Chelsea Transfers

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With us getting Delap in should we really be going after another tall striker and not someone who’s more adept in and around 18, can find the spaces between defenders.

Edited June 6 by bluesman2610

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Watching clips back of Kudus.. my word, I didn’t realise quite how good he had been for West Ham.

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39 minutes ago, iceboy said:

Apparently we are preparing a bid around 100M for Ekitike.

euros, not pounds

and I doubt it will be as high as 100m euros

 

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Chelsea (estimated pre-tax loss limit in 2024-25: £300m)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6384537/2025/06/05/psr-premier-league-clubs-risk/

PSR-busting tactics at Stamford Bridge have gained plenty of headlines in recent seasons, and for good reason. Through the intra-group sales of hotels, car parks and even their own women’s team, Chelsea have turned a rather tricky PSR position into one whereby they enjoy mammoth headroom — at least domestically.

Chelsea’s pre-tax result across 2022-23 and 2023-24 was profitable at £38.3million, even before any costs are deducted from their PSR calculation — and the deductions they can make are chunky. That sale of the women’s team means they won’t benefit from any cost deductions in that respect in 2024-25, but they’re hardly necessary in terms of current compliance.

Based on our projections, Chelsea could lose £300m and still comply with Premier League PSR. They’ll lose a lot, but nowhere close to that much.

The picture is rather different in Europe, where UEFA strips out intra-group sales. Chelsea are already in talks over a financial settlement for a breach based on their accounts for 2023-24, and another hefty loss in the last one won’t smooth their position there. The club’s return to the Champions League next season will at least help for 2025-26. 

Edited June 6 by Vesper

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Arsenal make Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga main backup goalkeeper target

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6257012/2025/06/06/kepa-arrizabalaga-arsenal-transfer-Chelsea/

Arsenal have made Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga their main target as they seek to recruit a backup goalkeeper this summer.

With Neto returning to Bournemouth after his loan, Arsenal are light on experienced goalkeeper options. After missing out on Espanyol’s Joan Garcia, who looks poised to join Barcelona, Arsenal are turning their attention towards the 30-year-old. While other options remain under consideration, Arrizabalaga is currently the preferred candidate.

The Spain international, who spent last season on loan at Bournemouth, has a £5million release clause in his Chelsea contract. Arsenal see that as a potential market opportunity, enabling them to recruit a goalkeeper with Premier League and Champions League experience for an affordable fee.

Arsenal are actively pursuing an agreement with the player and hope to persuade Arrizabalaga to join.

Arrizabalaga made 35 appearances in all competitions and kept nine clean sheets last season as Andoni Iraola’s side finished ninth in the Premier League, their joint-best league finish with their most points (56).

The 13-time Spain international joined Chelsea from Athletic Club for £71.6 million in the summer of 2018 and has made 163 first-team appearances for the English club, where he has won four trophies including the 2021 Champions League.

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Analysis

Arsenal’s staff are long-time admirers of Arrizabalaga, and this is not the first time his name has been raised in recruitment conversations at the club.

The affordable price means Arrizabalaga is expected to have various options this summer. One complication for Arsenal is that they already have an established number one in 29-year-old David Raya.

Arrizabalaga is aware that Raya is in a secure position as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper after a strong performance in 2024-25. Despite this, Arrizabalaga is still prepared to give Arsenal’s approach consideration.

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1 hour ago, Pizy said:

I get flop vibes from Ekitike. Just something about him when I watch his highlights. Maybe flop is harsh, but he definitely looks like a talent who will come nowhere close to living up to a monster transfer fee. 

You see Florian Wirtz who is going to cost over 100m and he absolutely looks like a 100m talent. Ekitike doesn’t look anywhere near that level. He looks like a player who at 50m you can take a chance on and hope he blows up and eventually becomes top class. 

He will be a flop. You will see if Chelsea decide to pay Frankfurt 100m. As i mentioned earlier 

1. we should avoid buying players from Bundesliga as they 95% flopping in PL. 
 

2. Every FC Frankfurt Striker flopped in other leagues and they always asking almost 100m for they strikers. 
 

Recent strikes Eintracht Frankfurt sold: 

Jovic to Real (60m) flopped

Kolo Muani to PSG (95m) flopped

Omar Marmoush to City 75m probably will flop as well and never be main starter in PL, 16 appearance 7 goals, backup for Halland

Sebastian Haller (50m) to West Ham flopped in PL 

Men they even scammed RB Leipzig with Andre Silva bought for 3m sold next year for 23m to Leipzig with he flopped as well in other Budesliga team. 
 

i do not know how they keep scamming other team this way, but it just the fact and numbers and performance proves it. We just should avoid at all cost by dealing with Frankfurt, cause this is to easy for them to scam rich teams with so so overrated players who only can perform in farmers league like Bundesliga. Not gonna be surprised if Writz will flop at Liverpool. 

 

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1 hour ago, Vesper said:

euros, not pounds

and I doubt it will be as high as 100m euros

 

@Vesperyou do not know Frankfurt, they will squeeze every peanut from rich clubs for they overrated strikers. Recent history just showed what a stupid money they ask for they average strikers. So do not surprise if this happens, Chelsea probably bid between 85m-105m because they will ask. 

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Sesko close to Arsenal

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i always saw cherki as the next ben arfa or taarabt. lot of technical skill, low mentality.

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Transfer values: Yamal takes off

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost507

Following the extension of his contract until 2031, FC Barcelona’s prodigy Lamine Yamal has become the player with the highest value on the transfer market according to the CIES Football Observatory statistical model: €402.3 million. This extraordinary figure is linked to equally extraordinary performances achieved at an age - 18 in July - when most players, even the best, are just starting out at professional level.

Norway's Erling Haaland (€239.6m) and England's former leader Jude Bellingham (€233.8m) complete the podium of the best-valued players, ahead of Frenchman Kylian Mbappé (€192.5m), who also is the oldest player in the top 10 (26.5 years). The English Premier League is by far the most represented in the top 100 (42 players), followed by the Spanish Liga (19). Paris St-Germain, on the other hand, is the most represented club (11 players).

The highest values for defensive positions were recorded for Bart Verbruggen (€64.3m) among goalkeepers, Pau Cubarsí (€118.0m) for centre backs and Joško Gvardiol for full/wing backs (€100.7m). Only four of the top 100 footballers play outside the five major European leagues: two in Portugal (Samu Aghehowa and Viktor Gyökeres), one in Brazil (Estêvão Willian, already contracted by Chelsea) and one in Saudi Arabia (Jhon Durán).

Top 100 highest estimated transfer values (€ million)

Date: 02/06/2025.
Positions: [gk] goalkeeper, [fb] full/wing back, [cb] centre back, [dm] defensive midfield, [am] attacking midfield, [wi] winger, [cf] centre forward.

Edited June 6 by Vesper

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43 minutes ago, Liuxas said:

@Vesperyou do not know Frankfurt, they will squeeze every peanut from rich clubs for they overrated strikers. Recent history just showed what a stupid money they ask for they average strikers. So do not surprise if this happens, Chelsea probably bid between 85m-105m because they will ask. 

I can live with 85m euros total cost (add ons included)

That is around £71.5m in toto, £63m base + £8.5m in add ons

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Liked the Delap signing. Liked the links to the Benfica CB. Liked the Mike M link. Hate the Bundesliga links. 

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