Sleeping Dave Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 3 hours ago, martin1905 said: So, looks like a lot will get their wish regarding Kepa. Ironic that it looks likely he will end up at Real Madrid, not sure how that's happened considering how poor he is. Oh well, at least he will finally be gone and we can get a proper keeper in, at last........... Indeed, AT LAST! Now we can only hope the club has learnt from that very expensive mistake and finds someone that’s an improvement. But if Kepa was as good as some of you on here wants us to believe the club would never have entertained this idea in the first place. The world record goalie is allowed to leave on loan with two years remaining. That says everything you need to know. 1 hour ago, Ham said: Inter are out. Juve now appear to be out unless it's a swap deal. Nobody else in Europe will touch him. Levy wouldn't be insane enough. It'll be very interesting to see whether a season with the reserves would test his resolve or whether he'd take the Saudi money. Assuming he was initially actually willing to see out his time with the reserves it would also be interesting to see whether all parties would be forced into some kind of compromise. Would he issue a heartfelt apology on bended knees to the club and fans? Would the club see playing him as the only viable option with a view to getting him hopefully scoring for us whilst at the same time putting him in the shop window? PSG have today reached some kind of agreement with Mbappe after previously threatening him with a year in the reserves. Money talks. Let him rot in the reserves until he bends over and takes the oil money. His career as a respectable player is over. Early, much like Hazard. Their attitude isn’t what it should be, much like a large slice of the golden Belgian generation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgs Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 No Mudryk, a back three so it looks like. Poch full of surprises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I understand that Brighton want a sell on clause in the Caicedo transfer on top of the 115m We really should be telling them to do one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chiswickblue Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just Olise and a decent GK to go then. I still don't understand why we would allow Kepa to leave on loan. It means another problem next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 A lot can change in one minute in Football..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Kratos Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 By turning down those helium sounding morons Caicedo has become a legend before even kicking a ball for us 🤣🤣🤣 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd25 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Great to beat Liverpool to Caicedo, shame it dragged on for months and we’ve basically been fleeced, but unquestionably a great addition to the team. Not quite sure why we need Lavia though, Ugochukwu is a similar age and I’d just let Poch work with him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original 21 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Eh? So what was that about a midnight deadline? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, Floyd25 said: Great to beat Liverpool to Caicedo, shame it dragged on for months and we’ve basically been fleeced, but unquestionably a great addition to the team. Not quite sure why we need Lavia though, Ugochukwu is a similar age and I’d just let Poch work with him. Premier League ready I guess. Caicedo is incredible! Up the Chels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Kratos Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Caicenzo is born. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 I leave for the airport in about 30 mins, I am hoping that by the time I’ve flown to my sunny destination that both Caicedo and Lavia have been signed, sealed and delivered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Looks like at least one of Trev and Conor will go then. 😔 Still need to shift the Moroccan misery and fatty boom boom… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I leave for the airport in about 30 mins, I am hoping that by the time I’ve flown to my sunny destination that both Caicedo and Lavia have been signed, sealed and delivered! Well.You can piss off with your optimism - and I hope it rains constantly.😃. Have a wonderful time mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 That's good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blue Kratos Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Bison said: That's good. That's so lovely. If that's his Nan with him I'll bet she'll be so proud of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Original 21 said: We can only hope it happens. Shocking player 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Morgs Posted August 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2023 Feels brilliant to get Caicedo across the line. This dragged on too long. Boehly and Egbali ticking the boxes, one by one. * Ziyech needs a sale * Lukaku needs a sale and more or less has to take the Saudi money now * Chalobah to whoever will pay 45m+ for him, otherwise keep him * Olise from Palace * A new number one keeper * If possible get 25m-ish from Newcastle or whoever for Cucurella. * A new striker as well if there is time? I'm not even sure if Lavia is even a box that needed ticking to be honest but if we're bringing him in then so be it. I just hope it doesn't mean the end of Gallagher in a Chelsea shirt, though him going straight down the tunnel at full time last night suggests it may be. The seven point list above would be the culmination of a period where we have done at least four years' worth of transfer business in three windows. Mistakes have been made but you cant argue with the successes and perhaps the biggest success of them all has been the speed in which the changes were done. We could have been in a state of flux in the wilderness for four or five years, and the Clearlake boys have sorted it in 12 months. Its not been fun or even especially pleasant to go through but the plan is there for all to see now. We are on the way back up. The inertia has changed, the mentality is different now. We (hopefully) aren't everyone's charity case crisis club whipping boys any more. We aren't there yet and there will be hard times ahead but you can at least see what they are trying to do and how they want it to work. I'm elated. Truly elated. Not been able to say that very often about the Chels for a long time now. So I am going to enjoy it. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgs Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 * Ziyech needs a sale * Lukaku needs a sale and more or less has to take the Saudi money now * Chalobah to whoever will pay 45m+ for him, otherwise keep him * Olise from Palace * A new number one keeper * If possible get 25m-ish from Newcastle or whoever for Cucurella. * A new striker as well if there is time? Which would leave us as: (NEW KEEPER) SANCHEZ BETTINELLI JAMES GUSTO DISASI W FOFANA SILVA COLWILL BADIASHILE CHILWELL MAATSEN ENZO CAICEDO SANTOS LAVIA CHUKWUEMEKA OLISE NKUNKU MUDRYK STERLING MADUEKE JACKSON BURSTOW (NEW STRIKER) You'd have to say that looks very compelling indeed doesn't it? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick1977 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Although I think Man City are way ahead because Haaland is so good. If we get this squad I genuinely believe 2nd is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgs Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Rick1977 said: Although I think Man City are way ahead because Haaland is so good. If we get this squad I genuinely believe 2nd is possible. Big ask as Le Arse will have everyone and their dog bending over for them and Refs falling over themselves to give them the breaks as they were "so unlucky" last season. (read: bottled it). We saw it the season the scousers won it during Covid - they came close the season before and there was this feeling they were robbed (how ironic!! 😆) and that a great wrong needed righting when they won it. Eveyone just bent over for them, Refs were borderline farcical in their decisions in their favour and the media fervour more or less preordained that "it was their year". I hope I am wrong but I suspect it will be like this for Arsenal this season. We just need to trust in Agents Jorginho and Havertz that they can stroll around and make enough mistakes to derail their bid. Lets hope so. I think top four is attainable for us this season, for sure. Beyond that who knows? Edited August 14, 2023 by Morgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 About as reliable as Twitter usually, but: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I wonder if Villa will make a bid for Trevoh now that Mings has a knee injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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