🗣️ Chelsea’s Behdad Eghbali to CAA’s World Congress of Sports (part 2/2):
🤔 On Liam Rosenior:
“On Liam, we had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting. We think he has every attribute to be successful here. He got off to a great start. We’ve had a tough past five, six matches, but I think we’re behind Liam. Of course, it’s a results business, but we think he can be successful long term.”
👀 On the summer plan’s ahead:
“The view was to recruit and build elite players that can, frankly, be together and have that stability in the squad. We’re still in the 40th, 50th minute of that process.
“But the view is to keep, sign and retain and compensate and extend some of the world’s best players, and ultimately the view was you need, eight, 10, 12, 15 elite players to win and win sustainably, year after year.
“I think we’ve done a few things right, a lot of things right. We’ve got to be better on a few things, to add more ready-made players at this part of the project, to take (it) to the next level, to be consistent over time.
“We recognise we need balance. We have world champions, we have Champions League winners, we have elite, elite young players. Experience has developed now. The team has been together for two or three years. The objective is to keep your best players, and we’ve done that, and there’s no intention to rebuild every three or four years. You tweak a model, you improve, you learn from mistakes.
“Our goal is to have elite, elite players on the pitch, elite characters off the pitch that our fans can bond with, that will be at the club, that will be club legends for the next 10 or 15 years and beyond. I think, generally, we’ve been fortunate, not in getting everything right, but we do have a core (of) good players, global players. Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Levi Colwill, Estevao Willian, Reece James.
“The view is now that we’re here with a great core base, to add some of that experience, to take the team to the next level and have consistency. That fact is not lost on us, and we’re at a point where we can take that next step, hopefully in the next year and beyond.“
🤔 On Liam Rosenior:
“On Liam, we had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting. We think he has every attribute to be successful here. He got off to a great start. We’ve had a tough past five, six matches, but I think we’re behind Liam. Of course, it’s a results business, but we think he can be successful long term.”
👀 On the summer plan’s ahead:
“The view was to recruit and build elite players that can, frankly, be together and have that stability in the squad. We’re still in the 40th, 50th minute of that process.
“But the view is to keep, sign and retain and compensate and extend some of the world’s best players, and ultimately the view was you need, eight, 10, 12, 15 elite players to win and win sustainably, year after year.
“I think we’ve done a few things right, a lot of things right. We’ve got to be better on a few things, to add more ready-made players at this part of the project, to take (it) to the next level, to be consistent over time.
“We recognise we need balance. We have world champions, we have Champions League winners, we have elite, elite young players. Experience has developed now. The team has been together for two or three years. The objective is to keep your best players, and we’ve done that, and there’s no intention to rebuild every three or four years. You tweak a model, you improve, you learn from mistakes.
“Our goal is to have elite, elite players on the pitch, elite characters off the pitch that our fans can bond with, that will be at the club, that will be club legends for the next 10 or 15 years and beyond. I think, generally, we’ve been fortunate, not in getting everything right, but we do have a core (of) good players, global players. Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Levi Colwill, Estevao Willian, Reece James.
“The view is now that we’re here with a great core base, to add some of that experience, to take the team to the next level and have consistency. That fact is not lost on us, and we’re at a point where we can take that next step, hopefully in the next year and beyond.“
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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Chelsea would demand a record-fee (around £130m in add-ons) for any deal to be considered for Enzo Fernandez.
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𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Moises Caicedo has signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2033. ✍️
After joining the Blues in August 2023, Moises has established himself as a key figure in the men’s squad and was named Chelsea’s Player of the Season by supporters and the Players’ Player of the Season during the 24/25 campaign.
He has netted eight goals across his 140 Chelsea appearances, one of which was voted Chelsea’s 2024 Goal of the Season.
He has made 140 appearances for the Blues and played key roles in the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup triumphs.
🗣️ On extending his stay with the Blues:
“I am so happy to have extended my contract at Chelsea.
“I believe in this team, this club and I know we’re going in the right direction. We’ve only just begun together.
“There is still a lot more to achieve, and I’m very hungry to keep improving every day. I want to win more trophies with Chelsea and give everything for this club and for the fans.
“We have enjoyed some great times together already and my dream is to become a Chelsea legend, and I will work as hard as possible to make that happen.”
Congratulations, moises_caicedo! 👏
After joining the Blues in August 2023, Moises has established himself as a key figure in the men’s squad and was named Chelsea’s Player of the Season by supporters and the Players’ Player of the Season during the 24/25 campaign.
He has netted eight goals across his 140 Chelsea appearances, one of which was voted Chelsea’s 2024 Goal of the Season.
He has made 140 appearances for the Blues and played key roles in the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup triumphs.
🗣️ On extending his stay with the Blues:
“I am so happy to have extended my contract at Chelsea.
“I believe in this team, this club and I know we’re going in the right direction. We’ve only just begun together.
“There is still a lot more to achieve, and I’m very hungry to keep improving every day. I want to win more trophies with Chelsea and give everything for this club and for the fans.
“We have enjoyed some great times together already and my dream is to become a Chelsea legend, and I will work as hard as possible to make that happen.”
Congratulations, moises_caicedo! 👏
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🚨 Despite being injured and not played for 8 months, Levi Colwill is set to follow Ecuadorian team-mate Moises Caicedo in signing a new long-term contract with Chelsea.
Colwill is deemed the only Chelsea centre-back to have the potential to reach world class levels. He's also left-footed which is seen as a big asset in playing out from the back as a philosophy.
(Source: TimesSport)
Colwill is deemed the only Chelsea centre-back to have the potential to reach world class levels. He's also left-footed which is seen as a big asset in playing out from the back as a philosophy.
(Source: TimesSport)
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