I think RLC and Barkley were two of the most important players to get out on Loan. Hopefully we can get Tomori out now that it appears Rudiger is staying. If we're going to keep more guys than we intended, important to get the younger ones out on loan so they can continue to develop. Who really gives a shit if we loan Rudiger - He is what he is and it's not my money we're spending on his wages.
looks like tomori to west ham could happen. Could be good to get a good working relationship with them for the Declan rice talks in January or next summer
I was listening to one of the Chelsea pods this morning and they mentioned Victor Moses. I forgot he was still around.
Officially rolling with 6 senior international fullbacks and 5 senior international centerbacks. Has a team ever had that many at one time not including loanees? With no league cup, a few of them may play 0 minutes before January. Failure by the club allowing this to happen.
This is a terrific move for all parties IMO. Gives RLC a shot at getting into the England squad and gives Frank a chance to get the lineup sorted w/o trying to bring him along.
no there isn’t. Only if you do deals with lower league teams. I don’t see any of the 11 senior international defenders we have playing in the championship.
Reports that Tomori called off his loan deal 10 minutes before the deadline. Guess you gotta respect the confidence but don’t love it.
The Sarr loan to Porto sounds nice. Champions League football, and his competition for playing time shouldn't be that bad given their squad.
so maybe out for a bit but likely 1-4 weeks and not an ACL or something had like that. Hopefully not serious but caballero or kepa very possible after the international break now.
I always think of Billy Gilmour as British instead of Scottish for some reason, so it's weird to hear his accent.
City ladies vs Chelsea ladies on NBCSN now. Clubs have combined for 5 of the last 6 titles Y’all are unbeaten in last 7 vs City (2W 5D)
I just posted the same in the EPL thread. Should be a good game. Chelsea have some great players but haven’t looked like a team yet for much of the season. A lot of new faces.
Fabrizio says he didn’t say that. Chelsea Twitter accounts that don’t even bother to check if the source actually said it and just copy each other all suck
Per the athletic, Chilwell looks good to go for the game on Saturday but could be kept out or on bench precautionary with champions league midweek . Ziyech will make his debut but uncertain if he will start or play from the bench. Mendy is out for this game but should be back midweek or against Manchester United next weekend. Thiago Silva played for Brazil in Peru on Tuesday and its uncertain if he will play due to the long flight back. my predicted starting XI kepa James Zouma Christensen Azpi Jorginho Kante Mount Havertz Pulisic Werner