ago, iceboy said:

 

 

WHAT???

€90m for Woltemade is insane

wtf

[Mário César 1,289]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

€90m for Woltemade is insane

wtf

no

75M+ 5M add ons

[Pizy 18,961]

At least we should finally have complete clarity around Xavi tomorrow one way or another. He ain’t gonna wait around twiddling his thumbs  in London all the way to the end of deadline day. If we don’t put in offer in within the next 24 hours he’s going to Spuds. At least we’ll have some finality.

[Special Juan 28,154]

Simons still hasn't agreed nothing with Spurs, he's waiting to see what we do

Tomorrow is the day

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2 hours ago, Pizy said:

the Spanish sources saying Barca are adamant about keeping him and would only sell for €90m

those Spanish sources are super unreliable Barca adjacent disinfo agents

jus sayin'

I am NOT predicting we get a deal for Fermin over the line now, but do not be gaslight by those Spanish 'sources'

Spain is literally (FAR worse than the UK) the most disinformation-ridden sports 'media' ecosphere in Europe

no other country, not even Italy, is worse

[TheHulk 2,490]

5 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Simons still hasn't agreed nothing with Spurs, he's waiting to see what we do

Tomorrow is the day

The Chelsea board dancing around the fire tonight hoping someone takes Jackson by tomorrow.

[whats happening 1,624]

is tommorow the deadline?

[Vesper 30,235]

4 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

The Chelsea board dancing around the fire tonight hoping someone takes Jackson by tomorrow.

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Manchester United agree £40m fee with Chelsea for sale of Alejandro Garnacho

• Winger will be club’s fourth highest-value sale ever

• Milan poised to sign Christopher Nkunku from Blues

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/28/christopher-nkunku-milan-Chelsea

 

Manchester United have agreed to sell Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea for £40m plus a 10% sell-on fee.

The 21-year-old Argentina inter­national has been training away from the first-team squad since the start of the summer after a breakdown in his relationship with Ruben Amorim, the head coach. It is understood Chelsea offered an initial £25m before the final fixed fee was agreed.

It will be United’s highest-value player sale for five years and the club’s fourth-highest-value sale ever. Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Angel Di María have left United for a higher price. Due to the ­winger’s wish to leave, United view the deal as a positive step. Garnacho scored 26 goals in 144 appearances for United after joining the academy setup from Atlético Madrid in 2020 for around £400,000.

While Garnacho is heading to Stamford Bridge, Christopher Nkunku is moving away, with Milan poised to sign the forward for a package worth €42m (£36.2m). The deal contains a sell-on clause for the France international, who has agreed personal terms with the Serie A club.

Chelsea are also interested in ­Barcelona’s Fermín López and RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons. Tottenham, however, have held talks with Leipzig over Simons, who flew to London on Wednesday, and are primed to make a bid. Spurs are determined to sign a No 10 after failing with moves for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze – and with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski out with long-term injuries. They hope to close a deal for Simons, who Leipzig are keen to sell as they restructure their squad.

Leipzig value Simons at €70m (£60.5m), although they may accept a little less because time is tight before Monday’s deadline and they want to push ahead with a bid for Liverpool’s Harvey ­Elliott. He remains close to Jürgen Klopp, the former Liverpool manager, who is the head of football at Red Bull.

Spurs had a conversation about Simons earlier in the summer but at the time his representatives indicated that if he left Leipzig he would only want to join Chelsea, who had made inquiries. It is understood Chelsea wanted to include one of their players in any move for Simons but this did not appeal to Leipzig, with most of them too expensive in terms of wages.

Leipzig have sought to cap the basic annual salaries of their new signings at €5m, albeit they can earn more via performance-related add-ons. Simons is the club’s top earner on a basic €11m a year.

Leipzig were one of the teams pushing for Nkunku, who left the Bundesliga side for £52m in 2023. The 27-year-old has struggled for form and fitness at Chelsea. He picked up a knee injury during his first pre-season ­and was unable to build momentum. He had a bit-part role under Enzo Maresca last season, although he made contributions to Chelsea winning the Club World Cup this summer.

Bayern Munich held talks over Nkunku but were interested only in a loan. Chelsea wanted a permanent sale.

Chelsea’s position is slightly ­different on Nicolas Jackson, who may be allowed to go on loan if the deal ­contains an obligation to buy. ­Bayern, Aston Villa, Napoli, ­Juventus and Newcastle are tracking the 24-year-old striker.

Chelsea are prepared to wait to see how the Alexander Isak situation plays out at Newcastle before committing to a final decision on Jackson, who is likely to be reintegrated in Maresca’s squad if he stays.

Roma, Leipzig and a host of English sides are monitoring the 19-year-old winger Tyrique George.

[mkh 606]

I hear many Chelsea fans saying that Fermin Lopez is the Spanish Mason Mount or Connor Gallagher...🤔