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Gabriel Slonina

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

Only at Chelsea!
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We still have to look to the future.  Despite our need for first team players we can't not turn our nose up at the young talent coming through.  Weird comment.

 
Michael said:
We still have to look to the future.  Despite our need for first team players we can't not turn our nose up at the young talent coming through.  Weird comment.
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I am not saying neglect the future. I am saying prioritise the present and urgent need for first team players. The season starts next week!

 
THE DARK EXISTENTIAL fear at Chelsea FC is goalkeepers. The Courtois/Kepa panic lives on. Losing Courtois that time. The panic buying of Kepa. That hurt.

Now we have goalkeepers.

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

Slonina is the 12th keeper on our books !!!

 
Valpo said:
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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Sounds like he may join up with Chelsea in January, finishing the season with Chicago first.

 
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1554020106178482176
 
I assume the fact Real Madrid were close to buying him this summer, coupled with the amount we are spending on him, we actually have big enough plans for him, and not just loan after loan for years.

 
Oli said:
I assume the fact Real Madrid were close to buying him this summer, coupled with the amount we are spending on him, we actually have big enough plans for him, and not just loan after loan for years.
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I don't know exactly when but going from MLS to Champion's league level football is a pretty big step up.  So I would doubt he would be ready to even be the 2nd choice keeper after coming to London in January.  

Plus if he's a player you are trying to develop you want to get him game time.  I can't see Tuchel selecting him over Mendy for any meaningful game any time soon.  

 
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signed a 6 year deal

would send him on loan for 2 or 3 seasons and see if he can replace Mendy after that 

You cannot let him sit on the bench to play 10 games a season

 
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So will he be not given enough minutes and our US contingent will say he needs to move permanently in 2 years to get mote game time or will @HazardousChoice say he has played too much and is only here because of his nationality? Or both?

 
Interested to see where he goes in January. Championship? 

Would be a start. I think the MLS is equivalent to League One. 

 
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Sconnie Blue said:
Interested to see where he goes in January. Championship? 

Would be a start. I think the MLS is equivalent to League One. 
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I think a Championship side that he will start for would be ideal.  He would probably require another year long loan after that as well.  

 
@HazardousChoice probably thinks we have only brought him to make Pulisic feel more at home!

Tommy Tuchel Told Todd, (see what I did there people), we are desperate for a player who can get the ball in the net and now Todd is having talks with Steph Curry.

 
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having watched a lot of his highlights he has great reflexes and good positioning but he does spill the ball a lot. He often will make a save but the ball will remain in a dangerous area. Certainly a very raw player who can improve a lot.

 
Stacks of potential and stacks of height!  Another one for the future.

 
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