Chelsea Transfers

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Summary:

Chelsea will focus on bringing the right centre-forward and are ready to spend big on the right one. Haaland is an obvious target, while Lukaku is on the alternatives list.

Big decisions to be made about the future of Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, and Silva. The club may buy another defender. Similarly, the futures of Tammy and Giroud are in doubt. Giroud seems to leave the club in the summer.

The club has not extended Tuchel's contract yet and Matt Law suggests that it is to be seen "how influential Tuchel is in the recruitment process while his contract only has a year left on it and whether Chelsea will chase his targets or ‘club’ signings".

Roman commitment is unquestionable but still no news on the stadium plan.

Chelsea may have to fight to keep Anthony Barry, who is highly rated and may receive good offers to go.

[Jase 43,479]

12 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Chelsea will focus on bringing the right centre-forward and are ready to spend big on the right one. Haaland is an obvious target, while Lukaku is on the alternatives list.

How big is the "spend big on the right one"? Are we willing to just spend more than 100 million on a striker?

I highly doubt we'll get Lukaku unless Conte leaves in the summer and/or Inter's financial situation suddenly gets worse. Otherwise, he's the main man of the club and Conte. No way they're gonna sell him to and even if they do, he'll cost A LOT.

[R2D2 368]

I'd rather have Tammy than Lukacow, hopefully we get Haaland and won't matter afterwards.

Edited March 26, 2021 by R2D2

[NikkiCFC 8,293]

On 23/03/2021 at 17:12, MoroccanBlue said:

Shit winger. Average right back. 

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He would play RWB for Tuchel. Is what we have better? CHO just said he feels comfortable as LW and AM. Basically meaning he does not want to play wing back at least not in the long run. James is straggling in this position.

Corona has 47 assists since start of the 18/19 season. Not sure any player in Europe has more apart from KDB and Bruno.

If Tuchel continues this formation we would probably need new RWB at least for rotation. I want guy from your country but hard to imagine Inter would let him go. So Corona is not a bad option.

[Pizy 18,864]

Think Lukaku would be an awesome fallback option, actually. Not as though there’s a bunch of top strikers out there. He has some frustrating attributes but he scores and scores in lots of different ways. You feed him service and he puts it away.

But for me the priority should be a striker who’s excellent technically and can create for himself if necessary. Someone who isn’t almost entirely dependent on perfect service to score like our current #9’s Tammy & Oli are. This is why Dybala would make a lot of sense. But he’s rumored to leave Juve every window seemingly and never does.

I’m not even giving a thought to Haaland. Unless Roman reaches in his pocket for a sum that Dortmund can’t say no to that’s not happening.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Hope we avoid Dybala, we need a true no. 9 not another false 9/no. 10 like Havertz.

[bigbluewillie 1,930]

Haaland's transfer fee this summer has been set by Borussia Dortmund with interested clubs needing £154m in order to have a chance of signing the striker. (ESPN)

[bigbluewillie 1,930]

This is the worrying time, apart from the 2 mentioned, there's only Kane an Lewandowski that's any good out there and we're never gonna get either of them.

There really is a shortage of decent strikers.

[R2D2 368]

I might seriously throw up if we get this guy and were stuck with him for years to come.

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

Jason can sleep easy now. 

[R2D2 368]

14 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

 

What does the rest of the article say about Haaland.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

10 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

What does the rest of the article say about Haaland.

Summary:

nothing can be ruled out but the swap deal isn't currently considered a serious option

the swap deal might be considered if Dortmund demanded it as a condition of Haaland offer

no indication from Werner that he wants to leave

further reports that Lukaku is also under consideration

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

Pass on Lukaku. Would rather work with what we have.