would be very happy to see him here. he is about as perfect a replacement for Toni as we could have hoped for.

hopefully leaves a clear path for Colwill too. hope TT can reassure him, would be gutted to lose him like Livramento, Tomori etc.  

as others have said, the 5 year contract is a problem for me though. 2/3 + 1 would make sense, but if this goes wrong, we are left with ANOTHER enormous long term contract we can't shift. huge huge risk  

 

How long until Barcelona announce their interest and ask him to wait for them to free up more funds?

8 minutes ago, Zeta said:

How long until Barcelona announce their interest and ask him to wait for them to free up more funds?

I thought they did that already?

I presume that right now they try really hard to figure out how to fit Sterling into their squad so that they can hijack him.

20 minutes ago, Zeta said:

How long until Barcelona announce their interest and ask him to wait for them to free up more funds?

Probably only a matter of time.

11 minutes ago, Bluesince66 said:

Probably only a matter of time.

What could possibly go wrong!

Kalidou Koulibaly has accepted Chelsea as next club after new meeting with his agent yesterday in Milano. Personal terms agreed for €10m net salary per year. He's waiting for the clubs to complete the agreement. 🔵 #CFC 

Chelsea sources consider this deal "just matter of time".

8 hours ago, ducavis said:

How is it 3.7 games? 

2021/22: he missed 8 games

2020/21: he missed 8 games (taking out covid)

2019/20: he missed 11 games.

In a harder PL you would expect him to miss more games. Factor in Thiago who can play ever other game, it doesn’t look that smart.

I added up all the games he missed and divided it by 10 because this is data from the 11/12 season till the 21/22 season

I reckon we also have a superior medical staff to Napoli. And look at the amount of days he was out, most he is out is like 4 to 5 weeks. And I think here with a better medical department we can probably prevent injuries better as well and rotate him like we did with Silva when the data suggest we have to. 

a dembele, who we were ready to sign at some point, has been out almost 700 days while he is 25. Koulibaly has been out for around 200 days and he is 31. Chilwell has been out 36 games this season while koulibaly has been out 37 his whole career. Just to put it in perspective 
 

1 hour ago, Adamrb said:

as others have said, the 5 year contract is a problem for me though. 2/3 + 1 would make sense, but if this goes wrong, we are left with ANOTHER enormous long term contract we can't shift. huge huge risk  

True, but I take it as a sign of Tuchel rating him very, very highly. I see few risks with Koulibaly tbh, he's without a shadow of a doubt one of the very best CBs in the world and 31 is no age for a centreback.

Chelsea are prepared to submit the final, official bid for Kalidou Koulibaly: €38m plus add-ons, up to €40m package. Napoli could accept, after opening proposal worth €35m turned down. 🔵🇸🇳 #CFC 

Koulibaly agreed personal terms - while Chelsea are also working on Nathan Aké.

Sounds like we have up with De Ligit and stopped any transfer games. 

10 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Aye before tax so we will be spending more than 300k a week gross for him.

Other than the money involved I am very happy at the prospect of him coming in. He is class and a big personality and leader I really hope gets Mendy back to his best.

No, Net is before tax lol so its 176k a week before tax at like 50%

21 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Chelsea are prepared to submit the final, official bid for Kalidou Koulibaly: €38m plus add-ons, up to €40m package. Napoli could accept, after opening proposal worth €35m turned down. 🔵🇸🇳 #CFC 

Koulibaly agreed personal terms - while Chelsea are also working on Nathan Aké.

So about £32 million then. Very decent price.

 

A signing based on his nationality.  Another attempt by the club to break into the commercial Senegalese market. Marketing of K2 begins now.

Odd take.

2 hours ago, JM7 said:

Kalidou Koulibaly has accepted Chelsea as next club after new meeting with his agent yesterday in Milano. Personal terms agreed for €10m net salary per year. He's waiting for the clubs to complete the agreement. 🔵 #CFC 

Chelsea sources consider this deal "just matter of time".

Think they said that about Kounde

3 hours ago, Adamrb said:

would be very happy to see him here. he is about as perfect a replacement for Toni as we could have hoped for.

hopefully leaves a clear path for Colwill too. hope TT can reassure him, would be gutted to lose him like Livramento, Tomori etc.  

as others have said, the 5 year contract is a problem for me though. 2/3 + 1 would make sense, but if this goes wrong, we are left with ANOTHER enormous long term contract we can't shift. huge huge risk  

 

I suspect the reasoning behind thsi is becuase our mob are so bl00dy useless he'll be halfway through it before we get the thing wrapped and and unvelied. I hope he doesn't retire before negotiations are completed

K2. I am happy with that signing. As much as we all want the young De Ligt and/or Kounde. Signing big blokes who know how to get the job done and know how to defend. Solid. Reliable. Experienced.

We have good young CB's at the club already.

Presnel Kimpembe is back to the top of the list. Apparently.

 

43 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

A signing based on his nationality.  Another attempt by the club to break into the commercial Senegalese market. Marketing of K2 begins now.

I hope this is an attempt at a joke.

44 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

A signing based on his nationality.  Another attempt by the club to break into the commercial Senegalese market. Marketing of K2 begins now.

We definitely should not overlook the powerful Senegalese market. It's a heavy responsibility for our marketing department, that also has to target the US market. Better not sign a player from Luxemburg before the dust has settled!

5 hours ago, ducavis said:

Is Colwill or any other youth player meant to wait while a 31yr old player sees out his 5yr contract.

The contract length is nuts, and I don’t think any other club would have entertained that. A 2yr + 1 yr option would have been tough but bearable.

Koulibaly will play as lcb n then transition as ccb once Silva leaves. 

 

4 hours ago, Zeta said:

How long until Barcelona announce their interest and ask him to wait for them to free up more funds?

It should be part of the Chelsea medical to see if the player is of sound mind. - waiting for barca to fail to pay your wages?? bonkers... or come to the Chels. 

I dunno, if he was good he would have been bought ages ago instead of staying in Naples until 31. He also has been playing less in the last 3 years, injury prone or simply no longer first choice? Underwhelmed until I see him play I guess.

In the circumstances, I think he's a good replacement for Rudiger.

Happy with this if it goes ahead.