Summer mercato thread 2022-23 season (42 Viewers)
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Brozovic is dope but too old for the timeline. Pogba isn't young either and too expensive/injury prone. SMS would be cool, but Lotito is a nightmare, remember the shit he pulled with Keita Balde, imagine what he would do with a player like SMS?
I'm team Tchouameni until hes holding up another shirt.
I'm team Tchouameni until hes holding up another shirt.
once again its encouraging seeing links to positions that we are in desperate need of refreshing, regardless of the names it shows the new management are aware of the weaknesses of the squad
Hopefully we get rid of Sandro asap and get a nice new lb to sit on the bench and Watch De Goatlio tear up world football
Hopefully we get rid of Sandro asap and get a nice new lb to sit on the bench and Watch De Goatlio tear up world football
Nah we're done spending big money on 30+ old players.
Those wages and transfer fee is a big IF considering he plays in the PL. Chelsea are a pretty hard team to negotiate as well.
It's borderline stupid at this point for a club with financial difficulties to spend considerable amount of money on players with no resale value.
If he was a free transfer, it would be a different matter ofcourse.
Those wages and transfer fee is a big IF considering he plays in the PL. Chelsea are a pretty hard team to negotiate as well.
It's borderline stupid at this point for a club with financial difficulties to spend considerable amount of money on players with no resale value.
If he was a free transfer, it would be a different matter ofcourse.
Club finally has a clear strategy it seems.
We're looking at younger players that can immediately make impact and take responsibility (Loca, Vlahovic, Zakaria...).
IMO our midfield signings in the summer will follow this strategy and I think these will be some of the hottest names for us: Kessie (free), Rovella (owned by us), Tchouameni, Tielemans (contract until 2023), Fagioli (owned by us)...
We're looking at younger players that can immediately make impact and take responsibility (Loca, Vlahovic, Zakaria...).
IMO our midfield signings in the summer will follow this strategy and I think these will be some of the hottest names for us: Kessie (free), Rovella (owned by us), Tchouameni, Tielemans (contract until 2023), Fagioli (owned by us)...
I think mids like Jorginho are a bit undervalued, if we were talking about a 30yo di Maria or a 30yo Benzema, 25m would seem like a no brainer.
If a reasonable deal is not possible and Chelsea want a silly fee or Jorginho wants his last big paycheck I fully agree that we shouldnt. But I disagree on only signing players with resale value, if we want to regain dominance in Serie A and be competitive in Europe we cant sign only 20yo's, you need balance.
If a reasonable deal is not possible and Chelsea want a silly fee or Jorginho wants his last big paycheck I fully agree that we shouldnt. But I disagree on only signing players with resale value, if we want to regain dominance in Serie A and be competitive in Europe we cant sign only 20yo's, you need balance.
This is the same old Makelele / Perez argument all over again. Games are won by the team not by the individual who scores the winning goal.
Beckham had a lot more technical quality and capability to decide games with freekicks and assists, yet Real sucked major balls when they played Beckham and Figo as CMs. Could it be that you need actual midfielders as well, not just game deciders?
Beckham had a lot more technical quality and capability to decide games with freekicks and assists, yet Real sucked major balls when they played Beckham and Figo as CMs. Could it be that you need actual midfielders as well, not just game deciders?
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25m is cheap for Jorginho, it would likely be more, and if this is really the price signing him is a sure way to immediately raise our level.
There is gulf in quality between him and any of our mid when it comes to his position. We paid something like 30m (price difference in the Pjanic deal) for Arthur who would have "resale value", 40m? for Kulusevski, 40m for Bernardeschi, 30m for Kean. These deals can be made and can be the backbone of our business, but to bring in proven players who can immediately take the team and guide us to the next level is important.
To quote Khedira again, our midfield needs leadership. We sure as hell won't get leadership from Rabiot, Arthur, and McKennie. Locatelli maybe, we'll see in the future. In the national team Jorginho's nickname is "the professor", and you can always see him actively giving directions to everyone on the field.
There is gulf in quality between him and any of our mid when it comes to his position. We paid something like 30m (price difference in the Pjanic deal) for Arthur who would have "resale value", 40m? for Kulusevski, 40m for Bernardeschi, 30m for Kean. These deals can be made and can be the backbone of our business, but to bring in proven players who can immediately take the team and guide us to the next level is important.
To quote Khedira again, our midfield needs leadership. We sure as hell won't get leadership from Rabiot, Arthur, and McKennie. Locatelli maybe, we'll see in the future. In the national team Jorginho's nickname is "the professor", and you can always see him actively giving directions to everyone on the field.
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