Summer transfer window 2023

[Toffeepot]

That Maatsen is a highly rated left back if I recall correctly (could be wrong). Definitely not the priority but could be the long term answer after Young. Probably the only realistic one for us there actually. They were after Broja for so long, touting him as the closest thing to Richy after he left (don’t see it myself), but if they were open to letting him go on a loan or low fee (unlikely) I probably would take him considering the amount of scouting that went on. It’s a shame that Chelsea have hoarded every position but striker - they may be more unwilling to let their current only cover leave

Maatsen looks good alright, but only attacking LB cover so they'd not sell
I wouldn't go for Broja now, could have lost a lot in the time he was out
Played a lot less than Dom last 2
We need to splash cash

 

[Davey_g08]

Chelsea's best chance of not breaching FFP is selling players which they brought through their academy. Those players are:-

Trevor Chalobah
Levi Colwill
Reece James
Ian Maatsen
Armando Broja
Conor Gallagher
Lucas Bergstrom
Eddie Beach
Lewis Hall
Hudson-Odoi

who would you take?

They were asking for £40m for Broja, a striker who doesn't score goals. I doubt raiding their academy players is feasible.

 

[Toffeepot]

I’m just surprised he’s not lined up to go somewhere yet! His numbers last season weren’t bad at all. I think he’s underrated these days, only 30.

He complains about every club he plays for, shows a bit of leg to other clubs and this time it has all caught up with him

 

[FTY]

Chelsea's best chance of not breaching FFP is selling players which they brought through their academy. Those players are:-

Trevor Chalobah
Levi Colwill
Reece James
Ian Maatsen
Armando Broja
Conor Gallagher
Lucas Bergstrom
Eddie Beach
Lewis Hall
Hudson-Odoi

who would you take?

Yeah I'd be all over that Reece James me. Fairly sure he'd jump at the chance too after his previous success in the NW with Wigan

 

[Connor]

We should be signing Lukaku on loan.

He’s probably on £250k a week, covering that would be £13m and I imagine he’s picky on which clubs he’d join now.

With players like McNeil, Danjuma, Harrison, Iwobi, and possibly Gnonto too we’d be creating all sorts of chances for us.

A guaranteed 15 goals a season.

More on Lukaku, last season he scored at a rate of a goal every 166 mins in the league for Inter. 3 goals in 177 mins for them in the CL.

Get him home, get him into shape, and we’d be flying with him and DCL as our main striker options.

Bring a blue home

 

[Verbal Kint]

They were asking for £40m for Broja, a striker who doesn't score goals. I doubt raiding their academy players is feasible.

Lewis Hall 28m a steal for Newcastle, will be worth double next year.

 

[billyblue80]

Please explain how we force players to come here and sign for us.

You can't force but we are reportedly bidding 25m for Gnonto you aren't telling me there isn't a striker in world football we could convince to sign for us?! Footballers around the world want to play in the EPL.

 

[billyblue80]

Beto fits the profile most for me go and get him ffs

 

[RomanReigns]

Yeah I'd be all over that Reece James me. Fairly sure he'd jump at the chance too after his previous success in the NW with Wigan

Coleman > James

 

[Gorm]

Time to walk away from Gnonto. It's tiresome now. If we have a few quid to spare as a result, get us a 9.

 

[Simon Buttle]

You can't force but we are reportedly bidding 25m for Gnonto you aren't telling me there isn't a striker in world football we could convince to sign for us?! Footballers around the world want to play in the EPL.

We have gone after strikers and they don't want to come here or their clubs won't accept our offer, unless you want some utter yard dog the majority of modern day strikers are not going to want to chase aimless long balls holding it up for others. Also none of us know if these players are being told if they come in and are being offered a first team place or a backup option to Dom. It's an issue that has gone on under different managers and different DoF's and hasn't been dealt with. I said earlier that I wouldn't put it past dumb and dumber to be insisting on him as the club talisman, hardly be the first time they have interfered with first team affairs would it.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We should be signing Lukaku on loan.

He’s probably on £250k a week, covering that would be £13m and I imagine he’s picky on which clubs he’d join now.

With players like McNeil, Danjuma, Harrison, Iwobi, and possibly Gnonto too we’d be creating all sorts of chances for us.

A guaranteed 15 goals a season.

More on Lukaku, last season he scored at a rate of a goal every 166 mins in the league for Inter. 3 goals in 177 mins for them in the CL.

Get him home, get him into shape, and we’d be flying with him and DCL as our main striker options.

As much as I love Rom and would love to see him back at Everton, I really don't think we are in a position to pay a 13m loan fee for a season.

And a deal like that would another hugely short term move as well and we've tried that route too many times and it hasn't worked.

 

[Joey66]

As much as I love Rom and would love to see him back at Everton, I really don't think we are in a position to pay a 13m loan fee for a season.

And a deal like that would another hugely short term move as well and we've tried that route too many times and it hasn't worked.

Yep - never go back - we have tried it before with managers & players - I have yet to see it work .....

 

[DL100]

Yep - never go back - we have tried it before with managers & players - I have yet to see it work .....

Worked with Pienaar

 

[DL100]

DCL and Chermiti...we have two what is wrong with you?

ah yes, one that never plays and one that has never played in the PL

what was I thinking