Chelsea Rumours

17 May 2024 00:11:57
Controversial but have Chelsea any interest in Mason Greenwood [22]?

Napoli, Juventus and Atletico Madrid are keen on signing Greenwood.

{Ed002's Note - No.}

16 May 2024 19:51:42
As always for those that are interested there is a further breakdown of potential transfers that could affect Chelsea on the Barcelona page.

Thanks Ed.

15 May 2024 00:01:34
Hi Ed,

Is Bento (GK) of any interest. He looks to be a very good goalkeeper.

{Ed002's Note - Bento (G) Athletico Paranaense are negotiating a summer transfer with Inter Milan who need to replace Sommer and want an alternative to on loan Emil Audero who they regret taking. The player is keen on a deal with Inter. Chelsea took a shine to the player when working on the transfer of Vitor Roque but they have a much preferred options. Wolves have looked but Wolves have a preferred option if Sa leaves. I can only think that Benfica interest only exists if Samuel Soares leaves but Bento will not want to be cover - so they can be discounted.}

15 May 2024 14:59:33
Thanks Ed, brilliant info as always.

16 May 2024 07:32:45
One of those lads who watches all sorts of leagues and teams play on a regular basis told me a Ukrainian lad who plays for Benfica is the next great goalkeeper.

He did tell me name but I can’t remember it.

16 May 2024 09:40:09
HI Tom
Anatoliy Trubin 22 years old. Joined last summer from Shakhtar and has a 100 million euros release clause.

16 May 2024 09:51:50
Hi Tom. You probably mean Trubin (the Benfica GK)?

Personally I would hope the club try to get Bulka back to the Bridge. Kid always had the makings of an exceptional GK. Strong, tall, comes for crosses, great reflexes and pretty good on the ball. Leaving Chelsea and becoming a starter at Nice has done him a world of good, and I hope they bring him back.

16 May 2024 10:49:07
Thanks Lads, yes that’s the bloke. Supposedly a star in the making!

16 May 2024 13:23:35
Hi ED02, are Chelsea interested in Trubin or Bulka?

{Ed002's Note - No.}

16 May 2024 18:34:08
Jackson I fully agree on Bulka he’s the best keeper I’ve seen us produce at youth level shame it never worked at PSG but I’d go as far as saying he’s been the best keeper in the French league this season. Bulka and Petrovic would be great options.

14 May 2024 16:33:25
Hi Ed002, is Alban Lafont on the list of GK for Chelsea this summer?

{Ed002's Note - No.}

14 May 2024 17:00:35
Thanks Ed.

12 May 2024 15:19:39
Barcelona's Raphinha [27] is open to leaving Barcelona and returning to England. Chelsea were interested before, does any interest remain?

{Ed002's Note - Not from Chelsea.}

12 May 2024 17:01:12
I would rather hope not seen as he turned us down to join them.

12 May 2024 18:53:54
Not for me, he was never Barcelona quality.

13 May 2024 08:10:07
Rhianna had a chance to join us or Barca, he made a choice, which has not worked out, another mistake made and the consequences that will follow . He is no longer the next big thing, and is no longer wanted by the elite clubs out there! Sorry dude, you overated yourself and under performed at the highest level, Good luck!

13 May 2024 17:13:54
Thanks Ed. Not a fan of the bloke tbh. Just worried.

13 May 2024 20:39:18
I really don't care if he rejected us but can he improve us, I believe yes. he's been Barcelona best player I the ucl this season. Especially late in their campaign. Would think he's on our list to replace sterling but could demand huge wages. Many of us would still want tchoumani who did same to us transfer wise. Madueke plays in the right wing with only a promise but will largely be inconsistent. He's also epl proven experience. Can and dribble with long range shots. Maduke and mudryk can learn more. He can be a good fit for us.

13 May 2024 22:07:16
Raphinia another player who thinks he is better than he is. If he is not good enough for Barcelona he is not good enough for us. Wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole.

13 May 2024 23:10:48
I guess it depends on “your definition of big club. ”.

13 May 2024 23:48:44
Barcelona are definitely one of the two big clubs in Spain and top five in Europe.

14 May 2024 09:31:14
Does that mean we are a “big club. ”.

14 May 2024 13:34:20
Tom, I imagine people will have their own definitions of what is a big club. There are a number of factors: history, recent trophies, financial power/ profits. We are probably still a big club for now but things can change. Nottingham Forest and Leeds were once big clubs but not anymore.

14 May 2024 15:00:17
I have no doubt we are a big club. I also have no doubt we act like one.

14 May 2024 16:38:57
Madueke is better than Raphinha. Well at least the way he’s improving under Poch anyway.

15 May 2024 10:14:30
Tom, it must be good to have no doubts about things. Seriously, on issues like this I think it is how others perceive the club; not Chelsea supporters. It is likely that a lot of Spurs fans believe they support a “big club “: which, of course, isn’t the case.

15 May 2024 18:42:55
Jimbo, I have doubts about thousands of things but us having become a big club and global brand isn’t one of them.

How others perceive our club is up to them and I will let’s spuds supporters self determine if they are a big club.

09 May 2024 19:58:20
With Thiago Silva leaving, and Chalobah possibly up for sale, we still have 4 first team CBs (Fofana, Disasi, Colwill, Badiashile), as well as Gilchrist and Humphreys coming back from loan.

Ed002, are any of our remaining centre backs looking to leave this summer, or have interest from elsewhere?

{Ed002's Note - There is interest in the CBs and Chelsea are looking to replace Silva.}

09 May 2024 21:42:44
I hope we bring back Guéhi, and also keep Chalobah. If any of the current CB's was to be sold its got to be Badiashile, Chalobah offers utility in other positions as does Disasi.

I think Guéhi and Colwill could be a great partnership moving forward. If we can get a solid experienced keeper behind them as well, the defence in my opinion would be good to go.

10 May 2024 08:04:15
Thanks Ed for the quick reply.

IMO, if we buy a new first team CB, and Thiago and Trevoh (or A N Other) leave, then we've still got 5 players for 2 positions, which is one too many. I can see though why we might be hedging our bets on Fofana getting fit again - he's a quality player, I hope we can ease him back in without any more setbacks.

11 May 2024 06:47:56
Personally I would sell fofana but his injuries will hinder his sale.
I also don't think guehi and colwill partnership is good enough to help us return to the top.
We must sign at least two cb of different experiences and quality different from what we already have.
Maybe I see it differently when we say replace silva. I think we talk about experience and defending brains.
Though controversial, I wouldn't mind bringing rudigar back like the silva signing in the first place. Defence must be solid to act as a platform for other areas to perform as well. Like a foundation imo.

11 May 2024 10:08:21
Guéhi would be an excellent signing but I just can’t see that happening unless we sell Colwill or BB.

11 May 2024 13:52:51
We need an experienced CB. We need to replace Thiago Silva not just on the pitch, but on the training ground. We need a grown-up – a player older than 25. Game management has been our biggest problem all season. We need a leader in a key position. Our young CBs are still developing. But who is this player? Who are the contenders here? Please NOT Harry Maguire.

11 May 2024 14:39:18
celery, I’m not convinced about age being a criteria as a leader. I think JT was only 21/ 22 and Lamps wasn’t much older. Looking back we had the likes of Wilkins who was about 19 when he became skipper and chopper was about the same age.

Some players are just leaders/ influencers regardless of age.

12 May 2024 15:15:46
I agree Tom. But our current CB lads are NOT that. Levi Colwill, for instance, is a decent player but he is not ready to be that CB leader. I think we need to look at the transfer market. I also wonder if Wes Fofana will ever make a comeback or his careeer might be sadly over?

12 May 2024 18:23:04
I think Chalaboa would relish the responsibility and playing next to James would help.

13 May 2024 09:27:32
I agree that Chalaboa looks the best bet in this respect but Colwill could well get there too. How about a pairing of TC as right CB and LC as left CB?

But back up obviously needed. Age may not be a quality required for leadership but surely it is considerable experience and learning the trade ideally alongside a consistent CB partner that leads to being a great defender.

After all JT may have been a born leader but I reckon he learnt a lot about both this plus CB skills from who he fdirst played with in first team namely the brilliant world cup winning Marcel Desaillythe then Chelsera captain? He did so for almost 100 games, then played alongside the also excellent William Gallas.

Later there was the wonderful Carvalho if then the tad more erratic but brilliant on their day Alex and David Luiz (who to my mind played esp. well in big games for CFC but could lose focus in lesser ones) .

Fofana is very talented and with more composure could be excellent. But I think it may have been Ed001 who emphasised WF positional errors - mainly rushing out of position and his co-defender/ s exposed? - and there is his apppalling injry problems.

Not sure what to make of BB or Disasi who have had both good games and poor ones. BB did look v good at start, then drradful after injury, then a couple of good games recently. Probably would need to play alongside seasoned defender like most CBs should ideally do to improve.

NO No No to Harry McGuire!