HOUCHELFAN

How does this one make her amazing? They asked for a price, nobody else was bidding, and we paid the asking price. I love Marina, but I’m not sure this one was anything special.

I think the truth is somewhere in the middle... do I think Chelsea is just working on Kai and figuring out the rest after? No. Do I think they are down the line negotiating final details on more than one deal? No. at this stage most of the details are worked out on Kai, sure they are negotiating final price with BL, however I would guarantee they have a good idea what the final cost will be +/- 5M, so they are probably doing due diligence on other candidates too, calling around and seeing who might be available, who other teams may want to buy, etc. my guess is after Kai the next thing we hear about is a sale, rumor has it that the rest of the buys this window will be dependent on who else gets sold and for how much.

Do we really need more players on the attack? He also has never played in the PL, how do we know his game will translate 😂🤣

Have to remember that’s what Leicester is asking, it’s already been reported they have come down considerably... I doubt Dunk or Chilwell go for those numbers to be honest, I also don’t think Havertz goes for £90M either... it’s just how negotiating works

The positive of this is at least we didn’t build a fancy new stadium that seats 60,000 people and get accustomed to that revenue only to have it sit empty now until COVID passes. yes Chelsea will take a financial hit, but less so than what others in bigger stadiums will be missing in gate revenue.

I guess the way I look at his comment is this... if his preference and desire was to stay then it’s quick and easy to say that, and everything goes away. But saying he will address it later, that means there is something more to be said, but he doesn’t want to distract his team, otherwise why not just say they are rumors and he is happy where he is at and focused on the task at hand. now... all of that being said, how in the world do you pay for this dude with all the other signings we are looking at and the albatross that is Kepa’s contract hanging over you. I just don’t see how it gets done along with Havertz and some of the other signings that are rumored. I was listening to a podcast today that had Matt Law on and his belief was that Chelsea has two lists of keepers, on list of names for if they manage to sell Kepa, and one for if they can’t move Kepa. If they can sell Kepa they could go for a big name keeper like Oblak.

No doubt the team wants him in as early as possible, but perhaps they feel they can save £10-£20M by doing some negotiating, I would imagine the savings is more important to them than the extra week.

I would imagine the fact that it’s gone quiet for a few days and we haven’t really heard anything is because the teams may be actually negotiating in the background. I believe the fact that the only suitor is Chelsea will make this take longer because Chelsea wants to leverage that to make it cheaper, and Bayern Leverkusen is going to try and drag every penny out of them by making Chelsea think they will just keep him. Another team getting involved would force action, but would drive up the price. I still think this ultimately gets done, it’s just going to take a little more time.

I’ve seen reported that Chelsea’s initial bid was for £50M + £10M in add ons... if true they are clearly trying to come in lower than the £90M asking price and hoping to settle in the middle around £75M

Not that it ever was, but certainly shows money won’t be an issue if he chooses to invest it into the club.

I disagree... in order for there to be a rebound, Kepa would have to stop the initial shot... we all know that doesn’t happen.

I say Onana for the simple reason of price, Ter Stegen and Oblak are more proven, but they will be insanely pricey. Not to mention we need to fortify the 4 in front of them or any keeper will look trash.

It’s just posturing, if Chelsea pays up, they will let him go. They are trying to use what little leverage they have.

Most likely, they don’t have a lot of negotiating power right now given Chelsea is the only bidder. Only move they have would be to hold him for another year, but then Havertz may decide to force the issue.