The Squad planning thread

[It'sBlue93:20]

Developing players/coming into prime:
Rico Lewis
Gomez
Palmer
Perrone
Foden
Haaland
Alvarez
Dias maybe?

Players in prime/coming into prime:
Ederson
Stones
Cancelo
Laporte
Ake
Akanji
Dias
Phillips
Rodri
Grealish


Uncertainty over futures:
Cancelo
Bernardo
Gundogan

Declining or aging players:
Walker
De Bruyne
Mahrez
Gundogan


Must haves for summer:
New left-back (didn’t replace Zinchenko and Cancelo not in good place right know.)

Two new central midfielders - need a refresh - energy into the midfield.

Winger - we’ve lacked pace on the flanks with Sterling , Sane departures.

If any player leaves a replacement.

 

[Keeper!]

Mitoma is 25 having first break through season. We should calm down could well be 1 or 1 1/2 season wonder

Easier just to buy out Brighton, cherry pick their best players and scouts ;)

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Can see Cancelo, Bernado and one of our centre backs leaving in the summer, possibly Laporte.

We then have

De Bruybe 32 this year
Walker 33
Gundogan 33 in the next season
Mahrez 32

For me in the next two seasons we are going to neeed to be looking to replace these players and thinking about the future.

It’s going to be quite a big challenge.

This is why we should be looking to sign players at normal prices and not spending our budget on one or two players at high prices like Bellingham.

 

[dhruvblue]

This is why we should be looking to sign players at normal prices and not spending our budget on one or two players at high prices like Bellingham.

More like we should take a chance with cheap gems and not wait for them to become 60/70/80m stars. Do you think we may have not scouted players that Brighton signed? We probably didn't take risk and can understand why. But when it comes to refreshing squad we cannot have all of them costing 60/70/80m with 200k wages

 

[richards30]

anyone else think Chelsea have actually been smarter than we think with all this splashing of the cash in a sense of inflating the market going forward? They have signed some amazing players like Mudryk, Nkunku, Gusto and likely Enzo but now all also inflated the prices of EVERY other player we may go for?

 

[waspish]

anyone else think Chelsea have actually been smarter than we think with all this splashing of the cash in a sense of inflating the market going forward? They have signed some amazing players like Mudryk, Nkunku, Gusto and likely Enzo but now all also inflated the prices of EVERY other player we may go for?

We will find out in two to three years ffp wise they’ll be fine because of the new ffp and the new owner rule!

 

[richards30]

We will find out in two to three years ffp wise they’ll be fine because of the new ffp and the new owner rule!

true but i meant from us trying to purchase players now as the prices for every player will now rise as they will be compared to the likes of Mudryk?

 

[waspish]

true but i meant from us trying to purchase players now as the prices for every player will now rise as they will be compared to the likes of Mudryk?

Well we started that as well when we paid 50m plus for left and right backs few years back. We just got to suck it up and pay the Money because if we don’t we will fall way behind

 

[Gumzy97]

anyone else think Chelsea have actually been smarter than we think with all this splashing of the cash in a sense of inflating the market going forward? They have signed some amazing players like Mudryk, Nkunku, Gusto and likely Enzo but now all also inflated the prices of EVERY other player we may go for?

That's why I think we are going for more South American talent with the inflated fees in Europe, South America talent can be good if not better than the European Market. We got Alvarez, could've got Enzo for cheap, now linked to the boca winger who looks a brilliant talent.

South America Market is cheaper but could have the same amount of quality. Wouldn't be surprised if we see more come in, in the summer

 

[blueparrot]

anyone else think Chelsea have actually been smarter than we think with all this splashing of the cash in a sense of inflating the market going forward? They have signed some amazing players like Mudryk, Nkunku, Gusto and likely Enzo but now all also inflated the prices of EVERY other player we may go for?

Don’t think its smart at all, scattergun thrown enough mud some will stick, but they will be left with a bloated squad , players that won’t leave. Long contract will restrict movements in future window.
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