36 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

 

 

 Big Rom wants to go to Napoli to be with his Conte. AND Napoli have a very expensive striker for sale and they might be willing to lower their price apparently - as in nobody wants to over pay for him and Napoli cannot afford to keep him.

 

Thought this whole transfer saga was over.  Don’t really care if we get him just need rid of Lukaku.  We should do some Serie A style negotiations and offer Rom and £10m for Osimhen.

Absolutely don't want him, sell them Rom by all means just don't bring in Osimhen 

On 05/07/2024 at 08:51, DarkMata said:

Thought this whole transfer saga was over.  Don’t really care if we get him just need rid of Lukaku.  We should do some Serie A style negotiations and offer Rom and £10m for Osimhen.

Apparently we are offering.. .Big Rom, Butch Casadei and a free subscription to the daily mail

Can only really sell him to the PL or PSG. Think the buyers are starting to hold the cards now 

Convinced myself Osimhen was the second coming of Drogba when we were originally linked with him.  But when the transfer was off I told myself he’d just be the next Lukaku.  Now the rumours are back there’s no going back I can only see the lukaku part 2

I don't think he's worth his alleged wages...

They're taking the piss with the wages and the price. 

Ben Jacobs was on London is blue podcast talking about this. Said it’s 99% unlikely. The release clause, agent fees and wages make it too expensive. Saudi or PSG..

Vic wants the money. Which is fair enough. PSG or Saudi League?  The understanding is that Chelsea may return with the offer of Lukaku and some cash - but will no longer pay the full release clause.

4 hours ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Vic wants the money. Which is fair enough. PSG or Saudi League?  The understanding is that Chelsea may return with the offer of Lukaku and some cash - but will no longer pay the full release clause.

 

Osimhen has always been about the money. He's been quite open about it from the interview I saw.

He’ll be at PSG

PSG have opened talks with Victor. Lukaku to Napoli then?

1 hour ago, JM7 said:

PSG have opened talks with Victor. Lukaku to Napoli then?

Big time 

PSG won't pay the release clause. Chelsea will pay the release clause. BUT Chelsea won't pay the high wages and we don't offer CL footy [currently].

I do not care that much about Victor, BUT Napoli gotta take Lukaku.

This bloke would have to drop his wage demands by half for this to even work. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/29/napoli-chelsea-victor-osimhen-romelu-lukaku?CMP=share_btn_url

 

 

Feeling like maybe Clearlake are ready to offer star wages to a few star players. Just not unproven ones like Olise

I wonder why PSG are stalling. 

 

On 08/07/2024 at 14:17, JM7 said:

Ben Jacobs was on London is blue podcast talking about this. Said it’s 99% unlikely. The release clause, agent fees and wages make it too expensive. Saudi or PSG..

It's funny how for all the sh*t thrown in City and Chelsea's direction over the years PSG somehow is never mentioned. Playing in a farmer's league and probably having one of the biggest wage bills in Europe, what other team could at any given point in time have the likes of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe etc at the same time on their books, probably only Real, but that's the biggest club in football.

6 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

I wonder why PSG are stalling. 

 

Doesn't he have only a year left on his deal, and Napoli reported to have issues keeping his wages on for the season?

Maybe having lost Mbappe for free PSG want the same, or a big cut in price, for Victor?

Heard some mention if Napoli cut the price to 100mill, and agree to pay 30mill for Rom, we should go for it. Not for me.

Napoli have their head at gunpoint here. Huge wages, free to leave next summer? 75mill with Rom valued at 35mill or they can lose him on a free to PSG is what I would want us to offer, no more. I am not convinced he is that good.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Doesn't he have only a year left on his deal, and Napoli reported to have issues keeping his wages on for the season?

Maybe having lost Mbappe for free PSG want the same, or a big cut in price, for Victor?

Heard some mention if Napoli cut the price to 100mill, and agree to pay 30mill for Rom, we should go for it. Not for me.

Napoli have their head at gunpoint here. Huge wages, free to leave next summer? 75mill with Rom valued at 35mill or they can lose him on a free to PSG is what I would want us to offer, no more. I am not convinced he is that good.

Still wouldn’t touch him even if with that he dropped his wages to £150k/w. He is such a presence that once you buy him, he has to play all your games once fit. You would have to sell Jackson for starters, which we wouldn’t do.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Doesn't he have only a year left on his deal, and Napoli reported to have issues keeping his wages on for the season?

Maybe having lost Mbappe for free PSG want the same, or a big cut in price, for Victor?

Heard some mention if Napoli cut the price to 100mill, and agree to pay 30mill for Rom, we should go for it. Not for me.

Napoli have their head at gunpoint here. Huge wages, free to leave next summer? 75mill with Rom valued at 35mill or they can lose him on a free to PSG is what I would want us to offer, no more. I am not convinced he is that good.

I agree but also a massive cut in wages too and maybe less than 75 also but I would be OK ish with 75. Ish.

And the Rom 35mil going other way.

 

I thought Americans were great at negotiating, we got duds!

31 minutes ago, ducavis said:

Still wouldn’t touch him even if with that he dropped his wages to £150k/w. He is such a presence that once you buy him, he has to play all your games once fit. You would have to sell Jackson for starters, which we wouldn’t do.

If its between him or Jackson then this guy can bugger off. 

Jackson has way more potential and has shown it.

6 hours ago, ducavis said:

Still wouldn’t touch him even if with that he dropped his wages to £150k/w. He is such a presence that once you buy him, he has to play all your games once fit. You would have to sell Jackson for starters, which we wouldn’t do.

I'm in....

Honestly the only signing that would actually improve our club so I can't say I am against it but I'm not sure how he would fair in a heavy possession team. Also Guiu would have to go out on loan.