messi11 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, thabucks said: Yunus Musah looks a great prospect and Emery will know of him from playing against Valencia… Be interesting to see who goes for him Would be a great addition to the midfield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 51 minutes ago, UpTheVilla26 said: I'd take Pulisic, he's looked quality tonight. I like Pulisic. Always fairly impressed when he plays for Chelsea. He could work well in the winger/striker role we have in the two up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, UpTheVilla26 said: I'd take Pulisic, he's looked quality tonight. Destined to end up in Bundesliga for a few years before finishing up in the MLS. Great player, only 24; don't think he join us, or that we could afford him unless willing to comfortably break our transfer record and wage ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Injuries have always haunted Pulisic. Can never get a steady run of games because of them. We can't afford him anyway. From a marketing and shirt sales perspective, he's worth more to Chelsea being on their bench than selling for market value. Would love to spend big on Gio Reyna, though. Kid could be world class in a few years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I know the ship has sailed on it but would have loved Florian Wirtz here, destined for bigger things probably, most likely Bayern. Reyna does look a talent though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, est1874 said: Destined to end up in Bundesliga for a few years before finishing up in the MLS. Great player, only 24; don't think he join us, or that we could afford him unless willing to comfortably break our transfer record and wage ceiling. If that was the case only one German team could afford him and he isnt good enough for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: If that was the case only one German team could afford him and he isnt good enough for them Dortmund will also easily be able to afford to bring him back when they are forced to sell Bellingham, which is sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, est1874 said: Dortmund will also easily be able to afford to bring him back when they are forced to sell Bellingham, which is sooner rather than later. Not on his wages he is on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Looking at some of the verified contracts across Europe I think we might do our shopping away from Serie A, and La Liga as loads of the mid to top level players are on salaries that we might struggle to match, let alone tempt away. For me we should be looking at the German and Holland markets as the money to pay big bucks just isn’t there for clubs other than Bayern, Leipzig, etc France is a good shopping destination too Some examples…. Gakpo 19k pw, Schick 56k pw, Laimer 45k pw, M. Thuram 61k pw, Kamada 38k pw, Diaby 34k pw, Newhaus 30k pw, Gvardiol 21k pw, Madueke 12k pw, Cherki 5k pw, Moukoko 0.5k pw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, burchy said: Looking at some of the verified contracts across Europe I think we might do our shopping away from Serie A, and La Liga as loads of the mid to top level players are on salaries that we might struggle to match, let alone tempt away. For me we should be looking at the German and Holland markets as the money to pay big bucks just isn’t there for clubs other than Bayern, Leipzig, etc France is a good shopping destination too Some examples…. Gakpo 19k pw, Schick 56k pw, Laimer 45k pw, M. Thuram 61k pw, Kamada 38k pw, Diaby 34k pw, Newhaus 30k pw, Gvardiol 21k pw, Madueke 12k pw, Cherki 5k pw, Moukoko 0.5k pw. I thought Chelsea signed Gvardiol for like 85 million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, messi11 said: I thought Chelsea signed Gvardiol for like 85 million? It was rumored that Chelsea had Nkunku and Gvardiol deals which were very close to being completed but I don’t think those were ever confirmed. Edited November 22, 2022 by Aston_Villan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 7 hours ago, burchy said: Looking at some of the verified contracts across Europe I think we might do our shopping away from Serie A, and La Liga as loads of the mid to top level players are on salaries that we might struggle to match, let alone tempt away. For me we should be looking at the German and Holland markets as the money to pay big bucks just isn’t there for clubs other than Bayern, Leipzig, etc France is a good shopping destination too Some examples…. Gakpo 19k pw, Schick 56k pw, Laimer 45k pw, M. Thuram 61k pw, Kamada 38k pw, Diaby 34k pw, Newhaus 30k pw, Gvardiol 21k pw, Madueke 12k pw, Cherki 5k pw, Moukoko 0.5k pw. Only 3 teams in Italy and Spain are probably paying more in wages than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Aston_Villan4 said: It was rumored that Chelsea had Nkunku and Gvardiol deals which were very close to being completed but I don’t think those were ever confirmed. Think Nkunku has a £60M release clause so think he’ll be off after the World Cup definitely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Only 3 teams in Italy and Spain are probably paying more in wages than us 4 in Spain, 3 in Italy. We have the 18th highest wage in Europe's top 5 leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 18/11/2022 at 14:38, Delphinho123 said: Not sure I buy that. If that were the case, he wouldn't be running his contract down! He'll have claret and blue in his blood if we offer him £160k a week (not saying we will). Zaha is a terrific player but not sure he's what we need or if it's a sensible move right now. That said, to get a player of his quality, you're going to need to spend about £30-50m in transfer fees and that's without the wages of the player in question on top of that. Players on free transfers are so attractive to clubs given the avoidance of the initial outlay. To put it into perspective using crude maths and very little real understanding of how transfers work... Lets say we signed Zaha on a 3yr deal on £175k a week. That is £175,000*156. Total outlay of £27,300,000. Buendia cost us £35,000,000 + his wages (I assume 70k a week for 4 years). Total outlay of £49,500,000. These are two very rough examples and don't take into account things like resale value and age. All I'm saying is, the free transfer market can really throw up some great deals for clubs. yeah, but he's also too old....we don't want too many the wrong side of 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 18/11/2022 at 15:57, Thug said: if you go through player threads, I think you’ll find that in general any signing we make is given a decent welcome. It’s only when they turn out to be duds do we get arsey. So I can’t agree with what you say. I didn't say it.....I endorsed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 If the rumours of Chelsea being interested in Bailey are true, I would go all out for Chukwueze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 51 minutes ago, TRO said: I didn't say it.....I endorsed it. Ok. I can’t agree with what you endorse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 hours ago, duke313 said: If the rumours of Chelsea being interested in Bailey are true, I would go all out for Chukwueze. If bailey plays how he is now we should not be prepared to LOSE HIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 31 minutes ago, RicRic said: If bailey plays how he is now we should not be prepared to LOSE HIM Jeez, a player has a run of two or three good games in a row and it’s time to lose him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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