03 Jan 2020 01:52:38
Ed002, do Inter want to get either Alonso/ Emerson in this window?

Considering Chelsea will not be able to recruit an adequate external replacement in this window and have made it clear they will simply not make the kind of financial offer any longer to tempt an adequate replacement's club to sell now; does it make any prospective deal for either player unlikely?

I could be wrong Ed002? but I think we as supporters need to reign in our expectations for this window and the moving forward full stop. The reality seems to be that Chelsea are no longer the club they once were financially and that means they are in the Dortmund bracket of aiming to sign players who have high potential rather than being tier one/ premium costing options; such as the likes of a Sancho, Chilwell, Werner, Koulibaly etc. These players just do not come to us anymore. Is that a fair thing to say?

{Ed002's Note - Inter and Juventus have an interest in both players but have other targets as well. Barcelona are also interested in Emerson. I have no idea what the rest of your post is about.}

1.) 03 Jan 2020
03 Jan 2020 11:52:18
What the rest of my post is about Ed002 is that if either Alonso/ Emerson leave, Chelsea will not be able to move for Chilwell and they would not pay a fee which would tempt Leicester to sell this month. Is that not accurate to say based off how you know the club now works?

The other part is that Chelsea just do not seem to be able/ have the desire to pay to sign top choice players anymore. Look at this month, we are two days in to the window opening and the excuses are already coming out that we will have to wait until the summer to see if players like Sancho, Werner or Chilwell will be available.
That leaves a massive risk of us not being able to offer CL football and/ or other clubs, such as Man City with Chilwell/ Man Utd with Sancho, taking the players. It is just very frustrating.

{Ed002's Note - No, none of that is true.}

2.) 03 Jan 2020
03 Jan 2020 12:45:13
I’d prefer to stay away from Chilwell full stop. He got rinsed against City and Liverpool in the two biggest games. If he did that in a Chelsea shirt he would get terrorised by fans especially at the 60 million price tag. He’s average defensively. I’d much prefer Grimaldo or Telles. Not great defensively either but at least they’ll provide a massive threat going forward to spare their blushes and at half the price.

3.) 03 Jan 2020
03 Jan 2020 14:11:40
the January transfer window is notoriously difficult to get top class players. it's been the same for years. the fact that teams don't want to sell their star players has no bearing on Chelsea "not having the desire" to sign expensive players. it wasn't long ago we spent 70 million on a keeper. the club identifies targets and attempts to buy them for what I assume they believe they are worth. some work out and a lot don't. sometimes I'm in the supermarket and instead of a bottle of pinot grigio I'd like a bottle of Moet . now just because I really want the Moet doesn't mean in prepared to spend 5 times the amount of a bottle of pinot grigio when there really is little in the difference overall. what will be will be.

4.) 03 Jan 2020
03 Jan 2020 15:29:11
Like your reasoning JCFC.

5.) 03 Jan 2020
03 Jan 2020 16:07:10
I agree with everything you say JCFC except for the part where you say there is little in the difference between pinot grigio and a bottle of Moet ;)

6.) 03 Jan 2020
03 Jan 2020 16:24:59
fair point, I've never brought a bottle of Moet as in too tight haha.