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Gabriel Slonina

Sexyfootball said:
We've got so many goal keepers already that frankly I'm gobsmacked we are looking at another one ... 

In the USA Tour party : Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli, Teddy Sharman-Lowe

Development Squads : Eddie Beach, Sami Tlemcani

Out on Loan for 22/23: Lucas Bergstrom, Ethan Wady, Nathan Baxter, Jamie Cumming, Prince Adegoke

If we sign him, Slonina would be the  12th keeper on our books !!!
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The Courtois/Kepa panic lives on, out of the young kids surely one should be able to step up to our first team   :laugh2:

 
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axman2526 said:
Hey @HazardousChoice maybe this guy could be our franchise American player you speak of in other threads, footballs Michael Jordan. Or does him being a keeper rule that out?
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I haven't seen him play.  

Are we signing him because of his talent or as our next token American?

Either way If it means the swift exit of our current Token American I'd welcome Slonina with open arms.

If he replaces Kepa then it's 2 birds with one stone.

I feel good about this signing. Or at least as good as one can feel with signing a teenage goal keeper a week before the season while our squad is riddled with holes.

And there's a big gap in the market for player endorsed goal keeper gloves.

 
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axman2526 said:
Does he have a huge nose and supports Real Madrid too?
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No. Lives only 3 hours from me which is mad. 
 

One of those lads that just cares about playing footy above watching footy so he has no affiliation to any European club. 

 
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Sconnie Blue said:
No. Lives only 3 hours from me which is mad. 
 

One of those lads that just cares about playing footy above watching footy so he has no affiliation to any European club. 
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So we can expect him to scarper quick if he does not dislodge Mendy as number 1 then?

 
axman2526 said:
Our American fans, @USATim, @Valpo and the rest of you, what you think of this kid?
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Love him. Our next huge goalkeeper. Won't factor in this cycle but will be the starter for us come next WC. Coming from MLS, he will need to work on his passing / footwork with the ball. Other than that, he is dynamic. Think he is definitely the most talented GK we have had at this young of an age come out of the US.

 
USATim said:
Love him. Our next huge goalkeeper. Won't factor in this cycle but will be the starter for us come next WC. Coming from MLS, he will need to work on his passing / footwork with the ball. Other than that, he is dynamic. Think he is definitely the most talented GK we have had at this young of an age come out of the US.
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Think he will be better than Brad Friedel?

 
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Sconnie Blue said:
No. Lives only 3 hours from me which is mad.
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I like the difference in perspective here; on a twee little island like Great Britain something being three hours away is considered moderate-to-long distance.

Do we need to wait for him to go bald before we can trust him to be at the level of the other great American Premier League goalkeepers like Friedel, Howard, Keller, etc.?

 
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Wonderkid goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina is closing in on a move to Chelsea. The 18-year-old is flying to London to complete the £12m deal completing negotiations that have been on since March.
 

I wonder if this is why Kepa is going on loan?

 
Is he the reason we are sending Kepa to Italy? I like it, even I dont know much about the guy.😀 Now just waiting for the inevitable hijack by Barca, pretty sure Xavi needs a GK just for the fun of it.

 
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We need players for the here and now....and we are f**king around by prioritising back up youth goalkeepers.

Only at Chelsea!

 
He is a great prospect for the long-term. He will be loaned back to Chicago until January. Then he will finish the season with the squad and then he will likely go out on loan for 2-3 years.  Chelsea have around 12 goalkeepers on the books.

 
axman2526 said:
Our American fans, @USATim, @Valpo and the rest of you, what you think of this kid?
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At quite a high level for his age but needs plenty of development.  Probably for the best to let him spend a little longer with the Fire on loan and maybe in a year or 2 loan him out to a Championship side.

He just turned 18 this year so he will likely spend a lot of years on loan before he is ready for first team.

 
JM7 said:
Wonderkid goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina is closing in on a move to Chelsea. The 18-year-old is flying to London to complete the £12m deal completing negotiations that have been on since March.
 

I wonder if this is why Kepa is going on loan?
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I doubt it, all reports are that Gabriel will go straight back to the Fire on loan.  I think Kepa is going on loan to get some of his wages off our books for a year.

 
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