Chelsea Transfer Rumours

19 Jan 2025 14:12:46
I love the rumours of a transfer window.

Evan Ferguson to Chelsea in the summer is the latest one with us asking about a loan in this window.

19 Jan 2025 19:31:51
He would be the last ST we need right now Tom.

He has been injured, hardly played and probably lacks confidence.

20 Jan 2025 00:40:07
Very much against buying him. But it’s that point of desperation we need another striker / option so loan, meh why not,

20 Jan 2025 09:04:35
We should surely give Guiu more of a chance in role of young striker with lots of potential. What we need right now is finished article to assist Jackson or for EM to get Nkunku firing in that role. The Dif Delap continues to impress for Ipswich in the EPL - and he did look good against us - he might well be an excellent summer signing though could be at a v high price I guess.

20 Jan 2025 09:06:24
PS and if adding a new striker it should de someone who can head the ball!

17 Jan 2025 20:13:58
I assume this is rubbish but a mate just called me to say we are trying to nick Omar Marmoush off to toes of City.

I think he is misguided any getting old news that is way past its sell by date.

I love the rumours and usually hate the facts.

17 Jan 2025 21:39:58
I doubt our new wage structure would allow us to hijack a deal that Man City are involved in and more importantly need.

17 Jan 2025 23:02:43
Bill, it’s just an out of date rumour but it’s all part of transfer window fun.

18 Jan 2025 08:19:48
Agree with the fun bit



I would sooner be boring and actually go for players we badly need, an EXPERIENCED CB and ST.

please no more youngsters, we bring them in and then let them go, it's like the hokey kokey with our SD's.

While I'm being negative again, still no news on this brilliant FOS we are supposed to be getting nor anything on the so called SB project

And don't get me started on Maresca's game management. I don't know what he says to the team at halftime but whatever it is, I wish he would not enter the dressing room.

18 Jan 2025 09:56:13
Bill, I have no issues with the age of any player. The CH from Ajax looks an amazing talent and I would love us to sign him.

We have been buying and selling players for as long as I can remember.

When the team is winning very few fans bring up the subject of “game management. ”

Last season we came out at half time and got slaughtered every match under Poch. This seaso it’s just been the last few games.

18 Jan 2025 13:21:14
So far Tom, hopefully it changes on Monday night.

18 Jan 2025 23:39:46
Poch did get us to 5th in the league and only lost 1 of last 15 so we didn't get slaughtered everya5ch Tom thoughnonly 31 points from first 21 matches disappointing even allowing for 14 players on the injury list.

19 Jan 2025 04:12:26
JBS, I think Poch got us to 6th. My point about Poch wasn’t very clear. It wasn’t about the end result it was how we performed after coming out for the second half and a Poch team talk.

19 Jan 2025 09:19:12
Tom

Same thing seems to be happening after Maresca"s half time team talks.

19 Jan 2025 09:54:00
Bill, I haven’t said there isn’t something going on after the recent EM half time team talks.

Al I’m pointing out in is for his first 15/ 16 games in the premiership they seemed to be fine and when we came out in the second half under Poch, we came out and initially underperformed.

I would just add that in my opinions if the team went on to win a game after a flat second half performance not many, if any, would be mentioning half time chats by the manager.

The manager of any club deserves criticism if performances aren’t good enough. At the moment EM is getting pelters and that’s fair enough. My “guess” is it’s a combination of issues that has caused this drop off in “results. ”.

19 Jan 2025 13:14:16
Their rouble is Tom we are mentioning his half time influence as he is not getting results and the performances are worse second half.

19 Jan 2025 13:15:24
Just out of curiosity, what are issues you believe are causing the poor second half performances?

19 Jan 2025 13:59:50
Bill, the results in the last 5/ 6 games have not been good but the previous 15 game results were ok. So I find it hard to believe any half time “chat” is any different now than it was at the beginning of the season!

I am obviously only guessing but generally we have bossed most matches. So, the half time talk for us is “carry on doing the same thing. ” While the opposition are having to find solutions to combat our superiority. If they stop us per foot obviously creates a problem that our manager has to deal with.

I guess I’m saying my criticism over the last few games is our manager hasn’t found solutions that allow us to continue to dominate a game. I keep making reference to the Fulham game and the Gusto/ Neto fiasco. It was obvious but nothing was changed.

All that being said, our overall play has been enjoyable to watch and the manager should be judged over a season and not 5/ 6 games.

16 Jan 2025 15:45:17
Adeyami links today now, high fee, 22 and in 4 years has missed over 60 games through injury, what are we honestly thinking. Sesko lined to arsenal and although while we're " monitoring delap " arsenal know the difference between success and failure is a goalscorer, realistically delap os get able now, get him, even sweeten the deal with carney loan. But let's get this matter sorted,

16 Jan 2025 18:50:38
Matt, have Arsenal signed Sesko in this window?

Ipswich may well sell Delap but I doubt it will happen in this window.

Please give me the name of a top goal scorer we can sign in this window.

The club tried and failed in the last window and as I’ve said before, I doubt it was because of a lack of k of effort.

16 Jan 2025 19:24:40
Matt

If we sign him the SD's would need davking that same day.

17 Jan 2025 08:23:45
That's should have read sacking.

17 Jan 2025 09:16:24
Bill, they should be sacked anyway. I read a report that Dumb and Dumber couldn’t agree about signing Disasi but Dumb persuaded Dumber by showing videos. Bring in ONE SD who knows what they’re doing.

17 Jan 2025 09:58:05
my onky concern with delap take away his penalties how many has the lad actually scored from open play this season? he does look raw but i absoloutely love his rubbish housery and agression.

17 Jan 2025 10:43:47
I’m not sure why the SD’s have to initially agree on a player and obviously the only way one could convince the other would be by showing him videos. I’m not a fan of Disasi and I didn’t see the need for Felix or KDH but generally the SD’s seem to be doing ok to me.

Ii would have liked an Osimhen type player last summer but It seems the club tried hard to sign him as well as other CF’s The pool of top CFs seems very limited at the moment.

The goalkeeper question is very interesting and to me surprising. I do think it’s odd that Sanchez invariably gets the lowest performance mark from post match polls even when he has played well. Looks like fans have given there Chelsea career verdict on him.

17 Jan 2025 15:23:06
Adeyemi? Injury prone and not actually that good. Sounds about right for us!

17 Jan 2025 18:23:40
CFC1221,

I'm sure the SD's will be all over the deal to sign him.

They have a space in the treatment room for him.

Tm.

20 Jan 2025 00:07:11
Bill, FGS, not will single person within our club wants to sign a player’s that is going to be long term inured.

15 Jan 2025 22:01:48
Brighton supposedly interested in Tosin. I think a bid of £150m should seal the deal.

16 Jan 2025 12:06:05
Plus another £50 mil in add ones Tom.

16 Jan 2025 15:45:46
Swap for baleba.

16 Jan 2025 18:52:32
I thought swaps was the thing I did with football cards when I was a kid.

If only and as Ed used to say they are complicated.

15 Jan 2025 18:20:30
If rumours are to be believed Chalaboa is only back for the remainder of this season.

The story goes he has an agreement with the club for a permanent move in the summer.

15 Jan 2025 19:29:05
So let's get this right, we didn't want Chabs, we now want him and in the summer we won't want him again.

Have I missed anything here, he must feel well wanted by us. not.

15 Jan 2025 21:38:47
Bill, I’m not sure I believe the rumour but in my opinion he hasn’t been treated with a great deal of respect. I assume if the rumour is true then the club and player have reached some sort of agreement.

15 Jan 2025 21:50:43
Poor bloke. Hopefully he plays next to Collwill and proves he’s a starter.

14 Jan 2025 13:46:42
Any truth in the rumours of Tel to Chelsea? I can't imagine we'd let Nkunku go without signing a replacement.

14 Jan 2025 18:21:52
I can't Tel if it's true or false, The_Fez.

14 Jan 2025 19:02:34
The rumours seem to be gathering pace, although it seems like a weird trade-off. I do rate Tel, and reckon he seems to be a fairly talented lad, however I would prefer getting an established striker, such as Gyökeres, rather than another youngster.

15 Jan 2025 08:30:10
Like that is going to happen KTBFFH.

12 Jan 2025 18:06:57
I’m a little shocked that Veiga might be going to Dortmund on loan with an option to buy. He’s been decent when he’s played, not really pulled up any trees so far but would leave us a little light at LB.

12 Jan 2025 19:28:24
fuser, I’m a little disappointed as well but we should remember two things (a) He got dropped from a match squad for a reason (b) we have a history of not keeping unhappy players.

12 Jan 2025 19:49:11
1 out 1 in Fuser?

12 Jan 2025 23:12:00
Tom, players get dropped from match squads for reasons: yes. Let’s just hope that the reasons are justified and in the interests of the club. For the club’s sake, I hope they are willing to keep unhappy supporters. &.

13 Jan 2025 04:32:26
Wouldn’t have a clue if dropping Noni or him from the squad was “justified” and it’s virtually impossible for a club to make all its fans happy.

13 Jan 2025 08:12:58
As I said previously, it was only a matter of time before the so called B squad got fed up and wanted to leave.

What are we going to do when the European conference league starts up again when the B squad has been decimated, tire out the A squad?

13 Jan 2025 09:28:13
If players want to leave because they don’t think they are getting the game time they deserve that’s something I understand.

My guess is a few more will leave as well. If the likes of Disasi, Felix, KDH, Noni and Nkunku want to leave along with Chilly and Chuka it will be a shame but I think we will be ok.

13 Jan 2025 09:40:07
I think he won't go on loan, the club will need a replacement so they are right to sell,
I don't see viega as yet been good enough for premier league personally he looks very raw anytime iv watched him,
30 mill id sell, We will see a lot of these scenarios with players under this ownership, young and if the manager doesn't rate them very highly theyl be allowed to leave for the profit,

Also what did oliver glasner mean when he said Trevoh didn't play for contractual reasons what does that even mean.

13 Jan 2025 10:11:49
Poch, this is just me thinking but if Veiga does leave maybe Chilly doesn’t leave.

13 Jan 2025 13:20:34
Tom

Chilwell is the one that needs to go, injury prone also not in the Blue Co age bracket.

13 Jan 2025 15:04:59
Bill, the comment was meant slightly tongue in cheek. When a manager says he doesn’t want a player it’s usually pretty final.

13 Jan 2025 19:37:09
Lol Id say no tom b chilly, s days have been numbered all season so strange he's such a quality player when fit.

14 Jan 2025 11:06:07
I also think the not using of Chilly apart form injury problems is about age policy but this age policy also goes with a new wage policy/ structure I think. Not sure how completely the club would keepo to it but does seem to explain many out outgoings/ sidelinings and possibly the not meeting of CG new contract expectations? The question though is how eg to know who is a proven goalie/ strike ie key positions (bit would be true for other positions and of course manager) rather than having to gamble more than otherwise might be tghe case on getting right pick with youngsters.

14 Jan 2025 11:44:33
All these players we’ve signed how many would you actually say you want them to stay. I can think of 6 or 7 I would let go.

14 Jan 2025 13:26:40
My guess is every player has a price but like most fans, some players leaving wouldn’t upset me as much as some others if that makes sense.

10 Jan 2025 12:36:31
Ronald Araujo, 25,are Chelsea going to sign him in the jan transfer window?

10 Jan 2025 20:19:59
No we are not.

12 Jan 2025 23:13:36
Why not?

13 Jan 2025 09:40:26
because he's more injury prone than james.

06 Jan 2025 18:51:50
Rumours that the gaffer would like Andre Santos back from his loan to cover the midfield. I like the way he has now had a good look at this squad and decided who fits and who doesn't. All starts to paint a clear picture as to his use or lack of use of substitutes. I like that.

07 Jan 2025 13:00:34
Santos should stay on loan unless Lavia has a long-term injury.

07 Jan 2025 14:25:01
Absolutely agree Celeryking, leave the boy where he is and let him enjoy improving his career.

07 Jan 2025 15:43:38
If Lavia was fit all the time I would agree with you Celery but he can't be relied on. Casedei is not good enough and is moving to Italy and there are rumours that KDH is off to West Ham (he is also not good enough) . Cover is needed.

09 Jan 2025 17:58:58
Didn't EM have a chance to compatre Casadei or Santos or Ugochukwa in pre-season games? If so, and was looking at one or the other as back up for e. g. Lavia or Caicedo he seems to have decided on Casadei who EM had already seen a lot of at Leicester. Is it because Santos has down so well on loan and EM has changed his mind on Casadei? Certainly Casadei has been given almost no EPL game time. BUt then EM clearly had asay in tarnsfer of KD-H as a replacment for CG. not obviously an improvement on what we've seen from KDH thus far compared to CG last season.

10 Jan 2025 10:52:33
I'm not sure if you were aware JBS, but Conor didn't want to play for Chelsea anymore.

10 Jan 2025 13:28:07
Enzo

I think it was more yo do with the contract rather than him not wanting to play for us.

11 Jan 2025 13:50:02
The whole [X] third/ fourth choice midfielder isn’t good enough narrative drives me a little nuts. A number of these guys appear to be decent, PL level players who can fulfil a squad function for Chelsea. A game might occasionally turn on whether one guy is 5% weaker than another, but seldom.

These are either young - so don’t expect the earth immediately - or at least on a par with Tiago, Sam Dalla Bona, Sidwell, Smertin, Jarosik, Grant….

11 Jan 2025 21:05:31
FD77, I remember Iva being referred “as just” a squad player and he didn’t turn out to bad. Likewise when Dave was signed, he was just seen as a so called squad defender.

It’s about impressing in training and when given the chance taking it.

13 Jan 2025 08:52:51
Completely agree with you FD77.

06 Jan 2025 12:01:36
If rumours are to believed we are considering a Chalaboa recall. Apparently there is a break clause in his loan deal.

I think he is a far better option than Disasi. Of course the headlines will be "Chelsea U turn. " I have no problems with the club/ manager changing its mind.

Depending on departures, I think there is a very good chance Santos will be recalled. He has apparently been very good so far this season.

06 Jan 2025 14:51:17
I do hope we recall Chalobah. It would be an embarrassing climb down from a management team who didn't just loan him, but actively excluded a first-team player from training and pre-season, but the right decision nonetheless.

It's one thing to not have a problem with this, but another to not lay criticism at the club's door. It was abundantly clear in the summer that out of Disasi, Tosin, and Chalobah we let the best one leave. Much like most of our business this season, there was very little logic or value applied.

06 Jan 2025 15:42:57
The best thing you can do if you make a mistake is admit it and then move on.

I wouldn’t be surprised if TC said he would prefer to stay at Palace.

06 Jan 2025 15:47:10
Totally agree Bandy, we should never have let Chabs leave and it was very poor to ostracise him.

The question will be, does he want to come back knowing Maresca does not want him.

06 Jan 2025 16:41:30
I’m hoping it’s all part of a cunning plan!

06 Jan 2025 17:11:30
Or is off on a permanent basis?

07 Jan 2025 13:01:08
We need a new CB. However, Chalobah is not the answer imho.

11 Jan 2025 13:52:33
Is Trev better than Disasi? Yes. Does that mean that when you factor in everything else recalling him is the best plan? No.

Let Chalobah play football, trust in Achempong and tosin under Baduashile is back. Seems fine to me.

04 Jan 2025 20:48:35
I no its tough without the Legend Ed 02, but can any of the Ed, s provide us with any sort of potential ins and outs in January,

I get the feeling enzo does not trust felix, nkuku or dewsbury hall are they likely to leave?

We look so light in midfield and defensively due to badishille and disasi been absoulotely terrible and viega nit PL standard and lavia been injury prone

My question is why waste more money on dross and just bring back santos and chalobah?

Thanks for any response
This side is now under pressure so is maresca let's see how he reacts to this terrible run wev started.

{Ed001's Note - I don't know much sorry, though Maresca did not want Felix in the first place and fought hard to get Dewsbury-Hall, so I would be surprised if the latter leaves, though not so surprised if Felix left.}

04 Jan 2025 21:20:48
What I don't get ED001, if Maresca wanted KDH, why does he not play him.

{Ed001's Note - probably because he is not as good as the other options.}

04 Jan 2025 22:29:34
Surely Maresca should have known if he was not as good as the other players. If not why do you think this was not the case.

05 Jan 2025 08:46:28
Bill, KDB was bought in the summer window. The manager would have been assessing all the players plus using his knowledge of this particular player’s performances when he was manager of Leicester.

KDB performed really well for the manager in Leicester’s promotion season. Sadly KDH hasn’t played well so far in his Chelsea career, although there were some small signs of improvement pre his injury.

I will not be righting him off just yet but then I never do until they have played a season at least for our club.

Felix is different as I couldn’t work out why we wanted to sign him given we had him on loan before and he didn’t pull up any trees in the premiership. There are rumours of the player leaving in this window, apparently to Benfica.

05 Jan 2025 09:36:50
Tom

Apparently for Maresca's interview he apparently threw down a booklet on the players and went through each one with the SD's so the question is if he was so knowledgeable of the players during the meetings, why did he not know there were better than KDH.

JF, don't get me started on that one, I would put that down to the DD's but in some people's eyes they can do mo wrong.

As you know Maresca would be nowhere near the club if it was my choice, but hopefully I'm wrong on that one, time will tell but it's not looking good at the moment.

05 Jan 2025 10:17:43
Bill, saying EM “threw a booklet down” sounds very dramatic but to me it just shows he did his homework on the squad.

We had a player on loan at Leicester last season, so got that reason I watched a lot of there early season matches, KDH was the stand out player in there team and would say he was one of the best players in that division. EM obviously rates him but he hasn’t played well so far in his Chelsea career. Cucarella had a shocking first season so I’m happy to trust the manager and give the player some more time.

EM, was my third choice to become our manager but I have been pleasantly surprised. We are 4th in the league and that’s about what I expected. I can’t see the point in making a Judgement on his managerial abilities until the end of the season. As much as the results haven’t been good over the last few games most fans were happy prior to this slump.

I’ve also been happy enough with the way we played over the last few games despite the results but as I’ve said I’m not happy with our game management.

05 Jan 2025 10:55:37
As I said Tom

Maresca would be nowhere near our club if it was my choice however I did also say that I hope I'm wrong and that tine will tell.

While he is here he is our coach but that does not mean I need to think he us a hold coach and the right one for our club.

Of course, it's just my opinion.

05 Jan 2025 11:38:33
Bill, I didn’t think Sarri, Conte, Lamps, TT or Poch should have been our manager. I did think Potter was the right choice, so what do I know!

When we appointed them they all got my support but when I felt it necessary my criticism but let’s look at this season in the round and I think most fans will be satisfied with the progress being made by the team.

05 Jan 2025 12:56:27
Let's see where, we are at the end of the season.

I for one would not know who could replace Maresca as there is a dearth of good coaches, and coaching in the premiership is a other dimension entirely.

05 Jan 2025 15:47:06
Most corporations have succession plans in place but I find it hard to believe they are contemplating replacing EM.

07 Jan 2025 12:59:59
We forget that Maresca really doesn't have much managerial experience. We never should have bought Dewsbeury-Hall.