Chelsea Transfers

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44 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

I disagree. His pace and the way he mosies on the ball I find incredibly tedious. Destroys our left side as there were so many moments this season under Tuchel where Alonso played I thought to myself, "we could really get at this left side if Chilwell was playing".

I would genuinely rather play CHO at LWB than Alonso. 

Chilwell had a fine game in the CL final, but he also had a bad run of form during the season and fans were happy enough to see Alonso step in. James has also had a lot of underwhelming performances this season too, so it's a bit unfair to single out Alonso.

Alonso was as slow as coach when we won the title under Conte, but he made a good contribution to the team that season. He's probably not at that level these days, but I wouldn't say he's fallen too far below it.

There are other areas in the team which are much more in need of an upgrade than the Left side of defence, so it's wiser to spend the money there.

[King Kante 1,643]

12 minutes ago, chippy said:

Chilwell had a fine game in the CL final, but he also had a bad run of form during the season and fans were happy enough to see Alonso step in. James has also had a lot of underwhelming performances this season too, so it's a bit unfair to single out Alonso.

Alonso was as slow as coach when we won the title under Conte, but he made a good contribution to the team that season. He's probably not at that level these days, but I wouldn't say he's fallen too far below it.

There are other areas in the team which are much more in need of an upgrade than the Left side of defence, so it's wiser to spend the money there.

When we have 60%+ of the ball, Alonso is fine and actually handy as he overloads the back post and finds space in the box, two things he is much better than Chilwell. For me, having Alonso as the LWB option for the bottom half of the PL and domestic cups is fine. Also, not sure who people are expecting us to get to replace him with as anyone that comes in has to accept being behind Chilwell. 

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Everton fans happy with links to 25-year-old English midfielder

https://tbrfootball.com/everton-fans-happy-with-links-to-25-year-old-english-midfielder/

Everton are one of the clubs being linked with Ruben Loftus-Cheek at London giants Chelsea – and some Toffees fans on Twitter have responded to claim they’d like to see him at Goodison Park.

The Daily Mail claims Everton, Aston Villa and Southampton like the 25-year-old.

It is explained that another loan move is not on the cards for the midfielder after spending this season at Craven Cottage with Fulham.

However, he could look for a permanent move if he doesn’t feature in the plans of Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel.

Loftus-Cheek, who is on a staggering £150,000-a-week, is enduring a rough patch.

[Johnnyeye 7,510]

Sancho or Haaland? who would you rather have?

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11 minutes ago, Johnnyeye said:

Sancho or Haaland? who would you rather have?

Håland for sure mate, thats what is missing to properly make teams go scared

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37 minutes ago, Johnnyeye said:

Sancho or Haaland? who would you rather have?

Haaland but I just can't see it happening.. soo Sancho lol.

[R2D2 368]

1 hour ago, Johnnyeye said:

Sancho or Haaland? who would you rather have?

Unless a miracle we gonna end up with none, Sancho is close to United from what I read, shame another season of Sponge Bob Ziyech.

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1 hour ago, Johnnyeye said:

Sancho or Haaland? who would you rather have?

Håland X 1 million

 

my 'choose any players on the planet' XI (and no, not just for one or two seasons, so no Lewa or Messi, etc, if was just for one season only than Kante (and move Kimmich to RB, and Casemiro in a double pivot with Kante, and  thus Mount out), Messi (for Sancho), Lewa (maybe for Håland, if 2 seasons or more, Håland, plus maybe VVD (for Bastoni) IF, and it is a HUGE if, if his knee is 100% sorted)

and two of the names on here will shock people, buy this is for long term set up of a side

 

GK Jan Oblak

LCB Alessandro Bastoni

RCB Rúben Dias

LB Alphonso Davies

RB Reece James

DMF Joshua Kimmich

CMF Mason Mount

AMF Kevin De Bruyne (the only shaky one on here and only due to age, as thsi is for long term and he is 30 years old in 24 days)

LW Kylian Mbappé

RW Jadon Sancho

CF Erling Håland

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Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia targets Atletico Madrid star as new N'Golo Kante partner

Chelsea are looking to build on their Champions League success by adding several marquee names to their ranks...

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1445314/Chelsea-transfer-news-Marina-Granovskaia-Atletico-Madrid-Saul-Niguez

Chelsea are currently looking into the signing of Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez, according to reports in Spain. The industrious midfielder, who signed a staggering nine-year contract is 2017, was part of Diego Simeone's title-winning side this season at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Yet while Atleti had their best season since 2014, Saul was not at the level he has been in previous year.

He made 33 appearances in La Liga but managed just two goals and 1 assist.

Saul's value to Simeone has now decreased and the 26-year-old was overshadowed by the likes of Marcos Llorente - who scored 12 and assisted 11 - this season.

For that reason, Atleti are now pondering a sale and the Spanish champions are keen to receive a respectable fee for the Spanish international, who missed out on Luis Enrique's Euro squad.

According to Sky Italia journalist Matteo Moretto, Chelsea are amongst the clubs in contention.

Blues director Marina Granovskaia is keen to add another midfielder to Thomas Tuchel's squad to partner N'Golo Kante.

While Jorginho impressed in the second half of the season, the Italian did not have much competition due to Mateo Kovacic's injury struggles.

Chelsea were exploring the possibility of signing Saul back in December 2019 but never pursued the deal.

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#Chelsea are not ruling out the sale of Hakim Ziyech this summer, with AC Milan enquiring about his availability just a month ago. Lazio are also admirers. @CmdotCom_En

Come on Milan and Lazio!

 

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[King Kante 1,643]

10 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

#Chelsea are not ruling out the sale of Hakim Ziyech this summer, with AC Milan enquiring about his availability just a month ago. Lazio are also admirers. @CmdotCom_En

Come on Milan and Lazio!

 

A sale to Lazio in conjunction with SMS coming here would be great. 

9 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

 

What makes me laugh is there are people who think we can sell this bloke. £110k a week means he is unsellable as no one else is going to match his wages. RLC and Barkley will also come under this category moving forward. 

[R2D2 368]

Just heard Matt Law podcast, we basically waiting until we know for sure none of our top priority strikers are available and after maybe move and invest in other positions, problem is by that time Sancho will already be at United, hurry up.

Edited June 4, 2021 by R2D2

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low cost, huge upside 1.86m super passing German-Croatian LB, 23yo, 10 assists, all in the league, in 2161 minutes 

SO much more pace than Alonso

Borna Sosa

 

 

Borna Sosa: Who is VfB Stuttgart’s ‘left-footed’ David Beckham aiming for Germany honours?

https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/who-is-borna-sosa-vfb-stuttgart-left-back-germany-croatia-beckham-assists-15798

VfB Stuttgart’s southpaw star Borna Sosa has had his hat thrown in the ring for a spot in Germany’s Euro 2020 squad and been likened to an inverted David Beckham.

Here, bundesliga.com lifts the lid on the Croatia-born lefty’s rapid rise...

Borna Sosa

Age: 23
Club: VfB Stuttgart
Position: Left-back/left midfield
Country: Croatia (19 U21 caps)/Germany

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Born in the Croatian capital of Zagreb on 21 January 1998, Sosa joined the youth academy of hometown club Dinamo Zagreb as a seven-year-old in 2005. Sosa made his professional debut for Dinamo 10 years later, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2-0 win over city rivals NK Zagreb – a game that also saw RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo named among the Dinamo substitutes.

Sosa made his European bow by featuring in both the qualifying and group stages of Dinamo’s 2016/17 UEFA Champions League campaign. He went on to make 41 appearances and six assists over four seasons with the Modri, helping them collect three Croatian league titles and two domestic cups. The then 18-year-old’s sole appearance in the 2016 edition of the latter came in their 2-1 victory in the final, in which he played the full 90 minutes.

Watch: Borna Sosa nominated for Bundesliga Team of the Season

Ahead of the 2018/19 campaign, Sosa penned a five-year deal with Stuttgart and made his Bundesliga debut on Matchday 1. An injury-hit first season at the Mercedes-Benz Arena concluded with 12 league appearances, while he chalked up a first assist of his career in the MD32 3-1 loss at Hertha Berlin – supplying Mario Gomez with one of his now trademark pinpoint crosses.

Sosa did not feature in either leg of Suttgart’s ultimately unsuccessful relegation play-off showdown with Union Berlin that season as VfB were relegated. Their return to the top-flight was, however, immediate, although injuries again restricted Sosa’s input to 12 games. But he did contribute three assists and scored for the first time as a professional by grabbing the equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Darmstadt on 16 December 2019.

The 2020/21 season has been revelatory for Sosa and Stuttgart, with the 23-year-old finding form and consistency on the left side of coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s hugely successful 3-4-2-1 formation. The result has been nine Sosa assists in 24 outings after 32 matchdays. And now, having turned out 56 times for Croatia up to U21 level, Sosa has emerged as a potential member of Die Mannschaft’s Euro 2020 squad after gaining citizenship through his Berlin-born mother Vesna.

Watch: Sosa: "I'd be interested in playing for Germany"

 

 

 

 

[King Kante 1,643]

13 minutes ago, R2D2 said:

Just heard Matt Law podcast, we basically waiting until we know for sure none of our top priority strikers are available and after maybe move and invest in other positions, problem is by that time Sancho will already be at United, hurry up.

Pretty sure that none of them are. That said, I cannot see us going for Sancho. I think Utd have put in too much leg work now. 

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[King Kante 1,643]

16 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

 

Well we should be fairly flush from the CL and we have sold a few players already: 

Tomori - €30m

Moses - €5m

and we have a number of players that we probably could sell fairly easily that wouldn't impact the squad too much: 

Zouma

Tammy

Ziyech

Emerson (if we aren't stupid and ask for €20m)

So, if I were us I would indicate to Dortmund our interest and have then drag it out with Utd. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

2 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Well we should be fairly flush from the CL and we have sold a few players already: 

Tomori - €30m

Moses - €5m

and we have a number of players that we probably could sell fairly easily that wouldn't impact the squad too much: 

Zouma

Tammy

Ziyech

Emerson (if we aren't stupid and ask for €20m)

So, if I were us I would indicate to Dortmund our interest and have then drag it out with Utd. 

We need to act quick since i don't see we get Haaland or Lukaku in this summer.

[Alabama 1,992]

Unpopular opinion...

How about Hector Bellerin in lieu of Adama Traore for the right wing back role if he will fancy the move and want to win trophy...

I would also love Lautauro Martinez if Jadon Sancho ends up in United(though I will be gutted going to that shit defensive team). As Martinez is South American he has that steel vibe and aura suitable for premier league though not yet a clinical finisher yet he is class  and on his way of becoming a deadly world class finisher...Because Haaland Kane and Lukaku transfer will not happen....

[King Kante 1,643]

10 minutes ago, Alabama said:

Unpopular opinion...

How about Hector Bellerin in lieu of Adama Traore for the right wing back role if he will fancy the move and want to win trophy...

I would also love Lautauro Martinez if Jadon Sancho ends up in United(though I will be gutted going to that shit defensive team). As Martinez is South American he has that steel vibe and aura suitable for premier league though not yet a clinical finisher yet he is class  and on his way of becoming a deadly world class finisher...Because Haaland Kane and Lukaku transfer will not happen....

No, we need more robust players and not anymore weak players. One of the reasons we get rolled over by the likes of WBA so often is because we bend over without a fight too often. 

As for Martinez, I am not sold on him, kind if seems to me when I watch him as very similar to Alexis Sanchez but not quite as good as Sanchez was at his peak.