One of our academy players has left to Barca as well.

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 1 hour ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 36 minutes ago
I still want to know where the fack 25 goals are going to come from
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We were like 40 short last season so fk knows who will be taking that responsibility. Nkunku will help, maybe Jackson/Broja
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Broja...no he's either injured or gone

Athletic -

Omani Hutchinson in talks with Ipswich Town over a loan

Omari**

Evening Standard -

Chelsea are set to make a third bid 'imminently' for Moises Caicedo as they look to secure his signature whilst the Brighton squad are also in the US on tour.

Discussions are progressing well between #Chelsea and Montpellier for Elye Wahi. Chelsea hope to complete a deal within the week, with the forward likely to join RC Strasbourg on loan.

[via @Santi_J_FM
/ @sebnonda
]

90 min / Graeme Bailey -

Chelsea's scounting department have identified Harry Maguire as one of the best options on the market to replace Wesley Fofana

comment by Superbettino (U6486)
posted 4 hours, 44 minutes ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
comment by Superbettino (U6486)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Jose Mauricio (U6489)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Why would they rate him in the same bracket? People have been talking Rice up for years. This summer is the first summer I've seen where Caicedo has even made it into the gossip column.
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Yeah Rice has been hyped up for 3 years now. He was always going to cost around £100m. Whilst Caicedo has only broken through this season.

But they probably see the crazy fees we paid for Enzo and Mudryk who both had a good 6 months before signing for us for record fees.

Oh and they rinsed us for Cucurella so they’ll be looking to do it again.
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Enzo worth every penny. And are you talking about the £62 million we paid for Mudryk or the pretend £89 million that the media like to keep falsely repeating?
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Enzo looks agood player, but there is no evidence for me on the basis of just one season to determine whether he is worth every penny.
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He's been here six months and has been one of our very best players if not our best player in that time. Taken to the PL like a duck to water as well. So there's certainly more than no evidence in my opinion. I think he looks absolutely class and he's a much more rounded midfielder than Declan Rice who cost even more in this ridiculously overinflated market.

Is there an element of gamble given his age ? Of course there is but all the signs look extremely promising and if he stays injury free there's no reason he can't be a super important Chelsea player for the next decade or more.
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Exactly 6 months. You cannot determine the value of player over just a six month period. If we did then there would be a load of Chelsea flops that we could re brand as worth every penny.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted about an hour ago
Evening Standard -

Chelsea are set to make a third bid 'imminently' for Moises Caicedo as they look to secure his signature whilst the Brighton squad are also in the US on tour.
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Nice to see us so firmly in control yet again when it comes to negotiating

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 4 minutes ago
90 min / Graeme Bailey -

Chelsea's scounting department have identified Harry Maguire as one of the best options on the market to replace Wesley Fofana
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Oh Harry Maguire!!!!

Our scouting department need to be sacked by the looks of it.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 10 minutes ago
Discussions are progressing well between #Chelsea and Montpellier for Elye Wahi. Chelsea hope to complete a deal within the week, with the forward likely to join RC Strasbourg on loan.

[via @Santi_J_FM
/ @sebnonda
]
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Any progress on signing players for the upcoming season?

2030 squad is looking pretty complete tbh.

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 10 minutes ago
Discussions are progressing well between #Chelsea and Montpellier for Elye Wahi. Chelsea hope to complete a deal within the week, with the forward likely to join RC Strasbourg on loan.

[via @Santi_J_FM
/ @sebnonda
]
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Any progress on signing players for the upcoming season?

2030 squad is looking pretty complete tbh.
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Sadly not

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 2 minutes ago
Oh Harry Maguire!!!!

Our scouting department need to be sacked by the looks of it.
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Future captain mate

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 2 minutes ago
Oh Harry Maguire!!!!

Our scouting department need to be sacked by the looks of it.
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Future captain mate
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Wouldn't put it past us, struggling for options in that area

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Superbettino (U6486)
posted 4 hours, 44 minutes ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
comment by Superbettino (U6486)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Jose Mauricio (U6489)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Why would they rate him in the same bracket? People have been talking Rice up for years. This summer is the first summer I've seen where Caicedo has even made it into the gossip column.
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Yeah Rice has been hyped up for 3 years now. He was always going to cost around £100m. Whilst Caicedo has only broken through this season.

But they probably see the crazy fees we paid for Enzo and Mudryk who both had a good 6 months before signing for us for record fees.

Oh and they rinsed us for Cucurella so they’ll be looking to do it again.
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Enzo worth every penny. And are you talking about the £62 million we paid for Mudryk or the pretend £89 million that the media like to keep falsely repeating?
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Enzo looks agood player, but there is no evidence for me on the basis of just one season to determine whether he is worth every penny.
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He's been here six months and has been one of our very best players if not our best player in that time. Taken to the PL like a duck to water as well. So there's certainly more than no evidence in my opinion. I think he looks absolutely class and he's a much more rounded midfielder than Declan Rice who cost even more in this ridiculously overinflated market.

Is there an element of gamble given his age ? Of course there is but all the signs look extremely promising and if he stays injury free there's no reason he can't be a super important Chelsea player for the next decade or more.
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Exactly 6 months. You cannot determine the value of player over just a six month period. If we did then there would be a load of Chelsea flops that we could re brand as worth every penny.
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I'm obviously much more confident about him than you are. I'm merely giving my opinion that I absolutely love the player from what I've seen of him at last year's World Cup where he won young player of the tournament to his excellent displays for us in 2023. And my prediction is that we'll look back on his time here as being well worth the money we paid for him. Assuming he stays injury free of course.

He wasn't even played in his proper position last season and still he excelled in a brand new league and in a crap team. I'd say he can improve even more with a proper DM behind him giving him actual freedom to get forward and get more involved in attacks

Mauricio Pochettino:

"Yes I think we need [a player] there [in midfield], for sure. But I think it is clear. Everyone knows that we need maybe to add some players there."

[via @espn]

Mauricio Pochettino:

“Look what happened with [Wesley] Fofana. Maybe yes or maybe no we need to work to replace him, an idea that we were not thinking. That has maybe made us change direction.”

[via @espn]

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 4 hours, 28 minutes ago
Don't think i've ever wanted a season to start less
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Nah actually looking forward to this season. We have a top manager. Wanted him in when TT got the boot.

Moises Caicedo’s camp are pushing for a speedy resolution to negotiations following #Chelsea’s latest rejected bid. There will be face to face talks in America. Caicedo’s agent is prepared to also attend if needed.

[via @JacobsBen]

Chelsea are now considering Monaco’s Axel Disasi as a potential transfer target.

Apparently, the 25-year-old Frenchman is on a shortlist of centre-backs that the Blues are currently looking at.

L’Equipe previously reported that Monaco could demand £44million to sell Disasi, with Manchester United an interested buyer this summer.

RMC Sport claimed last month that Chelsea could be tempted into making a move for Disasi. It’s all gone a bit quiet since, though

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 3 minutes ago
Moises Caicedo’s camp are pushing for a speedy resolution to negotiations following #Chelsea’s latest rejected bid. There will be face to face talks in America. Caicedo’s agent is prepared to also attend if needed.

[via @JacobsBen]
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Caicedo the one pushing this deal , Brighton will not budge from their new valuation though

Napoli link with Arsenal legend Mavropanos

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 8 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 3 minutes ago
Moises Caicedo’s camp are pushing for a speedy resolution to negotiations following #Chelsea’s latest rejected bid. There will be face to face talks in America. Caicedo’s agent is prepared to also attend if needed.

[via @JacobsBen]
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Caicedo the one pushing this deal , Brighton will not budge from their new valuation though
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Sign palhinha, who was better last year, and be done with it