I'm guessing Kepa won't be easy to sell for a while?
We finished above you and beat you 3 times fairly comfortably?Hmm
Onana i think it'll end up being if anyone. Pope a close 2nd
Not much of a leapfrog though, is it mate?
Doesn’t really address my point though does it. Just signing 5/6 new players doesn’t guarantee anything and Utd will get better next season no doubt in my mind.
Most likely outcome looks like a multi-year loan with some sort of vesting obligation to buy should he hit appearance benchmarks or something like that.
I know you believe that mate, but with respect, we're two very similar teams at similar stages in transition. Chelsea finishing above United next season isn't the big achievement you think it is.
That what I thought too. But I won't be confident about Ziyech either. You have to ask why he is still at Ajax at his age. He seems flashy but I'm not sure he will be consistent.
Ziyech has been excellent in the champions League as well as domestically.
You are probably right when you put his price in consideration. But I'm not sure he will be an improvement on Willian.
He's not replacing Rashford, Martial, Sancho or Greenwood so what difference does that make?
No, but we finished with the same number of points this year and we will be the closest competitors for third and fourth next year me think.
I think Werner and Ziyech will be upgrades on Willian and Pedro.
On Pedro sure ! Willian was always usefull to you I think. But I don't watch Chelsea as much as you so what do I know.
Willian ia definitely useful, but that's hardly setting a high bar. If you watched Chelsea more, there's no chance you'd think Willian is anything more than an inconsistent winger who does something useful once in a while.
Nothing is certain of course, it's entirely possible Ziyech will struggle, but, does he seem weaker to you than David Silva? Juan Mata? Ozil? Mahrez? He might be slightly slimmer than someone like Ozil, but the days when frail looking foreign guys being bullied out of the league are long gone. Bruno Fernandes is hardly built like Essien himself
I'd like to think the club has turned over a new leaf, with a long-term view, and Lampard will be given more time than usual, but my gut feeling is he's on the clock now, and he has about 2 seasons to deliver a genuine title challenge.
Comfortable top 4 next season, title challenge the year after.
Basically same as ole.
I'd rather it be a 4 way with Klopp and Pep involved, not just Ole v Frank.
Vardy is one of the best finisher in the league, Werner is not, his finishing is not as good. So not every quick player will be as good as Vardy, otherwise Morata would have been playing for Chelsea as a 9.
I did say Vardy is more clinical. Also he's been successful in the PL with basically pace and finishing, everybody knows those are his strengths yet he is still successful in scoring. Werner has a lot more in his locker than that and if we maintain our chance creation or slightly improve it next season he will get his chances to score.
Yeah, what I meant is, you came up with very simplistic logic. Like you said about Morata, Vardy is exact opposite, one of the strongest when it comes to mentality. Werner had few issues, not sure how he is now, like crowd noise was too much some sort of that.
We will see...
Agree on the defensive reinforcements. Suspect Havertz coming in sadly means less minutes for Mount. Kovacic a better player IMHO but lacks the goals admittedly, and Kante we should keep.
You think you will get half a whole new lineup within a single summer? Has that happened, ever, at a top-4 club?
How on earth are you going to afford Chilwell who most likely will cost a fee way north of 60 million pounds as he's english. A new CB of good quality which likely will cost above 30 and Onana on top of what you've already bought?
Fortunately it seems like we're going for Reguilon instead - better player at 1/3 the cost.
I'd be happy with a punt on Reguilon at £20m ish, Emerson will be sold for that anyway so it's a straight swap. Leaves more for a CB and GK which are the priority
Not high hopes, I seriously think if/when Havertz joins, the window will end with a LB, CB and GK on top. GK only if Kepa goes on loan or something, admittedly. Of course thats not to say they wont be cheaper alternatives to who we see in the press linked, but i think the positions will be added to. We also have Abramovich who by all accounts is willing to put money in if needed.
well think about it, it looks like 3 of those incoming are nearly done already, and its only now the end of the season for us. (Werner, Ziyech, Havertz maybe). Whether its a top 4 club or bottom 4 is irrelevant, signing 5-6 players in one summer window is not unheard of.
