9 minutes ago, Gordon Bennett said:

The transfer window is open until the end of the month, so we've got time to sign another keeper, on lower wages and amortize their fee across a 5 year period for a much lower cost.

 

Selling Kepa in this window makes perfect sense and is in line with the boards strategy of selling players with 2 years left on their contract.

We don't have time, our season starts tomorrow. What's the plan, to sacrifice the first month? Those points could mean everything by the end of the season. Who are we even going to sign now? It's not like a new 1st choice goalkeeper has been the priority in this window, so it will be rushed and not well thought out. 

Just now, Scott Harris said:

We don't have time, our season starts tomorrow. What's the plan, to sacrifice the first month? Those points could mean everything by the end of the season. Who are we even going to sign now? It's not like a new 1st choice goalkeeper has been the priority in this window, so it will be rushed and not well thought out. 

I'm pretty certain Sanchez was going to be our number 1 within a few weeks. He wasn't signed to be a back up. 

2 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

I'm pretty certain Sanchez was going to be our number 1 within a few weeks. He wasn't signed to be a back up. 

So a position we needed upgrading for the long term is going to be more like a sidegrade.

If there is some clout in this, we won’t be playing Kepa tomorrow!

7 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

So a position we needed upgrading for the long term is going to be more like a sidegrade.

With a 50% reduction in wages and earning what a keeper at that level should be earning. 

Reckon we'll get a stop gap in the meantime and analyze the situation next summer.

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5 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

So a position we needed upgrading for the long term is going to be more like a sidegrade.

My understanding was,

1. We wanted to sell Kepa and sign a proven world class keeper

2. We failed to find a buyer 

3. We pivoted to signing a keeper that could be better than Kepa and will review next year. Sanchez is cheap, known to our team. 

4. Courtois did his ACL and Madrid came calling. 

Getting Kepa off our books is critical to all of this. I imagine we might look for a relatively cheap number 2, put faith in Sanchez and then revisit next summer. 

I can't believe there's people in here that have watched Kepa for 6 years and still think he's better than Sanchez. He has been an astronomical flop for us, the fact that we've managed to get him off our books is miraculous.

Any chance that we get Tchoumeni or Camavinga in exchange for Kepa?

51 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Makes no sense from a Chelsea perspective. We are 1 day away from the seaosn starting, why let our 1st choice keeper go? Everyone will know we are desperate and bump up the prices for any GK we look at by about 500%

There's a simple solution to that.

There's a 3x UCL winning keeper avaliable for a short term deal, get him and reaccess next summer. Worst case he will prove to be past it and Sanchez will prove not to be good enough for a team with the aim to eventually win the title (which we already know is the case with Kepa anyway) and in the meantime our recruitment team have 10 months to find a perfect long term fit going forward.

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C'mon big Pete....

C'mon Lucas, time to step up

 

I see we needn't sign Bernd Leno.

1 hour ago, timetowaste said:

I can't believe there's people in here that have watched Kepa for 6 years and still think he's better than Sanchez. He has been an astronomical flop for us, the fact that we've managed to get him off our books is miraculous.

I have no idea how Sanchez with distributing the ball. If he is better than Kepa we are fine. 

Kepa's biggest problem in Prem is his lack of height. Otherwise he is a good keeper. 

If he wasn't Real and Bayern would look elsewhere.

1 minute ago, evissy said:

I have no idea how Sanchez with distributing the ball. If he is better than Kepa we are fine. 

Kepa's biggest problem in Prem is his lack of height. Otherwise he is a good keeper. 

If he wasn't Real and Bayern would look elsewhere.

Sanchez's distribution is 'good enough'. 

I am more concerned on how Sanchez commands his box. 

Claiming 6% of the crosses he faced in the 2022-23 Premier League. Kepa claimed just 3.5% of his, and his desire to remain rooted to his line contributed to Chelsea’s struggles defending set pieces. At different stages of his Brighton career he also impressed as a sweeper-keeper and as a shot-stopper from both short and long range. https://theathletic.com/4764801/2023/08/11/sanchez-kepa-chelsea-goalkeepers/

 

 

It seems like if Sanchez is back to his best than Kepa will look even worse. 

who will play in goal tomorrow? bit weird to sell your number 1 1 day before the first game of the season?

Welcome to modern Chelsea!

This is the happiest transfer for me. So glad Kepa is about to be loaned out.  One of the worst signings at Chelsea 

What’s point of a loan though?

6 minutes ago, KokeFran96 said:

This is the happiest transfer for me. So glad Kepa is about to be loaned out.  One of the worst signings at Chelsea 

Seriously?

29 minutes ago, KokeFran96 said:

This is the happiest transfer for me. So glad Kepa is about to be loaned out.  One of the worst signings at Chelsea 

Just bizarre.

Mixed news on whether it’s a loan or permanent. A loan makes no sense at all

1 hour ago, RMH said:

Any chance that we get Tchoumeni or Camavinga in exchange for Kepa?

Zero, sadly. But worth asking

I think Rob Sanchez will calm you down a bit.

But the bloke has not played a game - not even a friendly - for six months.

10 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Mixed news on whether it’s a loan or permanent. A loan makes no sense at all

The Spanish journals (as, marca) are talking about a loan. Madrid wanted the loan without the option to buy but Chelsea and Kepa are insisting on the option to buy to be included. It is also to be decided whether they’ll pay an extra fee to Chelsea additional to paying Kepa’s wages.

2 minutes ago, RMH said:

The Spanish journals (as, marca) are talking about a loan. Madrid wanted the loan without the option to buy but Chelsea and Kepa are insisting on the option to buy to be included. It is also to be decided whether they’ll pay an extra fee to Chelsea additional to paying Kepa’s wages.

Doesn’t sound like we’ll be getting anything from this at all. Needs to include an obligation