Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 29,019]

7 minutes ago, Jason said:

He chats shit. Says it all when he's quoted by the likes of Daily Express. 

the actual transfer fee is fair

but if the agent really wants bloody £42m

that's a deal killer

 

[Pizy 18,418]

Regarding Nathan Ake, it sort of makes sense that we haven't rushed in to activate the buy-back clause. Is he a very solid, modern CB who would improve the squad? Yes. But is he clearly better than what we already have? That I'm not so sure about. Having thought about it more, I'm wondering whose place he would even take? His skill set and ability are pretty much the same as Tomori's.

Doesn't it feel like any CB we target should be a dramatic upgrade? Trouble is, there aren't many VVD's or Harry Maguire's out there. We need that sort of player who is physically dominant and can command the defense but is also great with the ball. Zouma has the first part but is an accident waiting to happen anywhere near the ball.

Other than Koulibaly I'm not even familiar with who the current hot properties are in the CB market.

[Jase 43,479]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

the actual transfer fee is fair

but if the agent really wants bloody £42m

that's a deal killer

Could well be chatting shit, that's what I meant. 

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Pizy said:

Regarding Nathan Ake, it sort of makes sense that we haven't rushed in to activate the buy-back clause. Is he a very solid, modern CB who would improve the squad? Yes. But is he clearly better than what we already have? That I'm not so sure about. Having thought about it more, I'm wondering whose place he would even take? His skill set and ability are pretty much the same as Tomori's.

Doesn't it feel like any CB we target should be a dramatic upgrade? Trouble is, there aren't many VVD's or Harry Maguire's out there. We need that sort of player who is physically dominant and can command the defense but is also great with the ball. Zouma has the first part but is an accident waiting to happen anywhere near the ball.

Other than Koulibaly I'm not even familiar with who the current hot properties are in the CB market.

My concern about the Ake situation is why we have not decided whether to buy him back or not. If the latest reports are to be believed, it still seems like we're dilly-dallying over it. Either get him now, ASAP when we have some free weeks coming up so that he can settle in etc or just decide 'no' and we move on. 

[Vesper 29,019]

12 minutes ago, Jason said:

Could well be chatting shit, that's what I meant. 

might be, I guess we see what happens in the summer

unless we end up buying Zaha (if we do that will mean dozens of articles were talking a different line of bullshit)

and even then, someone will buy him, so we find out that way

[Pizy 18,418]

10 minutes ago, Jason said:

My concern about the Ake situation is why we have not decided whether to buy him back or not. If the latest reports are to be believed, it still seems like we're dilly-dallying over it. Either get him now, ASAP when we have some free weeks coming up so that he can settle in etc or just decide 'no' and we move on. 

Yeah, you would think that if we were keen we'd have already moved. Maybe waiting on his injury?

I know it's kind of petty to sign players simply to stop your rivals from doing so, but maybe we should just snatch him up before Arse or City do. He'd be a dramatic improvement at Arse and could be a long term partner for Laporte at City.

[Vesper 29,019]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

Regarding Nathan Ake, it sort of makes sense that we haven't rushed in to activate the buy-back clause. Is he a very solid, modern CB who would improve the squad? Yes. But is he clearly better than what we already have? That I'm not so sure about. Having thought about it more, I'm wondering whose place he would even take? His skill set and ability are pretty much the same as Tomori's.

Doesn't it feel like any CB we target should be a dramatic upgrade? Trouble is, there aren't many VVD's or Harry Maguire's out there. We need that sort of player who is physically dominant and can command the defense but is also great with the ball. Zouma has the first part but is an accident waiting to happen anywhere near the ball.

Other than Koulibaly I'm not even familiar with who the current hot properties are in the CB market.

Harry Maguire is staggeringly overrated

the best CB's on the planet atm IMHO (this does not mean they are available as of now or that we should try and buy them, for example, Koulibaly is too old for the monet Napoli want, it is madness to pay £100m for one full season under 30yo)

1 VVD

2 Raphaël Varane

3 Kalidou Koulibaly

4 Aymeric Laporte (when healthy)

5 Milan Skriniar

6 José Giménez  

7 Marquinhos

8 Alessio Romagnoli  

9  Ibrahima Konaté (when healthy)

10 Matthijs de Ligt (has fallen off a bit, I expect him to rise again as some age off)

11 Lucas Hernández   

12 Rúben Dias

13 Clément Lenglet

14 Dayot Upamecano  

15 Antonio Rüdiger  

16 Caglar Söyüncü  

17  Stefan de Vrij  

18 Harry Maguire

19 Diego Carlos

20  Éder Militão

21 Gerard Piqué (age)

22 Niklas Süle

23 Benjamin Pavard

24 Iñigo Martínez

25 Diego Godin (age)

26 Joel Matip

27 Yeray Álvarez

28 Nico Elvedi

29 Samuel Umtiti (when healthy)

30  Konstantinos Manolas

[milka 3,349]

Chelsea are cooling their interest in Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho because Frank Lampard believes bringing in a new striker is more important. (Times)

 

expected   maybe Zaha for  €75.00m and £180,000  per week

[DDA 9,691]

25 minutes ago, milka said:

Chelsea are cooling their interest in Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho because Frank Lampard believes bringing in a new striker is more important. (Times)

 

expected   maybe Zaha for  €75.00m and £180,000  per week

Zaha isnt a striker though! 

[Muzchap 8,966]

5 minutes ago, DDA said:

Zaha isnt a striker though! 

He's bang fucking average too 

[Pizy 18,418]

I will be the lone Zaha fan club member when he signs. 👍🏼

[Special Juan 27,439]

30 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I will be the lone Zaha fan club member when he signs. 👍🏼

No, I will be with you.

[Pizy 18,418]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

No, I will be with you.

The first time people who dislike him see him terrorize Arsenal or Spuds' fullbacks they'll fall in love. 

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Truthfully sooner spend on zaha than dembele albeit they aren't the same position

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

2 hours ago, milka said:

Chelsea are cooling their interest in Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho because Frank Lampard believes bringing in a new striker is more important. (Times)

 

expected   maybe Zaha for  €75.00m and £180,000  per week

Where's the link? I follow Matt law who is (usually) on point with the news regarding us. Also checked times sport and seen this nowhere. Not that it matters because none of these lot know genuinely what we're planning. Can't remember too many sources picking up on the pulisic deal last year before it was official. 

[Pizy 18,418]

4 minutes ago, ulsterchelsea said:

Truthfully sooner spend on zaha than dembele albeit they aren't the same position

Yeah, both positions are needed this month.

[Atomiswave 6,072]

1 hour ago, Muzchap said:

He's bang fucking average too 

Bang fucking average man, we can surely do better at those fees, someone younger and with more potential. If we shit down 70-80m on him then we have learnt jack shit. Anything above 40m and its criminal imo, 

[Tomo 21,733]

14 minutes ago, Atomiswave said:

Bang fucking average man, we can surely do better at those fees, someone younger and with more potential. If we shit down 70-80m on him then we have learnt jack shit. Anything above 40m and its criminal imo, 

Think you're being vastly unfair on him, while I'd agree 70m is too much is isn't "bang fucking average".

His performances and stats at Palace are similar to Damien Duff's at Blackburn and he didn't do too badly with the step up.