Raphinha
Richarlison
Gabriel Jesus
Kounde
Ake
Kimpembe
I’m sure there’s more. Some of these players had fee’s agreed. Whilst they were clearly interested in going other places. I think we need to admit Chelsea are being taken for a ride this window.
Yes they will get good players in but I mean if it’s Brighton or Chelsea regardless of how amateur they are behaving you will want to move.
Kounde, Raphinha, and Kimpembe I'll give you. The first two ended up going to Barca and Kimpembe decided to stay at PSG after having a talk with the new manager. Was a lot of media talk about PSG being after Skriniar and had that happened maybe Kimpembe would've left but perhaps he was promised a big role in the future too, who knows? As for the others:
- Chelsea were never in for Gabriel Jesus.
- After missing out on Raphinha, the club made an enquiry for Richarlison only to find out he had already given his word to Spurs about signing for them. No offer was ever made.
- Ake was passed on because of City's asking price. Player was more than willing to join and personal terms were agreed.
That said, I don't think Chelsea will get De Jong. There's not a huge need for him at the moment, maybe next summer there will be but I'd rather the club try to get Rice.