🎙 Trevor Nelson: "This is not going to be popular with Chelsea fans. What I'm about to say, I actually got tired of Roman Abramovich, his hire and fire, right? I wanted a project, yeah. I wanted him to stick with some players. I wanted him to develop some young players. He never wanted to do that.

He wanted to buy ready-made players. Got the fan base into this mindset of, we buy ready made players, ready to go now, when it hit the fan, we had a load of mercenaries left at the club because of that, whereas I look at this group and they feel to me, you look at them, they're hungry, they're like, starving, they're like, they believe they can do something on Sunday."

~ @talkSPORT

‼️ Trevor Nelson: "This is why I'm a bit of a weird Chelsea fan, and I've had it in my WhatsApp groups a lot when I say things like this. I'm a supporter, I support the team. I don't criticise the team. I just look at the good things that the team do and see if there's progress, there's progress.

Maresca has got them organized. We're harder to beat. You can't say we're not organised. But then when we say that [Chelsea aren't ready to win the PL title], all of you will say you spent a billion pounds. You've got to win the league. You [O'Hara], Gabby [Agbonlahor], all of you. What's the point? It's called a project."

~ @talkSPORT

‼️ Noni Madueke is now set to become the seventh player to move from Chelsea to Arsenal in the past six years. Luiz, Willian, Jorginho, Havertz, Sterling, Kepa, Madueke. Combined cost of around £140 million.

~ @SamJDean

🚨 Madueke decided to seek a new challenge away from Chelsea after the club signed Delap, Estevao, Gittens and Joao Pedro. (@guardian_sport) #CFC

comment by Blarmdrey Santos (U14547)
posted about 3 hours ago
Do wonder if we are heading into too many squad changes territory. Changing a lot of the attackers. Though i guess Palmer and Neto will start a lot
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Fair concern, but our attackers have been the problem in this squad. Absolute dross apart from Palmer, so it's the right area to change. Now get a GK.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 28 minutes ago
🎙 Trevor Nelson: "This is not going to be popular with Chelsea fans. What I'm about to say, I actually got tired of Roman Abramovich, his hire and fire, right? I wanted a project, yeah. I wanted him to stick with some players. I wanted him to develop some young players. He never wanted to do that.

He wanted to buy ready-made players. Got the fan base into this mindset of, we buy ready made players, ready to go now, when it hit the fan, we had a load of mercenaries left at the club because of that, whereas I look at this group and they feel to me, you look at them, they're hungry, they're like, starving, they're like, they believe they can do something on Sunday."

~ @talkSPORT
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What an utter load of nonsense. This is the first season this ownership has stuck with the manager ffs.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 29 minutes ago
‼️ Trevor Nelson: "This is why I'm a bit of a weird Chelsea fan, and I've had it in my WhatsApp groups a lot when I say things like this. I'm a supporter, I support the team. I don't criticise the team. I just look at the good things that the team do and see if there's progress, there's progress.

Maresca has got them organized. We're harder to beat. You can't say we're not organised. But then when we say that [Chelsea aren't ready to win the PL title], all of you will say you spent a billion pounds. You've got to win the league. You [O'Hara], Gabby [Agbonlahor], all of you. What's the point? It's called a project."

~ @talkSPORT
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Who is this feckin idiot?

You gotta love how the word project in football now means "we've fallen behind, but I'm determined to feel good about it"

Borussia Dortmund will command a fee between €65m and €70m for Karim Adeyemi (23), according to Bild, with Chelsea once again interested and was the subject of conversation a long with Jamie Gittens and Carney Chukwuemeka.

Juventus also hold an interest.

Financial expert Stefan Borson claims Chelsea outsmarted UEFA and Aston Villa in FFP negotiations:

🗣 "What we do know from the scale of Chelsea and Villa’s fines is that Chelsea’s breach was very substantially higher than Aston Villa’s, even on the cost control one.

The bottom line on Chelsea is that not only did they admit to breaching the year ended June 2024, but also admitted breaching 2025, the year that’s just literally finished.

What that means is that they pay a higher fine, but also get the first year of a four-year settlement period versus Aston Villa’s three years to be a test against their own budget, which is a really good test for them because they know they’re not going to breach it.

It’s the budget that they put together based on the latest information at year end, so there’s no way they’re going to fail and the first year is effectively a free year. What that means is they pay £15million more than Aston Villa and push the whole issue out.

It’s not really going to bite until 2029, the final year of the settlement period in all likelihood. So, I think it’s a very good deal for Chelsea overall. I think they’ve probably outsmarted not just Uefa but also Aston Villa in the negotiation. I would say it’s just a better deal than Villa’s."

{Football Insider}

soon, lawyerers n a-cowntants will b the mosed impourtant n hi!👋essed payed members of the ‘team’

Neopolitans lying straight in bed

More than 2700 Arsenal fans signed a petition to voice their displeasure at the signing of Noni Madueke

They’re acting like he’s a championship player. He’s gonna be a solid squad option for them.

Noni Madueke granted permission by Chelsea to leave camp in the USA to undertake medical before completing Arsenal switch. He will not train with Chelsea and flies to the UK today.

~ @David_Ornstein

🗣️ @JacobsBen: “Chelsea were prepared to keep Jadon Sancho and ready to match their part of the wage contribution of £180,000-£200,000 when they had signed him from Manchester United. Sancho said NO.”

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 19 minutes ago
Noni Madueke granted permission by Chelsea to leave camp in the USA to undertake medical before completing Arsenal switch. He will not train with Chelsea and flies to the UK today.

~ @David_Ornstein
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Wow dude sounds peesed - like we have a CWC final in 2 days, which he will start or play in........and he's off to do his medical. Someone really annoyed him.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 8 minutes ago
🗣️ @JacobsBen: “Chelsea were prepared to keep Jadon Sancho and ready to match their part of the wage contribution of £180,000-£200,000 when they had signed him from Manchester United. Sancho said NO.”
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I is calling BS.........why would we be doing that? No where near the performances to offer that type of $$

Mail / Standard -

Chelsea are currently planning to go into the new season with Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen as their 2 main goalkeepers

Trossard going to Fenerbahce apparently

Romano -

Nottingham Forest prepare a complaint to the Premier League for Morgan Gibbs-White’s move to Tottenham.

#NFFC working on potential legal action as they believe Spurs made illegal approach to the player, as Sky Sports reported.

Romano -

Viktor Gyökeres will not show up in training at Sporting today, tomorrow or at any moment this summer.

His decision is clear as reported during the week: he only wants Arsenal, it’s over with Sporting.

Gyökeres also informed Sporting president about that 5 days ago.



Sporting wont budge on their price for him, talks have stalled apparently

Juventus have stalled in their negotiations with Jadon Sancho as wages continue to be a stumbling block.

His current salary is said to be in excess of a staggering £300,000-a-week. United are holding out for a fee of £25m but with his wage demands mean a loan cannot be ruled out.

According to Il Corriere dello Sport, Sancho is ready to accept an €8m-a-year (£7m) contract at Juventus but the Bianconeri are unwilling to go beyond €6m plus add-ons (£5m). 

🗣 @GraemeBailey: “Enzo Maresca has made it very clear that he wants a new number one. He doesn’t like any of the current options.