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Most of the anger I have isn't about missing out on Joao Pedro - I don't like him or think he's particularly good + don't think Pedro/Delap/Gitten improve Chelsea - but it's the pattern of repeatedly embarrassing ourselves with these transfer sagas. Even the one we're buying, Trafford, has basically taken a year. The one positive is that maybe our lot are finally forced into turning attention to the continent.

You won, Chelsea. Enjoy Joao Pedro, I hope he makes you very happy. Dear Lord, what a sad little life you have. You ruined our summer completely, so you could buy everyone, but I hope now you spend it on getting some lessons in grace and decorum because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on.

Apart from Trafford - another example of how painfully slow we conduct business - probably next week tbh. Individually, missing out on Joao Pedro (overpriced, overrated, bit of a dick) and Guehi (we can do better) is absolutely fine. But when you combine it with Delap and Mbeumo, there's definitely a worrying pattern about the way we chase players, inevitably getting gazumped. Hey, maybe this time they've planned properly and there's an actual Plan B/C/D in the pipeline. Really hope so But the last couple of years have me cynical about that.

The only hope is Chelsea using his name to buy someone else. No way do they pull out for financial reasons, no way does he pick us over them.

8 points during the first 6 matches usually leads to promoted teams staying up. No more than 6 means relegation. 7 could go either way. https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/06/23/how-well-do-newly-promoted-sides-usually-start-the-season

Thread title feels a bit out of date now. Chelsea can get lost, such a hateable club. Always doing shady, dodgy things.

This summer, man.....

Feel like these might've got their act together in terms of transfer policy tbh. Certainly compared to the past, when they only sold one player for profit. Shopping in France just seems smart.

Can easily see that stuff being quietly dropped after everyone blows a fuse at it.

Brighton's new Kostoulas kid basically plays as both a forward and a shadow striker, he seems like a Joao Pedro replacement. That position also has Rutter back from injury, Gruda who looked class in the final weeks, O'Riley too, while loanees Enciso/Buonanotte are coming back. That club loves depth and versatility.... I feel like they're prepared to sell him. Maybe £55m does it.

Bit disappointed with this, after all the hype. Surely that 97/98 kit was all about the stripe? In fairness, we've had some lush ones in recent seasons so a blip was due.

Brentford, man. What are you doing. When was the last time a team so blatantly wanted to get relegated?

If Bardghji goes to Barcelona, I can picture a loan move to Sunderland. That'd be annoying.

I'm not saying that Guehi would reject Liverpool but is he getting in ahead of van Dijk or Konate? I don't see Slot splitting up his title-winning rearguard straight away. And therefore would Guehi leave Palace to be the #3 for one season?

I really don't mind not getting Guehi - especially at that price - it's about whether there's confidence in there being a plan b/c/d.

Better than Guehi, great to see

Great, so the veteran has now lost his decision-making abilities too. Let him go, he's clearly lost his mind.

Great, so there's another World Cup gone

I like the idea of buying both Joao Pedro and van Hecke after their recent fallout

The £70m fee If that's most of Spurs' summer load, they'll not be a threat.

It's going to be strange spending £60m on a player who probably doesn't start in our best XI (unless he really can be pushed to RW). Depth, versatility and fluidity are crucial for next season, though.

Still can't believe we won a cup, man.

Brentford losing these, Wolves selling Cunha/Ait-Nouri, Fulham maybe losing Silva. There's definitely some nervousness that one of these will keep a promoted side up.

It must be rubbish to sell a key player after promotion. At the same time, he's not particularly good. Decent fee but then a bit goes to Birmingham.

I suppose the club can justify not buying a CM with the combination of Joao Pedro offering a 4-2-3-1 option, the occasional wing-back system and Hall being able to play LCM. It's not ideal but, as long as the others get bought, it could work. Miley has star potential, too.