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22 Jan 2024 15:11:57
Ed002 a lot if reports saying we are willing to sell or loan broja with an obligation to buy for £35m - £50m. True? And Would we let him go without a replacement coming in? Or will someone come in January if he goes? Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Armando Broja (S) Wolves, Torino, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Milan, West Ham and Napoli remain keen. Brighton and Besiktas interest has gone. Chelsea do not wish to loan the player without the obligation to buy and will look to discussions with the player, but have discussed a part exchange with Benfica. He is a very good player but the Cruciate Ligament tear that kept him out for a season was followed by a small injury that led to him missing a couple more games. Chelsea are giving him minutes as he eases back to full fitness just to be careful but they cannot offer him the playing time he wants. If there were a loan or sale this month it would be dependent on Chelsea adding a striker, perhaps even a short-term solution, this month - which is of course possible and something may happen in the coming days. Broja has the advantage of being Home Grown as well.}
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22 Jan 2024 18:52:55
Edd02 when you say short term option do you mean a loan? And which players? Any names you can possibly give? Is Benzema a real possibility? Maybe durant or Wilson from Newcastle? Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - A loan is an option as it is difficult to sign players in January and preferred choices may not be available.}
23 Jan 2024 22:18:10
I think a loan would be great for him in the prem. and for us. See if he really can do it.
21 Jan 2024 08:40:32
Early days I know but IM who has started in his LB role has been doing extremely well and is already a firm favourite with the Dortmund fans.
Another £35mil player, Dortmund will buy and probsbly sell on for double they pay.
From our part it will be another one we let go whilst keeping CC, an injury prone Chilley and playing Colwill out of position.
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21 Jan 2024 09:06:06
Bill, that’s a bit harsh.
The Colwill at LB thing I see more as a Poch tactic as he believes we need that extra person who can head the ball defending corners and free kicks.
Cucarella had reported problems last year but generally this season, even when being asked to play as a RB have been good. It’s a shame he got injured.
Chilly has been injury prone. Fingers crossed that’s all behind him now.
Maatsen looked a good player for Burnley last season but I think he only has about 18 months left on his contract. He probably should have been given more playing time but I can see why the club will end up selling him.
21 Jan 2024 09:59:10
Sorry to be harsh Tom but perhaps if Poch has played IM as LB, he might still be with us and signed a new contract.
21 Jan 2024 10:32:44
Bill, I may well be wrong with my guess that Poch preferred Colwill at LB rather than Maatsen was for the reasons I’ve given. I would also guess that we may well see something similar with Chilly.
I think if Chilly starts games with Colwill then I expect Colwill will play “almost” in a three.
21 Jan 2024 12:21:32
I just hate to see a young player leave because he is not given a chance in his preferred role especially with the injuries we have had in that position.
21 Jan 2024 13:15:22
Bill, I agree but we don’t see them in training. I would have liked to have seen him play more in Chelsea blue. I guess these are decisions that managers get paid for and judged on!
21 Jan 2024 13:37:50
Tom
It's strange that he seems to be playing well for Dortmund but not for us in trying, could it be our coach's issue.
21 Jan 2024 14:03:21
Bill, I think he has only played one game for them.
I hope he caries on playing well.
21 Jan 2024 16:36:43
I could be wrong but did he sign an extension before leaving for BD.
Ed could clear that up.
{Ed002's Note - Yes he did.}
21 Jan 2024 17:19:37
As Ed confirmed, IM signed an extension to his contract however Dortmund have an option to buy for £35 mil I believe.
21 Jan 2024 18:04:38
I always get confused with these contracts and contract extensions. I thought it was extended to 2025 but if it’s 2026 so much the better.
19 Jan 2024 15:34:27
Ed002, have you heard anything about the club's plans for Sterling and Cucurella this summer? Many thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Sterling will depend on specific arrival and it will be similar if the club can sign one of the preferred LB targets.}
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22 Jan 2024 12:30:05
Thanks Ed.
19 Jan 2024 12:01:54
Hi Ed, hope you're well. Just wondered if Chelsea held any interest in Gonçalo Ramos?
Lots of "rumours" flying around that PSG might look to loan or sell this month.
Cheers.
{Ed002's Note - What, as an Nkunku replacement?}
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19 Jan 2024 12:16:08
Hell no! Just in general.
16 Jan 2024 20:00:41
Any truth in Chelsea looking at benzema on loan until the end of the season? I think that sort of signing could be a season changer for us.
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17 Jan 2024 09:52:28
Not for me, wages far too high and how motivated would jecbe going back to Saudi in the summer.
17 Jan 2024 10:42:12
all day every day who cares what wages he's on we won't be paying?.
17 Jan 2024 12:36:29
Poch, at some stage wages are likely to matter.
17 Jan 2024 18:36:23
Not to us fans.
17 Jan 2024 22:19:19
They will matter to the club.
18 Jan 2024 10:03:53
thankfully that's not the fans issue so we can dream right?.
18 Jan 2024 10:05:47
Sterling is on an obscene wage and cannot inspire the team yet you can not get a world class striker for the short term. English fans are UNIQUE indeed.
18 Jan 2024 10:52:21
Wages do matter perhaps not so much for loans as the expenditure is finite. PSR will make clubs look carefully at wages. As for us we have a few players on extremely high wages. Only players who have proven themselves as elite/ world class should be payed anything close to 300K and we don’t have any of those.
18 Jan 2024 11:41:57
I'll
Two wrongs do not make, a right.
18 Jan 2024 14:39:55
English fans are not “UNIQUE” but like all fans of most teams, I’m sure they all dream.
Clubs and layers decide wages. I personally have NO interest and I will leave that to the people involved.
18 Jan 2024 16:10:30
Sterling should be sold end of season.
18 Jan 2024 16:41:50
I think top goal scorers should have a goal to game ratio about 2:1. I think wide players should look to have a 3:1 ratio. These ratios are based on a career not a season.
For lots of reasons I hope Sterling scores 15 goals
plus this season.
19 Jan 2024 07:07:32
That’s a lot of goals Tom, I don’t even know if Mbappe could score 3 goals a game as an average in a lower league.
19 Jan 2024 10:04:16
fuser, I guess the way I presented that post could be confusing.
So, one goal in every two games for a main striker and one goal in every three games for a wide player.
16 Jan 2024 19:49:02
Ed002 is it true we are interested in walker Peters? Would make sense as he can play rb and lb.
{Ed002's Note - Agent is running around PL clubs.}
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16 Jan 2024 16:00:07
Ed002 rumors that we are looking at Jhon durant? Any truth and reports we might look at a short term option for striker and bayern would be willing to sell choupa moting, any chance of us going for him or. maybe firming on loan? Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Not that I am aware.}
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16 Jan 2024 15:04:19
Have to love reading all the mourinho back drama and absoloute no to mourinho on twitter its commical reading ?
My heart would love it to happen but anyone who knows anything about football knows the game has surpassed Mou and his tactics and style of play.
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16 Jan 2024 07:13:04
Hi Ed,
Hope you're well!
Reports out of Portugal that we're in talks and have possibly even submitted a bid for Viktor Gyokeres. Any truth to this?
Thanks again for the hard work on this site!
{Ed002's Note - Viktor Gyokeres (S) After only joining in the summer Sporting have no interest in selling but fear a club could simply pay his €100M buy out clause in full and try to persuade him to move. Sporting fear Chelasea may do that and have avoided the subject during discussions over another player and a separate issue.}
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16 Jan 2024 15:01:10
For our sanity I think we should just wait and see if we bring anyone in, lots of names have been mentioned, the latest, Moise Kean who has not scored a goal in about a year now.
Personally I think we should keep going with what we have for the remainder if the season then have a review of our playing staff including loan players coming back.
16 Jan 2024 22:10:58
Watched YouTube clips of him tonight no nothing about him but he reminds me of Harry kane the way he plays.
17 Jan 2024 07:18:12
Bill I disagree that we finish the season with what we have even as our attack is not as potent as to secure us tge top 4.
Imo we need improvement especially for a striker as it's been a problem for us to score from so many chances we create every game. A potent goalscorer will push us to the ucl qualification. Though usually difficult in winter window but impossible, I would like to get a prolific striker this window if possible.
18 Jan 2024 23:47:32
Ed002 with the knowledge you have. Do you see us paying the clause? Or waiting until the summer for Osimhen?
{Ed002's Note - They are not the only options.}
19 Jan 2024 12:44:14
Look to be the main ones though that we want? Unless we take a risk on gimenez who is coming from a weak league? Who do you think we will/ should get? And will one come in this window? With us wanting to sell Broja we will be light.
15 Jan 2024 11:59:28
Ed002 rumors that we are looking at antonee Robinson, any truth? Very good LB.
{Ed002's Note - Not as far as I know.}
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14 Jan 2024 14:44:02
"Chelsea have apparently drawn up a 5 man shortlist to get there season back on track "
Victor Osimhen,
Dusan Vlahovic,
Viktor Gyokeres,
Victor Boniface,
Evan Ferguson.
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14 Jan 2024 16:22:58
Matt, your other post quoted the athletic and our apparent financial issues.
So, are we signing or saving?
These pundits keep making all sorts of quotes just to get a reaction and sadly it will get worse
Over the next week with very football for them to twatter about and then we have them chundering on about us signing every player
In the world in this window.
14 Jan 2024 17:31:41
Tom it honestly makes no sense, I just try are share for some who are maybe not in twitter or X,
To sum up how these papers and journos are, I think it was going to take massive bid, £50-£60m to get giminez from feyenood, 2 months later the same papers and journos saying £30m for same player but to West Ham,
14 Jan 2024 22:06:02
Matt, there are a few commentators that in my opinion are worth taking note of. Simon Johnson, Matt Law and Ormstein are all ok ish.
I think there is announcement due any day about clubs and there financials. I personally don’t expect us to be named.
15 Jan 2024 06:36:24
The most realistic name on the list is Dušan Vlahovic.
16 Jan 2024 08:56:46
Though it might look out of order but I also saw something about loan for benzema.
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