08 Jun 2025 11:10:39
A few rumours that Maresca is behind the Mike Maignan transfer and that the club are backing him over Ben Roberts and that Roberts might get binned off to those happy hammers with Sanchez following? I'm sure ED02 would be telling me "twitter is this? "?.
10 Jun 2025 11:39:01
RPD, just being reported that the deal for MM is off.
I guess that will bring about outrage from some supporters.
10 Jun 2025 14:53:07
Tom,
Not sure on his attitude, demanding a transfer otherwise he will go on a free transfer.
10 Jun 2025 15:33:53
Let's give Petrovic a chance.
10 Jun 2025 16:33:18
Bill, the strange thing is I have always rated MM and was number two on my list of potential GK signings until his form dropped of in a team that didn’t perform to its best last season. I’m not going to condemn him after one poor season but if you look at our keepers and him and there performance levels last season, I think Petrovic should start the season as our No1.
The big problem is, I think they will sell Petrovic.
Just one small add on and something I don’t recall anyone mentioning about the conference league cup final was the magnificent save Jorgensen made when we were 1-0 down.
10 Jun 2025 20:24:12
It doesn’t mean the transfer won’t happen in the normal window. Fair play to the club standing their ground on the fee with an Italian club. I just hope that carries on in the summer for unproven young players.
10 Jun 2025 20:28:31
We don't need to panic Tom, he is a good pick up at the right price and the window opens again next week when I expect another bit of brinkmanship will happen. 2 young keepers have left, Kepa is off to Arsenal and Bettinelli is off to City so a clear out of sorts is happening. Sanchez is wanted by Potter and that might well happen. Petvovic is wanted by many and I think he might go as well. We will start the CWC with Sanchez but I expect the new season will be with Maignan between the sticks.
10 Jun 2025 21:25:35
RPD, as I said in a post a few days ago I’m not that fussed if we don’t sign MM given his form last season.
I will be disappointed if we sell Petrovic but I have a feeling that is what will happen.
11 Jun 2025 08:52:30
I really hope not and if the club sell him, then the SD's are even worse than I thought and that is practically impossible based on my previous thoughts.
11 Jun 2025 09:29:23
Bill, I guess the coaches and owners will decide if Petrovic has a Chelsea future.
I would keep him but I also acknowledge it’s impossible to make fans including me happy with the sale of some players plus some signings.
We have lots of keepers and it’s only a few months ago that a debate on this site ensued about how ridiculous it was to have so many. If they sell a couple now that’s fine and the fact they might not be my choices is understandable given I’m just a fickle fan.
11 Jun 2025 14:03:38
Petrovich not currently included in the CWC squad (Andrey Santos the only loan player to have been) so that seems to give a strong indication as to the club's thinking. I don't understand it, personally. Nor why he was even sent on loan and Sanchez installed as our no.1 last season.
11 Jun 2025 14:46:25
Edw, I think that Sancho being named in the CWC squad had been pre-agreed. I’m not sure how many returning loan players will be in this evenings named squad.
I have to say that I wasn’t overly convinced by Petrovic when he got his first team opportunity under Poch. My guess is they believed that Jorgensen was a better bet ever as 1st team keeper or cover. To be fair Jorgensen did very little wrong when called upon in various competitions.
11 Jun 2025 15:52:39
I'm excited to see Santos in our midfield.
That's interesting about Petrovich, Tom. After years of dodgy keepers he seemed to be a much safer pair of hands to me, though I do remember him being beaten a number of times by shots at the near post – a strange weakness to have. His stats in Ligue 1 from the season just gone are fantastic, with his kicking improving as well, but perhaps it's a weaker league.
Jorgensen has looked decent to me. Doesn't give me the fear like Sanchez consistently does, but on the other side nothing really caught my eye in a positive way (beyond one fantastic save in the Conference League I think you've mentioned elsewhere) . Did also give away that penalty against Ipswich, though arguably Delap dived and conned both ref and VAR? (Wonder how they'll get on this season? ) Overall much more solid to my eyes than Sanchez, but that's not saying much, and hard to judge on so few performances, plus clearly wanting to impress/ nerves during that tiny window he was given as first choice.
11 Jun 2025 16:26:32
Edw, we are all just guessing how this will all be resolved but it’s the guessing that makes it fun.