Summer Transfer Window 2024

[Mad Jack]

On 01/06/2024 at 18:24, Adam said:

i might join the angry react movement if we keep on with Romano.

If weren't in the movement before, I presume you will be now

Spoiler

 

 

[METALMAN]

On 01/06/2024 at 18:24, Adam said:

So exclusive that it was on the BBC around the same time:

Tosin Adarabioyo close to Chelsea move

i might join the angry react movement if we keep on with Romano.

wow I can't believe Linekles would delegitimise Our National Broadcaster in favour of Fabrizio Romano like that.

[Colly]

Every time it happens we can add to the list of colleagues he doesn't like...

[Lineker]

 

[Lineker]

FINALLY!

[Gazz]

Came out of nowhere!

[DavidMarrio]

 

 

[gunnar hendershow]

Imagine that, he scored 0 goals for Leeds and only made 7 appearances for them in his entire time there.

Oh wait - that's the match fixing Swede?!

[Lineker]

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Aston Villa have opened talks with Chelsea over a deal for Conor ­Gallagher. Unai Emery is desperate to sign the England midfielder, who is expected to cost at least £50m, and is looking to move quickly in an attempt to land one of his key summer targets.

Tottenham also retain an ­interest in Gallagher, who has a year left on his contract, and the 24-year-old could be in even bigger demand if he impresses for England at Euro 2024.

Chelsea are expected to welcome bids for Gallagher, even though the player is not in a rush to leave his boyhood club. They have made little progress in talks over a new deal and will not want to find themselves in danger of losing him on a free transfer next year.

Chelsea can minimise their risk of falling foul of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability ­regulations by making big sales this summer and know that money received for ­Gallagher, who is an academy ­product, will go down in their accounts as pure profit.

It remains to be seen if Villa, who need to strengthen their squad after qualifying for the Champions League, can afford to go as high as £50m. They may need one or two sales to fund their bid for Gallagher, although they could also boost their chances of reaching an agreement with ­Chelsea by including Jhon Durán as part of the deal. Chelsea have been monitoring the 20-year-old Colombian striker since January.

Emery loves Gallagher’s energy and is determined to convince him to join his side. From Chelsea’s perspective, though, selling Gallagher would be a gamble. He is a fan favourite and he could be followed through the exit door by another homegrown player, Trevoh Chalobah, who is a target for Manchester United.

Enzo Maresca, Chelsea’s new head coach, could have to plan for life ­without both Gallagher and Chalobah. Maresca’s predecessor, Mauricio Pochettino, wanted to keep both players.

Chelsea are willing to explore other options and are poised to complete the signing of the Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer. Their next big move will be to bring in a striker to compete with Nicolas Jackson. Chelsea are still tracking the RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko, who is wanted by Arsenal.

 

[DavidMarrio]

50mil for someone in the last year of their contract is stupid

[Baddar]

We gave 60 for Mount and he played about 4 times.

[DavidMarrio]

Yeah but that's to be expected from Man Utd

[stokeriño]

Presumably a combination of the well-known "English player" tax and the somewhat rarer "we're selling one of last season's better performers and one of our limited club-trained players, even though he wants to stay, for reasons of ACCOUNTING... so in other words, we do not negotiate logically so just try us" tax. 

[Jimmy]

I'm keen on Gallagher because it's clear Ange really wants him, but 50 mil with one year left is ridiculous. Especially as it's well documented that Chelsea probably need to sell, right? 

[stokeriño]

Just now, Jimmy said:

Especially as it's well documented that Chelsea probably need to sell, right? 

Depends who you ask. Answers range from "yes and by 30th June for PSR window" to "actually no that's fine, this flogging of Gallagher/Chalobah/etc is to fund future speculative purchases of 17 year olds".

[Jimmy]

1 minute ago, stokeriño said:

Depends who you ask. Answers range from "yes and by 30th June for PSR window" to "actually no that's fine, this flogging of Gallagher/Chalobah/etc is to fund future speculative purchases of 17 year olds".

I also fully understand why Chelsea wouldn't budge on the asking price for Spurs tbh. 

[Lineker]

Important contract news from north of the border!

 

[Naitch]

I'm choosing to believe that the miniature versions of him are actually part of the shirt design.

[stokeriño]

I swear that 98% of these transfer announcement videos are the most boring shit ever.

 

[Hobo]

Liam is short for William which is often shortened to willy which is also a word for penis.

They should call him Penis Penis man