Chelsea Transfers

[King Kante 1,564]

  On 05/07/2021 at 13:22, Tomo said:

If Barcelona are as fucked as @King Kanteis suggesting I wouldnt be against testing the waters for De Jong.

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https://www.goal.com/es/amp/noticias/barcelona-y-el-limite-salarial-salidas-y-rebajas-urgentes/mvup2tawaf8t11iaypt198hi5?__twitter_impression=true

This article gives a bit of an idea about Barca's situation. However, it doesn't cover the €700m+ debt that is due to mature soon.

[Vesper 29,467]

  On 05/07/2021 at 18:01, Strike said:

Good one. Unlike in 2011 when we did sign Torres and blocked the route to sign Aguero in the summer

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[avrobsws 29]

  On 05/07/2021 at 17:11, Strike said:

Jorginho, Kova, Kante (minutes managed - starts less vs small teams, starts all important/knockout games) are great midfield options.

There is Gilmour to consider since he will likely be pushing for a place in the squad in 2022. I don't see how an 18 year old Camavinga makes sense for us. If anything, a solid screening CDM like Ndidi makes more sense.

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Nidi will cost us more than £50 mil so doesn't makes sense to grab a player for rotational .

[Special Juan 27,622]

I get Romano is the supposed transfer god but he is awfully quiet about Chelsea. I know he breathed hot air the other day about Rice but that isn't difficult to link him to us he's best mates with Mount.

Simply put Chelsea are pretty much private behind the scenes and FR hasn't a fucking clue what is happening.

[Strike 7,315]

  On 06/07/2021 at 04:08, avrobsws said:

Nidi will cost us more than £50 mil so doesn't makes sense to grab a player for rotational .

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Not necessarily Ndidi but someone of his abilities.

[Styl1994 188]

  On 06/07/2021 at 06:59, Strike said:

Not necessarily Ndidi but someone of his abilities.

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Tchouameni would be the guy imo

[Strike 7,315]

  On 06/07/2021 at 06:51, Special Juan said:

I get Romano is the supposed transfer god but he is awfully quiet about Chelsea. I know he breathed hot air the other day about Rice but that isn't difficult to link him to us he's best mates with Mount.

Simply put Chelsea are pretty much private behind the scenes and FR hasn't a fucking clue what is happening.

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Romano anyway is not quick on news from English clubs other than Watford (he has some connection to Watford). He usually follows Law, Ornstein etc in reporting English clubs business. He is trying to be this Europe-wide transfer oracle but it is tough for one person to break transfer news in so many countries/leagues even though FR has the best foothold to do so at the moment.
 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

  On 06/07/2021 at 06:51, Special Juan said:

I get Romano is the supposed transfer god but he is awfully quiet about Chelsea. I know he breathed hot air the other day about Rice but that isn't difficult to link him to us he's best mates with Mount.

Simply put Chelsea are pretty much private behind the scenes and FR hasn't a fucking clue what is happening.

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The few journos who have a clue about what is happening within Chelsea are Matt Law, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey, and sometime Nizaar Kinsella. I wouldn't completely trust Romano, as he only reliable in Italy.

[avrobsws 29]

  On 06/07/2021 at 07:03, Styl1994 said:

Tchouameni would be the guy imo

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Definitely, but we are linked to both Camavinga and Tchouameni so let see if we can pull off the something. 

[Superblue 6,372]

  On 06/07/2021 at 08:04, Blues Forever said:

The few journos who have a clue about what is happening within Chelsea are Matt Law, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey, and sometime Nizaar Kinsella. I wouldn't completely trust Romano, as he only reliable in Italy.

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But even then if you listen to them on podcasts that they've been on, they are all so vague at times when it comes to discussing the transfer market and will regularly stick to fairly generalised statements. They are clearly more reliable than most with their connections/insiders close to the club, but I still think very little is leaked compared to other clubs.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

  On 06/07/2021 at 08:56, Superblue_1986 said:

But even then if you listen to them on podcasts that they've been on, they are all so vague at times when it comes to discussing the transfer market and will regularly stick to fairly generalised statements. They are clearly more reliable than most with their connections/insiders close to the club, but I still think very little is leaked compared to other clubs.

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Maybe because there aren't any new information atm?

[avrobsws 29]

We are planning to bid £60 mil for Rice and I don't know what Tuchel has seen in him. 

 

 

 

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Pizy 18,552]

Either our club have become masterful at keeping things secret from even the most reliable journalists since all of them are silent regarding us or we really aren’t doing anything yet.

If Haaland is our main target and if we actually planned on trying to get him surely we would’ve started the process by now? He’s not at the Euro’s, the window has been open for a while, and preseason training is starting for clubs across Europe soon. It’s not like we’ve had to wait for some sort of deadline before we could make our move.

The fact that we’ve known for months that a striker is needed and didn’t immediately spring on one once the window started probably means that Haaland is impossible this summer. 

[Superblue 6,372]

Given Barca's position, if the top striking targets are unobtainable this summer I wouldn't be against taking Griezmann off them for a season loan. 

I think he would mesh well in our current setup, and he's always had a good work ethic and eye for goal.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

  On 06/07/2021 at 10:01, Pizy said:

Either our club have become masterful at keeping things secret from even the most reliable journalists since all of them are silent regarding us or we really aren’t doing anything yet.

If Haaland is our main target and if we actually planned on trying to get him surely we would’ve started the process by now? He’s not at the Euro’s, the window has been open for a while, and preseason training is starting for clubs across Europe soon. It’s not like we’ve had to wait for some sort of deadline before we could make our move.

The fact that we’ve known for months that a striker is needed and didn’t immediately spring on one once the window started probably means that Haaland is impossible this summer. 

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Probably we really aren't doing anything yet, if not the several Dortmund sources like Ruhr Nachrichten, Funke Sport, or Kicker would already make some noise regarding us and Haaland.

[Jase 43,479]

  On 06/07/2021 at 11:00, Blues Forever said:

Probably we really aren't doing anything yet, if not the several Dortmund sources like Ruhr Nachrichten, Funke Sport, or Kicker would already make some noise regarding us and Haaland.

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Yeah. The English media are the ones that have been making all the noise, making as though a deal is in the offing (for clicks, views) when nothing has really happened. As Magic Lamps pointed out before, there's been nothing on this from the German media.

[Jase 43,479]