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26 Aug 2024 07:13:21
Morning Ed,
Will Mudryk be going on loan somewhere? I think this would benefit him.
{Ed002's Note - I rather doubt it.}
09 Aug 2024 14:14:19
Hi Ed, is it true we are signing Pedro Neto from Wolves?
{Ed002's Note - Pedro Neto (RW/LW) Versatile and looking to move on. Agent has been approached by Manchester United, who will need an Antony replacement, and Arsenal. Agent has also approached Liverpool who will likely need a replacement for Salah - and Neto fits the bill of a lift footed RW although is not first choice and they may have concerns over his injury record. It is unclear why Arsenal are so keen and they clearly have other priorities, but they are. Juventus fear losing young left-footed RW in Matias Soule and may look to Neto. Spurs are another side who will look to Neto band don't rule out a move to Newcastle. Prior interest of Manchester City has gone. Mendes spoke with Chelsea knowing that have been unable to sign their two preferred targets, and they are open to a deal if a fee can be agreed with Wolves. Maybe wanted in the Middle East which would push his value up. I would expect Wolves to now look for perhaps more than £50M for him but it would likely take the desire of the player to move. Concerns over injuries. Wolves have already agreed to sign his replacement.}
1.) 09 Aug 2024 14:30:53
Thanks for the reply, looks like he is signing for Chelsea, good player but has had injuries- might Broja or Chalobah being going the other way?
2.) 09 Aug 2024 15:06:08
I really hope this happens. He is total class when fit. I assume we will be saying goodbye to at least one of our wide players.
{Ed002's Note - Yes.}
3.) 09 Aug 2024 15:56:09
The big question mark is over his fitness Tom and also who will be leaving to accommodate him.
He has scored 11 g9als for Wolves I think but in c 111 appearances. But he dis look v threatening when on the break for them when on the pitch for them. last season. so again here's hoping.
4.) 09 Aug 2024 16:11:40
JBS, if I remember correctly he started against us at the Bridge and had an absolute blinder.
We didn’t know to stick or twist.
5.) 09 Aug 2024 15:32:30
Thanks Ed for the info.
6.) 09 Aug 2024 15:41:38
Ed will it be Noni leaving?
{Ed002's Note - Yes if a few can be agreed.}
7.) 09 Aug 2024 16:31:31
I like the look of him. But took me by surprise.
Ed is it true we now have 46 first team players. Are we going to see the likes of lukaku, kepa move soon.
{Ed002's Note - There are quite a number of departures to come.}
8.) 09 Aug 2024 16:49:24
Excited about the Neto signing but I really hope this doesn’t mean that Noni is leaving. Really think he’s got the makings of a top, top player and his sale could come back to haunt us.
Fingers crossed it’s Sterling on his way out but I just really can’t see anybody willing to pay his wages.
9.) 09 Aug 2024 17:29:20
Noni has been one of the successes of pre-season tourso seems to make no sense to get rid of him ahead of Sterling or Mudryk excvept for fact that there is little interest in those two according to Ed002. But losing Noni on to[ of CG meants losing quite a lot of physicality in our team and Noni had a good end of last season.
Cant make much sense of transfer business over last couple of weeks. but perhaps am missing more than I'm spotting?! Suppose it's about who are Maresca style players?
10.) 09 Aug 2024 19:19:01
JBS, I think Neto is class and will offer more than Noni and a lot more than Mudryk is at the moment.
For me this a top signing.
11.) 09 Aug 2024 20:11:04
I think he is a big upgrade on Noni, if he avoids injuries.
12.) 10 Aug 2024 17:20:47
I think Neto if fit will be an excellent signing it is selling Noni rather than SDterling or even Mudryk that is puzzling.
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18 Jul 2026 19:06:12
Morgan Rogers! That has appeared from nowhere.
08 Jul 2026 19:53:10
£50 million for Andrey Santos is very good business by us.
1.) 08 Jul 2026 21:24:53
I am not so sure it's good business? I think he will become a quality player and one we regret selling.
I have no idea what we paid for him and part of me doesn't care. If we have made money or lost money it is secondary as far as I'm concerned.
2.) 08 Jul 2026 21:35:00
Hard to tell, but he wanted more football, so we cant knock him for that. Going off the market and Fernandes getting 85mill, we could of squeezed United for more, but I think the club done ok on the sale.
If he ever moved to Spain, etc, we could get another 10% so could end up being 60 or 70mill. Heaven knows, if he has 3 or 4 years and is sold in his peak at 26 ish, what hed be worth. The market is bonkers.
3.) 08 Jul 2026 21:47:53
Didn't get a consistent run of games, but I personally prefer him more than Fernandes.
He came to our club having been highly regarded at our sister club. If Utd sell him for a £100m, we get about another £5m, and that doesn't sound clever to me. Anyway, thanks for everything and goodbye.
4.) 09 Jul 2026 00:04:25
I think we have made a mistake in selling him. I think he was one of our better players last season, and is still very young and can become a great player. Easy to sell quality players like him and Cucurella, but will their replacements be better? Good business for BlueCo, but will it be for CFC fortunes on the pitch? We will see.
03 Jul 2026 10:38:06
Anyone read the Real Madrid statement on Enzo Fernandez. Ouch he’s been pied off! ?.
1.) 03 Jul 2026 14:53:57
Reads as though CFC dictated it to Real Madrid! Mind you, RM have made similar statements before, then, a while later, still signed the player they denied they had any interest in. But, hope we can keep EF if he comes properly round to staying and playing as well as he can.
He certainly showed last season that he is a fighter, and, with Pedro and Cucurella, was one of our players of the season. But the 'will he go or not' saga is probably not over yet.
2.) 03 Jul 2026 16:30:23
I know most people disagree with me, but I don’t particularly rate Enzo Fernandez. I’m still not sure of his best position, and I don’t think he influences games enough.
Having said that, I would agree that he had a better season last year, but that is relative to the rest of the team, and for £107 million fee we should expect a lot.
3.) 03 Jul 2026 16:48:49
JBS, It very much looks like Chelsea FC have called the shots here and have forced Real Madrid into what basically amounts to a grovelling apology. I assume the matter is now closed and EF returns to Chelsea FC after the WC. I imagine Real Madrid have smoothed it over with the player as well as Chelsea FC, and might try again in a more considered and upfront way next year.
The owners are learning fast and, after slapping Man City and Maresca, are flexing their muscle.
4.) 03 Jul 2026 17:03:49
JBS, I agree, I don't think it's necessarily all over yet, and I am not comfortable with players who want to be elsewhere, no matter how good they are.
RPD, let's hope we flex our muscles on the pitch next season.
01 Jun 2026 12:12:13
I hope the rumours that we are interested in Jarrod Bowen are true, in my opinion he is exactly the type of player that we need, he is Premier League proven and a leader / captain, his goals and assists for the last 3 seasons are impressive.
I guess the only thing against him is his age being 29.
Any thoughts?
1.) 01 Jun 2026 13:01:36
I like him as a player, but I'm not a fan of his diving.
My guess is the happy Hammers will do everything to keep him. I think it will be down to the player to say "I want to leave" and then see what happens.
I would put in a cheeky bid of £20m.
2.) 01 Jun 2026 14:40:21
Tom
There is absolutely no way Biwen goes for £20mil, more like £40mil.
3.) 01 Jun 2026 15:07:27
Would be available at £22 million, apparently, but lots of clubs are interested in him. Does he not play on the RW, though, and we have plenty on that side.
4.) 02 Jun 2026 08:30:16
Rod
I just cannot see it happening, the days of getting bargains from relegated clubs are over due to the way Southampton sold their relegated players.
5.) 02 Jun 2026 09:40:05
I think a lot depends on who is the owner of the Happy Hammers.
6.) 02 Jun 2026 11:05:56
I've always liked Bowen and admired his professional attitude. He would, imho, be a great addition to our squad if his fee is not too high, plus he has some versatility re positioning.
7.) 02 Jun 2026 11:06:50
But Bowen may, of course, wish to go to a club where he would be guaranteed first-team selection, and that might not be the case with us.
19 Aug 2024 09:26:42
Raheem Sterling is someone who seems to polarise opinion as a player and a person, I feel the statement yesterday was a big error of judgment and the fact that they felt the need to point out he has 3 years remaining on his contract is a threat, my guess is the owners and manager will be furious.
For what it's worth I think his signing has been a mistake for him and us.
Does anyone feel he still has a future at Chelsea after yesterday?
1.) 19 Aug 2024 10:33:42
swcfc, I’m still a little confused as to who published the statement. There seems to be a newspaper involved and it was there decision to publish it about an hour before KO.
I would prefer it if all these type of conversations were done privately.
2.) 19 Aug 2024 11:10:59
TomB, the reality is Raheem and his team would have rubber stamped this statement and the timing of it’s release, you can’t blame a newspaper for this.
3.) 19 Aug 2024 11:38:54
Swcfc, I may well have got the wrong end of the stick on this issue but as I understand it the Sterling statement was in response to a Daily Mail article from earlier in the week and the newspaper decided to make it public one hour before kick off.
As I say I would prefer all these things didn’t end up in the public domain. I would also add that I’m not sure reminding people about the duration of his contract has got to do with anything.
4.) 19 Aug 2024 12:03:34
Tom, again I might have this wrong but my belief was he was told on Friday that he wasn’t in the squad and the statement was send after this.
5.) 19 Aug 2024 12:50:05
swcfc, we may well both be wrong.
It’s not clever whatever the circumstances but I think the statement/ comment from Sterling was made pre Friday and in response to a Daily Mail story.
I’m definitely not trying to make an excuse for the player or his advisors.
6.) 19 Aug 2024 14:16:01
Tom,
Did his advisers have to say anything to the press, has nobody learnt from the Lukaku fiasco?
7.) 19 Aug 2024 17:33:16
Bill, I’m not sure if you are aware but Sterling and the Daily Mail have a not very nice history.
8.) 19 Aug 2024 18:42:25
Think as a person he seems fine as a player we purchased him when his star was on the wane, I see no future for him mainly because Felix is coming, we have too many attacking/ wide players
Noni, Palmer, Neto, Mudryk, Felix, Jackson Nkunku there is no room for Sterling.
9.) 19 Aug 2024 19:50:05
There is no room for Felix if we are honest.
10.) 19 Aug 2024 20:38:38
Bill absolutely, where does Felix fit in? Clubs are running rings around us, Napoli now want loan with obligation to buy for Lukaku.
Tom, I don’t know anything about the Daily Mail article or the history with Sterling but if you make a response to a national newspaper you can’t seriously believe it won’t be published; that is the purpose of responding.
11.) 19 Aug 2024 21:14:39
Jimbo, the vast majority of criticism that I’ve seen was about Sterling was him supposedly putting this statement out an hour ish before the game.
Was he and his advisors stupid? Probably but if the reported sequence is true then that part of the criticism maybe isn’t justified.
I repeat, I’m not trying to defend him and his advisors. In my opinion the wording of his statement was regrettable.
12.) 19 Aug 2024 21:25:58
Would total agree that there is no room for Felix but he is coming so one or two will have to leave.
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 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.
27 Jun 2026 20:42:37
Would be a very interesting signing. I mentioned the other day what had happened to the Premier League-ready and experienced idea; this certainly falls into that category, and he is a character / leader.
It does look like we are trying to add some physicality to the squad, with the players linked: Palestra, Lacroix, Xhaka.
A good thing, in my opinion, because we can look soft at times.
24 Jun 2026 20:50:34
Why would you sell Gusto for less than we are paying for Palestra? He's playing in the Premier League already and Palestra is unproven.
24 Jun 2026 09:20:47
So what has happened to the idea of buying experienced players, who are Premiership-ready with great talent & character?
To be fair, I have never seen Palestra play, but how many of those boxes does he tick?
Maybe just talent, but that's not what we currently need.
Once again, I think our transfer policy is confusing.
04 Aug 2026 12:09:49
Being reported in Spain that we are about to meet the release clause for Diogo Costa.
Hope it's true.
02 Aug 2026 11:53:32
The whole idea of the site is to exchange views, and there will always be differences of opinion. Just as long as people keep it respectful, then that's great.
A couple of days ago I posted that I think Mudryk is an awful player with zero football IQ. Other people think he's super talented, and I need to give my head a wobble!
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31 Jul 2026 21:31:26
Yes, the testing levels are different now. Still doesn't alter the fact that he's an awful player. ?
31 Jul 2026 20:42:14
Mudryk, in my opinion, is a player with no football brain. He is proof that pace on its own isn't enough.
Maybe a loan, or he could be used as a kind of impact substitute.
29 Jul 2026 15:25:51
My gut feeling is we will buy another keeper in this window.