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07 Jul 2024 15:44:22
We seem very keen on Samu, maybe taken our top priority option, although there's a lot of talk of Napoli lowering value to draw offers?
1.) 07 Jul 2024 21:18:12
I thought AM had given a hard no on Samu?
2.) 08 Jul 2024 07:33:49
I did too, it is only few on Twitter saying we’re still trying with athletico so could be rubbish to be fair.
25 Jun 2024 10:05:34
Rumours are Napoli have lowered the asking price / fee for osimhen, find it hard to believe when Chelsea and psg willing to pay release clause, unless they've stepped back.
I know Ed has said osimhen hasn't been enthused at prospect of Chelsea, and psg seem likely, and we seem to be watching wages. And I had moved on from osimhen but the names linked recently are or seem risky. And it seems perfect for a osimhen one way lukaku other.
And calafiori is unreal, what a player, want him as much as I wanted olise!
1.) 25 Jun 2024 17:24:51
Even after the information that we had stepped back from osihmen I still had the sneaky feeling that it would happen eventually. Not saying it will but currently there's no better fit in the market imo.
10 Jun 2024 20:31:47
Seems the news we sold hotels and carparks and now don't have to sell are
misleading, we do still need to sell for funds before June 30 but have got most of the funds needed but will need to do the same next year.
1.) 10 Jun 2024 21:31:54
As ED would say, don't worry about the finances Matt.
2.) 11 Jun 2024 07:34:25
You must worry about the finances because it has multiplier effects on the club. If we breach financial regulations we could end up with dire consequences that affects our club.
3.) 11 Jun 2024 08:30:47
Haha I didn’t even bother asking as that response would of been given, more concerned about being low balled with offers or selling players who we should be keeping,
4.) 11 Jun 2024 09:49:39
Matt
Have we agreed a low ball figure for anybody as yet?
5.) 11 Jun 2024 10:30:16
Can we use a different term other than “low ball. ” It always sounds very painful.
6.) 11 Jun 2024 13:21:50
Tom
It's not plural so mot all bad.
7.) 11 Jun 2024 14:14:00
I wouldn’t know bill, but Ed has said in past Gallagher note that Tottenham would try with lower offer as we need to raise funds, albeit we have all but got said funds.
I’d say chalobah £25 is a low fee obviously only reported fee. Dortmund apparently offered well below maatsens RC?
8.) 11 Jun 2024 16:15:36
And as far as I know Matt, no offers jave been accepted as of yet.
04 Jun 2024 20:21:44
Only Twitter but seen lots of talk of us trying to move quickly for sesko and olise,
Hard not to be excited by those 2 and the speed in which I think we should be getting sorted and all returning from euros / olympics ready to go,
If we sign tosin, keep all defenders, would people be happy to go into the season signing
> olise sesko and a GK
< lukaku maatsen Broja Sanchez Hutchinson Gallagher silva Sterling hall moreira Angelo
- loan ugo gilcrest carney.
1.) 04 Jun 2024 21:05:27
I definitely wouldn’t loan out the three you have mentioned.
2.) 04 Jun 2024 22:43:28
Loan out Carney? Oh my word! Clueless.
3.) 04 Jun 2024 23:57:12
agree i would be open to maybe gilcrest on loan but carney no, and olise adabayo sesko and a new GK would be a really great summer but sesko is far from done huge competition for his signature.
4.) 04 Jun 2024 23:59:44
Why do you think ugo will get game time, will be caceido enzo lavia santos, carney will be competing against those for CM roles and nkunku palmer for the attacking roles and gilcrest a CB Will be against tosin chalobah badiashille fofana colwill disasi? Plan is to trim squad surely these boys need minutes and to play,
5.) 05 Jun 2024 00:51:16
Why’s that clueless, you think he will get enough minutes to develop and stay happy, ?
6.) 05 Jun 2024 09:24:57
Matt, If CG is sold I see Carney as his replacement and I see Ugo as the perfect fit alongside Caicedo.
Not for the first time I’ve got Gilchrist and Colwill muddled up and yes I would probably loan out Gilchrist out.
7.) 05 Jun 2024 09:53:11
You can argue that all of Lavia, Santos and Ugochukwu should be loaned out. They're 20 and they hardly played last season. They need to play as much as possible next season to avoid it stalling them permanently.
8.) 05 Jun 2024 10:57:23
RBD, you are correct there is an argument to be made about loaning out the three players you mentioned.
To be honest I haven’t seen enough of Santos but the little I have seen he looks a top prospect.
Ugo looked to me in his cameos last season who I think can play and is a natural partner for Caicedo.
Lavia will in my opinion become a top player for Chelsea and he is so good he can play in any midfield position.
If CG leaves, in my opinion we do not need to replace him. We already have enough talent within the club.
9.) 05 Jun 2024 12:55:11
Don’t think Hutchinson, Angelo or Moreira will be sold Tbf.
10.) 05 Jun 2024 12:55:36
My only major argument against your points here Tom is that I don't think we have seen enough of any of these players to say there is enough talent to replace Gallagher.
There is plenty of potential in the squad, but as fans at what point do we stop fetishizing what players could become and start appreciating the players we currently have? Personally I don't see any of the midfielders at the club being able to replicate what Gallagher does.
Lavia for instance, has all the potential in the world, but to say that he can replace what we have actually seen Gallagher do in my opinion is absurd. He's been a pro for 2 years where he spent one in a team that got relegated and the other injured for all but 30 minutes. To bank on him staying fit all season is a massive gamble, but to double down on it by also expecting him to outperform Caicedo and Enzo, which whether you want to admit it or not is what Gallagher just did, is crazy. Lest we forget that Gallagher missed 1 game out of 51 this season. You can copy and paste all of that for Ugochukwu as well.
I'm obviously saying all of this in a vacuum, not taking into account Gallagher refusing to sign a contract.
11.) 05 Jun 2024 13:20:47
Facts RBD. Gallagher was our best midfeilder last year and while I wouldn't sell enzo, caicedo or lavia, he outperformed each and every one.
Sales in my opinion should be sanchez, badiashile, chilwell/ maatsen and lukaku.
Incomings shoukd be a keeper, that cb from Fulham, and a striker. No more.
{Ed002's Note - Hall has already been sold, Ziyech has been sold and there are already discussions going on about at least five players on your list.}
12.) 05 Jun 2024 14:42:13
RBD, i may well end up being wrong but I’m very confident that Lavia is top class.
I haven’t suggested for one minute that Lavia can replace Caicedo who I think improved throughout the season to the point of becoming one of our most important players.
Enzo had an average season but I will wait and see how he performs when over his injury.
Anyway, let me make it clear, I don’t want us to sell CG I just don’t think we have to rush out to replace him.
13.) 05 Jun 2024 23:59:38
I wouldn’t be looking to sell 11….
14.) 06 Jun 2024 08:19:57
Standard I disagree on your midfield assessment. Cg wasn't better than caicedo. Mu issues with cg is he's not good technically and just run around with no desired impact. That's reason I don't really care if he leaves especially if he's adequately replaced. I would like eberechi eze to replace him.
15.) 05 Jun 2024 23:43:51
Thanks Ed, looks like all 3 left backs have interest so will be interesting to see what happens. Probably one stays and one comes in.
16.) 06 Jun 2024 10:06:13
Enzo caceido lavia ugo carney casedei Gallagher / replacement palmer santos nkunku even mudryk
11 players who play cm / cam, but I’m clueless thinking maybe chelsea loan out a couple of 20 year olds who’ve played less than 300 minutes for chelsea in the league so they develop and get regular football,
Ed, will both ugochuckwu and chuckumenka been with first team next season? Or could there be loans.
17.) 06 Jun 2024 10:13:45
Ed’s mentioned if CG sold there may be replacement is koopwrmiers or sudakov possibly, plus there caddie who will be there,
Just found it funny it makes me clueless trying to have so many players for same positions when them having first team football would benefit the club long term, I’ve said many times what a prospect carney is,
Ed, do you think carney will be with us or could a loan be good for both parties, I suppose mares a would like to see everyone and have an input.
18.) 07 Jun 2024 06:46:31
When discussing this issue what we must take into account is that Enzo M plays a different set up/ style than Poch, possession v pressing which is why the new head coach will need a preseason to asses what will suit him best player wise. Many people/ pundits/ experts out there have waxed lyrical about Cucurella inverting in the last few games of the season, but have stated that EM prefers RB inverting, however, what if we can invert left or right? With the depth in this squad (James on the right) all this is possible!
Unfortunately RBD it doesn't appear CG is going to sign a new deal, in which case he must be sold. Whilst no one can question his love and commitment of the club (he is the perfect Poch pressing player) but we now have a new coach I don't think he will fit his playing style. It is no coincidence that when EF got his operation and Connor was "stuck" in the double pivot role, he looked so much better as he didn't try and be left/ right and centre pressing but just did his job. When, in a team you have a guy that could be anywhere on the pitch, rather than where they are supposed to be it destroys team cohesion, this is where I feel Connor doesn't suit EM, and if he decides to sit out his contract he won't get much game time and his "sign on" on a free will be less so I think he leaves this summer.
19.) 07 Jun 2024 08:27:11
So much lyrical about cg, to an extent he was strong in poch team which was obviously underwhelmed. One would think he's a prime kante. ironicaly some still think he doesn't need replacing with his acclaimed importance. If he doesn't renew, he will be sold and if get his team together he won't even be missed imo.
Imo eberechi eze will be an upgrade. Cg doesn't assist nor score enough for his position. I'm not so worried if he stays as enzo maremma may not set up as poch did which will even affect his importance.
28 May 2024 10:01:54
Poch likely to go United, rumours of Gallagher and chalobah going United will be off the charts.
1.) 28 May 2024 13:02:16
A nightmate scenario for me at least if it happens Matt.
2.) 29 May 2024 15:36:28
Interesting. although i do not see how they can utilise both Gallagher and Mount. Yes, Gallagher has a little more hustle, but Mount has more skill.
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16 Aug 2024 16:35:59
Best update on the osimhen saga.
Chelsea have to make an acceptable offer to Napoli for victor osimhen and then acceptable offer to the player and when that's done there could be some movement
Isn't this how all transfers work? Buying club has offer accepted and personal terms with player accepted?
09 Aug 2024 09:10:04
8 goalkeepers in our squad now, would any of them start for city, arsenal, Liverpool, villa, spurs?
1.) 09 Aug 2024 10:24:20
Very dramatic statement. We may have eight keepers but some are young potential talents.
There are three that really matter for first team purposes at the moment and it looks like one of them is going out on loan. So we are left with two and one of them has just been signed. He could be a superstar as far as I know.
That leaves Sanchez and NO he wouldn’t start for the teams you mentioned.
{Ed002's Note - He is simply trolling the site. Ignore him.}
2.) 09 Aug 2024 10:43:46
OK Ed.
3.) 09 Aug 2024 14:50:47
We have signed all these keepers would it not have made more sense to put the money together and buy one established top level keeper …not really a position to be rotating and testing.
4.) 09 Aug 2024 16:42:14
Are you sure we haven’t signed a top keeper?
5.) 09 Aug 2024 19:46:30
Which goalkeeper in the world would get in ahead of Allison or Ederson? Courtois maybe? Having him back then?!
Who’d heard of Vicario last season? I’d take him now.
Sometimes we just have to see how these things play out.
6.) 09 Aug 2024 22:32:09
Tom, which top keeper have we signed?
7.) 10 Aug 2024 02:50:41
Jimbo, have a look at our signings in this Window.
8.) 10 Aug 2024 08:16:24
I’m sorry I have just seen the above post and realised I sent it before it was finished.
Jimbo, I use of the “top keeper” was a question, not a statement that we have.
The original question was about signing players for certain positions and I repeat we have.
I have looked at lots of clips and found two games that our new goalkeeper played in. Ion my opinion he was good with his feet but when making saves he has a tendency not to push the ball to safety. Both games that I have seen he was ok with crosses. I have no idea if he will be top class in the same way I had no idea about Big Pete or Courtois becoming top class before they had played for our club.
9.) 10 Aug 2024 17:52:21
Tom, Jorgensen is an unknown quantity and apparently not our first choice, who knows how he will turn out. We have a lot of keepers and have spent money on several over the last few seasons; none of which worked out. Shame we didn’t save the money and splash it on a proven keeper. As I keep saying I wish we had just made 3 signings of quality in the areas that needed attention rather than 9 signings very few of which we will see next season. Neto if it happens is the exception: that is the kind player I wanted. Sorry to keep on about it but it is just my opinion. If I turn out to way off the mark, I will be more than happy.
10.) 10 Aug 2024 18:39:58
Jimbo hence my question. “Are you sure we haven’t signed a top keeper? ”
None of us can be certain how Jorgensen will turn out. As far as we know he could be the beat keeper we have ever signed.
We a keep repeating ourselves about how many players we have signed and I can’t see them all making the grade at Chelsea but I live in hope.
The owners in my opinion have rolled the dice and I hope there bet/ investment pays off. They have sought the opinions of professionals and let’s hope that advice is sound.
11.) 11 Aug 2024 21:34:34
Tom, it’s easy to say how do you know we haven’t signed a top class keeper. He wasn’t Maresca’s first choice: no other team was fighting us to sign him. In time he may turn out to be a good signing but I concerned about this season. It will possible that Sanchez night start out as first choice ( Heaven help us) . Presumably, it’s the same professionals who advised the club to pay £25 million for Brighton’s 2nd/ 3rd choice keeper. I don’t know whether Costa would have joined us but he had a £60 million release clause which expired last on 1st July, that would have been money better spent that on bit part players who will probably hardly ever play regularly for the first team.
12.) 12 Aug 2024 04:41:03
Jimbo, it was just a question about a keeper I have seen very little of and I was hoping it might get a response from a poster who had seen him play and therefore had a better view of his abilities.
He may well be top class and I will not be referring to him as a “bit part player” until I have at least seen him play more than a few games for Chelsea.
I think “the professionals” have signed son very good players but they are not going to get every signing they make right.
09 Aug 2024 09:08:02
Do you think the club knows there's a transfer ban coming and this stock piling of players for years to come is future window targets?
1.) 09 Aug 2024 10:24:36
No I don’t.
2.) 09 Aug 2024 11:13:35
Why would we get a transfer ban? The club are buying young players for the future although I think we should also focus on the here and now.
{Ed002's Note - He is trolling the site - just ignore him.}
3.) 09 Aug 2024 16:51:02
Wow! Who stuck a quid in Matt Martin? He’s really on one today!
09 Aug 2024 09:00:54
In need of first team quality and seems we've / were spending window on " potential " more young players signed who won't join for at least a year and then we have to hope there ready or going to pay off, penders and mec latest, no idea what this clubs plan is because it's becoming far far to risky, becoming a joke.
1.) 09 Aug 2024 10:29:03
Matt it’s just different to what you have used to. All clubs to a certain extent take a risk when they sign a player.
I have said before that I’m not a fan on so many players being signed but I really can’t make a valid comment on the abilities of the young players and I very much doubt many posters of general fans can.
The club is under no obligation to te fans its plan. We can moan as much as we like and trust me I do via email on a regular basis but that’s all I can do, other than stop supporting my team.
2.) 09 Aug 2024 22:28:25
It is the stated policy whether we like it or not. Buy potential, try to grow it, then integrate it or sell for a profit - hopefully.
There’s risk, granted - but let’s see how it turns out.
Sometimes we seem incredibly ungrateful for the club having spent £1bn+ of someone else’s money on elite potential….
3.) 10 Aug 2024 02:53:57
FD77, you are correct but it be impossible to make everyone happy because we all have preferred targets we want to sign and players we don’t want sold.
04 Aug 2024 13:43:29
Gyorkeres was back and in beast mode last night, so strong. Whatever striker comes in now won't have long before we're under way, have we spent took long deciding or chasing osimhem?
1.) 04 Aug 2024 20:00:38
Matt, you know my thoughts on him but he may well end up in North London.
22 Jul 2024 10:09:11
I’m more interested in what type of striker we want,
Big buy who can link, vhlalovic Toney gyorkeres Bonniface duran Samu or someone who is there to finish, to come alive in the box, Watkins giminez wahi Alvarez,
Been linked to so many and so many have gone quiet.
21 Jul 2024 22:56:38
The striker situation at Chelsea seems to have gone quiet, osimhen to psg seems almost certain, Toney reported fee keeps getting lower according some reports, gyorkeres hasn’t been mentioned for few months, wahi has been mentioned, ? Duran and Samu not as many rumours.
Watkins? Would be nice? What’s the latest on striker?
08 Jul 2024 20:27:38
Was there anything with Chelsea / Khvicha Kvaratskhelia or is that a non starter, not likely, can’t remember if there was some sort of swap deal with him too mentioned.
08 Jul 2024 07:33:49
I did too, it is only few on Twitter saying we’re still trying with athletico so could be rubbish to be fair.
05 Jul 2024 17:51:04
Renato veiga, all I’ve read is, versatile, goes under radar as his a good player, started if left back and at Basel has played in midfield. Ed, would veiga be our option instead of calafiori?
29 Jul 2024 19:53:18
Toney, solanke, Watkins, osimhen, gyorkeres, bonniface.
29 Jul 2024 21:22:05
Lukaku the player is an upgrade on what we have, over 100 goals in premier league, goals in Italy, he didn’t get on with tuchel, tuchel who FWIW binned Lukaku tammy and giroud to play havertz up top, egos clashed,
Lukaku the person was petulant and ran his mouth about returning to inter,
What’s the alternative, unproven, less than 10 career goals u23 year olds like we will likely buy for huge money, ?
29 Jul 2024 11:48:03
Sterlings decision making is horrible and noni far too inconsistent, end product is our biggest issue. and with a new style of possession football, grind the opposition down and wait for chances, being clinical is vital,
Like I’ve said also, we have 42 players + academy players like George and achempong, clear out needs to happen soon, give maresca easier training and settled squad.
29 Jul 2024 09:00:55
The frustration comes from worry. We’ve gone backwards for two years, have an inexperienced manager and still a young team with a whole new style, risk doesn’t come close.
28 Jul 2024 21:27:46
No striker bought in isn’t bad thing? We haven’t replaced costa from 7 years ago, Jackson’s not prolific but did improve, more general play than in front of goal, and we’re relying on a player with 2 professional career goals? This clubs on its arse. Every year we do this, we need a striker.