Jase 43,479 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Fernando and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Blues Forever said: It would only make sense if Tuchel want to use the back four. Considering we will still using the back three, swapping Christensen for Hakimi doesn't make any sense. Makes no sense even with a four I'd say. Andreas has simply become too good. I think we would all agree that the minimum likelihood of Chelsea being prepared to release Andreas is 0%. Well, my guess is that the maximum likelihood is roughly 100 times that. 🙂 Edited June 9, 2021 by OhForAGreavsie bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Club make first offer for Chelsea player – ‘Just under €15m (around £12.5m)’, DoF meeting with intermediaries soon http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-made-first-offer-Chelsea-player-just-e15m-dof-meeting-intermediaries-soon/ While the Emerson Palmieri exit sagas over the past few years have been tedious and boring, the Italy international has never been closer from an exit from Chelsea. Pushed to one side by Thomas Tuchel, the left-back has been told by his national team manager, Roberto Mancini, to find himself more game time elsewhere, and there are a couple of clubs in Italy prepared to welcome him. Napoli are one of those, as their new manager Luciano Spalletti has already worked with Palmieri in the past during his stint at AS Roma and appreciates what he has to offer. That’s why the Serie A club are the ones pushing the hardest for the time being, at least according to Calciomercato.it. The Italian website have an exclusive on Wednesday reporting that Napoli have made their first offer for the Chelsea defender after Spalletti ‘pushed strongly’ to get the man at his side. It’s explained ‘the first appraisal put in place is of just under €15m’, although the Blues do hope to hold onto him for now, ‘also thinking about other potential negotiations such as the one with Inter that would involve Hakimi’. Not only that, but Palmieri’s salary is currently at over €4m after tax (my add, bullshit, that is GROSS, not after tax, and in euros it is 4.5m or so atm, it is £3.9m officially) , which ‘makes it difficult to find an agreement’ for now. That’s why Napoli’s director of football, Cristiano Giuntoli, has ‘asked for a meeting with the negotiating intermediaries’, meaning ‘there could be developments in the next few days’. Either way, the Italians are aware they are ‘facing a complex negotiations with low percentages of getting something done’. But you don’t get if you don’t try, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,493 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Andreas is an ideal ascension plan for when Thiago Silva leaves in a year. I hope Tuchel convinces him to sign a new contract and stick around even though he would be behind Rudiger and TS at the start of next season. OhForAGreavsie, Vesper and OneMoSalah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: Makes no sense even with a four I'd say. Andreas has simply become too good. I think we would all agree that the minimum likelihood of Chelsea being prepared to release Andreas is 0%. Well, my guess is that the maximum likelihood is roughly 100 times that. 🙂 Christensen is still untested in the back four, so yes he could be a liability just like under Sarri and Lampard. I would say only Zouma, Silva, and Rudiger have looked decent in the back four. Edited June 9, 2021 by Blues Forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,493 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Christensen is still untested in the back four, so yes he could be a liability. I'm wary of forming any conclusions from how players did under Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Blues Forever said: Christensen is still untested in the back four, so yes he could be a liability. I trust him in a back 4 more than I do Zouma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Strike said: I'm wary of forming any conclusions from how players did under Frank. Christensen also a liability under Sarri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Vesper said: I trust him in a back 4 more than I do Zouma Funny, i'm the opposite. I trust Zouma more than Christensen in a back four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Blues Forever said: This is the full translation from Di Marzio: Hakimi is Inter's prized possesion in a window where the club is forced to raise money from sales for their balances. Two clubs have already taken concrete steps towards signing the wing back, PSG and Chelsea. Both clubs have submitted near €60m offers. Chelsea can offer several counterparts in the deal which Inter would like, not only Emerson Palmieri, but also Christensen, their Danish center back. The moves in defense don't center around Hakimi alone. Among the players on expiring deals, a one-year extension offer with a reduced salary was made to Ranocchia. There are also talks open with Kolarov, while the return of Vanheusden is possible; Inter have an option for the player who spent the season at Standard Liège. Player who are exiting, on the other hand, include Joao Mario. The club where he played last season, Sporting Club, offered a low sum to acquire him permanently, the offer was not considered. Inter are expecting other clubs such as Nice and Villarreal to get involved. What happens with Real Madrid? Don't they have some buy back clause or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Blues Forever said: Christensen also a liability under Sarri. the old smoker turned KANTE into a liability in his rigid system I would never use Sarri-based performance for a measurement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Fernando said: What happens with Real Madrid? Don't they have some buy back clause or something like that? Madrid have the first refusal not a buy back. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Blues Forever said: Funny, i'm the opposite. I trust Zouma more than Christensen in a back four. not a chance for me AC has far better positional sense, and his confidence is back to pre Barca cockup level from all that I can see Zouma is a nightmare waiting to happen on the ball, especially in a back 4 Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Vesper said: the old smoker turned KANTE into a liability in his rigid system I would never use Sarri-based performance for a measurement To each to their own, i still don't trust Christensen to do well in a back four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Madrid have the first refusal not a buy back. Okay so once Inter agrees on the value then we have to wait to see if Real Madrid will match that offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Fernando said: Okay so once Inter agrees on the value then we have to wait to see if Real Madrid will match that offer? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Blues Forever said: To each to their own, i still don't trust Christensen to do well in a back four. he has had plenty of games in a back 4 where he has been fine some here are acting like he went full Bakayoko level collapse Beigl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Fernando said: Okay so once Inter agrees on the value then we have to wait to see if Real Madrid will match that offer? yes but I doubt they will do it, they are short (atm only, that 1 billion euro rehabbed giant stadium will start to kick in £75m or more per annum extra revenue eventually) in terms of liquidity Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Vesper said: he has had plenty of games in a back 4 where he has been fine some here are acting like he went full Bakayoko level collapse He did, if anything almost everyone wanted him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Why are we even talking about AC. No way the club will use a CB, a position in which we are barely covered as a makeweight to get a luxury signing in a position in which we are. AC is surely gonna sign a new contract and stay. OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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