Chelsea Transfers

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

10 hours ago, Pizy said:

Our name is just being thrown out there for every random dude now.

Has been like this since Boehly and BlueCo took over. And now seen as we are shopping in youth development and bargain categories we will get linked with every random player under the sun. 

[mkh 576]

Marseille are considering Chelsea's Benoît Badiashile (24) in centre-back pursuit. (L'Éq)

[Mário César 1,249]

6 minutes ago, mkh said:

Marseille are considering Chelsea's Benoît Badiashile (24) in centre-back pursuit. (L'Éq)

I rather keep chalobah and sell badi, disasi and fofana and buy another defender

colwill, tosin, chalobah and another defender I think its the best combo for us 

[Pizy 18,877]

Yep, sell Badiashile & Disasi. Keep Trev. Fofana I’m extremely skeptical can be sold because who knows what his health status is. Then I’d buy Branthwaite to be Colwill’s long term CB partner. Levi + Branthwaite as the primary PL starters, Trev and Tosin as rotation and starters in smaller comps, and then Fofana as depth on the rare occasions he’s fit. 

Btw, what the hell happened to Anselmino? There was a bunch of hype about him when we bought him and he indeed does look super talented. He arrived here in January to acclimate to the country and train with the first team and I haven’t seen or heard about him since. Nobody has even mentioned the idea of him playing for us next season.

[Mário César 1,249]

9 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Yep, sell Badiashile & Disasi. Keep Trev. Fofana I’m extremely skeptical can be sold because who knows what his health status is. Then I’d buy Branthwaite to be Colwill’s long term CB partner. Levi + Branthwaite as the primary PL starters, Trev and Tosin as rotation and starters in smaller comps, and then Fofana as depth on the rare occasions he’s fit. 

Btw, what the hell happened to Anselmino? There was a bunch of hype about him when we bought him and he indeed does look super talented. He arrived here in January to acclimate to the country and train with the first team and I haven’t seen or heard about him since. Nobody has even mentioned the idea of him playing for us next season.

anselmino will be loan, as achepomg 

Edited May 28 by Mário César

[King Kante 1,643]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Yep, sell Badiashile & Disasi. Keep Trev. Fofana I’m extremely skeptical can be sold because who knows what his health status is. Then I’d buy Branthwaite to be Colwill’s long term CB partner. Levi + Branthwaite as the primary PL starters, Trev and Tosin as rotation and starters in smaller comps, and then Fofana as depth on the rare occasions he’s fit. 

Btw, what the hell happened to Anselmino? There was a bunch of hype about him when we bought him and he indeed does look super talented. He arrived here in January to acclimate to the country and train with the first team and I haven’t seen or heard about him since. Nobody has even mentioned the idea of him playing for us next season.

How good is Branthwaite? When I last saw him he was diving in a bit which tells me his reading of the game isn't the best. My thing with CB's is that they should be on their feet 98% of the time. The ones that have to dive in are the ones that have been caught out. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,379]

19 minutes ago, King Kante said:

How good is Branthwaite? When I last saw him he was diving in a bit which tells me his reading of the game isn't the best. My thing with CB's is that they should be on their feet 98% of the time. The ones that have to dive in are the ones that have been caught out. 

Horrific on the ball too

[Reddish-Blue 2,497]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

Then I’d buy Branthwaite to be Colwill’s long term CB partner. Levi + Branthwaite as the primary PL starters, Trev and Tosin as rotation and starters in smaller comps, and then Fofana as depth on the rare occasions he’s fit. 

I'd want a better partner for Colwill if that's going to be our long term CB partnership.   Branthwaite is good on his day but nothing special, even United laughed off Everton's attempts of trying to sell him for around 75 million last summer. 

Talent wise Fofana is well ahead of Branthwaite, just a shame that he is made of glass. 

[Pizy 18,877]

6 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I'd want a better partner for Colwill if that's going to be our long term CB partnership.   Branthwaite is good on his day but nothing special, even United laughed off Everton's attempts of trying to sell him for around 75 million last summer. 

Talent wise Fofana is well ahead of Branthwaite, just a shame that he is made of glass. 

Reason I suggested him is because he perfectly aligns with what our decision makers and talent identifiers love these days. Really young, on low wages so he can be handed a 9 year contract on reasonable wages, lots of potential resale value. 

I think he can go on to become a top CB and there’s a reason top clubs are interested. I’d have him before bringing in Guehi. 

[Reddish-Blue 2,497]

18 hours ago, King Kante said:

I don't know what is more concerning. That is only had an xG of 22.5 as a CF for the team that finished third in Germany or that he underperformed it by 7.55. 

 

13 hours ago, Thor said:

I’ve never liked xG as a stat for forwards. Most of the best strikers thrive off of chances - and the more you can make or be in position for, the better.

Just for comparisons, Hugo's teammate who went to City in January (Marmoush) had an xG of about 8.8 and ended up scoring 13 non-penalty goals.

The last thing we need is two project strikers up front battling each other for first team minutes in Hugo & Nico.   If we're really going down the young striker route, then get Delap, at least he's had a season to settle into PL football and managed to get to 10 non penalty goals in a pretty average Ipswich side. 

[Blue Armour 4,436]

29 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

 

Just for comparisons, Hugo's teammate who went to City in January (Marmoush) had an xG of about 8.8 and ended up scoring 13 non-penalty goals.

The last thing we need is two project strikers up front battling each other for first team minutes in Hugo & Nico.   If we're really going down the young striker route, then get Delap, at least he's had a season to settle into PL football and managed to get to 10 non penalty goals in a pretty average Ipswich side. 

Can understand choosing a more established striker (and perhaps more pure CF) like Oshimen over Ekitike.

But not sure about Delap. Other than him being a nuisance to defenders and being decent with the ball on his feet., I am not sure about him thriving against the defensive lines our team goes up against.

Sure, there's the same concern with Ekitke too, but not sure if Delap is the answer there.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Getting a reliable forward is such a pain for the club in the past few years.

Still remember when Morata came in and all the hype around him.

He had a great start too. Scoring with left foot, right foot, and headers, and a hat trick. 

Then it all went to pot because of his attitude. Same with Lukaku.

In the past 2 decades, we have had only 2 reliable strikers, Drogba & Costa.

And a few semi-reliable ones, Eto'o, Anelka, Giroud, Ba and Kalou.

[Special Juan 28,134]

The 9 is a graveyard for the club over recent years, this summer we HAVE to get it right

[King Kante 1,643]

Just realised Sane is out of contract. That would be a no brainer for me. Provides experience, still a good player. Deal could be structured as a signing on fee with wages lowered accordingly to keep him in line with the rest of the squad. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,379]

Ronaldo close to joining my hometown club 😂