Chelsea Transfers

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6 minutes ago, mkh said:

Bayern Munich inquired on deadline day about Sterling when they were in negotiations with Chelsea over Jackson. Napoli were also interested.

For reasons that are not clear, Sterling seemed reluctant to move overseas, or potentially even away from London.

Manchester United were interested in the summer of last year and got little encouragement from the player.

(@SamWallaceTel)

He was brought up round Wembley way and there was an interview where he said he and his family were happy in London - even after the burglary where jewelery and watches (who spends half a million on a fucking watch ? 😅 obviously overpaid footballers) were taken. Although in the 'bomb squad' hes listed in our 25/26 PL squad. 

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3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Different sides though. Kudus looks a good player in parts but would frustrate the life out of you. If he gets that real ruthless streak in him, he could potentially be a very good player but it remains to be seen if he can deliver at a much higher level week in week out. He has only hit double figures for goals 3 seasons in his whole career.

I agree but I was more saying that Kudus would have offered a different physical profile to the rest of our attack.   

3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Simons wouldn’t have came here to essentially be a back up to Cole either I think. I know we were short on the fee but he went to PSV & Leipzig to play regularly instead of being a back up/squad player at PSG. I cannot see how a player of that quality would have been happy to sit on the bench while his primary position is occupied by our best player who plays when he is available 90% of the time. He plays out on the left also but he is definitely more of a central player.

It would be similar to Arsenal getting Eze when they have Odegaard already.   Arteta wanted that technical skill and they will have more than enough game time over the season.

Surely Maresca would have found a way to play with Simons & Palmer 😄

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5 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Although in the 'bomb squad' hes listed in our 25/26 PL squad. 

Seems like both him and Disasi were listed in the PL squad because we had space. 

Estevao, Gittens, Facundo are all in the U21 list as per PL webpage

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Romano has to be getting paid by the shitrag Fichajes. He is openly pushing so many bullshit stories by them. He is a fool to destroy his credibility like that.

[OneMoSalah 9,104]

5 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Why would I complain at the time when no one knew? What a stupid argument to make, fact is we all up in arms about Man City should get this Man City should get that, but now it’s us it’s a different story 😂, been charged with 74 counts, you can sugar coat it all you want but it’s cheating, also the last part of your message I never said anything about loosing titles you have just plucked that out of thin air, what I originally said was I’d blame the previous owners over the new as it was Roman era where it happened, I don’t blame any one for paying 3 billion pounds for a company to then find out it’s had some dodgy stuff going on in the back ground and then bringing it forward willingly, saying it was never going to come out isn’t a bet I’d like to take after spending 3 billion.

 

are we that pathetic as fans that we would rather win at any cost that cheating is now acceptable as long as we don’t get caught? If so football is done.

But look at how the City case is playing out, likelihood nothings coming of it bar a fine. They paid a fine for some other shit there also and you don’t see anyone of their own fan base calling them cheaters 🤣 I mean I particularly am not interested in the City case because it will go down to a fine which they will pay and that’ll be it. 

Football is a shady business pal.

Clubs paying agents backhanders to get players to sign has been part and parcel of the game for as long as anyone can remember. Legally, illegally, whatever way you want to look at it. Christ, teams and players for certain teams particularly in the late 90s and early 2000s were tapping up opposition players like it was normal. Probably before then too.

Not worth getting yourself in a twist over. Or shooting yourself in the foot saying your own team are cheats….. its on the financial side not sporting side. This isn’t like Juventus match fixing.

And for your last question, winning is winning, you think anyone from the previous ownership gave a shit what other peoples thoughts were during the hugely successful period we had? People from outside of Chelsea already didn’t like Roman at the beginning. 

 

Edited September 14, 2025 by OneMoSalah

[YorkshireBlue 3,345]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

But look at how the City case is playing out, likelihood nothings coming of it bar a fine. They paid a fine for some other shit there also and you don’t see anyone of their own fan base calling them cheaters 🤣 I mean I particularly am not interested in the City case because it will go down to a fine which they will pay and that’ll be it. 

Football is a shady business pal.

Clubs paying agents backhanders to get players to sign has been part and parcel of the game for as long as anyone can remember. Legally, illegally, whatever way you want to look at it. Christ, teams and players for certain teams particularly in the late 90s and early 2000s were tapping up opposition players like it was normal. Probably before then too.

Not worth getting yourself in a twist over. Or shooting yourself in the foot saying your own team are cheats….. its on the financial side not sporting side. This isn’t like Juventus match fixing.

 

It’s still cheating mate haha, let’s not be afraid to admit what we have done is wrong and we got caught, I’ve heard plenty Man City fans calling what they did cheating as well, I’m not embarrassed to say that at some point our team cheated it is what it is, that isn’t the part I have a problem with, what I have a problem with is ppl blaming the new regime for something the old did and kept it hidden. Reply’s like they should have kept there Mouth shut no one would ever find out is crazy, especially when they have just bought said company for 3 billion 

Edited September 14, 2025 by YorkshireBlue

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26 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

It’s still cheating mate haha, let’s not be afraid to admit what we have done is wrong and we got caught, I’ve heard plenty Man City fans calling what they did cheating as well, I’m not embarrassed to say that at some point our team cheated it is what it is, that isn’t the part I have a problem with, what I have a problem with is ppl blaming the new regime for something the old did and kept it hidden. Reply’s like they should have kept there Mouth shut no one would ever find out is crazy, especially when they have just bought said company for 3 billion 

agree

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Saw Simons highlights against West Ham and he looked lively, cheers for paying the same amount for Gittens.

Edited September 14, 2025 by TheHulk

[milka 3,407]

You don't  upgrade GK and CB in the summer and now this will cost you important points .We predicted it what will happen when you not take top gk and cb even without Colwill who was vital last season . 

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John Terry wants to see Chelsea make marquee signings again

Terry with some very interesting comments indeed

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/john-terry-wants-to-see-Chelsea-make

 

I find it even more interesting reading comments from John Terry or hearing him speaking about Chelsea these days because he works for the club still. He’s still got a role within the academy so he will always need to be a little bit careful with what he says.

So it intrigued me even more to hear him telling the club to start making some marquee signings again, and this is something that I know many of us agree with.

I don’t think anyone would want the club to rip up the script fully and change back to the Roman Abramovich days of making marquee signings - because there has proven to be many positives in the way we recruit at the moment as well as negatives. However, and what I hope Terry means by his comments below, we all want to see more balance with our recruitment. This summer would have been the perfect time to do that by adding a big name in goal and at the back, it would have solved one issue that keeps coming up.

“We're officially the best team in the world so we're happy with that,” Terry joked on talkSPORT late last week. “I don’t want too much pressure on the boys because we are a young squad.

“With this year and with the experience of pushing the other teams close I think we have a chance to be up there and we should be because we’re Chelsea.

“I think any top side or any young and experienced player going into the season saying, 'We can’t win it,' shouldn’t be playing at the top level.

“So I think every Chelsea player should believe we can go and win it.

“Do I think we will? No, I don’t being honest with you but I think we’ll be right amongst it and I think we should be.”

Asked how Chelsea can leapfrog Liverpool and win their first Premier League title since 2017, Terry said: “I’d love to see us in the mix for big signings if we want to be back to our very best and at the top winning Premier Leagues year after year.

“I think the only thing we’re missing at the moment is those marquee signings.”

“[This Season], I think Liverpool are the strongest side,” he added. “I think Manchester City have shown vulnerability again this season.

“I’m not sure Chelsea have enough experience within their squad to push them.”

So once again, Terry is mentioning a lack of experience and big names within the squad. As you know, I mostly agree with the captain, leader, legend here. What about you?

Terry also went on to speak on Enzo Maresca and how he rates him.

“I’ve been very impressed with him to be honest. He’s very inviting with me as I’m obviously working in the academy,” Terry revealed.

“I get to see him work and he’s very personal with the players.

“I think the biggest thing for any manager this year is being close to the players and he seems to have a really good connection with the younger players.

“He’s very young himself. He understands the players, he understands what they want and he’s certainly getting the best out of them at the moment.”

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• Fermín on Chelsea proposal: “I never had any doubts about staying at Barcelona. There were speculations, but in the end I always wanted to stay here. And I will fight to stay here for many years!”.

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Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/173635710/Chelsea

• Chelsea had a £70m bid for Juventus striker Kenan Yildiz rejected over the summer, with the Italian side hoping to tie the 20-year-old Turkey international down to a long-term contract. (Calciomercato)

• Enzo Maresca confirms Marc Guiu out was his decision and no injury: “We know Marc from last year. But in this moment, one of them was out from the squad…I wanted to give George a bit confidence. Against Fulham, he did well and he was okay. The season is so long”.

• Chelsea, Everton and Brighton have all made contact with Barcelona over teenage midfielder Marc Bernal. (Mundo Deportivo)

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1 hour ago, Vesper said:

• Fermín on Chelsea proposal: “I never had any doubts about staying at Barcelona. There were speculations, but in the end I always wanted to stay here. And I will fight to stay here for many years!”.

When the links first surfaced there was a report that he wasn't interested. Fair enough.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,127]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

John Terry wants to see Chelsea make marquee signings again

Terry with some very interesting comments indeed

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/john-terry-wants-to-see-Chelsea-make

 

I find it even more interesting reading comments from John Terry or hearing him speaking about Chelsea these days because he works for the club still. He’s still got a role within the academy so he will always need to be a little bit careful with what he says.

So it intrigued me even more to hear him telling the club to start making some marquee signings again, and this is something that I know many of us agree with.

I don’t think anyone would want the club to rip up the script fully and change back to the Roman Abramovich days of making marquee signings - because there has proven to be many positives in the way we recruit at the moment as well as negatives. However, and what I hope Terry means by his comments below, we all want to see more balance with our recruitment. This summer would have been the perfect time to do that by adding a big name in goal and at the back, it would have solved one issue that keeps coming up.

“We're officially the best team in the world so we're happy with that,” Terry joked on talkSPORT late last week. “I don’t want too much pressure on the boys because we are a young squad.

“With this year and with the experience of pushing the other teams close I think we have a chance to be up there and we should be because we’re Chelsea.

“I think any top side or any young and experienced player going into the season saying, 'We can’t win it,' shouldn’t be playing at the top level.

“So I think every Chelsea player should believe we can go and win it.

“Do I think we will? No, I don’t being honest with you but I think we’ll be right amongst it and I think we should be.”

Asked how Chelsea can leapfrog Liverpool and win their first Premier League title since 2017, Terry said: “I’d love to see us in the mix for big signings if we want to be back to our very best and at the top winning Premier Leagues year after year.

“I think the only thing we’re missing at the moment is those marquee signings.”

“[This Season], I think Liverpool are the strongest side,” he added. “I think Manchester City have shown vulnerability again this season.

“I’m not sure Chelsea have enough experience within their squad to push them.”

So once again, Terry is mentioning a lack of experience and big names within the squad. As you know, I mostly agree with the captain, leader, legend here. What about you?

Terry also went on to speak on Enzo Maresca and how he rates him.

“I’ve been very impressed with him to be honest. He’s very inviting with me as I’m obviously working in the academy,” Terry revealed.

“I get to see him work and he’s very personal with the players.

“I think the biggest thing for any manager this year is being close to the players and he seems to have a really good connection with the younger players.

“He’s very young himself. He understands the players, he understands what they want and he’s certainly getting the best out of them at the moment.”

I don't believe that our record with marquee signings is anything to write home about. Buying names is no substitute for good judgement. Sign good players and no one will care what their name is. Sign a bad player with a big name and no one will forgive the club in a hurry.

Edited September 15, 2025 by OhForAGreavsie

[Fernando 6,726]

Emanuel Emegha’s move to Chelsea provokes fresh fury at Strasbourg

The team is climbing up the Ligue 1 table but fans are sick of being treated like ‘pawns’ by the Chelsea owners

By Get French Football News

 

Luke Entwistle

Mon 15 Sep 2025 11.04 EDT

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Strasbourg are a club torn between inertia and evolution. Change is visible all around the Meinau: in its recently developed stands and on the pitch where, in two years, they have gone from perennial relegation strugglers to Champions League candidates. The motor for change was BlueCo’s purchase of the club in 2023. The takeover was met with stout opposition and the team’s upward trajectory since has done little to remould public opinion.

“I feel like we are back at the beginning. I am so disappointed with the reaction,” complained Liam Rosenior on Sunday, exasperated by the latest fan protests. You needn’t scratch too much to uncover the resentment that bubbles beneath the surface of the Meinau. The 15-minute strike, where the club’s ultras remain silent at the start of matches, is now just a common feature of Strasbourg fixtures, and you are never more than a few weeks away from a lengthy and often explosive supporters group communique denouncing some facet of the management of the club.

 

 

BlueCo have always been the target of the fans’ ire – and that remains the case – but recent protests have also seen other figures caught in the crossfire. Marc Keller, who played for Strasbourg in the 1990s and came to the club’s rescue when it went bankrupt in the early 2010s, is the latest target. He built the club back up from the amateur divisions but fans are furious that he sold up to BlueCo. Strasbourg’s supporters federation called for him to “face his responsibilities” and leave before their match against Le Havre on Sunday. “We will never accept what Marc Keller has done to the club by selling to BlueCo,” read the statement.

And what the club has become is acquiescent. What Chelsea want, Chelsea get. Ben Chilwell hardly fits the team’s needs but that is largely irrelevant to BlueCo given their extensive portfolio of players. He needed a new club and interest wasn’t forthcoming, so Chelsea sent him to Strasbourg to join Mathis Amougou and Diego Moreira, who have also made the same move in recent seasons. Chilwell made his debut in the 1-0 win over Le Havre. He was hooked at half-time.

 

View image in fullscreen Ben Chilwell had a forgettable Strasbourg debut. Photograph: Icon Sport/Getty Images

 

Strasbourg fans are unimpressed by BlueCo’s opaque dealings and asset juggling. Ishé Samuels-Smith joined Strasbourg from Chelsea on a permanent deal this summer before returning to Stamford Bridge and then being sent out on loan to Swansea City – all within the same window. “They’re taking us for fools,” read a banner unfurled by the Strasbourg fans in response to the saga.

A more disparaging banner was reserved for Emanuel Emegha, who will move to Chelsea next summer. The power dynamics within the BlueCo “family” mean that Chelsea get the pick of the crop. Emegha scored 14 league goals last season and was handed the captain’s armband over the summer, but he is now preparing to move to Stamford Bridge.

The announcement of the deal was not well received in Alsace. “Emegha, pawn of BlueCo, after changing shirts, hand back your captain’s armband,” read a banner. Rosenior said that Emegha was “devastated” by the banner. “I don’t know why they want him to leave straight away,” added Moreira. “OK, he has signed for Chelsea, but he is still here.”

Emegha’s insistence that he is “100% focused on Strasbourg until the end of the season” has not appeased fans. However, that he remains in France at all this season is a testament to Strasbourg’s newfound exceptionalism. While the financial realities of French football force others to sell, Strasbourg are able to retain their assets and resist even the advances of “top European clubs that play in the Champions League” – as revealed by Emegha himself.

 

View image in fullscreen Strasbourg fans express their fury with Emegha. Photograph: Icon Sport/Getty Images

 

Having brought in 18 players this summer for a combined €110m, making them the top spenders in Ligue 1, above even PSG, Strasbourg are now the envy of French clubs. And yet, despite joining the elite, fans are reminiscent of the times of hardship, of relegation struggles and financial worries. Rosenior pleaded for fans to applaud his players after a hard-fought win against Le Havre; he was met with hostility, boos and jeers. “Please, please,” he shouted, but the Englishman cut the image of a man fighting a hopeless battle.

The win, secured through Joaquín Panichelli’s late penalty, takes them up to fifth in Ligue 1 and level on points with third-placed Monaco. Having finished seventh last season, their performances so far this campaign suggest they will be in the race for a Champions League place. It would be quite the achievement but, for many Strasbourg fans, it still won’t be enough.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/15/emanuel-emegha-Chelsea-fresh-fury-strasbourg-ligue-1

[Fernando 6,726]

This whole Strasbourg not going to end well me thinks. 

Fans in france are very vocal and passionate. Similar to owning a club in Germany, not going to fare well. 

I wonder if it would have worked better in Portugal? Or some other league like in Belgium? 

Edited September 15, 2025 by Fernando

[mkh 760]

In the summer transfer window, Juventus considered the possibility of signing Emanuel Emegha. 

In the Premier League, there was interest from Aston. And then from Champions League club Bayern Munich. 

(@FabrizioRomano)

Chelsea are looking to extend Moises Caicedo’s contract with a pay rise which could take him to a salary of £200,000

Edited September 15, 2025 by mkh

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1 hour ago, mkh said:

In the summer transfer window, Juventus considered the possibility of signing Emanuel Emegha. 

In the Premier League, there was interest from Aston. And then from Champions League club Bayern Munich. 

(@FabrizioRomano)

Chelsea are looking to extend Moises Caicedo’s contract with a pay rise which could take him to a salary of £200,000

Chelsea plans for 2026: “I’m told Chelsea are looking at several opportunities for example at centre back. If there’s a young player with some good quality then for Chelsea “it’s always time” for a good opportunity, currently tracking many talents especially from abroad.”

(@FabrizioRomano)

[Special Juan 28,765]

Keep saying it, in a summer when Donnarumma was easily attainable we missed a massive massive opportunity 

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6 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

When the links first surfaced there was a report that he wasn't interested. Fair enough.

i mean, we cant expect him to come out now and say it that he really wanted to join us and that he's disappointed in barcas board for rejecting...