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18 Jul 2026 21:48:24
Hi Ed, do you expect the transfer of lacroix to go through and potentially signing a 2nd CB.

{Ed001's Note - Lacroix yes but I think that is it in terms of centrebacks unless you lose a few more. }

18 Jul 2026 18:47:03
Rumour is we have agreed a fee (£117m) for Rogers.

If this is true, I assuming we will be selling them a couple of players. Maybe Jackson and Badiashile.

Just one other rumour. Apparently Newcastle have asked the price for Jackson.

18 Jul 2026 21:28:00
117 million is surely far too much to pay for Rogers? He scored 10 goals and contributed 6 assists, but made little impression for England at the World Cup.

Rogers did score as many goals as Enzo and offered two more assists than Enzo, but Enzo's passing accuracy (overall and long passes) was much better. He created considerably more chances than Rogers and made double the number of tackles.

So I greatly hope that, if we do buy Rogers for this huge sum, it is not because we are selling Fernandez, particularly not to Arsenal or City.

Not quite sure what I make of this rumour, Tom, though I think you are a fan of Rogers. Is it true that he is a friend of Cole's, or is that someone else in the England set up?

18 Jul 2026 16:19:19
Hi Ed,
Is there any truth in the lewis hall rumours now that rayo v are putting the price up on PC.

{Ed001's Note - there is interest but Newcastle don't want to sell. }

17 Jul 2026 22:40:54
Lots of positive reports coming out about Reggie Walsh, bossed the bleep test and has physically developed. Such a technically gifted player, I can't see a world where Xabi Alonso doesn't like him. 100% one to watch for first team mins this season, if he doesn't go out on loan.

18 Jul 2026 12:50:06
Was he highly rated by Enzo Maresca J? Played a fair bit in the Conference League?

18 Jul 2026 17:33:41
Yeah, very highly rated, started under him in the Conference - I think he became our youngest starter that season.

11 Jul 2026 13:26:03
Every player not on international duty has reported back to Cobham, except:

• Garnacho
• Disasi
• Badiashile
• Guiu
• Kellyman
• Datro Fofana
• Caleb Wiley

I assume they will all be sold or loaned next season.

Garnacho rumoured to be of interest to Roma; Chelsea want £34 million.

Disasi rumoured to be wanted by West Ham with a fee of £25 million agreed, but player wants to see if a Premier League club comes in.



Kellyman had a very successful loan at Cardiff and will likely go back on loan.

Guiu has a number of suitors.

No news anywhere that I can find on Wiley or Fofana, but their book value is peanuts so no issue.

The one 'bomb squad' player looks like being BB.

Source. Various.

11 Jul 2026 17:42:54
Seen Saudi links for Garnacho, and they said he'd be happy to go there, so it could be a possible destination for him.

12 Jul 2026 09:48:49
Hopefully, because I can't see anybody else buying him for the fee we want.

12 Jul 2026 15:22:33
Chelsea value Alejandro Garnacho at €50m and want a permanent exit. There have been talks with Roma, but the Serie A side want a loan formula. Chelsea are only looking at a permanent sale.

Garnacho is drawing interest from England, Italy and Saudi.

Like Andrey Santos, he wants to be a regular starter, and Chelsea can't offer that. Club and player working together to find a solution.

Garnacho is yet to report for training as all parties are focused on an exit.

Progress being made and it is hoped an exit can be facilitated in the next two weeks.

Source. Ben Jacobs

16 Jul 2026 22:08:08
If it's a straight loan with obligation, which is achievable, and the end fee is reasonable, I can see it happening. Otherwise, Saudi could offer that much, but there's been plenty of talk of them cutting back on expenditure, so who knows.

03 Jul 2026 09:56:56
Real Madrid confirm the Athletic reports that they’re not planning to sign Fernandez.

I’m not sure I see another team paying the money this summer.

03 Jul 2026 16:49:38
I think you are correct, J.

03 Jul 2026 17:49:51
Given his agent's comments on liking Madrid, but also being happy in London, I fear Arsenal interest is the only one to worry about. I'd be very disappointed if we sold him to an EPL rival, especially a London one. It'd have to be for an inflated price, on top of what is already a high price.

06 Jul 2026 18:01:57
It would be dreadful to sell EF to Arsenal, and surely BlueCo should realise this.

07 Jul 2026 18:59:46
It would be awful. But Arsenal must be aware that it's a vast amount of money for a player who, in a year or two, will be re-engulfed in the Real Madrid circus again. It would certainly put me off.

01 Jul 2026 14:14:50
Linked with Pep Chavarria, don't know much about him but seems like a Dave type player from what I've read.

02 Jul 2026 09:23:09
If he's on the same level as Dave, we would be fortunate to get him. I have looked at his 'show reel' highlights on YouTube, but that's what it gives you: highlights. Hard to judge what a player might be like game after game in terms of consistency and contribution.

30 Jun 2026 22:24:24
I have a mate who says we are looking to sign a midfielder who is playing in the WC but not from England but Paraguay.

I am out of the country and somewhat out of the loop. Anyone got any good rumours?

01 Jul 2026 08:37:17
Tom, Tyrique George is reported to be off to Everton on a permanent transfer. Malo Gusto is wanted by Man City. There is interest from a number of teams for Delap. Alonso apparently wants to sign for Pep Chavarria as a LWB, and also wants to have a look at the current squad before deciding who goes and who stays.
Sources: Sky Sports and others.

01 Jul 2026 10:22:33
Thanks, RPD. I assume my mate is winding me up about a midfielder from Paraguay.

01 Jul 2026 10:29:14
Tom, I imagine your mate is talking about Julio Enciso who is a blue.co player at our sister club.

01 Jul 2026 12:18:02
It was reported, at the time he was signed for Strasbourg, that Enciso had been told he was viewed by BlueCo as a longterm Chelsea player.

02 Jul 2026 09:25:31
Enciso has impressed me the half a dozen times or so I've seen him for club or country, including when he scored against us for Brighton at the Bridge, of course.

29 Jun 2026 22:45:37
I think £8 million is a very good offer for 34 year old Granit Xhaka, if he wants the move it will happen, we might be squeezed for a bit more but a very sensible starting point from the club. The transfer market is going crazy this summer and some of our stock piling of players might just turn into huge revenue going forward.

Talks of Delap going for £45 million and Gusto for £75 million, I'm not really into all this banter about what a player is worth or is not worth but I'm bored watching this Germany game tonight so thought I would get involved. Fair play to the owners for showing the foresight over the last few seasons to snap up potential.

30 Jun 2026 05:49:56
Greenaway, if Sunderland don't want to sell they don't have to but I agree that I personally wouldn't want the club to pay much more than our reported offer.

My guess would be, if a deal is to happen, it will be because the "player" wants to leave.

30 Jun 2026 08:12:54
We move onto our next target then, Tom. Why would Sunderland sell their most influential player? It was always going to be a tough ask, even with a better offer.

30 Jun 2026 08:18:16
Bill, exactly, mate. The only way I can see it changing is if the player says he wants to move.
The player may well be unhappy if we move onto another target and he wants to leave.

30 Jun 2026 08:38:12
So be it, Tom. That is for Sunderland to worry about. Our worry is, where are our leaders coming from?

Please don't say 'within.' We completely imploded in the second half of last season. Even if the coach was not good enough, we have had this situation before, but JT, Lamps, etc. stood up and pulled us through.

30 Jun 2026 11:28:07
My feeling is, if Xhaka really wants this move, he will ask Sunderland to find a compromise, and if not, he will then have to hand in a transfer request.
Either way, I think he will be joining us, I hope so.

30 Jun 2026 13:13:55
But they don't have to transfer him, swcfc.

30 Jun 2026 14:03:15
That's true, of course, Bill, but they will then be keeping a disgruntled, demotivated player who's burnt his bridges with the club and fans.
It really depends on how much he wants the move and is prepared to push.

30 Jun 2026 16:03:50
Bill, why would I say "from within" when I have been very critical of what appears to be a lack of leaders in our squad for several seasons.
We are not the only club in the Premiership who would very rarely keep an unhappy player.

30 Jun 2026 16:35:19
My point is, where are we going to get the leaders we need? We are already messing Sunderland around with what could be one.

30 Jun 2026 17:21:28
Why on earth do you think we are messing Sunderland around? We have put in an offer that's been turned down. If they say to us, "no matter what you offer, we will not sell," then I guess we walk away.

Bill, I have no idea who is on the list of our targets; we may well have loads of leaders on that list.



I'm all for digging the club out when it's reasonable, but I can't see any reason to be critical at the moment.

30 Jun 2026 17:45:53
Trust the vision, Bill. The Sds have delivered so far. We're stacked top to bottom with future leaders and stars. We just have to wait 5 years to see if any of the good ones can be bothered staying.

30 Jun 2026 21:53:56
Bill, I regard you as a great poster on here, one of our banter family. You do see things so pessimistically at times, but that said, you are a genuine Chelsea mate.

01 Jul 2026 08:00:37
Cheers for that, Greenaway.

I just thought it would have been good to have a leader in the pack for, let's face it, a smallish fee, albeit no sell on value.

Maybe we will get the leaders we need, but he is the one Alonso wants.



I just try and highlight what I see is wrong with us, including FOS and SB projects, but it's very important this season to get the playing staff right.

02 Jul 2026 09:32:14
Perhaps Sunderland will think they have another cover in midfield, given their Kante-like Noah Sadiki, who was so effective for much of the game for DRC v England yesterday. In fact, another Sunderland DRC player, defender Masuaku, looked good as well. So, they put together a pretty good side at fairly low cost to make European football ahead of us last season.

02 Jul 2026 11:41:45
I do agree that, if the price is right, Granit Xhaka may be a good addition in terms of adding experience and familiarity with Alonso at Leverkusen. Good to have in the squad, but I would not want this to lead to Santos leaving.

But perhaps he would be a replacement in the squad, or alternating in the side, but playing far more matches cos of the ever injured Lavia.

29 Jun 2026 22:32:22
Could this be true, Liverpool have asked about the availability of Josh?

Under no circumstances would I sell him. If we did, I wouldn’t pay much. Be totally gutted.

30 Jun 2026 08:14:38
Tom

As you have said before, it's a business, and Josh is a home grown player (PSR), who, incidentally, never gets to play.

30 Jun 2026 11:16:05
We're planning to sell 4-5 CBs. I imagine Josh will get plenty of playing time afterwards.

30 Jun 2026 16:06:17
Bill, CFC being a business, and players being bought and sold, would not make me happy when a player I personally rate is sold.

30 Jun 2026 16:36:36
Nor me, Tom, but our owners /SD's, who knows?

30 Jun 2026 17:24:24
Bill, it's nothing new. We have been selling players for years. I always say we sold our best ever player to avoid going bust over 60 years ago. Nothing has changed with this ownership. Although clubs didn't have SDs to bitch about in those days!!