[Albion] Where is Moises going? (Chelsea - 14/08/2023)

[Ooh it’s a corner]

My take is that we should only sell Moises for a very high number unless Levi is coming our way to reduce that figure

 

[BBassic]

£120m

One hundred and twenty million pounds.

For one of our players.

Incredible.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Do we want Gallagher? He had a good season - at Palace, which in itself doesn't help. Was garbage last season. A headless chicken from the Robbie Savage school of running about a lot. Don't see him being an RDZ type player.

Upgrade on CMS.

 

[Rogero]

Interesting comment re CMS . Both loads of energy at different levels.

 

[Weststander]

£130m, wow.

Should be £150m if we can drag this out a couple of months.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Do we want Gallagher? He had a good season - at Palace, which in itself doesn't help. Was garbage last season. A headless chicken from the Robbie Savage school of running about a lot. Don't see him being an RDZ type player.

When Savage came to us on loan many moons ago, I really don't remember him running about a lot

 

[Farehamseagull]

The Rice fee is £92m plus, Caicedo’s his equal and three years younger.

So Chelsea would have to hand over £50m as well.

Rice wishes he was Caicedo’s equal as anyone who watched our game against West Ham at the Amex would attest to!

 

[Weststander]

Rice wishes he was Caicedo’s equal as anyone who watched our game against West Ham at the Amex would attest to!

I tempered what I really think … anticipating the Declan Rice cavalry telling us why he’s worth a much higher fee.

 

[Farehamseagull]

I tempered what I really think … anticipating the Declan Rice cavalry telling us why he’s worth a much higher fee.

I actually really like Rice, think he’s a quality player and definitely deserves a move to title challenging, Champions League club.

But he’s still not in Caicedo’s class.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Rice aside, doesn’t the Bellingham fee humble the market back to reality some what?

Unless I’ve missed a release clause amount?

 

[Weststander]

I actually really like Rice, think he’s a quality player and definitely deserves a move to title challenging, Champions League club.

But he’s still not in Caicedo’s class.

I agree. Rice is a great all rounder, gets WH moving forward, great attitude, talismanic.

Whilst Caicedo, after effectively just 13 months, is a centre midfield beast (not said in a clumsy Ron Atkinson way), everywhere, a positive character in the camp and those covering tackles appearing from nowhere.

 

[Weststander]

Rice aside, doesn’t the Bellingham fee humble the market back to reality some what?

Unless I’ve missed a release clause amount?

Some of these transfers are more about the total cost to the buying club. Haaland was allegedly just £51m, for the best striker on the planet, but ManC pay him Messi/Ronaldo wages. Bellingham’s fee with later add ons is £115m and his net wages are reportedly £1m per month, that would be £435k per week gross here.

 

[The Fits]

I'd say good on the club. The only team with that kind of money is Chelsea (willing to pay it). Him and his agent will be looking at both the Bellingham and Mac deals and potentially the Rice deal and thinking WTF? But we can ask for what we want, if we think Caicedo won't refuse to play if we price him out of a move then win win.

 

[trueblue]

I actually really like Rice, think he’s a quality player and definitely deserves a move to title challenging, Champions League club.

But he’s still not in Caicedo’s class.

Agreed. Rice was immense for England during Euro 2020 - can appear to be a one man midfield at times, rather like Caicedo.

 

[jcdenton08]

 

[The Fits]

Makes them a top four contender imho. He's a great player.
Be interesting to see a) how much we get and b) if Colwill joins.
Gutted he's joining those ****s.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I quite enjoy reading the Geordie press. It relects perfectly the believe of the supporters that theirs is the greatest city with the greatest football team, except somewhere at the back of their collective minds is that little nagging doubt.

There is a desperation for Dan Ashworth to sprinkle some of that Brighton gold dust on the Tyne. Any other set of supporters in the same position would be;

Brighton who?
Some small club who finished below us and haven't got anywhere near the financial clout that we have.

You get the impression that the Chelsea and Manu Utd psyche is we want everyone to hate us, because we are so much better than you, and always win whereas the Geordie psyche is closer to, we want everyone to recognise we are the best team in the world and to love us for it.

My attempt at the Brighton pysche would be you didn't pay us enough attention and then you underestimated us didn't you.

Love it.

Mine is Sssssssh! We are Under The Rader. Now, Go. A. Way. (followed by voices off, tittering that morphs into maniacal laughter)

 

[Mike Small]

If Moises joins Chelski, then he is a f***ing idiot (with a large bank balance). I would never wish him well there. Would understand City, Arsenal or Liverpool but Chelsea.

*Really hope he stays obviously.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

He knows he need to square this with Tone and Barbs, right?

 

[The Fits]

The only consolation would be us getting Colwill which would be MASSIVE.