jandomi10 82 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Chelsea have already made an offer to Romelu Lukaku in terms of personal terms. [@DeanJonesSoccer via@terryflewers] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,314 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 100m -150m - Might be more economical to teach Timo the offside rule Strike, Vybz Kartel, Atomiswave and 4 others 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,615 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 there is 0 excuse for this board that they cant do the haaland deal if the personal terms are agreed. 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, King Kante said: I think there are a few issues at play here. 1) Last Summer we had a mega blow out. Now the squad is ridiculously bloated and we need to sell/loan before we buy. This is starting to happen: Tomori (£25m), Moses (£4m), Van Ginkle (free), Izzy Brown (free), Pantic (Free), Gilmour (loan.) However, we're probably going to need to do quite a bit more before we buy. 2) Chelsea are a very, very active club on social media. Apparently, we have the most interactions of any club in world football by a good distance. Chelsea is something like 210m, whereas Barca, who are second, have 180m. In my opinion, there is absolutely zero chance Chelsea announce a signing like Håland during the middle of International football competitions (Euros/Copa + doubly so with England in the Semi's) and other big Summer tournaments (Wimbledon / Olympics; although not sure much can be done to avoid the Olympics.) 3) A deal like Håland is going to take all Summer. Dortmund are going to need to look like they've done everything to keep him and squeezed maximum value from any club that buys him. So, again it isn't getting done early. People will point to Sancho and Hakimi but they're slightly different situations. First is that Sancho's deal actually took a year to complete and Inter had to sell Hakimi early to cover costs. 4) We have a few renewals we need to do fairly quickly. Rudi and AC. I can see the club wanting to get those done first as to not increase their demands when any new players start walking through the doors with bumper contracts. That said, why we haven't got a GK2/GK3 is a mystery. That position is one where a player is 100% needed and it isn't a type of signing that is affecting by the above. Only way this may make sense is if the club are targeting a player under contract and/or are seriously trying to shift Kepa and don't want to weaken their hand. Lastly, Håland has always seemed like a very unlikely deal. I have always maintained that he is something like a, at best, 20% shot. My only hope however is that we don't panic. If we cannot get him, then I would rather roll with Tammy and Giroud than start buying players like Ings and Belotti who all have potential future dreg written all over them. Griezmann is on €800k a week and has tailed off in the last 12 months. Even on a wage only deal he is €41.6m a year or €20.8m on half wages. I personally would go nowhere near that deal when negotiating contracts with a couple of important players; Rudi and AC. Apparently GK3 is going to be Wayne Hennesy, GK2 obviously depends on Kepa finishing a new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,909 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I know people like to comfort themselves by saying “these huge transfer deals take a long time,” but surely in the case of someone like Haaland it actually makes it more unlikely we could do a deal the later in the window it gets? It would be difficult enough for Dortmund to find an adequate replacement right now when there’s still months left to go. It will be impossible if they were to sell him near the deadline. It seems increasingly likely that Dortmund will do what we did with Eden. Squeeze one more super productive season out of him, secure CL qualification, then let him leave next summer. laura90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 If (as it looking likely) we will have to think outside the box a bit for striker options, would Weghorst be a good option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tomo said: If (as it looking likely) we will have to think outside the box a bit for striker options, would Weghorst be a good option? 29 in August. Not sure how many years we’d get out of him and at what quality. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Lukaku it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said: 29 in August. Not sure how many years we’d get out of him and at what quality. Possibly but if we can't get Haaland there's every chance TT will go for Kai at false 9 with a striker as another option/safety net. Strike and Muzchap 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Alabama said: Lukaku it is... I honestly can't stand Lukaku. He is pretty average IMHO. First touch of Andy Cole and relies on pace, which is the first thing to go... laura90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Tomo said: Possibly but if we can't get Haaland there's every chance TT will go for Kai at false 9 with a striker as another option/safety net. Would prefer this to Lukaku 👍 laura90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Tomo said: Possibly but if we can't get Haaland there's every chance TT will go for Kai at false 9 with a striker as another option/safety net. Should just keep Tammy then. Seems like a waste of resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Styl1994 said: Tchouameni would be the guy imo this!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avrobsws 29 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, jandomi10 said: Chelsea have already made an offer to Romelu Lukaku in terms of personal terms. [@DeanJonesSoccer via@terryflewers] No need to offer Lukaku, offer Haaland instead and get it done asap else we will regret for ages. Muzchap, Atomiswave, Vesper and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Darren Bent reveals Jack Grealish is raving about Mason Mount in private https://www.Chelsea-news.co/2021/07/video-darren-bent-reveals-jack-grealish-raving-mason-mount-private/ Jack Grealish was chatting to Darren Bent recently, perhaps not knowing that the former Spurs and Villa striker was going on TalkSport, and according to Bent he was raving about Mason Mount. Mount and Grealish have been set up as rivals, considering they play the same position, but in fact they seem to be great friends and are always complimentary about each other. Grealish apparently was “beaming over Mount” when he chatted to Darren, which to be fair is how most Chelsea fans are when they talk about their golden boy. You can see Bent speaking in the clip embedded here: MoroccanBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 another one sorted (for good) Luke McCormick explains leaving Chelsea for AFC Wimbledon after superb Bristol Rovers spell https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/luke-mccormick-explains-leaving-Chelsea-5617286 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Update again 18 sorted we now have 54 players to sort out whether sell, keep on main team, loan out, renew, release, or keep on reserves/youth Red means SELL/Release them (there is around £150 to £175m to be had (granted we will have to eat some of Kepa's salary I am afraid, just to move him even at a massive loss in terms of fee), and that is at super cut-rate prices, near zero in multiple cases, the depressing part is almost all are still fairly young and the total transfer fee cost was around £300m (some are academy), again just for those in red, and that is NOT counting massive salaries we have eaten on them, nor is it taking into account tens upon tens of millions in turned down decent offers (FAR greater than we will sell them for now) that we fucked off on and demanded insanely too high prices) biggest font were just HORRIFICALLY stupid buys Tammy Abraham Marcos Alonso Ethan Ampadu Tino Anjorin Tiemoué Bakayoko fuck off Lewis Baker insane he is still on the books, he turns 27yo this coming season, he has been here since 2005 (we had not yet even won our first EPL title under Roman yet when he joined in January), he is only a little over 2 years younger than me, ffs He has ONE appearance EVER for us, for THREE minutes, 7 and half years ago in a 3rd round FA Cup game v Derby Thierno Ballo Ross Barkley Lewis Bate Michy Batshuayi insane he is still on the books Lucas Bergström Armando Broja Josh Brooking Trevoh Chalobah Jake Clarke-Salter Jamie Cumming Danny Drinkwater so fuck off, release his arse if need be, surely he has somehow violated his contract Ben Elliott Emerson Bryan Fiabema Conor Gallagher Olivier Giroud Marc Guéhi Joe Haigh Callum Hudson-Odoi Kenedy insane he is still on the books Kepa fuck this shit Henry Lawrence Tino Livramento Ruben Loftus-Cheek Ian Maatsen Xavier Mbuyamba Sam McClelland George McEachran Matt Miazga Charly Musonda Jr. insane he is still on the books George Nunn Myles Peart-Harris Abdul Rahman Baba insane he is still on the books Dion Rankine Jon Russell Malang Sarr Teddy Sharman-Lowe Dynel Simeu Xavier Simons Jude Soonsup-Bell Dujon Sterling Ike Ugbo Tariq Uwakwe Ethan Wady Jayden Wareham Davide Zappacosta insane he is still on the books Karlo Žiger Kurt Zouma Edited July 7, 2021 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said: 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. Not a good day to be suggesting Griezmann... Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jas said: Not a good day to be suggesting Griezmann... Yeah that won't go down well at all. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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