I don't understand why they don't just play him, and try to encourage him that they can be the best place for him to develop for the next few years? If the talent is so outrageous that he can attract those teams, why not play him over a Nakamba, Luiz or rotate with Jacob Ramsey?
We have to try for him. Talents like this don't become available very often.In the last year of his contact and now being linked to PSG and Barcelona. Also left out of the pre season side.
I'd heard he was good for the youth sides but whenever I saw him last season he didn't look anything special at all. Maybe just playing within himself as he'd just been promoted to the first team.
I don't understand why they don't just play him, and try to encourage him that they can be the best place for him to develop for the next few years? If the talent is so outrageous that he can attract those teams, why not play him over a Nakamba, Luiz or rotate with Jacob Ramsey?
Great move for him ! He will get plenty of gametime (may include Barça Atlètic games) and massive (deferred) wages.Barcelona are reportedly the favorites to sign him
Nice pay rise for him and 20m for us for someone who's yet to play 20 senior games in his career.
Not going to break through into their first team in foreseeable future so I assume he'll get a Bundesliga loan.
Nice pay rise for him and 20m for us for someone who's yet to play 20 senior games in his career.
Not going to break through into their first team in foreseeable future so I assume he'll get a Bundesliga loan.
both those players are miles ahead of him in terms of right now, and what Carney needs at the minute is regular gametime. Whether that's a loan to the Championship or to the Bundesliga, who knows.How would you rate against say, Gallagher and Gilmour? To me looks like a bigger talent then them both but obviously several years younger so not necessarily competing for a spot in the first team right now.
I doubt Chelsea would spend that big on him to just slip him into the loan system. We’ll see. Chelsea have made some interesting youth signings this summer.
Pretty sure he has more potential than Gilmour, hence the move for him. But yeah he might end up on loan.
How would you rate against say, Gallagher and Gilmour? To me looks like a bigger talent then them both but obviously several years younger so not necessarily competing for a spot in the first team right now.
I doubt Chelsea would spend that big on him to just slip him into the loan system. We’ll see. Chelsea have made some interesting youth signings this summer.
10m + 10m in add ons is a pretty good deal for a very good talent with league experience. He might have a role depending on what happens with Ziyech and Werner who are expected to leave on loan.
He has more than a whiff of the McEachran’s about himGilmour is class, Norwich was a terrible loan. I’d take Gilmour at United.
We never played him in front 3, don't think he even played that for England youths as games I saw he'd just pick up ball in central areas and drive into the box.
where is he likely to play for Chelsea?
if Chelsea play 3 at the back, I’m not sure he’ll have a suitable role.
Also, don’t know if I believe this. I think Romano is taking that Boehly statement a bit too literally.
Been given a squad number unlike Gilmour, Kenedy, Barkley et al so might be something to it?
Very interesting. Can’t see us spending £20m and giving him that big contract just to stick him in the U23s, so maybe Tuchel has real plans for him?
Very interesting. Can’t see us spending £20m and giving him that big contract just to stick him in the U23s, so maybe Tuchel has real plans for him?
It's not £20 mil though, is it. It's far less upfront and the rest depending on what he does.
We've spent a similar amount on Gabriel Slonina recently and he won't be anywhere near the first team either.
They're making big investments in young players but I don't think they're for the first team just yet.
Fact that he’s been instantly given a squad number and gone straight into training with Tuchel and the first team makes it pretty obvious that he’s staying, surely? Which mean we won’t be spending £80m on De Jong. Our midfield is already packed.
Bit different with keepers, but I take your point. Still, I find it hard to believe we’ll stick him in the U23s given how he’s already played in 11 PL games. It’s either straight out on loan or be part of the first team this season, and if Tuchel is keeping him, maybe there’s a plan there.
Maybe the pitch we made before signing him was that Kante and Jorginho would be moving on next summer and it would be beneficial for him to get a head start by settling in for a season? Idk.Id of thought he’d want game time otherwise he could have stayed another season in the PL with Villa.
Maybe the pitch we made before signing him was that Kante and Jorginho would be moving on next summer and it would be beneficial for him to get a head start by settling in for a season? Idk.
It’s definitely strange from the outside without yet hearing Tuchel’s thinking. But he has his press conference tomorrow so we’ll find out.
Yeah I do think he’ll be groomed for next season given the Kante and Jorginho situation. Hutchinson from Arsenal seems another good prospect, and another CM, so again it suggests plans are being made now so you don’t have to spend big again next year (which would help with FFP?).
