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Lokkong at tge prices for players this sunmer, I reckom everyone has over paid by £30m, so it is what it is. Not a massive Rogers fan, however this is at least a signing that is attempting to improve us on the sporting side. 3421 with Palmer and Rogers behind Pedro I think is very exciting, also got Estavao to rotate in that too. 4231 with Rogers lw is less exciting for me, but still a big upgrqde on what we have had there since probably Hazard, although Willian and Pulisic did okay. I think it will have a positive 3ffect on Palmer though, and lets be honest, if Palmer is firing at 100% he is one 9f 5he best in the world. Hopefully get a centre back or 2, Lacroix, Ordonez, or Diomande. Then left wing back I can see Neto or Quenda playing there, if we cant get this Pep for a smaller fee.

Always rated him, always will. Top player, probabaly our best in last 18 months. Doesnt get anywhere near the credit he deserve because he isnt an athelete, but absolutely dominated £300m+ worth of England midfield today in Bellingham, Anderson, and Rice. Hope he gets a new contract and we keep him tbh, its the same as Cucurella, anything we bring in to replace him is a big downgrade. Horrible team Argentina though, but kinda respect it, that used to be us.

See what happens by 1st september, but losing Cucurella, Santos, and potentially Enzo, whilst not offerung the sort of wages needed to replace them with quality leaves me worried. Santos stepped in and did well numerous times last season, and that was under a distracted Maresca, and Rosenior! Another year in england under a top coach and he will be a top player imo. We have backed ourselves into a corner though, nedd to generate some money to fix all the other problems the recruitment have created. Crazy model, and when there is way more hits than misses, this is the sort of thing to expect. We are Brighton, we sell players we need because we need the money, and our best players want to leave because we dont match their ambition.

We offered £8m. Is £20m-£25m that outrageous? Its the same bullsh*t as last year with Maignan. The club will spunk £15m on kids that will never play for us. Then walk away from players for the 1st team over what is pretty small change with how much they have spent. Lets see how this window plays out. So far we have sold one the best left backs in europe, and brought in a right back that has played 1 decent sesson. Just realized we have just signed a 17 year old scottish centre back too. Nothing has changed other than Alonso's title imo. Actions speak louder than words, and im going to nedd some massive winning over.

Xhaka deal reportedly off. New 'manager' same short comings with this ownership. Hopefully Xabi can work miracles with his hands tied behind his back, because that is the job desciption here now.

Never seen him play, so dont really have an opinion on him. Happy that its seems like an Alonso signing, no links to City or Joe Shields. Still very raw though, less than 100 appearances again. We will see. Does this mean a definate wing back system? James at right centre back? Would be stramge to pay so much money, then dont play him in the position he has exploded onto the scene in. If its wing backs, Hato and Neto would not cut it for me on the left, Barco not really that player either. Been impressed with Maxi Araujo, seen some links with us.

He is the game changer for our midfield. One of the best passers in the world, if he was spanish he would be starting for Spain, cant believe Tuchel hasnt taken him.

Adam Wharton absolutely balling tonight. Top top player.

I think the front 3 are all decepively quick. Quenda is extremely quick. Each to their own though i guess.

Its a squad game, 5 attackers for 3 positions is fine, no different to other teams.

Would be perfect at right centre back for Alonso's back 3, not sure i can that happening though. I think Diomande would be a better option, also as he can play centre cb too.

1st signing of the summer for me. He is a Chelsea striker in every sense of the term. Leadership and responsiblity in attack, works his socks off, can give the best defenders a horrible time, aerial presense in both boxes, strong and awkward. Not absolutely prolific, but neither were Drogba and Costa. Shouldve been here 2 years ago.

Should never step on the pitch. Horrible attitude Hope we loan and flip him tbh.

Quenda is 18, and will play where he is told. Frimpong scored 14 from wing back under Alonso, if he is putting up numbers like that, i dont think he will be complaining. Juve need money. No CL.

I said as soon as we sacked LR, Xabi Alonso was the only choice, so credit where credit is due, this is 1st managerial decision that i have agreed with under this ownership. So I'm willing to extend some good will over the summer, and then see if they make some more correct decisions. Focus now is on giving Alonso a team that is capable of winning the league. I am not buying into this 3 year project anymore. 1 game a week, sell half the squad, dont be greedy, and push the boat out for quality in a few positions. We are more than capable of doing it in 1 summer, we have seen these lot change most the squad in a january window before, and even without CL football, you can bring in top players, if you pay them, and with Xabi Alonso convincing them, once one big name comes the rest will follow. Squad doesnt need to be massive. Lets build it to Xabi's strengths. Gk Penders, Sanchez CB Colwill BASTONI, DIOMANDE, Hato Achampong. WB James QUENDA MORIERA CM Caicedo WHARTON BARCO Santos RAM Palmer Estavao LAM Pedro YILDIZ CF OSIMHEN

PSP (potential sale price) estimate AV - Amortised value FP - Full profit Fofana - AV £30m - PSP £35m Enzo F - AV £62m - PSP £80-100m Cucurella- AV £21m - PSP £40-50m Neto - AV £32m - PSP £40-45m Garnacho - AV £32m - PSP £30-40m Tosin - FP Chalo - FP JP - AV £48m - PSP £80-100m Delap - AV £24m - PSP £25-30m Disasi - AV £15.5m - PSP £20-25m Gusto - AV £16m - PSP £30-40m Gittens - AV £41m - PSP ? Jackson - AV £12.5m - PSP £35-45m Badiashile - AV £18.7m - PSP £20-25m Jorgensen- AV £12.6m - PSP £10-15m Sanchez - AV £10m - PSP £10-20m Marc Guiu - AV £3m - PSP £5-10m Sarr - AV £13.6m - PSP £20-30m Lavia - AV £23.2m - PSP £20-30m Santos - AV £7m - PSP £40-50m Slolina - AV £4m - PSP £4-7m Wiley - AV £5.1m - PSP ? Kellyman - AV £11.4m - PSP ? Anselmino - AV £9.3m - PSP ? D Fofana - AV £5.5m - PSP £5-8m Washington - AV £10 - PSP ? George FP Acheampong FP Better list than mine, but looking at that, surely not hard to get the fees to at least break even on some of these disasters. Yes the net spend is an issue, but from an accounting pov, most of these will surely bring their book value at a minimum, just hope we dont start trying to fleece teams like they did with Jackson.

tosin £0 chalobah £0 cucurella£16.5m fofana £30m Guiu £1m Santos £18m Badiashille £17m Lavia £30m Sanchez £14m Gusto £14m Neto £38m Delap £25m Disasi £18m Jackson £18m Jorgenson £14m Garnacho £34m Fernandez £64m This is the book value of the expendables. Still potential to make profits on these. I would sell all of them except Enzo but he's leaving anyway! Maybe there is a place as a back up for Sanchez, Santos, or Jackson, but the rest are not good enough. £400m worth there easy to reinvest. Barco, Moreira, Bastoni, Ousmane Diomande, Wharton, Yildiz, Osimhen. 3421 Easy peasy.

Loads of sh*t players, but the coaching structure that has been in charge of them since maresca is an absolute shambles. We have effectively given the job to someone who wouldnt be in line for a non league managers jobs. This is following on from LR who is a mid table championship manager. All players will suffer under this. Clueless from top to bottom.

I think Felipe Luis would be a gamble, but at least he has already built a winning side, and as we saw in the summer, his team were impressive, and the South American opponents certainly were very capable themselves. Also knows his way around elite european football and the club and premier league too. So yes id extend that to Felipe Luis. Jaissle i'm less convinced about, Austrian and Saudi football, is not the same level. Its good he has worked with some big names, but still too much of a roll of the dice for me.

Keep seeing names like Ireola or even Marco Silva. How many managers have made the step up from midtable to a big team and actually won the league? I cant think of any excluding Ranieri. If you want to won the league or even challaenge for it, you bring in a manager that has won elsewhere in another big league. Maybe Arteta wins this year, and that is possibly proof of developing a young coach being able to develop and then challenge, but its took him 6 years, and complete control. Xabi Alonso clear 1st choice. Nagelsmann Simeone Xavi Deschamps Zidane If we dont hire a winner, it will be more of the same, and yes i know we arent that club anymore, but we should be with the amount we have spent.

Best Chelsea news for months, but lets see what these clowns do next. Realistically they should be moving heaven and earth for Xabi Alonso. Knows the league, eilte experience as a player and coach, great track record, and has won trophies.

Iraola, Fabregas, Marco Silva, Felipe Luis, Xabi Alonso, Nagelsmann, Turzic, Hoeness, Glasner. Anyone else linked yet? All massive upgardes on Rosenior tbh.

Id have sacked LR weeks ago. He is the most incompetant manager we have had since avram grant. Maresca wasnt doing great either, i didnt like his football, but he had the players on side, and i think his position becoming untenable was largely down to that summer window, where he wasnt rewarded for winning the club world cup, in fact the squad he was given was worse than 12 months ago, and club refused to get a replacemnt for Colwill. So tensions were understandably high, and you could see things were not right all season. All the briefs coming out now about them looking for a replacement who has experience at the highest level, then the next sentence they are describing the highest level as the premier league. We need someone who can coach a top european level team if thats still what we want to aspire. Prem experience hardly rules anyone out, but just shows how much we have been scraping the barrel with Maresca and Rosenior!

I like Enzo as a player, but he hasnt actually turned into the type of player that i thought we signed. I thought we would be getting a pass master, like a fabregas or KDB, but also someone who could dictate like Jorginho. What we have got though is a bit of a runner and a box crasher. Passing is okay, final ball usually poor, cant shoot from distance, but solid finisher. Okay defensively, but not great. He is maybe a £40m player. If we had Luis Enrique or Pep, they wouldve made him a much better player. Mismanaged asset imo.