Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

[claretlegend]

Maatsen has rejected the move.

[Elizabeth]

Pete O'Rourke
@SportsPeteO
Chelsea youngster Ian Maatsen is set to stay at Stamford Bridge and sign a new contract after turning down a potential move to Burnley.

Not one for the Romantics. For those who doubt his defensive qualities if won’t make any difference

[Gazclaret83]

Not my fault. But think we'll be okay

3 in the middle an Charlie at left back,we have balance again

[clarethomer]

Curcurella staying at Chelsea and so is Ian..

[agreenwood]

That would be the same Peter "clickbait' O'Rourke that was one of the first to post he was coming?

Also: https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/ ... 17397?s=20

I reckon I could have posted he wasn’t coming an hour before the window closed after an afternoon of reports that he wasn’t coming.

[boatshed bill]

You don’t have to read this board, you know.

I like to avoid things I know are going to be pure agony.

Come on, lighten up.
Doesn't everyone enjoy a trajicomedy?

[Newcastleclaret93]

3 in the middle an Charlie at left back,we have balance again

We don’t have balance because for the 100th time Taylor can’t play in this system

It’s like asking Sam Vokes to play the Amdouni role

[Commy]

Surely someone would have tweeted if there were any problems with Tresor.

[claretdj]

How sad is it that a player who achieved unbelievable highs with us last season & winning the league, would rather sit on his arse n play 10 - 15 minutes if he is lucky every week at Chelsea! Everything that is wrong in the game stands here with this non move.

[TheFamilyCat]

Curcurella staying at Chelsea and so is Ian..

Does that mean Maatsen's available?

[clarethomer]

Its been interesting watching the chelsea transfers out today - No one seems to want to leave.

[RVclaret]

Disappointing from both Maatsen and the club really. Obviously the recent minutes have got to his head and he thinks he’s a level above us. Doubt he starts a game all season and Palmer will now take his place as that attacking sub.

[Gazclaret83]

We don’t have balance because for the 100th time Taylor can’t play in this system

It’s like asking Sam Vokes to play the Amdouni role

He played Wednesday night. Why can't Taylor play this system?

[agreenwood]

Its been interesting watching the chelsea transfers out today - No one seems to want to leave.

Wonder why

[CrosspoolClarets]

Only 16 league games after tomorrow until the window opens.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Why did we not ask Maatsen … do u want to sign for Burnley. A month ago.

What when he was starting for Chelsea on the pre season tour or on the bench and coming on in the Premier league. Or was it his when his manager publicly said he liked him and would be part of the squad?

[Carlos the Great]

So Maatsen is 31 million but doesn’t wanna come and Tella only worth 9 million as we don’t want over pay for players

[ksrclaret]

For what’s it’s worth, I’m sort of glad we didn’t commit to a £30m potential spend on Maatsen. Nonsense fee.

I am though naffed off that we’ve not had the wherewithal to get an alternative on board. VK has said the biggest advantage of going up so early was recruitment planning. We’ll come to regret this LB situation, I think.

[bfcjg]

How sad is it that a player who achieved unbelievable highs with us last season & winning the league, would rather sit on his arse n play 10 - 15 minutes if he is lucky every week at Chelsea! Everything that is wrong in the game stands here with this non move.

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[Wembley09]

Looking worrying for the LB position.

Gathered hours ago Maatsen wasn't going to come, but was hoping we might have had some other targets that we moved on to.
With less than an hour to go, I can't see it.

[CryerBFC]

The only frustrating thing in the Maatsen non deal, is the fact we have waited til an hour before the window to get an answer from him in if he wants to come here.

If he doesn’t want to be here… f*** him. Let him rot on Chelsea’s bench.

There’ll be another player up VKs sleeve no doubt, might just have to wait til January to see who it is.

[burnmark]

How sad is it that a player who achieved unbelievable highs with us last season & winning the league, would rather sit on his arse n play 10 - 15 minutes if he is lucky every week at Chelsea! Everything that is wrong in the game stands here with this non move.

…..maybe he isn’t taking the easy option and wants to fight for his place at a top 6 club.

[BobSykes]

So looking like the Tresor tweet with the aeroplane does mean he came, he saw, he flounced off home again?

A nowt doing deadline day. It's hard to be too downcast when we have spent tens of millions this window, but we really have our work cut out this season i fear!

[gandhisflipflop]

Can clubs still apply for an extension?

[Newcastleclaret93]

So Maatsen is 31 million but doesn’t wanna come and Tella only worth 9 million as we don’t want over pay for players

Tella went for 24m?

[Claret Alfie]

We’ll be saving announcing Tresor until 11 as our big signing before the window shuts.

[BigGaz]

If I was them I’d be saying “alright, Maatsens off so how about Cucurella”.

Chelsea have been an absolute basket case over the last couple of seasons, it’s no surprise he’s struggled. He showed good ability at Brighton

[IanMcL]

Tresor is very odd. Flown in and medical. Surely, the detail was sorted before that. So just a last minute "More please?"
Who knows?

[Newcastleclaret93]

We’ll be saving announcing Tresor until 11 as our big signing before the window shuts.

Weirdly I’m not bothered about this signing one bit

[BurnleyFC]

As disappointing as it is, I don’t blame Maatsen at all for wanting to stay at Chelsea. Let’s not be like Coventry fans.

He could well be more than a bit part player this season and still has a huge future ahead of him.

[Ric_C]

Nevermind, it's not as if Villa's right back almost scored a hat trick down our left side or anything last week

[IanMcL]

THB gone on loan to Southampton.

[Gazclaret83]

We don’t have balance because for the 100th time Taylor can’t play in this system

It’s like asking Sam Vokes to play the Amdouni role

So you wouldn't start Charlie Taylor against spurs to give us balance at the back????

[kenyon6923]

If I was them I’d be saying “alright, Maatsens off so how about Cucurella”.

Your joking they quoted Man Utd 7 million for a season loan for Cucurella

[agreenwood]

Weirdly I’m not bothered about this signing one bit

It’s not that weird. You don’t tend to like the players we do sign, but seem to really like the ones we don’t go after or miss out on.

[holycustard]

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If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
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Don't be silly chumps
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Forget about your sin
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Enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow
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When you look at it
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You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughin' as you go
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You know, you come from nothing
You're going back to nothing
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[Newcastleclaret93]

So you wouldn't start Charlie Taylor against spurs to give us balance at the back????

But it won’t give us balance. We will have to completely change our entire set up to accommodate him.

Our left back has to be able to play the ball. Taylor just simply can’t do that. If he can’t do that then we have to put players around him to accommodate this.

Another poster highlighted the difference the keepers have to make when Taylor plays. Let alone the outfield players.

Delcroix will more than likely start

[Firthy]

Looking more like zero incoming today. Would be good to know what happened with Tresor.

[Commy]

So you wouldn't start Charlie Taylor against spurs to give us balance at the back????

It isn't whether we would, it's whether VK would.

[BurnleyFC]

I’d absolutely start Taylor against Spurs. He’s better than Vitinho at left back for a start.

Vinny won’t play him, though.

[Gazclaret83]

But it won’t give us balance. We will have to completely change our entire set up to accommodate him.

Our left back has to be able to play the ball. Taylor just simply can’t do that. If he can’t do that then we have to put players around him to accommodate this.

Another poster highlighted the difference the keepers have to make when Taylor plays. Let alone the outfield players.

Delcroix will more than likely start

[CrosspoolClarets]

I’m reminding myself that Al Dakhil is quicker than Maatsen (yes) and also stronger. If he ends up in that role as a stand in once Beyer and Ekdal are fit, that isn’t a disaster. Vitinho can also fill in as can Delcroix.

I’m 100% sure that if Kompany didn’t have alternatives within the squad he would have a Plan B to bring in come what may.

[claretlegend]

We tried to sign Arthur Theate, Belgium left back according to Sacha.

[Newcastleclaret93]

It’s not that weird. You don’t tend to like the players we do sign, but seem to really like the ones we don’t go after or miss out on.

I have been overly positive about all of our signings this window what are you on about?

[Burnley1989]

How sad is it that a player who achieved unbelievable highs with us last season & winning the league, would rather sit on his arse n play 10 - 15 minutes if he is lucky every week at Chelsea! Everything that is wrong in the game stands here with this non move.

Or believes in his ability, why is he in the wrong he’d rather stay at a huge London club and prove himself worth a place?

Keep reading this ********, we sound like an ex

[Ziggy Stardust]

Maatsen is a young man. Why shouldn't he give it a shot at a top 6 club. He has time on his side and can always move on in couple of years if it doesn't work out. Amazing people get wound up over a player not signing for us and then they suddenly they become poor players or @rseholes. He was great for us last year in one of our best seasons in years. Thanks Ian and good luck.

[Gazclaret83]

But Taylor can defend as a left back. I don't care about the system. Charlie is better at left back the the guy that come in. Roberts on the right an Charlie on left gives us balance.

[warksclaret]

Would not be a window without one or two disappointments. Just hope Maatsen has not strung Vinnie along, which may indicate why we have not closed in on many of the LB's suggested in last few months

Have a feeling someone close to Maatsen may have told him he is better than he is. I also have a feeling Chelsea will find it tough this season, and as a result there will be a ruthfulness about their selection. I cannot see him keeping a squad place

[Newcastleclaret93]

Apparantly we couldn’t agree personal terms with Maatsen

[agreenwood]

In a spectacular example of being unable to read the room, a Spanish football team is signing Mason Greenwood. Just what they need over there at the moment.