Chelsea Transfers

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[Superblue 6,372]

40 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Unless there’s a huge clear out that brings us huge money I can’t see another summer like last one. Like, unless we bring in something like £100m from sales it seems extremely unlikely we can afford Lukaku, Rice, and a fullback. We surely can’t spend £400m over two summers.

I feel like we’ll get 1 marquee signing and a couple of squad additions to replenish what we sell.

Completely depends on Roman.

It is obviously a real market opportunity for us at present with most teams struggling financially and less competition for transfer targets.

And with FFP relaxed/abolished (whatever situation it is currently in) it allows Roman to go aggressive if he wanted to and try and catch us back up in a much quicker manner than we would have likely been able to do pre Covid.

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22 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Completely depends on Roman.

It is obviously a real market opportunity for us at present with most teams struggling financially and less competition for transfer targets.

And with FFP relaxed/abolished (whatever situation it is currently in) it allows Roman to go aggressive if he wanted to and try and catch us back up in a much quicker manner than we would have likely been able to do pre Covid.

Pizy is not wrong though. Obviously Roman will splash that extra bit of cash to get us over the line if needed but all our summer purchases in recent years have been offset by the sales. So unless we know for sure that we'll get a good return by selling the deadwoods and players like Abraham, Loftus-Cheek, Kepa etc, it's unlikely that we'll spend big this summer. After all, don't forget about Roman's plan about making sure we're self sustainable and not just rely on his money. 

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2 hours ago, R2D2 said:

Looks like we really are in for Hakimi only shining light from the main frauds were linked to.

 

Has anyone here listened to the podcast? What did Matt Law say regarding our transfer plan this summer?

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5 minutes ago, Jas said:

Has anyone here listened to the podcast? What did Matt Law say regarding our transfer plan this summer?

Lukacow easiest striker to get out of Kane, Haaland, if we fail to get a striker we might decide to wait another year for Haaland.

Rice favorite over the other 2 but isn't an absolute must like it was with Lampard.

Right back a possibility to strenghten but not priority, Law thinks Hakimi would fit.

Nothing will be done before Euros.

 

Edited May 27, 2021 by R2D2

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I think we’ll go all out for Lukaku. It seems to be the common assumption everywhere that Inter must sell someone this summer and it’s obvious that that was the reason Conte quit. So they’ll surely be much easier to negotiate with than Dortmund. Kane was always a fantasy and if they bring back Poch I doubt he’ll want out anyways. 
 

We should certainly try to tempt Haaland and negotiate with BVB, though. It would be gutting to see him scoring for fun for City/United/Liverpool.

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4 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I think we’ll go all out for Lukaku. It seems to be the common assumption everywhere that Inter must sell someone this summer and it’s obvious that that was the reason Conte quit. So they’ll surely be much easier to negotiate with than Dortmund. Kane was always a fantasy and if they bring back Poch I doubt he’ll want out anyways. 
 

We should certainly try to tempt Haaland and negotiate with BVB, though. It would be gutting to see him scoring for fun for City/United/Liverpool.

Will be more gutting when the minority who want Lukaku realize how shit and frustrating he will be next season.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

13 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

Lukacow easiest striker to get out of Kane, Haaland, if we fail to get a striker we might decide to wait another year for Haaland.

Rice favorite over the other 2 but isn't an absolute must like it was with Lampard.

Right back a possibility to strenghten but not priority, Law thinks Hakimi would fit.

Nothing will be done before Euros.

 

Unless we're using the back three, Hakimi would be a disaster.

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12 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

Will be more gutting when the minority who want Lukaku realize how shit and frustrating he will be next season.

We need a striker who can reliably bully and score goals against the fodder of the PL. To put away the seemingly countless chances we create that go wasted. Lukaku can 100% do that and he did even when he was at United. He has improved quite a bit from that time.

If Rom is our “fallback” option in case Haaland is impossible I’d be fine with it. Is he a “sexy” footballer who will wow us with skill? No. But is he a mammoth upgrade on what we’ve had since Diego left? Absolutely.
 

No PL or CL defense is going to want to see the pace of Werner and the freight train that is Lukaku running at them in full flow.

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21 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

Lukacow easiest striker to get out of Kane, Haaland, if we fail to get a striker we might decide to wait another year for Haaland.

Waiting for Haaland would be the better outcome given what he can give in the long term compared to someone like Lukaku.

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Just now, Jas said:

Waiting for Haaland would be the better outcome given what he can give in the long term compared to someone like Lukaku.

The competition would be very hard though. We will compete against the likes of Bayern, Madrid, Barca, City, United, and maybe Juve. 

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Just now, Blues Forever said:

The competition would be very hard though. We will compete against the likes of Bayern, Madrid, Barca, City, United, and maybe Juve. 

Doesn't matter. Will take our chances. Even if we can't get Haaland, it would give us time (between this summer and next summer) to see if there's any other striker that pops up. 

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3 minutes ago, Jas said:

Doesn't matter. Will take our chances. Even if we can't get Haaland, it would give us time (between this summer and next summer) to see if there's any other striker that pops up. 

Or if Werner and Havertz improve during the next season, the idea of buying Lukaku who is average, 28 years old, overpriced and with a 300k monthly salary just so we can bang a few more goals which will at most make us get Top 4 seemingly without struggling but will never make us title challengers.

Edited May 27, 2021 by R2D2

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8 hours ago, Blues Forever said:

 

Jonas Hofmann?

Again, for the 3rd straight year?

FUCK NO

Plus he is 29yo in 6 weeks. so dead money if he flops.

🤬

wtf

Edited May 27, 2021 by Vesper

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11 hours ago, Jas said:

 

Real can still get their young star back. According to a report from Edu Aguirre, via @Ultra_Suristic, Los Blancos have the right of first refusal for Hakimi over the next three years. Meaning Real will have a chance to match the highest transfer offer Inter receive for Hakimi and buy him back, which may be even better than a straight-up buy-back clause.

 

Inter, agreement for the arrival of Hakimi. Real will have first refusal on future resale

https://x-sport.news/inter-agreement-for-the-arrival-of-hakimi-real-will-have-first-refusal-on-future-resale/

 Real Madrid will have first refusal on any future resale – Already in the day today, says the Corriere dello Sport, the exterior Achraf Hakimi should arrive in Milan for medical visits and signing with Inter. The former Borussia Dortmund will sign a five-year deal with the nerazzurri from nearly 6 million a season including bonuses. Real Madrid, instead, will be 40 million more bonus (you will be able to tap the 50 plus the opportunity to “put hands” on him in the future: the Blancos, in fact, have obtained a future right of pre-emption in the case in which the Inter decide to sell it. Real Madrid, thanks to this option, you may match any bid accepted by Inter and return to valdebebas aimed the management of the external.

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Callum Hudson-Odoi has no plans of leaving Chelsea this summer

https://sportslens.com/callum-hudson-odoi-has-no-plans-of-leaving-Chelsea-this-summer/359404/

Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi is prepared to fight for his future and has no plans of leaving the Blues this summer, Goal.com reports.

The 21-year-old has had another tough season with the west London club, where he has struggled to secure regular playing time.

It was recently reported that the Blues were open to parting ways with Hudson-Odoi, with interest from German giants Borussia Dortmund.

However, it appears that the England international has no desire to leave and won’t accept being a makeweight for either Harry Kane or Jadon Sancho.

The Blues have not seen the best of Hudson-Odoi in recent years, but it is claimed that the club still have confidence in the player’s ability.

 

Sportslens view:

Hudson-Odoi has registered five goals and five assists from 37 games this term, but he has averaged just 50 minutes per appearance.

The youngster has the potential to become a top-class player, but he has struggled to find consistency to stake a claim for a regular role.

When Thomas Tuchel arrived as the manager in January, he played him regularly in the right wing-back position ahead of Reece James.

However, within a few weeks, Hudson-Odoi dropped down the pecking order, with James and Cesar Azpilicueta getting the nod.

Tuchel recently urged Hudson-Odoi to work harder to live up to his potential, and the forward seems prepared to stay patient.

He has three years remaining on his £120,000-a-week contract, and next season could be make-or-break for him with the Blues.

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‘OUTSTANDING’: TUCHEL SAYS LIVERPOOL LINKED ACE IS ‘ONE OF THE CRAZIEST NATURAL TALENTS’

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/05/28/outstanding-tuchel-says-liverpool-linked-ace-is-one-of-the-craziest-natural-talents/

Speaking to Soccer Am’s YouTube channel, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been waxing-lyrical about reported Liverpool target Ousmane Dembele.

Liverpool have been linked with a summer move for Dembele for quite some time now, with Fabrizio Romano claiming that the Reds have always had an eye on the Frenchman.

Tuchel clearly believes that he’s a quality player.

WHAT’S BEEN SAID?

Tuchel was asked who is the best player he’s ever managed, and he believes that Dembele is amongst the greatest he’s ever coached.

“One of the first names that comes to mind is Ousmane Dembele when he came to Dortmund. He had a natural talent and he was very outstanding,” Tuchel said.

“We had Mats Hummels, we had Gundogan, Mhitaryan, Aubameyang. I’m forgetting top players,

“But Ousmane Dembele was one of the craziest natural talents because he could shoot free kicks with his left and with his right, take corners from the left and then going to another corner and doing an inswinger with the right. Dribbling, running, passing. He was on the highest level at just 18 years old when his development wasn’t finished,” Tuchel said.

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

WHAT A TALENT

Tuchel only coached Dembele for one season when he was a teenager, but he believes he’s amongst the best players he’s ever coached.

Bear in mind the fact that Tuchel has managed the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and N’Golo Kante and it’s easy to see just how big this praise is.

Dembele is undoubtedly a fantastic talent, and with Liverpool reportedly eyeing him up, we can only hope we get the chance to see him play in the Premier League sooner rather than later.

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images

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