Chelsea Transfers

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41 minutes ago, Jas said:

 

I know a fair number of fans want him to move on but I'm glad he stay on and try and to make it at Chelsea.

Next season is really make or break for him though. Needs to become a lot more consistent and start delivering end product. If he can do that then he'll have a future at the club, if he can't step up then it will be time for him to move on in the summer of 22.

 

Oh, and a fucking huge no to Christensen being used in any transfer deal!  He came on leaps and bounds last season and barely put a foot wrong after the Liverpool game. I rate him and Rudi as second only to Liverpool's best two CB's and easily our best two since the heyday of Terry& Gallas and Terry & Carvalho.

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16 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

I could be wrong but I think even if we bombed out of all the cups at the first hurdle we still have a minimum of 48 games.

Agreed.

17 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Tuchel clearly trusts Christensen, and I see this coming season a role reversal during it where Christensen is the one preferred for the 'big' games and Thiago Silva may end up playing more against the 'lesser' teams. He'll play a huge role this season regardless.

Interesting idea. This would probably also appeal to Thiago because it holds out the possibility of a further extension for him at the end of the coming season. A new contract which would then assume him playing back up to Andreas.

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57 minutes ago, Jas said:

Even The Athletic are reporting it now...

And according to them, the club's offer for Hakimi doesn't yet include Emerson or Christensen. 

£56m is fair money for a world-class fullback/wingback

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10 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I didn't know that. Assuming he is effective on the left then that would make getting him a lot more attractive. Not attractive enough to justify losing Andreas but more attractive all the same.

Yeah in his first season at BVB he played more on the left than the right. I think the Christensen part is just baseless speculation by an italian journalist not being up to date with Chelsea

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Just now, Vesper said:

£56m is fair money for a world-class fullback/wingback

thinking multi-dimensionally, this also really puts the cosh on Real Madrid too, as IF they really want him, there goes a big chunk of their budget, thus partially blocking them for making a giant bid for Håland or Mbappe

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29 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Basically what Di Marzio said yesterday.

The Athletic is not known to report every single transfer rumor. If they are reporting it, then maybe there is some truth to it. I don't think they have reported anything on Haaland, have they after the Fjortoft and Matt Law stories? 

[LAM09 6,824]

Just now, Vesper said:

thinking multi-dimensionally, this also really puts the cosh on Real Madrid too, as IF they really want him, there goes a big chunk of their budget, thus partially blocking them for making a giant bid for Håland or Mbappe

Still crazy to think they bought him back, just to sell him, considering their options.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Just now, Jas said:

The Athletic is not known to report every single transfer rumor. If they are reporting it, then maybe there is some truth to it. I don't think they have reported anything on Haaland, have they after the Fjortoft and Matt Law stories? 

Didn't Johnson also reported after Law and Fjortoft stories?

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1 minute ago, Blues Forever said:

Didn't Johnson also reported after Law and Fjortoft stories?

The only thing I've seen from Simon Johnson this...

Otherwise, nothing new. 

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14 minutes ago, Vesper said:

really?

your credibility is on thin ice m8

you should know better than to just make up shite with someone like me around

AC played 53 games as a back 4 CB pairing in 20015/17

far more than any other position, and he was better is a pair than as a back 3 CB set-up

AC was a DMF a few times, a RB once, injured in a few, and on the bench in the very beginning of 2015/16 3 times

Gladbach played a back four 65 times

far more than any other setup

and far better as a record, including some great results in the CL

 

Fair enough, i mostly watched when they played the back three. Regarding Christensen question still remain about his performance in back four at PL.

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16 minutes ago, Vesper said:

really?

your credibility is on thin ice m8

you should know better than to just make up shite with someone like me around

AC played 53 games as a back 4 CB pairing in 20015/17

far more than any other position, and he was better is a pair than as a back 3 CB set-up

AC was a DMF a few times, a RB once, injured in a few, and on the bench in the very beginning of 2015/16 3 times

Gladbach played a back four 65 times

far more than any other setup

and far better as a record, including some great results in the CL

 

How much time did you spend screenshotting all of that?? 😱

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Just now, Jas said:

The only thing I've seen from Simon Johnson this...

Otherwise, nothing new. 

Yes, this what i mean.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,900]

21 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

This isn't how the first refusal work. If Real match our bid for Hakimi, Inter have to accept Real's bid.

Think you've missed my point. The purpose of our negotiation with Real would be to compensate them so that they do not make a bid. Obviously if the clause is binding, and Real are determined to take the player back, then the situation is entirely out of our hands.

Edited June 9, 2021 by OhForAGreavsie

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Just now, Blues Forever said:

Yes, this what i mean.

Yeah and nothing new...

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1 minute ago, LAM09 said:

Still crazy to think they bought him back, just to sell him, considering their options.

they are not a well run club overall atm

they squander so much money and fail to consistently capitalise on their position as the biggest club on the planet

even worse is Barca

Barca shit away around 3/4ers of a BILLION quid (counting fees, add-ons, salaries etc) on Coutinho, Griezmann, and Dembele

staggering

[Blues Forever 1,232]

1 minute ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Think you've missed my point. The purpose of our negotiation with Real would be to compensate them so that they do not make a bid.

They won't bid even if we won't compensate them. Madrid are broke atm and there's also a suggestion they won't buy any player aside Mbappe in this summer. 

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