Transfer: 2024 Winter Transfer Window - Open Window Discussion

[cgf]

Which one?

Ronald.

 

[Evilo]

Ronald.

Don't think he moves really.

 

[cgf]

Don't think he moves really.

Sky is reporting that Tuchel & Freund had a call with the Barca defender on Friday. With Bayern reportedly willing to pay a "mega sum" to get him this winter.

 

[luiginb]

I'd sell him.

For 100 mil.

 

[cgf]

I'd sell him.

For 100 mil.

Hopefully you get it and that keeps them from affording Wirtz

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Hopefully you get it and that keeps them from affording Wirtz

Wirtz would be stupid to join a worse team next summer

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Wirtz would be stupid to join a worse team next summer

Even with the Tucheliban in charge, any supremacy Leverkusen might hold over Bayern ends the moment Xabi boards the plane to Madrid unfortunately.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Tuchel can’t hear you, his extremely deserved UCL ring is clogging his ear

(Bayern are shambolic, obviously lol)

 

[gary69]

Sky is reporting that Tuchel & Freund had a call with the Barca defender on Friday. With Bayern reportedly willing to pay a "mega sum" to get him this winter.

Surely that means moving one/some of the CBs, DeLigt, Kim and Upamecano are all in their prime and were expensive.

Doesn't make sense to me, they would be better off getting someone for a midfield spot. Kimmich playing there just ruins too much of the team cohesion. He is a good player, but I just don't understand managers agreeing to his wishes playing at that position.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Surely that means moving one/some of the CBs, DeLigt, Kim and Upamecano are all in their prime and were expensive.

Doesn't make sense to me, they would be better off getting someone for a midfield spot. Kimmich playing there just ruins too much of the team cohesion. He is a good player, but I just don't understand managers agreeing to his wishes playing at that position.

Absolutely. They need a legit #6. Kimmich has demonstrated at both club and international level he can't reliably fill the defensive side of that role (I actually think he stifles offensive progression quite a bit as well, but that's a separate ball of wax).

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Sky is reporting that Tuchel & Freund had a call with the Barca defender on Friday. With Bayern reportedly willing to pay a "mega sum" to get him this winter.

He's one of the few players you can actually call a captain in our team. Selling him would send a very wrong message, in my opinion. He's not the kind to force a move. I don't see this happening. You can have Kounde if you want though

 

[cgf]

Leipzig have made an official offer for Ouédraogo.

 

[robertmac43]

Got to hate those North American contracts that go for 8 years lol

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Got to hate those North American contracts that go for 8 years lol

Apparently Gallagher is one of those players (in the sense that he's not interested in signing an 8-year deal). Chelsea might also sell him because he helps with the financial rules right away since he's a homegrown player.

 

[Jack Straw]

Apparently Gallagher is one of those players (in the sense that he's not interested in signing an 8-year deal). Chelsea might also sell him because he helps with the financial rules right away since he's a homegrown player.

I seem to remember Spurs being interested in him before the season started.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Apparently Gallagher is one of those players (in the sense that he's not interested in signing an 8-year deal). Chelsea might also sell him because he helps with the financial rules right away since he's a homegrown player.

I think @Blender will be done with Chelsea if this happens. And honestly, it's a type of move that would warrent such a response. It's basically a middle finger to the academy.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I think @Blender will be done with Chelsea if this happens. And honestly, it's a type of move that would warrent such a response. It's basically a middle finger to the academy.

Honestly it might be best for him career wise. Chelsea is a club in shambles.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Imagine employing a strategy where you have to sell your high-performing home grown players to fund expensive transfers because your other expensive transfers didn't work out. I don't know if it's just the owners, but the Directors are also insane in this scenario.

 

[Savant]

Selling HG may be the only way they can dodge FFP sanctions. Especially if Poch wants them to buy more

 

[hatterson]

Selling HG may be the only way they can dodge FFP sanctions. Especially if Poch wants them to buy more

Even without new buys, not getting any european income next year would make things very tight just on their own.

 

[bleedblue1223]

It's just frustrating. You make some good purchases in Palmer and Badiashile, and then go absolutely insane on DM spending. If you planned on keeping Ugochukwu, then don't spend on Caicedo, and a bunch on of money issues are eased. Disasi is another move that made 0 sense. Wasn't really a fan of going big on Mudryk or Madueke.

And on top of the big 1st team spending, they've gone huge in prospect spending, which seems like conflicting strategies.

 

[Savant]

It's just frustrating. You make some good purchases in Palmer and Badiashile, and then go absolutely insane on DM spending. If you planned on keeping Ugochukwu, then don't spend on Caicedo, and a bunch on of money issues are eased. Disasi is another move that made 0 sense. Wasn't really a fan of going big on Mudryk or Madueke.

And on top of the big 1st team spending, they've gone huge in prospect spending, which seems like conflicting strategies.

That’s just who Chelsea are. That’s what they do

 

[bleedblue1223]

That’s just who Chelsea are. That’s what they do

I know you repeat this, but that was never the case in the Roman era, no where near this extent.

 

[Savant]

I know you repeat this, but that was never the case in the Roman era, no where near this extent.

Sure it was. Chelsea under Roman loved buying marquee players, especially from abroad, at all costs. There just wasn’t FFP then so he didn’t have to sell as much; but Chelsea was still trying to win back pages. Which is fine but I have no ideas why you are trying to pretend this didn’t happen

Even without new buys, not getting any european income next year would make things very tight just on their own.

Honestly if I was a PL team especially, I would just refuse to bail them out of this. They must be at/or nearing point deduction territory to be considering this.

 

[Rob]

It would be different if Chelsea could unload some of these bad contracts.

Spend away though. It isn't my money.