5 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

And I doubt LA Galaxy are going to be able to pay him £170K a week either ... ?

That would be up to him to work out. Sounds like mutual termination, not a pay off, is what is discussed, saving the MLS a transfer fee that the Galaxy can spend on wages.

57 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

He has 18 months left not 6.

The length left doesn't impact the figure if we have to account for the entire fee now. 

It does however save us more money in wages 

As much as I feel PEA is not the right player for us as this stage, I was hoping that he will be given a chance to make things work. 
 

This is entirely on the club and shows how disjointed is it’s decision making and a vision for the future really is. Terrible treatment and decision to sign a player with no clear vision on how he will fit into the club. 

4 minutes ago, Mudders said:

As much as I feel PEA is not the right player for us as this stage, I was hoping that he will be given a chance to make things work. 
 

This is entirely on the club and shows how disjointed is its decision making and a vision for the future really is. Terrible treatment and decision to sign a player with no clear vision on how he will fit into the club. 

Much has changed since the Aug/Sep signings. A new structure and culture is in place creating stability. The summer signings missed the mark by quite a bit (hopeful Sterling, Fofana, and eventually Slonina, Chukwuemeka and Casadei work out), but don’t think that defines our future. January shows the structure now in place - probably best to just cut our losses with PEA. 

Reports we are covering his entire salary whilst on loan. Is he that bad an influence in the dressing room? 

1 hour ago, charierre said:

Reports we are covering his entire salary whilst on loan. Is he that bad an influence in the dressing room? 

Where can he still go on loan this season, transfer windows are closed everywhere I think. He has a 2 year contract if I'm not mistaken, so it would be for the 2023-24 season. 

Edit: just read that the transfer window in Turkey closes today. Better get a move on 

Edited February 9, 20233 yr by Valerie

4 hours ago, Valerie said:

Where can he still go on loan this season, transfer windows are closed everywhere I think. He has a 2 year contract if I'm not mistaken, so it would be for the 2023-24 season. 

Edit: just read that the transfer window in Turkey closes today. Better get a move on 

All the media stuff is talking about a loan to the MLS in USA. One of the L.A. teams ... 

8 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

All the media stuff is talking about a loan to the MLS in USA. One of the L.A. teams ... 

Fine with me. Pulisic can show him around. 

I think this guy is better than Havertz up front. 

1 hour ago, Mudders said:

I think this guy is better than Havertz up front. 

A f**king gerbil is better than Havertz up front. 

what happened to him?

he starts his chelsea journey quiet well, score a few goals and then he almost dissapear 

send him loan and cover all wage for 4 months don't make any sense to me, tbh 

we give him 3 years contract and we want ride him after six months?

what a pathetic mess

A good summary:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/16/graham-potter-doing-chelsea-no-favours-ignoring-aubameyang

yeah our best potter form was with him playing and score a few goals 

after that we implode 

I guess his performance today when he was brought on might remind everyone why he was, (quite rightly), left out by Potter.

 

16 minutes ago, just said:

I guess his performance today when he was brought on might remind everyone why he was, (quite rightly), left out by Potter.

 

was bought for his successful with TT in Germany, then the owners sack TT.... this whole period post Roman is jaw dropping in waste and stupidity 

On 08/04/2023 at 20:24, just said:

I guess his performance today when he was brought on might remind everyone why he was, (quite rightly), left out by Potter.

 

As I've said a few times every time a player "can't be worse" they usually are.

On 08/04/2023 at 14:24, just said:

I guess his performance today when he was brought on might remind everyone why he was, (quite rightly), left out by Potter.

 

 

2 hours ago, Argo said:

As I've said a few times every time a player "can't be worse" they usually are.

Still doesn't excuse Havertz being allowed to stink up the pitch for 90 minutes week after week. Not in the slightest. 

I also wouldn't hold it too much against him when Aubameyang hasn't stepped on a football pitch since January. 

10 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

 

Still doesn't excuse Havertz being allowed to stink up the pitch for 90 minutes week after week. Not in the slightest. 

I also wouldn't hold it too much against him when Aubameyang hasn't stepped on a football pitch since January. 

Maybe not but like with the Alonso/Emerson situation, Auba shows pretty much every time he enters the pitch why Kai still gets persisted with despite his rut just like Emerson did with Marcos.

I'm all for Nkunku coming in and taking his place but Auba or especially god for bid Lukaku would make an already brutal situation even worse.

4 minutes ago, Argo said:

Maybe not but like with the Alonso/Emerson situation, Auba shows pretty much every time he enters the pitch why Kai still gets persisted with despite his rut just like Emerson did with Marcos.

I'm all for Nkunku coming in and taking his place but Auba or especially god for bid Lukaku would make an already brutal situation even worse.

Expand on that. 

I have seen with my eyes Havertz dribbling out of play under no pressure. I have seen Havertz trip over his own feet in the box.  I have seen Havertz ruin countless of attacking plays with his slow possession play. I have seen Havertz squander a magnitude of attacking chances because the bloke can't finish his dinner. I have seen Havertz display zero awareness nor any forethought on his offside positioning. 

Please expand on what you have seen from Aubameyang, in the miniscule amount of game time he's had, that is worse than what we have seen from Havertz. 

 

5 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Expand on that. 

I have seen with my eyes Havertz dribbling out of play under no pressure. I have seen Havertz trip over his own feet in the box.  I have seen Havertz ruin countless of attacking plays with his slow possession play. I have seen Havertz squander a magnitude of attacking chances because the bloke can't finish his dinner. I have seen Havertz display zero awareness nor any forethought on his offside positioning. 

Please expand on what you have seen from Aubameyang, in the miniscule amount of game time he's had, that is worse than what we have seen from Havertz. 

 

It's ridiculous it's come to this but the fact Havertz is even getting into these positions to miss those chances alone puts him above Auba, how many big chances has Auba even had since he scored in Milan? I can genuinely only think of two of the top of my head.

It's not just what he's done here but also at the end at Arsenal, at the time i thought it was Arteta's defensive tactics stifling him.

Unfair to judge any player when he's played this little since the November break for the World Cup : 

14 minutes ago, Argo said:

It's ridiculous it's come to this but the fact Havertz is even getting into these positions to miss those chances alone puts him above Auba, how many big chances has Auba even had since he scored in Milan? I can genuinely only think of two of the top of my head.

It's not just what he's done here but also at the end at Arsenal, at the time i thought it was Arteta's defensive tactics stifling him.

I personally think that's becoming a false narrative given the extraordinary game time difference between the pair. Havertz has a goal contribution every 400 minutes when you exclude penalties. Aubameyang 220 minutes and has only started 5 league matches all season. Seems Potter was just never willingly to play a ST so it isn't surprising Brighton fans claiming Potter had a fetish of spamming the pitch with attacking mids and no actual ST. 

Auba was genuinely fantastic at Barcelona, and from Arsenal fans' perspective and the all or nothing documentary it seems the genuine consensus of the falling out was Aubameyang leaving to visit his mother and not coming back on the club's requested date. He wasn't allowed to train with the first team since then. 

 

We are 11th for a reason, and we need to start recognizing the persistent factors leading to this drastic fall. A suicidal reliance on Havertz being arguably the biggest one. 

Edited April 10, 20233 yr by Sconnie Blue

He actually looked pretty decent at Barcelona before joining us. Their fans didn't seem to have a problem with his performances IIRC. Neither did their manager.

 

2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Unfair to judge any player when he's played this little since the November break for the World Cup : 

An hour against Citeh. Sub subbed and deservedly so.

If Aubameyang is the answer someone is asking the wrong question.