Chelsea Transfers

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Tuchel is pushing for the arrival of Rudiger at PSG. Chelsea want to offload him permanently however PSG can only offer a loan currently.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

On 28/09/2020 at 3:17 PM, NikkiCFC said:

One week to go...

Miazga, Sarr, Castillo, JCS, Sterling, Rahman, Van Ginkel, Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Musonda, Moses, Emerson/Alonso, Rudiger, Jorginho, Kepa, RLC are still here... 

We need to offload more than 2 players per day. And maybe some guys from academy like Maatsen, Anjorin will go on loan too...

 

I have a feeling that Tino will stay at Cobham, not least because he's just making his way back from injury. I'm not sure about lower league transfer deadlines but they usually have an extension don't they. Given that it looks like selected members of the midfield group will be allowed to leave for the right offer, we will need some backup depth.

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

23 hours ago, Jason said:

Worth remembering that a domestic-only window will run from Oct 5 to Oct 16.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/1674059#:~:text=The summer 2020 transfer window,00 BST on 16 October.

So we can sign Rice on Oct 16? Now it makes sense that we left him for the end.

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, NikkiCFC said:

So we can sign Rice on Oct 16? Now it makes sense that will left him for the end.

No.

A domestic-only window, during which Premier League clubs can trade only with those in the EFL or below, will run from 23:01 BST on 5 October to 17:00 BST on 16 October.

[Artandur 939]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

No.

 

 

But we could still go for Benrahma 

[Artandur 939]

Just imagine WH quoting Drinkwater in the Rice negotiations..

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

No chance we get Rice now. We aren't paying the asking price, and its too late in window IMO

[King Kante 1,643]

26 minutes ago, ChelseaFanUK said:

No chance we get Rice now. We aren't paying the asking price, and its too late in window IMO

Unless West Ham fold. We do have a number of players that fit a Moyes mold team - Barkley, Alonso/Emerson, Rudi/Zouma, Giroud. I think there is still potential for a swap plus cash deal. 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,801]

23 minutes ago, ChelseaFanUK said:

No chance we get Rice now. We aren't paying the asking price, and its too late in window IMO

There is an American group that is trying to purchase West Ham. If WH financial situation is as bad as what people are saying, they may need money from the sale. There is probably a better source, but if Moyes is speaking out, it may be true.

 

https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/transfer-news/david-moyes-lays-west-ham-18968971

[Hutcho 8,443]

Until kante clearly isn't our best player (and 1 poor game this season isn't enough evidence for that) he shouldn't be sold. Especially if its to be replaced with just declan rice.
Rice may be good and do a job. But kante is still better. Nah keeping kante and getting rice would be fine but just letting kante walk to replace with rice wouldn't make any sense.

He is our best player in the big games. Now in games vs like West Brom he may not be needed to play alongside a more "normal" DM but vs any bigger team he's still first name on the team sheet.

[Tomo 21,751]

7 minutes ago, Hutcho said:

Until kante clearly isn't our best player (and 1 poor game this season isn't enough evidence for that) he shouldn't be sold. Especially if its to be replaced with just declan rice.
Rice may be good and do a job. But kante is still better. Nah keeping kante and getting rice would be fine but just letting kante walk to replace with rice wouldn't make any sense.

He is our best player in the big games. Now in games vs like West Brom he may not be needed to play alongside a more "normal" DM but vs any bigger team he's still first name on the team sheet.

He isn't our best player, Kante of 2020 is streets behind Kante 15-18.

I probably wouldn't sell him right now as even with Rice we will need another defensive minded midfielder in the squad, however he should be a horses for courses squad player going forward.

[Hutcho 8,443]

 

 

 

He isn't our best player, Kante of 2020 is streets behind Kante 15-18.

I probably wouldn't sell him right now as even with Rice we will need another defensive minded midfielder in the squad, however he should be a horses for courses squad player going forward.

 

We haven't seen kante of 2020 barring 3 games though. He was our best player vs pool.

 

So we don't know that. If he's over his injuries of last year then he may well still be our best player.

 

[Tomo 21,751]

5 minutes ago, Hutcho said:

We haven't seen kante of 2020 barring 3 games though. He was our best player vs pool.

So we don't know that. If he's over his injuries of last year then he may well still be our best player.

He was good against BHA and Liverpool but still nowhere near his prime self (in my opinion). It's no coincidence his best games came in games we cede possesion, he can still be pretty useful in them but in games like WBA where it's up to us to take the initiative he looks lost.

Rice seems more suited to this system as he will actually properly sit in and will know when to drift in between the two CB's to cover the fullbacks bombing on.

[Hutcho 8,443]

He was good against BHA and Liverpool but still nowhere near his prime self (in my opinion). It's no coincidence his best games came in games we cede possesion, he can still be pretty useful in them but in games like WBA where it's up to us to take the initiative he looks lost.
Rice seems more suited to this system as he will actually properly sit in and will know when to drift in between the two CB's to cover the fullbacks bombing on.

I do somewhat agree in that I would be intrigued to see what we are like with a proper DM. Matic style protecting the back 4 that let's the attacking players concentrate more on the attack.

But when you factor into the fact that rice is gonna cost a shit ton and the potentially selling of kante to fund it then I'm less intrigued.

But a proper DM would add something to the squad rotation for sure and allow us to have a solid base against big teams if we want 2 actual DMs.

The fact we only have 1 DM and people would argue that Kante isn't really a "proper" DM is an issue. Reece james holding? Ampadu would have been good to give a chance in there maybe.

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

Why this Kante vs Rice discussion when it is clear that Jorginho will leave to open a place for Rice.