Chelsea Banter Archive May 31 2017

31 May 2017 20:29:20
Just wondering what everyone's dream signings are this summer. Personally if we miss out on Sanchez we shouldn't buy an average inside forward like we've done in the past I. e Salah, Cuadrado. If we do miss out on Sanchez i would like to see us go 3-5-2 and give Hazard more freedom. We need another two wing backs.

My incomings:

Back Up GK - FORSTER/ HEATON

A new keeper who's homegrown who's very good either of these two would be great.

CB - VAN DIJK

Strong, imposing, quick and very good on the ball. I can see Zouma being loaned or sold so I'd bring in Van Dijk.

RWB - FLORENZI

Fantastic player but would be really hard to get. A massive upgrade on Moses. He's energetic better defensively than Moses but also has a better eye for goal.

LWB - MENDY

Would be a brilliant signing I just hope we beat City to him.

CDM - BAKAYOKO

Not his biggest fan but looks set to happen but I do think he will be a better player than Matic.

CM - VERRATTI

My marquee signing. Better defensively than Cesc and still absolutely unreal on the ball. We need a player like him in the side to complement Hazard.

31 May 2017 21:24:28
Florenzi is a pipe dream. Don't see him moving at all. Also think City will get Mendy, and I personally think Alonso has had a great season.
Verratti is the only one I'd want on your list but would swap Cesc and Matic for Verratti and Bakayoko.
I'd steer clear of Van Dijk as I don't see a role in the side for him whilst we have Luiz as they're fairly similar imo. I'd rather give Christensen any of the assurances he wants in order for him to stay.
Apart from Verratti, the one player I'd love for us to get would be Dybala but I very much doubt it would happen : ( (.

31 May 2017 23:05:04
Dreams window would be:
- Backup GK (Stockdale maybe? ) ;
- Christensen back and keeping Zouma;
- Bakayoko;
- Mendy/ Aurier/ Semedo;
- Verratti/ Naby Keita/ Tolisso;
- Ousmane Dembele/ Berardi (James or Coman would also be good) ;
- Lukaku to replace Costa.
- Bring Traore back and have him and Musonda as backups die the attacking positions.

High profile players leaving would be: Matic/ Fabregas, Willian/ Pedro, Costa and Terry.

01 Jun 2017 01:24:56
Hmm
The team I'd love to start next season would be something along the lines of in a 343.
Courtois,
Alaba,
Luiz (c),
Azpi,
Alonso,
Kante,
Fabregas,
Anderson/ Sandro (undecided),
Hazard,
Greizmann, (center)
Lacazette/ Sanchez.

So ins:
Alaba,
Anderson/ Sandro
Greizmann,
Lacazette/ Sanchez,
And backup keeper maybe Randolph or Guzan. Like their secondary so I think these would be sufficient.
It only comes to about 210 million :D I can dream of it at least though.

01 Jun 2017 02:39:50
My top two signings would be Verratti and Mendy.
I am unsure about who else we should sign until the players going out on loan or leaving becomes clearer.
I do have concerns about Bakayoko as I'm not convinced he is any better than Chalaboa and I can't have Lukaku but its all about opinions and mine doesn't count!

30 May 2017 22:21:18
Any updates on Costa Eds? Reports suggesting he might now sign a new contract. I would personally love to see him stay. He's got that fight in him which we saw in the cup final on Saturday, he might not be the best technically but a 20 goal a season striker he is and we can't afford to lose that.

{Ed002's Note - Nothing has happened today.}

31 May 2017 09:37:18
Not unless we sign a 30 goals a season striker.

31 May 2017 19:47:52
I agree, there's no striker who we've been linked with that is better than Costa with Morata and Lukaku being top of that list. Unless we go for Mbappe which I doubt.

31 May 2017 20:12:07
With Morata looking more and more likely hat he'll end up in Milan, I'm quite worried we'll end up with Lukaku.

30 May 2017 23:42:05
Got a horrible feeling we'll end up with the worst transfers this summer.

We'll probably end up with Stockdale, Koulibaly, Bakayoko and Lukaku.

31 May 2017 08:11:20
I don't play it anymore but, a Chelsea FUT with those signings would be unreal. silver lining hahaha.

31 May 2017 10:30:26
Heaven forbid we sign a homegrown backup keeper, one of the best defenders in Serie A, a homegrown CF who scored 24 goals this season and a top class young DM whose team just won the title against all odds with him playing an integral role.

31 May 2017 17:13:09
A homegrown keeper who's average at best, a CB who's positioning is average, a CM who can't pass or doesn't create and a striker who's got a touch like a brick wall. I'd rather stick with what we've got unless we sign world class players.