25 Apr 2025 04:25:10
Just for a bit of fun, who do you guys think will be sold this summer? I’m talking realism, not who you are hoping will be sold.
My list: (I may have forgotten some loanees)
Sanchez
Kepa
Chilwell
Disasi
Chalobah - Didn’t seem happy to be recalled felt like maybe had a gentleman's agreement in place to leave in the summer
Tosin
James - I hope not, but I think offers will be listened to but not necessarily ‘up for sale’
Badiashile - Same as James, but more easily acquired
Chukwuemeka (spelling)
Andrey Santos - I hope not
Ugochukwu
Casadei
Veiga
Sterling - Will be an exceptionally tough sell, fingers crossed saudi save us
Noni - I think interest will be fairly high and definitely appears to have workrate/ attitude issues
Sancho - If we buy I think it will be to sell for immediate profit
Felix
Broja
DD Fofana
Washington
Some of these will be a struggle to sell, however I believe they will be the main culprits the club will be actively looking to sell, bar a couple the club may only sell with high profile offers.
Will be interested in hearing everyone else's views.
25 Apr 2025 08:20:17
Cech, I think all players have a price they will be sold.
I can’t see James or Santos being sold but I think Sanchez and Humphrey’s can be added to your list.
I would also guess that the likes of Felix and maybe Sterling will be loaned out.
I can’t see this summer being a bonkers market. Let’s hope we sign our targets.
25 Apr 2025 09:03:32
Tom
I think our issue will be too many cooks.
Somebody will want a play others won't and by the tine it's sorted, the good ones will have already gone to other teams.
Not having a pop, just saying we should not have too many cooks in the kitchen.
25 Apr 2025 09:08:56
Cech
Out of your list, I would keep Santos, Chuck, Veiga, Ugochkwu, Chabs, Nobi, James and Tosin.
The rest can go.
We need to keep a strong Squad next season and not just a strong 11.
25 Apr 2025 13:01:12
Leaving aside, Fofana. James and Lavia who have hardly played so are difficult to assess and the academy players who have generally done well, the only players worth their salt are Caicedo, Palmer, Enzo and Cuccurella. As far as the rest I don’t care if they are sold. As for hoping that we sign our targets; that very much depends on who they. Last summer was a disaster.
25 Apr 2025 13:16:39
I would keeP Santos Chucky James Sancho
I would also keep Kepa not going to happen but the management of Kepa considering our goal keeper situation has been awful
Would sell the obvious ones and Madueke.
{Ed077's Note - you want to keep Sancho? ?? Please please do that.
25 Apr 2025 17:16:17
Kepa (out of contract), Jorgensen, Chilwell, Veiga, Tosin, Chalobah
Ugochukwu, Chukwuemeka, Casadai,
Washington, Dd fofana, Sterling, Broja, Felix
They're all the players I think we'll depart. I think most will be on loan to be honest. I don't think we will find it easy to get rid of some of them unless we pay the majority of the wages. But we will see.
25 Apr 2025 18:01:31
Kepa signed a one year extension (clever move by owners) he is not out of contract.
25 Apr 2025 20:04:17
Makes sense. I always liked kepa.
26 Apr 2025 08:12:10
Good question because surely quite a few must move on because we are being linked with all the top young talents across the globe again. (as are most clubs I must add. The model appears to being followed by more and more clubs in order to find the next stars due to the inflated costs of experienced and ready players, think £150 million for Isak) .
26 Apr 2025 09:04:53
Greenaway
I agree that this now seems to be a trend which we started.
The difference is that clubs will add these talents to an experienced squad where as our squad is totally filed with youngsters.
I have nothing against bringing in talented youngsters, my argument is that we should have also brought in experience as a spine.
26 Apr 2025 09:43:50
Tom, if you check my list again, Sanchez was the first name on it.
Just to add, my list isn’t necessarily players I WANT gone. Just players I think have the highest probability of being sold. Some the club will want to move on, others may be that the players push for the moves for varying reasons. I’d also add Nkunku to my list - I feel like he’s been gone since January.
26 Apr 2025 10:25:00
Cech, sorry I missed him on your list. I think at least two but more likely three of our keepers will be sold or loaned.
26 Apr 2025 11:34:52
Casadei is already sold no?
Id sell sancho, kepa, sanchez, loan jorgensen, disasi, tosin, chilwell, badiashille, chalobah, nkuku, chucky, broja, DD fofana, sterling, felix, ugochuckwu and viega,
Id consider selling enzo also for the right fee i think he leaves us too vunreble in cm i do like enzo but don't think he suits pl he reminds me of jorginho lovely to watch in space but leaves us wide open centrally maybe go for a tchouameni type and rotate him santos caicedo and lavia fighting for then roles centrally
You would surely generate 300 million or north of it outside the enzo deal,
Id sign delap, guehi, huijsen, bring back in pertovic as no.1 no idea who was stupid enough to loan him out, santos and estevao, i would love nico williams but don't see us doing it, i also would not rule out seeing madueke being sold for 40 or 50 mill with estevao coming in and neto being in the squad also
If we sold maueke and sancho id buy williams for sure
Id loan anselmino and paez to strasburg
Id also loan george, unless we are playing europa league were he could play a lot of games and continue to develop.
26 Apr 2025 14:31:37
Quite why anyone would be looking to get rid of Trev is beyond me. Past two seasons he's been pushed towards the door; by the end of each of those seasons one of the first-choice CBs, delivering rock-solid performances. We were noticeably better when Poch brought him back in last season, and have been noticeably better since his return from Palace. If nothing else you have him as a squad player because he knows the club, has a fantastic, humble attitude and, compared to a lot of the young players we have, is now a seasoned pro.
26 Apr 2025 16:45:44
Edw, I couldn’t agree more with your Chalaboa assessment.
The lad is improving the more he plays, I would be gutted if we sold him.
26 Apr 2025 18:34:03
Completely agree re TC.
26 Apr 2025 23:31:57
Edw, pure profit.
27 Apr 2025 04:25:27
Poch, you’re quite right we have already sold Casadei. My bad, sometimes our transfer activity can be difficult to keep track of! I’m constantly thinking of more players that could well be added to my list.
EdW, to clarify again, my post was who I feel WILL be sold NOT who I think SHOULD be sold. That being said, I’m indifferent in regards to Chalobah, on one hand I like him as he’s an academy product and he definitely has always given his all. On the other hand I don’t feel he’s up to the task if we want to be challenging on multiple fronts (that’s not to say I think he’s worse than others we currently have) .
However I would argue with your point that he has made the side noticeably better since his return from Palace. I feel the teams best period (start of the season til early December) was significantly better than the season has been since his return. Yes he has improved the team since his return if you only consider half of December and January, but if you look at the time period prior to that and compare that to his return period, the results have unquestionably been worse. I don’t actually rate W Fofana that highly, however I feel his injuries damaged us more than anything this season as he did seem to be developing a decent understanding with Colwill.
As for delivering rock solid performances, yes he has given some very good performances, he’s also had his moments of questionable decision making, passing, positioning and all round performances just like that majority of our squad.
This post may appear to be a Chalobah hate post, but I promise it’s not. I like the lad and I do feel he has something to offer at present. However I don’t rate him anywhere near as highly as the majority of our fan base seem to.
Ed001, what’s your opinion on Chalobah, if you don’t mind contributing your views?
{Ed001's Note - I actually think you are pretty much spot on - he is good, one of the better centre-backs on Chelsea's books right now, but he could also be improved on very easily. However, he is an academy player and, before being forced out of the club, was one of those players you could guarantee would put his body on the line. He was one of those that gave an extra half percent, which made him good enough for a title winning team back then. This season, it is clear his head is not right after the way he was treated and so is having more of those questionable moments.}
27 Apr 2025 09:59:33
Ed, I can’t remember too many questionable moments from Chalaboa since his return but I can recall a far more from Colwill. I’m also seeing TC show leadership and talk more on the pitch than he ever did pre his Palace loan.
As I said at the time it was a mistake loaning him and keeping Disasi.
{Ed001's Note - I just see him being a bit indecisive, particularly positionally and that is certainly not helped by Colwill, who looks to be regressing. It looks to be confidence or maybe just that he is hurt mentally by the treatment he got being shoved out the door while thar useless donkey Disasi stayed. It must affect you, especially when it is the club you love doing it.
If you keep him, which you should, I would personally make him captain and make him feel valued once more. No point James having the armband, he can't stay fit and Enzo is a ridiculous choice for captain as he has a terrible attitude at times.}
27 Apr 2025 10:47:08
Ed we all see things differently and I have no problems with EF being skipper. I do like the shout of Chalaboa being made captain if he stays and I will be gutted if he doesn’t.
Strangely and I’m still not convinced about Fofana but Colwill looks far more assured when they play together.
27 Apr 2025 12:30:28
juat to add the above i also do not want trevoh sold but feel the board will sell him due to FFP and pure porift.
27 Apr 2025 13:29:58
Poch, it’s one of the reasons I’m not a fan of FFP/ PSR. Although I’m not convinced that our owners wouldn’t have sold lots of academy players anyway. To be fair RA sold quite a few as well.