Granit Xhaka to Chelsea is a no brainer :
✅ Xabi Alonso wants him, backing the manager. All our fans said we wanted that.
✅ Knows his systems
✅ Leader and captain, will drive standards daily for the younger players
✅ Old player, showing an adaptation and tweak of the model
✅ Was one of the signings of the season last year in the premier league
✅ Can play as a 6 or as an 8. Great passing and shooting.
I would be very happy with this signing.
🚨🏴 Como official bid for Trevoh Chalobah was sent days ago, as revealed and Chelsea already indicated a higher price to sell the centre back.
€25m won’t be enough as #CFC are aware of more clubs keen, including Inter attentive and monitoring Chalobah.
This makes sense when you have Santos and Lavia in the squad.
Last season he showed he can still hang in the PL, we’ve seen him do it for Alonso a couple of years ago and he doesn’t block the pathway of Lavia and Santos.
🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE DETAIL | Granit Xhaka and Chelsea have already reached a full verbal agreement over a transfer. Personal terms have been fully agreed. #CFC
Chelsea are already in contact with Sunderland.
Xabi Alonso is pushing hard to sign Xhaka post Blick and various English media outlets. @SkySportDE 🇨🇭
El capitán de la Selección de Irán, Mehdi Taremi, explotó contra la FIFA y la organización de Estados Unidos.
“Esta es una Copa del Mundo desastrosa. Como jugadores profesionales no podemos jugar una competición en estas condiciones, no está bien ni es justo. Si la FIFA piensa que esto es justo, tema de ellos, pero no lo es. ¿Quién debería solucionar este problema por nosotros? ¿La FIFA? ¿EE.UU.? ¡No sé! Díganme un nombre. El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, vino a nuestro vestuario después del primer partido contra Nueva Zelanda y dijo que iba a resolver todos los problemas, pero en realidad, la FIFA no hizo nada. Respondiendo la pregunta de: "¿Sienten que los organizadores de la Copa del Mundo, incluidos la FIFA y los funcionarios estadounidenses, prefieren que Irán sea eliminado de la competencia?", digo: Tenemos que luchar contra absolutamente todo. No podemos quedarnos en el país, viajamos y nos sometemos a controles migratorios cada vez que queremos jugar, ahora no podemos quedarnos en Seattle y tenemos que volver a Tijuana. Han hecho todo lo posible para eliminarnos, entonces desde nuestra perspectiva, sí, creo que lo quieren así, nos quieren afuera”.
Genuinely so sad.
He is physically incapable of playing more than 2 consecutive games where he is required to play a more traditional right back role.
Time for him to switch to Midfield/RCB.
@mihasik1974@kierangill_DM Veiga was a genuine find, he just didn't want to be an understudy to cucu and colwill so we made a hefty profit and replaced him with a better player in hato. What are you on about
🗣 @JacobsBen: "Benoit Badiashile, I find really interesting, because if the right offer came in, I personally think Chelsea would entertain it.
Yet for months and months, every time I've asked about Badiashile, he's always the one Chelsea sources say his development is on track."
~ @LondonBluePod
Such a disgusting thing to do lmfao putting the kepa blunder on sarris head when we all remember we were in for allison and when he chose liverpool we panicked and spulrged on kepa. #weremember
🗣 Christophe Lollichon: “I gave Maurizio Sarri my selection of goalkeepers (to replace Courtois).
The first name in the document was Petr to come back. Kepa was on that list, but not at the top. I had a meeting with Sarri and when I said Petr, he said no. Good start.
During the conversation, he said, ‘Do you know Kepa?’. I said, ‘Maurizio, he’s on my list but not among my favourites’. He said, ‘I played against him, he made a fantastic game’. I saw the game. He made a few spectacular saves. I said, ‘Maurizio, this guy is not adapted to your model of play’, but he just remembered the saves he made against him.”
~ @liam_twomey | @TheAthleticFC
C’è dispiacere e irritazione in casa #Inter per l’epilogo della trattativa per Marco #Palestra, alla quale i dirigenti nerazzurri avevano lavorato per un mese intero trovando fin da maggio l’accordo e il sì convinto del calciatore. L’accordo verbale poi raggiunto con l’Atalanta nel summit milanese di giovedì tra Marotta e Percassi (assente l’agente Lucci) aveva fatto confidare nella fumata bianca, che avrebbe dovuto materializzarsi già questa settimana. Il rilancio monstre del Chelsea delle scorse ore ha però sedotto Atalanta e giocatore, cancellando di fatto le precedenti intese raggiunte. E così le strette di mano (un tempo valevano come un contratto firmato…) dei giorni scorsi sono state spazzate via in un amen dalla pioggia di Sterline messe sul piatto dai Blues