maze Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Anyone else up for a short term deal for N’Golo Kanté if that became a possibility? Or is it just me…. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, maze said: Anyone else up for a short term deal for N’Golo Kanté if that became a possibility? Or is it just me…. Just you I’d imagine. I absolutely love him, one of my favourite players from the last five years but I think his time has passed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, maze said: Anyone else up for a short term deal for N’Golo Kanté if that became a possibility? Or is it just me…. Would love him. It's just the wages and the impact of that on squad harmony. And the fact he's been injury prone for 18 months now. Realistically he'll get himself a 3-year deal at PSG, Serie A or Atleti close to the wages he's on now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Chelsea are fucked because of the wages they dish out. They rarely sell first team players for good money for that reason. Although i'd take Kovačić for £30m-£40m. Apparently on £150k. Decent age. Proven in the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Would love him. It's just the wages and the impact of that on squad harmony. And the fact he's been injury prone for 18 months now. Realistically he'll get himself a 3-year deal at PSG, Serie A or Atleti close to the wages he's on now. 19 minutes ago, gbandit said: Just you I’d imagine. I absolutely love him, one of my favourite players from the last five years but I think his time has passed Sadly think You’re right? But Chelsea need to do something with their bloated squad this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 30 minutes ago, maze said: Sadly think You’re right? But Chelsea need to do something with their bloated squad this summer. They'll probably just add to it, bloating it a bit more. Their MO seems to be keep chucking money at it and see if it works. Maybe bribe someone from the PL if FFP starts raising it's ugly head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I've fallen in love with the idea of signing Kovačić. Fee (expires 2024), wages, age - just perfect. Selected players with contracts also expiring in 2024: Maddison Bastoni Leao Pau Torres Neves Olmo Cherki RLC Y. Fofana Nico Williams Leao aside, all of these could be nabbed for good value. Think Real got Camavinga at such a steal because he was also in his last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Ooh, Torres, Neves and Cherki would be tasty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Is Loftus Cheek that much of an improvement on what we've got? Feel it would be a risk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: Ooh, Torres, Neves and Cherki would be tasty. Maddison, Bastani, Leao. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Lewis Hall at Chelsea only has two years left on his contract. Looked a decent player when he got a go earlier in the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Adam Wharton from Blackburn. Looks a gem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Off load some of the deadwood and use their wages to fund an out of contract player : Maddison. Edited April 20, 2023 by OverThere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, OverThere said: Off load some of the deadwood and use their wages to fund an out of contract player : Maddison. Maddison has a year left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Manxst said: Maddison has a year left My bad. His fee should be drastically reduced then and more so if Leicester get relegated, which is looking quite possible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Hope we’re keeping tabs on the Hajduk Split u19s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 20/04/2023 at 17:32, The Butcher said: Adam Wharton from Blackburn. Looks a gem. Watched him vs Coventry the other day and looked composed beyond his years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Hope we are looking at this kid; especially if the Chelsea home grown fire sale rumours are true. He's obviously more attacking in these videos than Burn is, but I think he could play a similar role. Brilliant in build up phase, moves inside quite often, both-footed, quick... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) IF we get CL then i genuinely don't know what kind of resources we'll have for transfers. Also no idea how many players we actually are looking to sign (seen reports though). However IF we could afford it without running the risk of not being able to strengthen other areas too then i would love us to go for Caicedo. IF we were to spend that amount money i'd rather have him than Rice as he is more of an allrounder who's pretty good at everything basically. Also his wages would not be much more than half of Rice's. I love hearing Howe say "Elite players" as it means that we will only go for top top quality unless potential as backup. Someone like Ugarte, Thuram or Kone might be more likely and i'd be very happy with either of those as i don't feel like we need a pure DM. Ugarte probably is more of a pure DM with ball carrying and tecnical ability but he would also cost half of Rice basically. Not that i think we will get Rice anyway. Caicedo would be a bullet proof guaranteed top quality no risk signing that would make our CM arguably the best in the league. Sort of a VVD kind of signing if you like. As said though, i doubt we'd spend 80m+ on a single player. We spent a lot on Isak but slightly different as he's a striker and Wilson our only option got injured. Who knows... Quality before quantity Edited April 24, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Caicedo has been talking very publicly about joining (insert massive club) since January. Latest being Real Madrid. I'd much rather sign someone who is interested in our project and is keen to grow and progress with the club. This is why Bruno G and Trippier were such great signings - they really bought into "the project". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Emotic said: Caicedo has been talking very publicly about joining (insert massive club) since January. Latest being Real Madrid. I'd much rather sign someone who is interested in our project and is keen to grow and progress with the club. This is why Bruno G and Trippier were such great signings - they really bought into "the project". Well if Caicedo said that he has no interest in us then obviously we wont even try. Also, i don't think he's "high profile" enough for RM. Not even as much as Camavinga or Tchouameni. If they go for a CM it's Bellingham i think. Edited April 24, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Emotic said: Caicedo has been talking very publicly about joining (insert massive club) since January. Latest being Real Madrid. I'd much rather sign someone who is interested in our project and is keen to grow and progress with the club. This is why Bruno G and Trippier were such great signings - they really bought into "the project". I get what you’re saying but things get said all the time and if we signed it’ll only happen if he’s 100% committed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 On 21/04/2023 at 18:37, Disco said: Hope we’re keeping tabs on the Hajduk Split u19s. A lot of Italian teams have opened up academies around the Balkan countries. Wouldn't be the worst idea considering the amount of talent that's come through the Balkan region in last 10 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 17 minutes ago, Ikon said: IF we get CL then i genuinely don't know what kind of resources we'll have for transfers. Also no idea how many players we actually are looking to sign (seen reports though). However IF we could afford it without running the risk of not being able to strengthen other areas too then i would love us to go for Caicedo. IF we were to spend that amount money i'd rather have him than Rice as he is more of an allrounder who's pretty good at everything basically. Also his wages would not be much more than half of Rice's. I love hearing Howe say "Elite players" as it means that we will only go for top top quality unless potential as backup. Someone like Ugarte, Thuram or Kone might be more likely and i'd be very happy with either of those as i don't feel like we need a pure DM. Ugarte probably is more of a pure DM with ball carrying and tecnical ability but he would also cost half of Rice basically. Not that i think we will get Rice anyway. Caicedo would be a bullet proof guaranteed top quality no risk signing that would make our CM arguably the best in the league. Sort of a VVD kind of signing if you like. As said though, i doubt we'd spend 80m+ on a single player. We spent a lot on Isak but slightly different as he's a striker and Wilson our only option got injured. Who knows... Quality before quantity I agree if you stick Caicedo (or someone of that calibre) in that midfield we go up another level. Obviously we need several players but a new left back to help our overrall play a Caicedo type player and a new top notch winger improve that side immeasurably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Well, if we do end up getting a CL spot, then we need to get in quite a few players tbh. I worry this may disrupt the harmony, but there’s no way we can compete in all competitions playing the same 11 in and out. Sheff Wed springs to mind as a reminder of how shit that 2nd line-up is atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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