So far we have only been able to sell Granit Xhaka, while a couple of youngsters have gone on loan. There is still a lot of business to do, and we are currently about 15 players over the 25 man squad limit. Rumours today are that Thomas Partey is no longer being touted for sale.
Beyond that, there is also a rule that we can only loan out 7 senior players (>21) but that does not include club trained players.
Senior (>21) players we definitely need to get rid of...
Alex Runar Runarsson
Cedric Soares
Nuno Tavares
Albert Sambi Lokongo
Nicolas Pepe
Omar Rekik
Ben Cottrell (CT)
Tim Akinola
Tyreece John Jules (CT)
Likely to go...
Arthur Okonkwo (CT)
Auston Trusty
Rob Holding
Rumoured to be on the way out...
Kieran Tierney
Folarin Balogun (CT)
Unlikely to go but many want them to...
Mo Elneny
Eddie Nketiah
Fabio Vieira (Loan)
Under 21s who may well go, either on loan or sale...
Charlie Patino
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
Marquinhos
Karl Hein
Miguel Azeez
and a lot more.
Interesting to see how much money we can get, how many contracts we will tear up, and who survives the cull.
Players we need to sell...
posted on 19/7/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 29 minutes ago
Let clubs took both last season 🤔
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Yes, they took them, but they didn't buy them - & they've already said they won't buy them...
posted on 19/7/23
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 29 minutes ago
Let clubs took both last season 🤔
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Yes, they took them, but they didn't buy them - & they've already said they won't buy them...
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Because they can't afford them.
posted on 19/7/23
Aye, we'll take KT back too
Not happening
posted on 19/7/23
comment by IAWT (U10012)
posted 4 hours, 30 minutes ago
The Saudi are buying right, left and centre so I don’t think they are buying specifically from selected clubs.
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Consider that PIF invests with and has strong ties to the company that owns Chelsea…
posted on 20/7/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 29 minutes ago
Let clubs took both last season 🤔
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Yes, they took them, but they didn't buy them - & they've already said they won't buy them...
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Because they can't afford them.
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You think we're going to charge more than absolute peanuts for Pepe.
Nice have just spent over £19m on a player I've never heard of, it's not a question of not being able to afford him - they don't rate him.
posted on 20/7/23
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 5 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 29 minutes ago
Let clubs took both last season 🤔
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Yes, they took them, but they didn't buy them - & they've already said they won't buy them...
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Because they can't afford them.
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You think we're going to charge more than absolute peanuts for Pepe.
Nice have just spent over £19m on a player I've never heard of, it's not a question of not being able to afford him - they don't rate him.
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Ever heard of a thing called wages? Much more restrictive than transfer fees.
posted on 20/7/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 7 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 5 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 29 minutes ago
Let clubs took both last season 🤔
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Yes, they took them, but they didn't buy them - & they've already said they won't buy them...
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Because they can't afford them.
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You think we're going to charge more than absolute peanuts for Pepe.
Nice have just spent over £19m on a player I've never heard of, it's not a question of not being able to afford him - they don't rate him.
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Ever heard of a thing called wages? Much more restrictive than transfer fees.
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Pepe has spoken to two Saudi teams and they don't want to pay the wages he wants
They were willing to pay him €5million and bonuses on top, that's isn't bad considering it's tax free
posted on 20/7/23
comment by Passion Power - Make 1984 fiction again (U8398)
posted 4 hours, 57 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 7 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 5 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by ItsAboutTheBackFour (U9916)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 29 minutes ago
Let clubs took both last season 🤔
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Yes, they took them, but they didn't buy them - & they've already said they won't buy them...
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Because they can't afford them.
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You think we're going to charge more than absolute peanuts for Pepe.
Nice have just spent over £19m on a player I've never heard of, it's not a question of not being able to afford him - they don't rate him.
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Ever heard of a thing called wages? Much more restrictive than transfer fees.
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Pepe has spoken to two Saudi teams and they don't want to pay the wages he wants
They were willing to pay him €5million and bonuses on top, that's isn't bad considering it's tax free
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Yeah yeah, but the numbers are not massive, the bottom line is that Pépé is a leading member of the not terribly good club. 🤷🏻♂️
posted on 20/7/23
I'm hoping we don't cave and pay off Cedric and Pepe this summer. This option for players entering the last year of their contracts thinking they have us over a barrel has to end sometime, so it might as well be now.
Both players have wasted the last 3 years of their careers. Hopefully the threat of wasting another one pushes them towards the door of their own volition.
posted on 20/7/23
I said when we signed Timber, it could be new lease of life for Tierney. Zinchenko isn't exactly reliable, and when he does play he has obvious defensive weaknesses.
Be interesting to see if anybody comes in with a tempting offer for him.