Transfer Talk Topic

[Sleeping Dave]

The Lewis Hall news has ruined this whole window for me because it confirms my worst fear. 

Short-sighted. We will sell off the best academy players and pay lots of money to buy other teams players who aren’t any better. This is a model that will be detrimental long-term. This isn’t American franchise sports where the players affiliation to teams are rare. This is English football where fans wants to see the academy players rise through the ranks. 

We will rue this day. Perhaps even go back to Newcastle and buy him for big money. We can also be sure that the prospects we have in the academy will see that the trend continues. Expect more top talents to want to leave us due to how the club is run. 

[Miguelito07]

5 minutes ago, Sleeping Dave said:

The Lewis Hall news has ruined this whole window for me because it confirms my worst fear. 

Short-sighted. We will sell off the best academy players and pay lots of money to buy other teams players who aren’t any better. This is a model that will be detrimental long-term. This isn’t American franchise sports where the players affiliation to teams are rare. This is English football where fans wants to see the academy players rise through the ranks. 

We will rue this day. Perhaps even go back to Newcastle and buy him for big money. We can also be sure that the prospects we have in the academy will see that the trend continues. Expect more top talents to want to leave us due to how the club is run. 

Lavia and Caicedo are better MFs than Hall - and we have Chilwell and Maatsen (and Cucurella unfortunately) as LBs. 

[Mark Kelly]

2 minutes ago, Sleeping Dave said:

The Lewis Hall news has ruined this whole window for me because it confirms my worst fear. 

Short-sighted. We will sell off the best academy players and pay lots of money to buy other teams players who aren’t any better. This is a model that will be detrimental long-term. This isn’t American franchise sports where the players affiliation to teams are rare. This is English football where fans wants to see the academy players rise through the ranks. 

We will rue this day. Perhaps even go back to Newcastle and buy him for big money. We can also be sure that the prospects we have in the academy will see that the trend continues. Expect more top talents to want to leave us due to how the club is run. 

I semi agree with this , however the mitigation in this case is , unlike you me or everyone else here , he is a childhood Newcastle supporter , his entire family support Newcastle so like Mason "Home" Mount , he's probably following his own dreams rather than being driven out by the evil club who offered him a six year contract . 

[Chelsea_Matt]

Lavia signs on a seven-year deal! 

Welcome, Romeo!

[asvaberg]

23 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

Lavia signs on a seven-year deal! 

Welcome, Romeo!

Indeed! 🙂

[xceleryx]

41 minutes ago, Sleeping Dave said:

Of course every midfielder isn’t universal. But the difference between 4231 and 442 is very small. If you want to simplify it, just means one striker is slightly withdrawn to play between the lines. The midfield roles aren’t that much different, you still have one partner where the exact roles will depend on the partnership. 

You make it sound like a midfielder who has grown up playing 433/4231/343 or various versions of it, can’t play in the pivot. Honestly, how many games have you even seen Hall in midfield to make that call? Plus, the lad is 18 ffs. 

We’re not in the 70’s? No, but we are still talking about football. 

We're not talking formations though, rather generalised player positions and then the specific role which then encompasses that position depending on the managers system and approach. As an example Makelele was a midfielder in a general sense, with his specific role being that of a Holding Midfielder that was determined by his qualities, you certainly wouldn't pick him to play the role Lampard had as an #8. 

That's the larger point here with Hall. He's a midfielder in a general sense, which we both agree upon, but the type of midfielder based on his skillset displayed so far via his senior and youth level appearances (as a whole) don't translate to someone suitable for the roles that are held in the type of double pivot we play IMO. I don't look at him and see an out and out DM that'll hold the midfield and shield a defence, nor as a tempo setter like Enzo, or as a bonafide creator. I see his best place in midfield within a three man setup, ideally as that LCM. Where he can progress the ball via the dribble and make direct driving runs, two of his biggest offensive strengths. 

Either way it's all rather moot now given he's virtually been sold, so it's not a scenario we'll have to contend with moving forward. 

[xceleryx]

28 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

Lavia signs on a seven-year deal! 

Welcome, Romeo!

Good signing, but one I wouldn't be been hard pressed about not making either. 

That being said, he'll give us both suitable cover for Enzo and also allow us the additional flexibility to free Enzo up further to play closer to goal should we choose that direction. 

[Chelsea_Matt]

I think with the signings of Caidedo and Lavia we have the steel we desperately need in midfield - and the defence looks a lot more robust. Just get rid of you know who and we’ll be all set. 
 

 

[chiswickblue]

1 minute ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

I think with the signings of Caidedo and Lavia we have the steel we desperately need in midfield - and the defence looks a lot more robust. Just get rid of you know who and we’ll be all set. 
 

 

Still to go:

In: back-up GK, possibly another winger

Out: Ziyech, Lukaku, CHO, Sarr, Anjorin, Cumming, Ugochukwu/Santos (loan)

Losing Hall is a disaster and one we will regret, but hopefully it means that Chalobah and Gallagher stay for now. I guess Mason Burstow and Basir Humphreys are being kept around the squad pending the recoveries of Badiashile and Broja.

[Mark Kelly]

7 minutes ago, chiswickblue said:

Still to go:

In: back-up GK, possibly another winger

Out: Ziyech, Lukaku, CHO, Sarr, Anjorin, Cumming, Ugochukwu/Santos (loan)

Losing Hall is a disaster and one we will regret, but hopefully it means that Chalobah and Gallagher stay for now. I guess Mason Burstow and Basir Humphreys are being kept around the squad pending the recoveries of Badiashile and Broja.

Humphreys is at Swansea on loan I believe 

[Bob Singleton]

22 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said:

Humphreys is at Swansea on loan I believe 

Swansea and Stoke are both very interested in taking him on loan, but he's currently still at Cobham training with the first team squad.

[chiswickblue]

23 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said:

Humphreys is at Swansea on loan I believe 

It was strongly rumoured, like Hall to Palace, but didn't go through yet - some more late decisions being made.

[Mark Kelly]

1 minute ago, Bob Singleton said:

Swansea and Stoke are both very interested in taking him on loan, but he's currently still at Cobham training with the first team squad.

 

1 minute ago, chiswickblue said:

It was strongly rumoured, like Hall to Palace, but didn't go through yet - some more late decisions being made.

Ahh ok thanks chaps , thought that one had already been done 

[Gurj SS]

While it may be a good idea to keep the squad trimmed with us having no European football, we really need another striker; imagine trying to name a lineup without Jackson in the team, I'm not sure even Poch would know who he'd play up top.

[johnnybozo]

1 minute ago, Gurj SS said:

While it may be a good idea to keep the squad trimmed with us having no European football, we really need another striker; imagine trying to name a lineup without Jackson in the team, I'm not sure even Poch would know who he'd play up top.

Pigeon Boy Sterling probably. Which is a terrifyingly benign prospect for any PL defence to deal with 😂

[exiledblue]

2 hours ago, Sleeping Dave said:

The Lewis Hall news has ruined this whole window for me because it confirms my worst fear. 

Short-sighted. We will sell off the best academy players and pay lots of money to buy other teams players who aren’t any better. This is a model that will be detrimental long-term. This isn’t American franchise sports where the players affiliation to teams are rare. This is English football where fans wants to see the academy players rise through the ranks. 

We will rue this day. Perhaps even go back to Newcastle and buy him for big money. We can also be sure that the prospects we have in the academy will see that the trend continues. Expect more top talents to want to leave us due to how the club is run. 

agree, its Todds fantasy football

[ROTG]

2 hours ago, Miguelito07 said:

Lavia and Caicedo are better MFs than Hall -

both Lavia and Caicedo are the dreams of TBSD at the cost of £200m after one good season as was Cucurella 

Hall is about at least and a season behind them in experience, therefore you are trying to compare apples and oranges. 

[Sleeping Dave]

45 minutes ago, Gurj SS said:

…we really need another striker; imagine trying to name a lineup without Jackson in the team, I'm not sure even Poch would know who he'd play up top.

Sterling. 

[Bob Singleton]

21 hours ago, asvaberg said:

Can't wait for Bob's updated-list 🙂

As always this is just a bit of fun. Info as correct as I can manage up to and including midday 18^th August 2023

Anything in red is either a new rumour or a change in circumstances (such as new contract signed) since the last update (1^st July). In most cases I've only noted the first rumour seen, but where a story changes (for example one claims a swap deal where no swap was in the original story) this has also been included. Blue represents players signed by Chelsea. Players greyed out and italicised have either signed contract extensions or signed for a new club.

To avoid confusion, only transfers confirmed by either or both clubs are considered as official. Until then, they remain 'rumours'

 

* Linked in Summer 2022 or January 2023

GOALKEEPERS

Robert Sanchez * (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 1^st Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter)
                                                               - 31^st July, (undisclosed) bid made, Andy Naylor, The Athletic
                                                                - 5^th August, Transfer confirmed TOCWS
David Raya * (Brentford) - 1^st Feb, Daily Express; 8^th March, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter),
                                     - 30^th April, TNT Sports Argentina via Fichajes (if Pochetino joins CFC)
                                     - 15^th August, Loan to Arsenal confirmed
Jordan Pickford * (Everton) - 5^th Feb, Ben Jacobs (Twitter)
Diogo Costa * (Porto) - 6^th Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter)
Yassine Bonou (Seville) - 13^th Feb, Football Insider
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) - 2^nd March, Blick
Andre Onana (Inter Milan) [possible Mendy + cash swap] - 18^th March, Inter Live & Fichajes
                                      [possible Kepa + cash swap] - 26^th April, Gazzetto dello Sport
                                      [possible Chalobah & RL-C swap] - 30^th April, Football London
                                      [straight purchase] - 5^th May, Calciomercatoweb
                                      20^th July, Transfer to Manchester United Confirmed
Ilan Meslier * (Leeds United) - 18^th March, Football Insider
                                           - 30^th May, Tuttomercatoweb (Relegation)
Jan Oblak * (Atletico Madrid) - 21^st March, Football Insider
Dean Henderson (Manchester United) - 27^th March, The Hard Tackle
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) - 6^th April, COPE.es
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) - 11^th May, TyC Sports (via Daily Mail)
Mike Maignon (AC Milan) - 13^th May, Footmercato
Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) - 24^th May, Calciomercatoweb
Anatoliy Trubin (Shakhtar Donetsk) - 27^th June, Fabrizio Romano, Substack
Kasper Schmeichel (Nice) - 12^th August, Metro



DEFENDERS

Denzel Dumfries * (Inter Milan) - 9^th Feb, TuttoSport
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City, was on loan at Bayern Munich) - 13^th Feb, 90min
Merih Demiral (Atalanta) - 1^st March, Fotomac
Josko Gvardiol * (RB Leipzig) - 2^nd March, The Times
                                           - 5^th August, Transfer to Manchester City Confirmed
Alessandro Bastoni * (Inter Milan) - 29^th March, Gazzetta dello Sport
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) - 31^st March, Sport.es
Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) - 3^rd April, Football Fancast
Antonio Silva (Benfica) - 7^th April, Fichajes
Ridle Baku * (VfL Wolfsburg) - 9^th April, Christian Falk, Twitter
Luka Vuskovic (Hajduk Split) [16 years old] - 25^th April, Daily Mail
Alex Moreno (Aston Villa) - 5^th May, Footmercato
Pau Torres * (Villareal) - 11^th May, Daily Mirror
                                  - 3^rd July, Transfer to Aston Villa Confirmed
Kim Min-Jae (SSC Napoli) - 14^th May, Il Mattino
                                      - 18^th July, Transfer to Bayern Munich Confirmed
Jules Koundé * (Barcelona) - 25^th May, Sport.es
Mikayil Faye (18, Senegal) (NK Kustosija, Croatia) - 6^th June, Daily Mail
Castello Lukeba (Olympique Lyonnais) - 10^th June, But! (Fr)
Alvaro Odriozola (Real Madrid) - 13^th June, Mundo Deportivo (via Daily Express)
Axel Disasi (AS Monaco) - 22^nd June, RMC
                                    - 30^th July , David Ornstein, The Athletic, fee agreed
                                    - 4^th August, Transfer confirmed TOWS
Gleison Bremer * (Juventus) - 26^th June, Daily Mail
Rafa Marin (Real Madrid Castilla) - 28^th June, Venê Casagrande, Twitter
Ishe Samuels-Smith (Everton) [17 years old] - 3^rd July, Daily Mail
                                                                  - 8^th July, Transfer confirmed TOCWS
Tino Livramento * (Southampton) - 3^rd July, Daily Mail
                                                  - 8^th August, Transfer to Newcastle United confirmed
Goncalo Inacio (Sporting CP) - 3^rd July, Fichajes
Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) - 8^th July, Ruy Galetti, Twitter
Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich) - 13^th July, Christian Falk, Sport Bild
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) - 19^th July, Evening Standard
Luiz Felipe (Real Betis) - 21^st July, Estadio Deportivo
Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) - 24^th July, Simon Phillips, Substack
Ivan Fresneda (Real Valladolid) - 9^th August, Sport.es


 

MIDFIELDERS

Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) - 1^st Feb, Sport Bible
Declan Rice * (West Ham United) - 1^st Feb, Adam Newson (Twitter) + various others
                                                 - 15^th July, Transfer to Arsenal Confirmed
Romeo Lavia * (Southampton) - 1^st Feb, Daily Mail; 16^th Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter);
                                              - 14^th May, Daily Mail, Guardian, Telegraph & elsewhere after relegation
                                               - 18^th August, Transfer Confirmed TOCWS
Moises Caicedo * (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 9^th Feb, Ben Jacobs (Twitter)
                                                              - 2^nd March, New Contract to 2027 +1 year on B&HA website
                                                              - 14^th May, Daily Mail, Rumours restart in earnest. No 1 target
                                                                                   - 3^rd June, cash + Colwill (loan), Simon Philips (Twitter)
                                                              - 14^th August, Transfer Confirmed TOCWS
Jude Bellingham * (Borussia Dortmund) - 15^th Feb, Daily Telegraph
                                                          - 14^th June, Transfer to Real Madrid Confirmed
Kendry Paez, (Independiente del Valle ECU) [15 years old] - 15^th Feb, 90min; - 24^th Feb, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter), Agreement to sign once 18yrs old
James Maddison * (Leicester City) - 16^th Feb, Ekrem Konur (Twitter)
                                                   - 28^th June, Transfer to Tottenham Hotspur Confirmed
Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) - 20^th Feb, Inside Futbol
Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) - 26^th Feb, Gazzetta dello Sport,
                                            - 29^th June, Transfer to Al Nassr Confirmed
Yunus Musah (Valencia) - 1^st March, Metro
Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) - 3^rd March, TuttoMercatoWeb
                                               - 2^nd July, Transfer to Liverpool Confirmed
Manu Koné (Borussia Monchengladbach) - 5^th March, Christian Falk, Twitter and BILD
Frenkie de Jong * (Barcelona) - 7^th March, Fichajes
Daichi Kamada (Borussia Dortmund) - 8^th March, Daily Mail
Bruno Guimaraes * (Newcastle United) - 10^th March, Newcastle World
Joao Palhinha (Fulham) - 13^th March, The Sun
Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) [15 years old] - 14^th March, Daily Telegraph
                                                          - 3^rd April, Metro (Jack Wilshire interview)
                                                          - 29^th June, Signs Scholarship terms with Arsenal
Edson Alvarez * (Ajax Amsterdam) - 14^th March, De Telegraaf
                                                    - 1^st August, Rumours re-emerge, The Times
Ibrahim Sangaré * (PSV Eindhoven) - 16^th March, Twente Insite
Alexis Mac Allister * (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 25^th March, ESPN
                                                                   - 7^th June, Transfer to Liverpool Confirmed
Nicolo Barella * (Inter Milan) - 9^th April, Calciomercatoweb
Gavi (Barcelona) - 11^th April, Barca Blaugranes via AS
Youssouf Fofana (AS Monaco) - 1^st May, Daily Mail
Manuel Ugarte (Sporting CP) - 3^rd May, FootballTransfers
                                          - 30^th May (cash + D Fofana on loan), Record Portugal
                                          - 7^th July, Transfer to PSG Confirmed
Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan) - 4^th May, Calciomercatoweb
Khephren Thuram (OGC Nice) - 8^th May, Rudy Galetti, Twitter
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) - 14^th May, Fichajes.es
Stanislav Lobotka (SSC Napoli) - 17^th May, Il Mattino
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) - 20^th May, Daily Express
Ismael Doukoure (Strasbourg) - 20^th May, Daily Express
Habib Diarra (Strasbourg) - 20^th May, Daily Express
Leandro Paredes (PSG) - 24^th May, ESPN
                                   - 16^th August, Transfer to Roma confirmed
James Ward-Prowse * (Southampton) - 26^th May, Football Transfers
                                                        - 9^th August, Transfer to West Ham United confirmed
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) - 1^st June, SPORT.es
Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) - 6^th June, The Guardian
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic * (Lazio) - 11^th June, The Sun
                                                - 12^th July, Transfer to Al Hilal Confirmed
Amadou Onana * (Everton) - 14^th June, Sacha Tavolieri, Twitter
Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) - 16^th June, David Ornstein, Twitter
                                     - 4^th July, Transfer to Newcastle United Confirmed
Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyonnais) - 2^nd July, Simon Phillips, Substack
                                                    - 29^th July, CFC withdraw interest due to “attitude”, Nathan Gissing
Matheus Franca (Flamengo) – 3^rd July, Daily Mail
Marco Verratti * (PSG) - 19^th July, Kaveh Solhekol, Sky Sports
Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes) - 28^th July, L'Equipe
                                         - 1^st August, Transfer confirmed TOCWS

Tyler Adams (Leeds United) - 1^st August, Daily Mail
Arsen Zakharyan * (Dinamo Moscow) - 2^nd August, to Strasbourg (circumvent HMG sanctions?), Nizaar Kinsella, Evening Standard
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) - 8^th August, Simon Phillips (Substack)



ATTACKERS

Victor Osimhen * (SSC Napoli) - 4^th Feb, Daily Mirror; 19^th March [Swap deal – Pulisic] Calciomercatoweb
Rafael Leao * (AC Milan) - 4^th Feb, La Stampa; 20^th Feb, Fichajes;
- 10^th May, 5 year contract extension, official AC Milan web site
Dusan Vlahovic * (Juventus) - 10^th Feb, Ben Jacobs (Twitter);
                                          - (Lukaku + cash), 3^rd June, Gazzetto dello Sport
                                          - 15^th July, CFC Not interested in Vlahovic, Fabrizio Romano, Twitter
                                          - 31^st July, Lukaku + cash stories re-emerge, Gianluca Di Marzio
Joao Felix * (Atletico Madrid on loan to Chelsea) Permanent move - 10^th Feb, various via AS;
                  Swap deal (Cucurella and Aubameyang) - 9^th May, Evening Standard & Daily Express;
                  Atletico Madrid confirm return to club, 30^th May, Daily Mail & elsewhere
Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) - 10^th Feb, Sporting Life; 22^nd Feb, Correio da Manha
Marcus Thuram * (Borussia Monchengladbach - Out of Contract 30 June 2023) - 10^th Feb, Daily Mail
                                                                                                                  - 1^st July, Transfer to Inter Milan Confirmed
Vitor Roque (Athletico Paranaese) [18 end of Feb] - 10^th Feb, Goal
- 7^th July, Transfer to Barcelona Confirmed, Will join Jan 2024
Abde Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) - 12^th Feb, Mundo Deportivo
Neymar (PSG) - 15^th Feb, Le Parisien, 30^th April, Football Insider
                      - 15^th August, Transfer to Al Hilal Confirmed
Ivan Toney * (Brentford) - 17^th Feb, Dean Jones (Twitter);
                                       30^th April, TNT Sports Argentina via Fichajes,
                                    - 17^th May, 8 MONTH FA BAN
Evan Ferguson (Brighton & Hove Albion U-18) - 20^th Feb, The Sun
Tammy Abraham * (Roma) - 28^th Feb, Football Insider; 1^st March, SiamoLaRoma
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia * (SSC Napoli) - 1^st March, Gazzetta dello Sport
Wilfred Zaha * (Crystal Palace) - 4^th March, Daily Mail
                                              - 24^th July, Transfer to Galatasaray Confirmed
Hirving Lozano (SSC Napoli) - 8^th March, Raffaele Auriemma (Radio CRC)
Trevan Sanusi (Birmingham City - 16 in April) - 10^th March, Transfer Tavern
Raphinha * (Barcelona) - 13^th March, Daily Mail
Dujan Richards (Phoenix All Stars Academy, JAM) - 13^th March, Pre-contract signed, Various Will join on 11^th Oct 2023 (18^th birthday)
Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid) - 19^th March, Sunday Mirror
Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) - 21^st March, Gazzetta dello Sport
Harry Kane * (Tottenham Hotspur) - 21^st March, The Metro; [Lukaku + cash swap]
                                                   - 24^th March, Fichajes;
                                                   - 14^th May, Daily Mail, Metro & elsewhere
                                                   - 12^th August, Transfer to Bayern Munich Confirmed
Filip Kostic (Juventus) - 21^st March, Calciomercatoweb
Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus) - 23^rd March, 90min, Evening Standard & others
Federico Chiesa * (Juventus) - 24^th March, Calciomercatoweb
Alex Matos (Norwich City) - 25^th March, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter); Confirmed TOCWS 3^rd May
Mason Melia (St Patrick’s Athletic, RoI) [15 years old] - 26^th March, Football Insider
Rasmus Hojlund (Atalanta) - 3^rd April, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror + elsewhere
                                        - 5^th August, Transfer to Manchester United Confirmed
Adama Bojang (Steve Biko FC, Gambia) - 10^th April, Daily Mail
Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) - 17^th April, Goal
Diego Moreira (Benfica B) pre-contract signed? - 22^nd April, Record.pt; Confirmed TOCWS 30^th June
Makise Evans (Stevenage Borough) [16 years old] - 1^st May, The Sun
Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich) - 1^st May, Football London via Christian Falk
Emanuel Emegha (Sturm Graz) - 4^th May, Foot Mercato
Lionel Messi (PSG – free agent on 30 June) - 5^th May, football.london
                                                               - Transfer to Inter Miami Confirmed
Lautaro Martinez * (Inter Milan) - 5^th May, foootball.london;
                                                 14^th May Daily Mail, Metro & elsewhere
                                               - 20^th June, “No discussions” Javier Zanetti – Inter VP
Jonathan David * (OSC Lille) - 5^th May, L'Équipe
Gift Orban (Gent) - 18^th May, Evening Standard
Habib Dialo (Strasbourg) - 20^th May, Daily Express
Ferran Torres * (Barcelona) - 24^th May, Simon Phillips (Substack)
Aleksandar Mitrovic * (Fulham) - 26^th May, Simon Phillips (Substack)
Marco Assensio (Real Madrid – Contract ends 30^th June) - 27^th May, Fabrizio Romano & Team Talk
                                                                                  - 6^th July, Transfer to PSG Confirmed
Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 27^th May, Christian Falk
Dominic Calvert-Lewin * (Everton) - 10^th June, Dean Jones in GIVEMESPORT
Kylian Mbappe * (PSG)) - 13^th June, Daily Mail & elsewhere
Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal) - 14^th June, Nizaar Kinsella via Evening Standard
                                        - 30^th June, Confirmed TOCWS
Dominic Ballard (Southampton - 18yrs old) - 18^th June, The Observer
Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam) - 27^th June, Simon Philips, Substack
Ângelo Gabriel (Santos) - 28^th June, AS - Confirmed TOCWS 16^th July
Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) - 6^th July, Football Transfers
Elye Wahi (Montpellier) - 10^th July, L'Équipe
Ousmane Dembele * (Barcelona)) - 15^th July, Football Transfers
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) - 21^st July, Simon Phillips, Substack
Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) - 22^nd July, Fabrice Hawkins, RMC Sport
                                            - 17^th August, New Crystal Palace contract signed
Deivid Washington (Santos) - 4^th August, Globo Esporte (Brz) repeated elsewhere
- 9^th August, £17m deal agreed
Bradley Barcola (Olympique Lyonnais) - 17^th August, Foot Mercato
Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) - 17^th August, Nottinghamshire Live and elsewhere




 

[Sleeping Dave]

35 minutes ago, ROTG said:

both Lavia and Caicedo are the dreams of TBSD at the cost of £200m after one good season as was Cucurella 

Hall is about at least and a season behind them in experience, therefore you are trying to compare apples and oranges. 

Yes, the real question one should ask is “where does Hall rank in ability and potential at 18 compared to other academy players say over the last 20 years?” I’d say comfortably top 5.

You don’t sell that type of talent for £28m and then pretend it’s a smart move “because it’s pure FFP profits”. It’s bad business, end of discussion. 

[exiledblue]

1 hour ago, chiswickblue said:

Still to go:

In: back-up GK, possibly another winger

Out: Ziyech, Lukaku, CHO, Sarr, Anjorin, Cumming, Ugochukwu/Santos (loan)

Losing Hall is a disaster and one we will regret, but hopefully it means that Chalobah and Gallagher stay for now. I guess Mason Burstow and Basir Humphreys are being kept around the squad pending the recoveries of Badiashile and Broja.

Out Cucurela

[exiledblue]

Has Olise signed a contract to increase his price or wasnt interested? Hopefully the latter otherwise TB will spend more money

[CarefreeMuratcan]

Just wanted to enlighten everyone on a bit of wisdom I have read on the internet re: our transfer activity from a PSV fan.

Players come to Chelsea because of the money.

I'm sure players sign for PSV for the passion. 

[thevelourfog]

3 hours ago, Sleeping Dave said:

The Lewis Hall news has ruined this whole window for me because it confirms my worst fear. 

Short-sighted. We will sell off the best academy players and pay lots of money to buy other teams players who aren’t any better. This is a model that will be detrimental long-term. This isn’t American franchise sports where the players affiliation to teams are rare. This is English football where fans wants to see the academy players rise through the ranks. 

We will rue this day. Perhaps even go back to Newcastle and buy him for big money. We can also be sure that the prospects we have in the academy will see that the trend continues. Expect more top talents to want to leave us due to how the club is run. 

I'm disappointed but it is a big stretch to be calling this a "model" at this point, and a very bold call to be saying the players we have brought in aren't any better. Do you genuinely not think, as far as direct comparisons can be made, that the likes of Fernández and Caicedo are not better than Lewis Hall?

Let's not forget we've cleared the decks this summer, 18 outgoings in total and up to 19 with Hall. That would make only three players who are academy products, and two of them going after lengthy periods with the senior team. The overwhelming majority being sold off are not academy products.

We are going to be selling academy products, so you will be "proven" correct in that sense. But every football club does, and we will he selling players we have bought, too. City have made huge money from doing just that this summer. "Top talent" will continue to come here for the reason it always has. Because we provide a second-to-none football education.

[Chelsea_Matt]

Poch says Reecey out for a few weeks. We all know what that means. I bet he’ll be finished at top flight football by the time he’s 25. 😔