50 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Maybe this bloke? Looks like a decent CB:

 

Can he play out from the back? Cause thats what every CB needs to be able to do as a defender to be considered world class these days.....

5 hours ago, Malcolm9 said:

We are trying to bring in competent defenders, Stones isn't one of them.

For me Stones and Christensen are from a similar mould. No point in having two of the same ilk.

Keep seeing Nick Pope's name pop up in the rumour mill. Could be a great buy. Thoughts?

6 hours ago, Jackbuchanan said:

Keep seeing Nick Pope's name pop up in the rumour mill. Could be a great buy. Thoughts?

It depends on Franks playing intentions. If he is looking for ball playing sweeper keeper style of football, than baller Pope isn't. If he is looking for shot stopping I like the guy. Bit stiff but a decent "traditional" goalkeeper, i.e. catches, dives, saves and punches when necessary.

12 hours ago, Brutos said:

These rumours are so funny it's a like football manager

I know right, it’s like we’re going to sign Werner, Ziyech and Havertz in one window. It’s just not feasible.

Chelsea join race for Ismael Bennacer as Jorginho to be offered to AC Milan in swap. (Express)

Didn't see a thread but apparently, according to the rags which i place little faith in, we've made an offer to Marc Andre Ter Stegen and he's unhappy at Barcelona. If there's any truth to it we should be going all in for him, probably the best goalkeeper in world football at the moment alongside Alisson. 

Talk of going after Burnley's 'keeper Nick Pope...talk about £50 cost...must say I do rate the lad...2nd in clean sheets this season...but £50m is steep...especially as it's Burnley...

50 minutes ago, doctorblue said:

Talk of going after Burnley's 'keeper Nick Pope...talk about £50 cost...must say I do rate the lad...2nd in clean sheets this season...but £50m is steep...especially as it's Burnley...

2nd in clean sheets and third in shots saved so its a myth to think he is decent due to a good defensive set up. He is not a ball player but I wouldn't mind a keeper who is capable of stopping the ball from going into the net

44 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

2nd in clean sheets and third in shots saved so its a myth to think he is decent due to a good defensive set up. He is not a ball player but I wouldn't mind a keeper who is capable of stopping the ball from going into the net

And a goal keeper that commands the box and is available to collect high balls.

i would take him over what we currently have 

Stoke City set to lose Mo Sankoh after links to Chelsea and other Champions League clubs

Emi Martinez was waaay better than Kepa. Why don't we tempt him? 

2 hours ago, Deino said:

Emi Martinez was waaay better than Kepa. Why don't we tempt him? 

Couldn't afford the Kleenex...

We are being linked with Lewis Dunk again apparently. He may not be the obvious CB choice for a lot of fans but he would bring some steel and leadership to the defense. He is also a lifelong Chelsea fan.

On 30/07/2020 at 12:03, RMCM said:

Didn't see a thread but apparently, according to the rags which i place little faith in, we've made an offer to Marc Andre Ter Stegen and he's unhappy at Barcelona. If there's any truth to it we should be going all in for him, probably the best goalkeeper in world football at the moment alongside Alisson. 

Oblak is the clear number 1 imo, but Ter Stegen and Allison are probably the next best after

5 hours ago, forbzy said:

We are being linked with Lewis Dunk again apparently. He may not be the obvious CB choice for a lot of fans but he would bring some steel and leadership to the defense. He is also a lifelong Chelsea fan.

No

I've read chelsea only want to spend money on players they make through sales,so that puts a different look on it all.

1 hour ago, Bluesince66 said:

I've read chelsea only want to spend money on players they make through sales,so that puts a different look on it all.

Thats good, we have many players that we dont need that can still fetch a decent fee. If we can sell 10+ players from both first team and loan system we can raise enough capital to buy a LB, CB and a GK

2 hours ago, driller97 said:

Thats good, we have many players that we dont need that can still fetch a decent fee. If we can sell 10+ players from both first team and loan system we can raise enough capital to buy a LB, CB and a GK

Agreed we have a fair bit of driftwood that can be sold. But 10+ players is a lot to sell during 1 window. I suspect we will once again see a lot of players loaned out.

1 minute ago, forbzy said:

Agreed we have a fair bit of driftwood that can be sold. But 10+ players is a lot to sell during 1 window. I suspect we will once again see a lot of players loaned out.

Lampard just put up 9 of our players for sale, and I think we can offload a fair few of them. Its tough but I mean even if we can sell a few of them we'll be doing good.

17 minutes ago, driller97 said:

Lampard just put up 9 of our players for sale, and I think we can offload a fair few of them. Its tough but I mean even if we can sell a few of them we'll be doing good.

Can you provide a link for that?

https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/chelsea-put-ngolo-kante-eight-players-sale-13075212/

and

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8588445/Chelsea-FOUR-defenders-sale-Frank-Lampard-plans-clear-raise-funds.html

I know not exactly the most reliable sources, but its pretty clear that the majority of this list was on the way out anyway so I do take their word.

 

TL;DR its Kante, Zouma, Christensen, Barkley, Bats, Emerson, Bakayoko, Alonso and Kepa

Edited August 3, 20205 yr by driller97

Includes Kante if the article is to be believed. We would obviously still get a decent price for him, although he would take some replacing.

2 minutes ago, driller97 said:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/chelsea-put-ngolo-kante-eight-players-sale-13075212/

and

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8588445/Chelsea-FOUR-defenders-sale-Frank-Lampard-plans-clear-raise-funds.html

I know not exactly the most reliable sources, but its pretty clear that the majority of this list was on the way out anyway so I do take their word.

 

TL;DR its Kante, Zouma, Christensen, Barkley, Bats, Emerson, Bakayoko, Alonso and Kepa

Sounds a plausible list.

1 minute ago, forbzy said:

Includes Kante if the article is to be believed. We would obviously still get a decent price for him, although he would take some replacing.

Yeah we'd get a decent fee, but im not sure who Frank plans on playing in the deeper midfield role is Kante leaves. I assume it's going to be either Kovacic or Jorginho but neither of them are known for their defensive prowess