How many times have you heard a footballer who has had a successful loan spell say they will keep there options open when asked about there future?
His transfer valuation will drop rapidly if he doesn’t sign the new deal. He’s currently got 2 years and any option for an extra year is based on game time. If he doesn’t play much this season for Chelsea they’ve really got no choice but to sell next summer. This summer is the last chance they’ll get a decent fee for him.
Hope you are right
I would argue the noises Poch is making is 'you're part of the first team plans, nobody is guaranteed to start'. Which is exactly what RDZ would say. I just think Colwill doesn't like the club and sees his future here. He's being diplomatic.
He knows RDZ and has already proved himself in an RDZ team. He knows he’s going to get game time here because of that and our extra games this season. He could spend all season sitting on the bench at Chelsea watching Harry Maguire stink out Stamford Bridge week after week (if media rumours are to be believed).
....Milner also speaks Spanish - I do wonder to what extent that was a factor in signing him given our young Latino contingent that need mentoring
I think the difference is that in this case Colwill's public actions/words are backed up 'behind the scenes' if @Bozza is to be believed. I think it's fair to say we can trust Bozza so I'm taking it as more than Colwill saying empty platitudes.
No-one is guaranteed but the way RDZ handles players I think he’d talk him up much more. A manager can give a player the impression they’re first choice without it causing an issue. It goes without saying they have to put in the performances to retain that privilege.
If - and just if - things fall for us and Colwill doesn't sign a new deal at Chelsea and they have to cut their losses against losing him for nothing in 2025, resulting in him coming to us, do you seriously think he'll stay for more than two seasons (max) anyway before moving on to bigger and better things? De Zerbi or no de Zerbi. We are still a stepping stone, whether we like it or not (I do, rather) - albeit an increasingly high level stepping stone.True but I suspect when RDZ moves on, so will Colwill's affection for BHAFC.
Colwill praises the RDZ influence, then says: I've got to keep playing
Levi Colwill has spoken of the huge impact Roberto De Zerbi has made on his developing career.www.theargus.co.uk
Of course, we are a stepping stone, which is exactly why we should enjoy Roberto de Zerbi as much as we can before he moves on.
Of course. The point is though, that Colwill will move on in two years or less (assuming he actuallu comes to us, which I admit is a long shot) regardless of how long de Zerbi stays. De Zerbi leaving would not be the trigger.
I would imagine so. Players like Dunk and March are rare, staying at one club for most of their career.
I think people often make too much of this.
I think with the current levels of inflation, more clubs are going to want to get paid immediately.
I would hope that RDZ will stay for as long as Brighton make progress season by season. I’m guessing he’ll have a big financial incentive to achieve that, as well as professional desire. The worry is that he’ll go to City if Pep is as impressed by him as he says he is. Seems likely that he’ll have a big say in his successor when he moves on from City in a couple of years so RDZ may well be in the frame.
I am sure that will get all the long time diehard Chelsea fans from Benin to Bahrain frothing at the mouth!
