Love the timing of this announcement. A few days earlier and everyone would have been saying that this signals White going. Now it means we’ll have a great defence this coming season.
As much as I hate to say it, I think Chilwell and Rice are further up their wish list, but the valuations at £80m have meant that they are moving onto Lewis at £40m plus add ons. Just guessing but I think it may be a good guess.
If Dunk does go I don't think it reflects a lack of ambition on our part. Three things seem to be driving it.
We have stood in Dunk's way of a move before and if he now gets the chance to join his boyhood team, then we won't stand in his way now. Look what doing that consistently has done to...
Having said that White is evens to go to Leeds. These transfer rumours can be influenced by fairly small bets, but you would hope that the odds would be fading, not tightening. Seems as if Chelsea are in for everyone if you read the press.
This is how I see it too. It could happen, but there's a huge number of moving parts. I expect Chelsea have enquired to check our asking price and I expect they can meet it, but only if they sell first and I don't expect Dunk is top of their list.
From my experience on here Jam The Man has been the most ITK poster on here re transfers.... not 100% right On all rumours but often enough to know that he has an inside source.
Having said that ITK doesn’t mean that Dunk is going, it’s more that Chelsea have probably approached us and there...
And even then the proceeds would first have to fund the purchase of Chilwell for £70/£80m, and then a goalkeeper (Pope) for c £40m. Expect that Lewis is third on the list. In the current climate this may not happen.
This rumour has got me looking a tabloids for the first time in a while. I can see no trace of Dunk to Chelsea. However, I do see that Palace seem prepared to let Zaha go for £30m, but there don't seem to be any takers. That would be very demoralising for the player and club as I'm sure it...
Looking at some of the transfer rumours. What I see is that Chelsea want Chilwell from Leicester and Pope. Also saying that they need to offload some of their back four. So I guess this largely depends on the outgoings from Chelsea and what they get for them, as I can’t believe there won’t be...
I've no doubt there is substance to this rumour and that Chelsea made enquiries in Jan.
So, he may go but I can't believe it would be for anything less than £40m.
Two things that may stand in the way of it. Chelsea may have been interested in Dunk at say £40m but I doubt there's an agreement...