Will be really interesting (in a bad way - if you are a Leeds-fan) to see what line-up Leeds will have in august
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It gives them a different dimension.
They struggled against City and LIverpool so that sort of lineup pressing more aggressively might help them in those fixtures going forward.
That team needs a lot of investment. Even if they reinvest half of the £110m they've received, it isn't a bad budget.
They've got a £100m to spend, provided they don't spend it stupidly they should be fine.
Yep Chelsea continue to lack that special player to tie it all together
100m for Sterling and Raphinha is a decent bit of business.
really? Surely losing their 2 best players having only just survived 55m isn’t going to replaceone of them probably. I’d say they need all that money and then some to stay up.
Spurs and Chelsea sure looking like taking 3rd and 4th spot next season.
Sterling and Raphinha, fair play to them.
Going to be big upgrades on Ziyech and Lukaku
Going to be big upgrades on Ziyech and Lukaku
They got £110m for the pair. That’s more than enough to invest well.
I don't think Spurs are all that, Chelsea either considering their defence.
Meh, would have been really nice but CL + most of the 60M upfront is another ballpark. Fair play to Chelsea's new owner, he's putting money on the table.
Hopefully we find someone else to help Saka on the right.
Hopefully we find someone else to help Saka on the right.
Very meh.
Spurs are seriously overhyped on here. I guess it's because of the weird cult of Conte that goes on around these parts.
Maybe the guy you spent £72m on.
Don't be ridiculous.
I'm just glad we didn't sign him
Decent signing for them, but nothing great tbh.
Conte is really good, I just don't think there's any clear favourites for 3rd or 4th, most teams aren't even close to concluding their summer business.
Maybe. Dunno if the ends justify the £60m+ means. Although all the talk seems to be that Boehly is going to splash the cash big time this summer.
All top 6 clubs are investing heavily this window. Man City and Liverpool probably will get 2 spots in top 4, so only 2 spots left for chelsea, arsenal, spurs and Man united.
Too cheap ! We want new toys !
I think it's also worth mentioning that one of the English teams are likely to be the favourites for the EL which gets a CL spot.
Sterling and Raphinha can score at least 15 goals each per season. Chelsea will have lots of fire power upfront next season.
City yes (and even that was a lot down to Lukaku playing up front instead of doing what worked the previous year) but I wouldn't say we struggled against Liverpool, quite the opposite infact.
Seems everyone is going for broke this year. PL season is hotting up to have a new winner this year!
I don’t think he’s worth that
Thought he was dissapointing last season despite the numbers.
Impressed me more the year before. Happy for Chelsea to splash cash on him while simultaneously weakening Leeds.
When does UEFA’s coefficient thingy start? Doesn’t that mean that essentially the top 5 will qualify?
What? Have you seen what we’ve been quoted for Antony? He’s wasteful but he’s a game changer.
Definitely not, cost more than a PL winner and PFA POTY cost in Mahrez not long ago but Leeds were always going to take whoever bought him to the cleaners.
Especially any PL clubs who wanted him.
Yup, agree. Also never really got the transfer for us - would have much rather seen that money spend on a midfielder or striker, even Martinez makes more sense. Saka and Raphina's best positions are the same.
He's twice the player Dan James is and he went for about half the money being touted here.
Only 'logic' you can use with the absolute insane amounts of money being chucked around on 'meh' players these days.
Yeah, I’ve never really got his hype so I’d go along with that
Im not talking about Antony though.my jury is out on him too
I also don't believe Ben White and Ramsdale worth the money, or Grealish. It is just supply and demand. Seems lots of clubs are interested in Raphinha's service so Leeds can ask for more money.
Think he’s a very useful player with obvious quality. He’ll be a good player for Chelsea but not a huge game changer over what they have. But that’s not always the point. Sometimes it’s about making the system work better. And in Sterling, Havertz and Raphinha Chelsea will be back to a balanced, fluid front three, who aren’t afraid to cover the ground pressing. Good signing if you’ve got the money spare.
With Mount, CHO, Pulisic, Werner, and Ziyech have depth too. Although you expect a couple of those to leave.
With Mount, CHO, Pulisic, Werner, and Ziyech have depth too. Although you expect a couple of those to leave.
I agree with you on White and Grealish. Despite Ramsdale’s year behind that horrid Sheffield United team he looked good at Bournemouth and was one of the most impressive keepers in the league last season.
All those players do have another attribute that drives their price up more though, the need for domestic players in a squad to meet quotas. Raphinha doesn’t have that going for him, however.
I've quite liked him whenever I've seen him but (again from minimal viewing) he seems to drift in and out of games a bit and blows a bit hot and cold. Could go either way, this one, I reckon.
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