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[0:40] Yes, people, what's happening? Welcome back to the channel. Welcome back to another live stream.
[0:46] Welcome to all your latest Chelsea news. Big up to every single one of you who's locked in.
[0:51] Make sure you're smashing the like, subscribing to the new round here, all of that good stuff.
[0:55] And of course, make sure you get involved in the chat. And after a pretty quiet weekend,
[1:01] we're back. New week. Xabi Alonso will face the media for the first time in about 25 minutes.
[1:08] We bring in the press conference live. We also got updates on Pep Chabarie with negotiations
[1:13] for the Rio Vallecano fullback still ongoing. Chelsea still refusing to meet the 21 and a half
[1:21] million pound release clause. But we will dive into all of that. But yeah, big up to everyone
[1:26] that's here already. Smash the like, subscribe, as I said. And yeah, I'm getting a little bit
[1:32] concerned about lack of activity in the transfer market, guys. I can't lie. I'm getting a little
[1:39] bit concerned about a lack of transfer activity. But then I see what everyone else is doing. And I
[1:45] see really only Man United and Tottenham making signings. Villa have made a signing. Other than
[1:54] that, no one's really done any business. So it's a bit of a strange one. But certainly towards the end
[1:59] of this week and from next week onwards with the World Cup done, there needs to be serious updates
[2:06] and serious, serious motion in regards to our business with both incomings and outgoings. But
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[2:42] then. What are you not saying in the chat? Hopefully we get Shavaria deal done soon. I agree.
[2:47] We couldn't get them sent from Villa. Yes, big up to you, brother. Big up to you, bro. Big up to you.
[2:56] 20 million for a nobody. We're so finished. I mean, at the end of the day, if the manager wants
[3:00] this player, then I trust the manager's talent ID over the sport and director's talent ID.
[3:08] I don't know if it's a strange signing. It's kind of one of them that's like sort of appeared out
[3:13] of nowhere. I think Tillemans is a brilliant footballer. Really, really good midfield player.
[3:17] My only concern would be from a United point of view is that he's 29 and he's pretty injury prone.
[3:25] I'm just not sure if his best years are behind him, but he's a brilliant footballer. Really
[3:30] good midfield player. Premier League proven. Knows the league inside out. I just, my one concern
[3:35] would be are his best years behind him and his injury record. But it is a good signing.
[3:41] Out of possession. Help United on the ball 100%, but out of possession, off the ball, I'm not
[3:46] sure how he's going to be. Big up to you, bro. Big up to you. Yes, big up, big up.
[3:52] Seeing what Rob's doing this summer or lack thereof gives me hope for next season. Yeah,
[3:56] bro, this is it. Concerns are starting to creep in. But at the same time, when you look
[4:01] at it, it's only really United and Spurs that have done business. And the players that they've
[4:07] signed weren't at the World Cup or in Tillemans' case are no longer at the World Cup. So yeah,
[4:13] look, whilst business has been slow, it's not just been slow for Chelsea. It's been slow
[4:19] for, you know, a number of teams. A number of teams it's been slow for. So look, we wait
[4:26] and see. We wait and see. Yeah, I would have taken Tillemans. I would have taken Tillemans.
[4:32] Absolutely. I mean, yeah, of course. Absolutely. And that's not to say, well, Arsenal and City
[4:42] need reinforcements. They absolutely do. But yeah, you are right in saying that we're in
[4:48] more need of reinforcements than an Arsenal or Man City are. At the moment, nothing really
[4:54] whilst he's at the World Cup. Inter and Coma are interested. I don't know if there's Premier
[4:59] League interest or not. I'm sure there'll be some Premier League interest in him. What
[5:05] else have we got going on here? Loads of stuff coming in. Big up to you, brother. Have you
[5:09] thought of doing any clubs? Yeah, yeah, bro. Of course. Always, always. Let me know who you
[5:13] want to see in the chat and I'll try and make it happen. I don't think so. I think Quenda could well
[5:21] be the replacement. And the sort of forward we're going to be looking at signing is going to be a
[5:26] versatile forward who can play both from the left and centrally. So I don't think there won't be a
[5:31] direct replacement. I don't think there'll be a direct replacement for Garnaccio as such. But anyway,
[5:39] let's get into the stuff before the Xabi Alonso press conference in 20 minutes time. Let's talk
[5:44] Pep Chivarie because Matteo Moretta, who was first on this Pep Chivarie stuff, has been back at it
[5:49] again today. Exclusive. Chelsea steps up pursuit of Pep Chivarie. The English club have just submitted a
[5:56] new offer to Rayo for him. And this article saying that Chelsea are accelerating that pursuit of Pep
[6:03] Chivarie. Rayo Bercan has left back. We broke the news exclusively here. And negotiations between the two
[6:08] clubs are ongoing with the aim of reaching a final agreement. The latest developments are as follows.
[6:13] Chelsea are about to submit a new offer for the Spanish player, which includes a fixed fee and
[6:18] bonuses, reaches 25 million euros. And the player already has a firm agreement with the English club
[6:25] and hopes that the two clubs can finalize the deal very soon, allowing him to fulfill his dream of
[6:30] playing in the Premier League. According to our information, Rayo may ask for 25 million euros without
[6:35] bonuses. But everything will depend on the president of the Spanish club, Preza, who is directly handling
[6:42] negotiations. Chivarie has even taken a pay cut to try and facilitate a full agreement between the
[6:47] parties. Jesus Christ. I mean, how much money is this guy on at Rayo? This guy can't be on very much
[6:52] money at all. He doesn't take a further pay cut. Let's remember that Pep Chivarie has a specific request
[6:57] of Xavi Alonso, who considers him ideal for playing in several positions on the field. Rayo already
[7:03] rejected an offer of less than 15 million euros, including bonuses almost a week ago. I'll be
[7:10] honest, chat. I'll be very, very honest. Just paid. I said this weeks ago. I said this weeks ago.
[7:22] If we're haggling over a couple million quid here and there for a player that the manager wants,
[7:30] just pay the money. Just pay the money. We're not talking big money here. Like this deal should have
[7:37] been done and dusted a week ago. This deal should have been done and dusted a week ago.
[7:46] Why are we not paying the money? I mean, look, people, someone in the chat saying about Luca
[7:53] Dina, 10 million euros. Yeah. Luca Dina was 10 million euros because of a release clause,
[8:01] because of a release clause. That's the difference here. He had a 10 million euro release clause in his
[8:07] contract. The release clause is 21 and a half million pounds for Shabarier. Brother, United have
[8:21] paid the money for Tielemans, 35 million, 35 million pound release clause, 41 million euros.
[8:28] Money's paid. Money is paid. For me, the frustration comes from the fact that we are haggling over a few
[8:41] quid. Brother, have you been under a rock for the last four years? We're not great at transfers. We've signed
[8:58] over 40 players, nearly 50 players under this ownership, and we've got about five or six good ones to show
[9:07] for it. We are not good at transfers. We overplay for players who aren't good enough and then refuse to pay
[9:13] for players that would actually make a difference or players that the manager wants. I will comment after the
[9:22] window and I will also comment during the window. And what we're seeing right now is slightly alarming.
[9:28] There's no escaping that. What we're seeing right now is slightly alarming. And I will not shy away
[9:34] from saying that because this club have got a nasty habit of just messing deals up, of not valuing
[9:45] experience whatsoever, of not valuing players that the manager wants. Like it's 20 million, guys,
[9:55] it's 21 million pounds. It's not like it's 50 million quid and it's a massive problem and we
[10:02] need to maybe, we need to bring that down. It's 21 and a half million. Like this is pocket money in
[10:10] the transfer market these days. Pocket money. And for me, my issue is this, right? Any player over the
[10:23] age of 27 who arrives at Chelsea now, there is only one man responsible for that. And that one man is
[10:31] Jabby Alonso. He is the only person, if anybody over the age of 27 arrives at Chelsea, it's because
[10:37] of Alonso. It's not because of anyone else. It's because of him. You know, Mignan, Xhaka, and now
[10:44] possibly Chavarriere, all messed up because we're penny pinching over experience. Alonso right now
[10:53] seems to be the only person in the building at this football club with the level of football knowledge
[10:59] to understand having the value of experience. To understand having the value of experience.
[11:08] Nobody else in the building seems to understand that. And that's hardly surprising. That's hardly
[11:14] surprising. Brother, I would trust Alonso's talent ID over the directors for any position whatsoever.
[11:26] I trust people in the chat's talent ID more than the talent ID that we've seen. Brother,
[11:37] I don't need to work for Chelsea to know what's going on. We've got four years of evidence that
[11:44] shows you that this club are incapable of closing deals for experience. They penny pinch
[11:53] on experience and vastly overpay on bang average players. We don't need to be inside the club to
[12:01] know what's going on. We've got the evidence of the last four years laid out in front of us for
[12:06] everybody to see. Bro, I'm not ignoring. Ryo changed the price according to who? That's going
[12:22] to be the Chelsea side of the situation. Now, obviously, Chelsea are going to have their point
[12:30] where they're going to make it like Ryo have moved the goalposts. Chelsea continue in talks of
[12:35] Pep Chavarriere as they hope to find a solution outside his release clause. However, there's a feeling
[12:44] Ryo have moved the goalposts. There's a feeling they've moved the goalposts. And that feeling
[12:48] is obviously coming from the Chelsea side. Understand Chelsea were originally told to offer
[12:53] 15 million euros and they hit that number only for Vio Cano to ask for more. So what we're
[13:01] haggling over here, chat, what we're haggling here, who do I think is bang average in our starting 11?
[13:11] Again, you're talking about changing the goalposts. I think Robert Sanchez is average, even though they
[13:17] had a decent season last season. He's definitely won. In terms of starting on the left-hand side,
[13:29] Gittins and Garnatra are both bang average. But again, it's not just about the starting 11.
[13:35] It's about the entire squad. And most of the squad is bang average, which is why there are so many
[13:41] players for sale this summer. Well, this would be the concern, bro. This would be the concern that
[13:54] there is a problem. I mean, look, we finished 10th. So you could argue that all of them
[14:07] are well below average because we finished 10th. We finished 10th and 12th in two of the last four
[14:13] seasons. I mean, look, we're not privy to what's going on in the negotiations, but we're arguing over
[14:33] 10 million euros here. We're arguing over 10 million euros. For the sake of 10 million euros,
[14:42] is it really worth missing out on a key target for Xabi Alonso, having already fumbled on Mignan?
[14:49] And is it really worth, I'm sorry, on Xabi Alonso, is it really worth not backing the manager and
[14:57] missing out on a key player that he's identified for the sake of 10 million euros? Is that really
[15:04] worth it? He's a key target for the manager. He's going to be a squad player, he'll be a rotation
[15:43] player, a squad player. Absolutely. But for the manager, he's a key target. He's a key target for
[15:49] the manager. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. But again, look, Chelsea, the release clause, they've done it
[16:15] with Nico Jackson. They paid a couple million over the release clause in order to structure the deal
[16:21] more favorably for them in terms of how they would pay it. With this Chabarie thing, it just shows me
[16:33] that the club don't think he's worth anywhere near the release clause. This is not about paying over the
[16:47] release clause. Because if Chelsea valued the player and wanted the player, they'd pay slightly
[16:54] more than the release clause and structure it in their favor, like they've done with Nico Jackson
[17:00] in the past. And yes, of course, he was younger, so they were happier to do it. But the point is,
[17:07] if Chelsea really, this is just my opinion, but the point is, if Chelsea really valued this player,
[17:12] if Chelsea actually valued signing experience, they'd pay the release clause or they'd pay slightly more
[17:17] and get the deal done and structure it in their favor. The reality is here is that Chelsea don't
[17:22] think this player's worth much more than 12 or 13 million pounds. That's the reality at the end
[17:29] of the day. They don't think this player is worth much more than 12 or 13 million. And that's the
[17:37] reality. And look, maybe we still will get it done. And by the way, I still think this deal does get
[17:49] done. But again, it just seems like we just drag and drag and drag simple negotiations out. This is
[17:58] this, by the way, is not a difficult deal to do. In my opinion, there's a very low release clause.
[18:05] The manager wants him. So you go and get it done. You go and do it. And if you activate the release
[18:14] clause, they can't reject that. They literally cannot reject it. They cannot reject it. Do you think
[18:20] the top manager in world football who could have went to many other top teams or would come without
[18:25] assurances? No, I'm not. I don't for one moment think that Xabi Alonso would have taken this job
[18:31] without reassurances. But also it's fair to say that it wouldn't be the first time that ownership
[18:39] have lied to people, lied to players to get them to sign, lied to all sorts of people. So whilst I'm
[18:47] absolutely certain that Alonso wouldn't have taken this job without assurances, I'm also not naive
[18:52] enough to think that the ownership would have promised him things potentially that they got
[18:58] no intention of following through on. I don't know what we offered, but whatever we offered wasn't
[19:13] accepted. Whatever we offered wasn't accepted. That's basically what it boils down to. And it's
[19:28] very, very difficult. It's very, very difficult to disagree with that because we've got loads of
[19:36] evidence. We've got loads of evidence, chat. By the way, chat, has the press conference stream
[19:55] started yet? Has the press conference stream started? Oh, what? Xabi Alonso's first press
[20:05] conference live? It's not started yet. Is the stream on yet, chat? Is the stream on yet? Yep.
[20:26] Nah, bro, it's on the website. It's on the website. Big up to you, brother. Appreciate the donation.
[20:36] Bit off topic, but do you think selling Santos is the right choice? We'll only know the answer to
[20:44] that question when we see the replacements come in. We'll only know the answer to that when the
[20:51] replacements come in and who we sign. So right now, I personally, for me, I don't think it was
[21:00] understand why it happened. And I understand, you know, him wanting to leave to a certain extent
[21:08] because we're playing once a week. He's not going to play regular football. But we'll only truly know
[21:14] whether it was the right thing to do when we see the replacements and who we sign. So it's a difficult
[21:19] question to answer right now. But I'm a bit disappointed at this point in time that we sold
[21:27] him ahead of Alavia, for example. But obviously, I know why that's happened. The stream started on the
[21:37] app. It's definitely not started on the website yet. No, you don't need CFC Plus for this. You
[21:43] don't need CFC Plus for this. It's free. This press conference is free. Free, free, free. So we're
[22:01] not quite there. We're four minutes away, chat. Started now on the website. Has it? Has it started
[22:23] on the website chat? Where do I find it? It says they're going to. It says they're going to. I'm not
[22:37] sure if it's gone in yet or not. Let me bring this website up. The Chelsea website. We've got
[22:43] three minutes till kickoff, chat, on the Xabi Alonso presser. Chat, is this where we go? Is
[22:48] this where it's just going to change? Is this going to change to the Alonso presser? Where do
[22:54] we go, chat? Chat, where do we go? Website is live. Yeah, what do I press on, chat? Chat,
[23:06] do I just press this here? Watch Xabi Alonso's first press conference live. Is that what we're
[23:11] clicking on, yeah? Yeah, yeah, bro. I'll show it on screen. I'll show it on screen. Is this what we
[23:17] click on, chat? Go down. Ah, yep, here we go. We're in business. I'll just turn the sound
[23:36] off for the time being. Okay, we're locked in, chat. We're locked in and we're loaded.
[23:40] It's not CFC plus. We're good. Right, website's live. We're cooking there. So look, at the end
[23:45] of the day, this Chivari thing, I think it will get done, but I'm just annoyed that it's dragged
[23:56] out. We've known about this Chivari interest for a good two or three weeks. A good two or three
[24:03] weeks, we've known about the Chivari interest and seemingly nothing's happened. Look, if
[24:15] Rio have moved the goalposts, then fair enough. But you knew as a club that you might have to
[24:27] pay the release clause of 25 million euros. You knew that you might have to pay that.
[24:32] And to guarantee the deal, to guarantee the deal, he has a 25 million euros is what the
[24:47] release clause is just about the release clause or it might be slightly under. Yep. And he was.
[24:58] And he was flipped for profit because unfortunately, there's no market for Lavia. There's no market for
[25:07] Lavia, chat. No, bro, this is free. This is free. It certainly seems that way at the moment. It
[25:18] certainly seems that way. Yeah, potentially. Potentially. I don't think that can be ruled out.
[25:26] I don't think it can be ruled out. Guys, 255 of you in the building. We're on 69 likes. Make sure
[25:33] you smash that like button. Let's get this to 100 likes as quickly as possible, people. Let's run
[25:38] this up to 100 likes. Run it up, run it up, run it up. We've got the Xabi Alonso presser starting
[25:44] very soon. It is time. Do we have to... Is this just going to switch, chat? Or we've got to do a
[25:54] little refresh thing? No. I presume this will just go live when he's here. It started. Why are
[26:05] people telling me it started? Why hasn't this changed? Bro, this has not started. Chat, has this
[26:17] started? Or are people taking the piss here? No, it's not started. Good. No. No, it's not a
[26:30] copyright job. It's free. It's free. They're showing this for free. This is available for
[26:40] everyone to watch. I did it with Liam Resenia. I've done it on pre-match presses. We're here.
[26:47] We're here. We're here. It's not a copyright job. No. And if it is, I'll just take it out.
[26:51] We're on mute, chat. We're on mute. The gaffer's here. Well, first of all, good afternoon,
[26:58] everyone. Thank you for congratulations. And the excitement is the club, the squad, the chance to
[27:07] the opportunity and the honour to come to join this great club and to create the excitement,
[27:16] this bond with the supporters and to win games and to be successful.
[27:22] How ready do you feel to manage this club the size of Chelsea, given the previous experiences
[27:28] you've had as a manager and as a player? I want to enjoy it. I want to be part of this club,
[27:35] work together with the sports directors, with the players, with the staff around. I see that it's a
[27:45] club with a great potential. We need for sure to make important decisions, right decisions.
[27:51] But I think that there is a very strong base already built. And now we need to follow up to
[27:57] to keep building and building this mentality to be competitive on the pitch, to win games and to enjoy it.
[28:05] You've got a long contract, but what do you want to achieve in your first season in charge?
[28:10] Does Chelsea need to be playing European football next season?
[28:14] Well, for sure. That's a goal. But to reach that goal, you need to do many right things.
[28:20] Chelsea website, free.
[28:22] To be part of that process, how we want to play, how we want to see ourselves, how we want to
[28:29] approach the game wherever we go. That's my job. That's what I'm really looking forward to.
[28:35] To have the whole squad at the moment. We have some pits, but early days and happy early days so far.
[28:42] But for sure, we want to be there. And time will tell, but we are ambitious. And to be in Chelsea,
[28:51] you need to share that energy, that ambition, and as well, that hunger to want to have success.
[29:02] Thanks, James. Paul Belverstone, Premier League Studios.
[29:05] Trevor, you've had some players back already after a summer off. Unusually for Chelsea. How much
[29:11] hunger did you see in those players' eyes already?
[29:13] Yes, I'm sure. And I have felt already that they want to have a good season
[29:24] after last year. We are starting from zero in some new phases from the staff, from the manager.
[29:34] But they are really keen on whatever we are doing. We can't really tell that much in just four days
[29:39] with some players. But you see that the energy is good. The excitement is there. And we need to
[29:46] prepare well. We have time for that. And I said before, it's very important that we build the right
[29:53] mentality to compete. We build the right basics, essentials on a daily basis to be ready for the
[30:03] weekends. The players who are here at the moment, the players who might come in in the future, what
[30:08] are the most important characteristics that they need to thrive under you? We need to have hunger. We
[30:16] need to have the passion for the game. We want to, we need to want to improve. We are coming in a
[30:22] competitive competition. And for that, we need to prepare ourselves. We need to be really,
[30:33] really determined in details, really strong on, on our basics, how we want to, how we want to play.
[30:39] We'll have time for that. But those are the, the most important pillars in our game.
[30:45] Nizar from BBC. Welcome. I wanted to ask you, Chelsea, when you were appointed, you were
[30:57] fighting Sunderland in the last game and they lost and didn't qualify for Europe. How much has that
[31:01] changed things in terms of the squad, maybe having to reduce the numbers or how much has it changed?
[31:07] Small details for sure, but the main, main focus about what we want to, how we want to start the
[31:13] competition in, in, in August. It doesn't change much. Our, the plan is that we are working,
[31:19] aligned with, with the sports directors, where we want to reach. The, the team is good and where
[31:25] we want to reinforce. Chelsea website, mate. Chelsea website. It's clear, still some, some weeks to
[31:31] go, but we are working today in a very aligned way and this is the right way. There's one player you
[31:36] haven't met, but I was wondering if you'd spoken to him, Enzo Fernandez, there's, you know, there's a lot of talk
[31:41] about him in his future. I wondered if you'd spoken to him and spoke about your vision and
[31:45] if you want to keep him as well. Yes, we have spoken, but as you can understand, what we have
[31:52] spoken remains, remains private, but yes, we have spoken. Do you want to keep him though, Chelsea?
[31:57] Yeah, yeah. Thanks, Enzo. Ian, down here, please. Hi Jeremy, how are you? Good, thank you. And you?
[32:07] Welcome to Chelsea, not a head coach, but a manager. Can you explain to me, does that mean you're going to be in
[32:13] charge of everything? Does that mean you're going to have exactly the same role in the club you've had at your
[32:19] previous club? Just outline the difference with you, manager, compared to the club? For me, it means that we are
[32:26] working together to take the decisions, the right decisions to in the squad planning on a daily basis
[32:33] on the trainees. I am on that, but how we want to prepare the squad for which players and which
[32:41] positions are needed. This is the work that we are doing together with the sporting directors,
[32:46] and we are aligned. We have set our priorities, what we want to do, and this is the work that we are
[32:53] doing. I'm afraid you're linked with a move to the Premier League, most notably your two-part question.
[33:01] First of all, we always wanted to come back and then, and secondly, coming to Chelsea, some big shoes to
[33:08] follow in the likes of Mourinho, Conte, Hiddink etc. Yeah, of course, the Premier League is the most
[33:15] competitive league in the world right now. It is a challenge to come here, it is a challenge in my
[33:22] managerial career, but really excited about accepting it, improving and learning to get there,
[33:35] and the history of Chelsea is there, not just because of their success, because of so many great players
[33:41] that they have played, so many great managers that they have been here, some of them, I see some
[33:47] pictures and I know some of these guys, so I feel really honoured, privileged and ready for the ball.
[33:55] Thank you, Ian. Liam in the second row, please. Hi, Xavi. Liam from The Athletic. Welcome.
[34:02] I wanted to ask about Cole Palmer, one of the players you've had a chance to work with. What were your
[34:07] first impressions of him and how important will he be to the team? Yeah, we have had a few trainings already
[34:19] and from the first day you can see he's a special talent, he's a special player. He's not easy to have
[34:27] to have one of those and you can notice his quality, how he's able to play the right decision in the right
[34:38] spot. So I'm happy that he has come in a good mood, in a good mindset to have a great season
[34:48] and we are really looking forward to get the best from him. If we are able to build a strong team
[34:54] with the proper stability to find the key players, for sure, Cole is going to be one of those key
[35:01] players in the attacking, in the attacking part. Thank you. Okay, Davide, third row, please.
[35:08] Hello, Xavi. I'm Davide Quinellato with the Gazeta dello Sport. You already sent one player to Falesta.
[35:16] What did you see in him and how do you think you can help him adapt to the Premier League football?
[35:22] Now, he has many great qualities to adapt to modern football. He's a player with, that gives you
[35:28] versatility in his positioning, playing a back four and a back five, even sometimes he has
[35:34] playing on the left, physically really strong. We need to keep working with him in his development,
[35:40] in the adaptation to the Premier League. But I'm pretty sure and I'm positive that it will take a lot of
[35:47] time and he has the very good mentality in terms of competitiveness, in terms of this hunger to
[35:56] to improve. So I'm happy that he's with him. He's been already training and we are really looking
[36:02] forward to getting the best front goal. When you talk about the identity of the team you want to build,
[36:07] is it going to be a back five, back four? Do you have that in mind already or is it something that you want to...
[36:13] Yes, for sure. I have things in mind. This is my this is my job and for sure we want to
[36:19] to be active. We want to be brave. We want to play a good football. We want to compete well.
[36:24] But above that, we need a good mentality. I think that that's fundamental that to understand
[36:30] what to do, what it takes in each moment. It's it will be a process for sure. But we want to
[36:37] to show that we are ready to whenever we go, once we are getting closer to the start of the season.
[36:45] Chat, there's over 800 of you in the building, only 134 likes. Make sure you smash that like
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[36:58] On the World Cup, it's a really long one and there are four players missing, eight from Arsenal. How
[37:04] much has the World Cup got in the way of your preparations? It was already in the plan, so
[37:11] it's not a big surprise that at this stage we still have some players. I'm happy for them because
[37:20] what they are living. It's an unforgettable experience. Hopefully, at the end, we will have
[37:32] a world champion when they come back to Koban and we will celebrate that. But we adapt and we have to
[37:39] be flexible in that situation and we will have to speed up the preparation with some players, but
[37:46] it's going to happen. As a player, you love the Liverpools. Do you love London? I've always
[37:56] loved London. I've come many times. He loves London or not. Why do you trust him? He loves London.
[38:01] I have full experience living here, myself, my wife, my daughters. So, really looking forward.
[38:07] He's not going to say he hates London. He's not discovering anything to say. It's
[38:11] one of the greatest cities in the world. I mean, seriously.
[38:14] Why are you asking him about Spain at a press conference for his unveiling at Chelsea? Man,
[38:32] they're asking about the World Cup. I will briefly answer in Spanish for
[38:53] Spanish. Actually, seeing all the Spanish games, it brings me a lot of memories from the World Cup
[39:06] that we won because of the team, because of the energy that they transmit, because of the
[39:11] gaffer. We have many reasons to be optimistic. For sure, whatever will happen with France,
[39:19] it's going to be… Run it up, people. Run it up, run it up, run it up.
[39:23] It's going to be a fantastic game to watch. So, really looking forward to it.
[39:28] Do you think they will be able to achieve the same goals you've achieved in 2008,
[39:34] 10 and 12? Is that possible for them? They have a great team. And I can see them winning.
[39:39] Well, we don't want to chat about the World Cup, Giza. I get it, you're Spanish.
[39:44] So many English gentlemen around. They are hoping not to happen.
[39:50] But yeah, they play really good. It's a waste of a question, brother. A waste of a question.
[39:54] Good afternoon, Xavi. Welcome back to London. Welcome to Chelsea.
[40:07] No Chelsea manager since Antonio Conte has won the Premier League in their first season.
[40:13] I believe Pep Guardiola leaded one season, Klopp leaded about five.
[40:16] Arteta's leaded about six as well. Are you confident you will be given the time to build this team
[40:23] which can challenge for the Premier League if not win it?
[40:26] Time will tell. But what I'm sure is that we have the ambition to win a lot of games,
[40:31] to be competitive. We want, as I've said before, we need to take important decisions. We need to
[40:37] to build strong principles and strong mentality and culture in the club. And time will tell.
[40:44] I'm not going to say what will happen in May. For me, it's absolutely too early to say that. But
[40:49] I'm confident and optimistic to think that we can have a great season. And for that,
[40:54] it's time to prepare. It's time to work. We try to be intelligent in many things.
[41:02] And after to hope that we have this belief. And to have this belief within the team
[41:10] with our fans here in Stamford Ridge will be very important.
[41:14] And just finally, it's my understanding that Alejandro Agarnaccio was not at your first training session.
[41:20] you might be able to correct that or something else. What is his future now?
[41:25] Well, the situation that we have spoken with the sports directors and there's an interest from
[41:31] him from other clubs. So let's see how it develops. But hopefully it finishes in the best possible ways
[41:39] for all the parts. Just finally, Nicholas Jackson's future as well. He was on loan at Iron Munich last
[41:44] year. He looked quite impressive at times. He's now back here. What's his future, Nicholas?
[41:48] Well, he's joining in the tour that we are starting in Asia. And yeah, looking forward to
[41:55] start with Nico at that time. Thank you very much.
[41:59] Okay. There's no more questions. We'll end it there. Thank you very much for joining everyone.
[42:04] Thank you guys. Thank you guys. Right chat. We've got over a thousand in the building,
[42:10] over a thousand in the building. Make sure you're smashing that like button, subscribe if you're
[42:15] new around here, all that good stuff. I'm seeing a lot of people being a bit negative in the chat.
[42:22] Look, at the end of the day, guys, managers are not judged on their press conferences.
[42:29] Managers are judged on what they do on the pitch and the results that they produce.
[42:33] Was it like, oh, was there aura in the press conference? Was there this? Was there that?
[42:39] You know, oh, we said this. Oh, he said that. Oh, he didn't say whether he thinks he can win
[42:43] Chelsea in the Premier League. Like at the end of the day, none of that matters because he knows that
[42:50] he might not be here in 12 months time. And he knows as well, by the way, that if he says,
[42:55] oh yeah, I think I'm going to win the Premier League in X, Y, Z years, and it doesn't happen,
[43:00] then that's going to be held against him. And that will come back to bite him in the ass.
[43:04] That's the situation that we find ourselves in in the modern day. People talking about,
[43:11] oh, no, he's not that exciting. Unfortunately, chap, you know, the likes of your Mourinho's and
[43:17] stuff, those guys don't exist anymore. Those guys don't exist anymore. You don't have many modern
[43:27] managers with that level of Mourinho personality, that level of Mourinho aura, the way that he commands,
[43:33] every room that he walks into. At the end of the day, Xabi Alonso is one of the best managers
[43:38] around in football at the moment. Do I care how he speaks massively? Not really. I don't want him to
[43:47] come up. I don't want him to be like a Leon Resinia impresses. But at the end of the day,
[43:50] all I want is for this manager to be backed and for this manager to have success at Chelsea. Now,
[43:57] his success at Chelsea is going to be based on whether he's backed or not. It's whether he's
[44:12] going to be backed, whether he's going to be backed. He needs to be backed. And that's where
[44:27] the big questions come in. That's where the big questions come in. Yeah, bro, that's the smart
[44:36] answer to give. That's the smart answer to give. But you have people saying, oh, he doesn't believe
[44:40] in himself. He doesn't believe in the club. He doesn't do this, believe in the players and all this
[44:44] and all that. At the end of the day, chat, that is the smart answer to give. That is the smart
[44:51] answer to give. Because you don't want to be putting pressure on yourself. Bro, the thing is,
[45:01] though, whether he believes in the sporting directors or not, he has to portray and give
[45:05] off the impression that he believes in them. He's not going to come out in his first press conference
[45:10] at Chelsea and say, oh, I don't believe in the sporting directors. Oh, they're not backing me.
[45:15] They're not going to do this. They're not going to do that. So there we go. And look,
[45:23] again, key takeaways from that. Obviously, Nico Jackson is going on the preseason tour.
[45:30] That bodes reasonably well for him staying at the club next season, which I think is exactly the
[45:37] right thing to do. In terms of Enzo Fernandes, he didn't disclose the nature of the conversations,
[45:44] as you could imagine, the obvious reasons for that. But again, he's stating that he wants Enzo to
[45:50] stay at the football club. So we wait and see on that one. Obviously, confirmed about Garnaccio
[45:56] not in training. He's obviously going to leave. We know that. Other than that, there's not too much
[46:04] else to take away from that. There's not too much else to take away from that. It wasn't amazing. It
[46:11] wasn't crap. It was just kind of exactly as we expected. I don't really know what people in the
[46:22] chat that are moaning about this. He was asked about formations and he said he's obviously got
[46:28] his ideas and he's thought about it and stuff, as you would expect. And clearly, he's not going to
[46:34] disclose that information at this point in time, which again, you fully understand. You fully
[46:42] understand that. And look, Alonso is a good manager and he'll absolutely improve the players who
[46:51] underperformed last season. But he's not a miracle worker. We need serious improvements to the squad.
[46:57] And right now, coming up to the middle of July, we've made one signing. We've made one signing.
[47:13] And so that's a bit worrying. There's no escaping that fact. That is a little bit worrying. So
[47:20] it's good that Alonso's in. This now feels like... Yeah. And again, I don't know what people were
[47:36] wanting to be said. This is the best manager we could have possibly got. The club have actually
[47:41] made a decent decision for once and managed to convince someone of calibre to take the job.
[47:47] And I'm seeing people in the chat, you know, already sort of talking down about Alonso
[47:53] after one press conference. I just don't get it. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. I don't understand why
[48:15] people are so disappointed by the press conference. Like, Jesus Christ, guys. It's a welcome presser.
[48:25] You know, we'll hear a lot more from him on pre-season in Asia. Like, what are we so worried
[48:31] about? What are we so worried about? I think the thing, you know, he's the manager. We'll hear more
[48:50] from him pre-season. My biggest concern is not the manager. My biggest concern is what we're going
[48:59] to do in this window and whether we're actually going to give him enough. Whether we're actually
[49:05] going to give him enough. Whether we're actually going to give him enough to improve this team
[49:17] and to put us in the right direction. So look, I'm happy. Straight in the door. Doesn't want to give
[49:31] guy natural any training sessions. He already knows that he's not good enough. Not part of the plans.
[49:35] Bang. See you later. Jackson's going on the tour. That's a good thing. Means that probably two of,
[49:43] well, Delap, two of Delap, Guiu and Omega will be leaving. And maybe a loan for Satpayev.
[49:51] So there we go. Again, you know, at the end of the day, the reassurance and stuff will come for the
[50:00] club's actions. People will be more reassured when they see the actions that are going to be taken
[50:08] by the football club. That's when people will be more reassured. No, there was no questions about
[50:15] the departure of Andre Santos. I thought that someone might have asked about that. Excuse me.
[50:20] I thought someone might have asked about the departure of Cucurea. Yes, he was asked about
[50:30] what system he might play. He said he's got an idea in his mind. But obviously, naturally,
[50:36] he didn't divulge any further. What's the latest on Lacroix? There is no latest. He's still at the
[50:45] World Cup. I don't really expect any acceleration on anything to do with Maxence Lacroix until France
[50:52] are out of the World Cup or until the World Cup's finished, more likely. So I would expect in a week's
[50:57] time, once the World Cup is done, that we will see or at least get some sort of updates on what's
[51:05] going on with the Maxence Lacroix one way or another. I think we'll play a combination of a three
[51:21] and a four. We'll be fluent in multiple systems. Alonso said that many times before,
[51:28] fluent in multiple systems. So I think we might, I think we'll play a three at times. I think we'll
[51:34] play a four at times. I don't think we'll have a set. This is our main system because good teams
[51:39] are competent in multiple systems, Chad. Good teams are competent in multiple systems.
[51:47] And that's the way that it needs to be. Chad, we're still, we're over 600 in the building still.
[51:52] Big up to everyone who's locked in. Keep smashing the lights. Let's get this up to 400 likes. Guys,
[51:57] we're on 312. Let's get this to 400 likes. And keep subscribing to the channel if you are new
[52:03] round here. Run it up, run it up, run it up. Yeah, 100% we will. 100%. Now toss-ins there.
[52:28] Dasassi and Badia Sheerl aren't in training because they're not part of the plans.
[52:30] Simple as that. Simple as that. They're not part of the plans. Again, though, this, again,
[52:41] this wasn't really about transfers. I mean, there was what, one person asked about Enzo,
[52:47] which is a good thing. Someone asked about Garnaccio. But yeah, maybe I would have liked
[52:54] a few more questions about transfers and whatnot. Yeah, maybe internal solutions. Someone asked about
[53:07] where they can watch the press conference on the website, on the Chelsea website. They'll,
[53:14] well, it'll be on YouTube somewhere as well. Yeah, a Xhaka question would have been interesting.
[53:22] Again, I don't, again, I don't know whether, whether the, the, the, um, I don't know whether
[53:30] questions were vetted beforehand or not. Yeah, Spanish journalist, not a surprise. Again,
[53:50] I will look because you never know of this club, but I suspect that is highly untrue. And there's
[54:14] definitely nothing on Chelsea and Bastoni, but as you were, um, yeah, pointless questions about
[54:29] living in London as well. I mean, uh, yeah, hopefully, I mean, if I can, if I can get a ticket,
[54:35] which hopefully won't be too much of a problem, then yes, I, uh, I will. Oh, so much stuff,
[54:51] so much stuff coming in. I'm going to have to go to the bottom of the chat. Um, I, I, I, I would
[54:57] take him, but I would expect that he'll end up in Saudi Arabia. Maybe Al-Khalal, uh, as a, as a
[55:04] possibility, maybe he'll end up at Al-Khalal. That, that wouldn't surprise me at all. Yeah, bro,
[55:13] of course we're way behind. Of course we're way behind. Um, bro, we're not signing Diogo Costa.
[55:24] Chelsea and Diogo Costa is like Chelsea and the Brazilian Hulk back in the day. Every transfer window,
[55:31] there was multiple links or at least one link with that guy and he's not coming. Yeah. A hundred
[55:47] percent, brother. A hundred percent. Um, it's big up to you, brother. Xhaka is dead in the water.
[56:01] Lacroix, Chelsea are definitely interested whether we can actually do or do a deal or not, uh, remains
[56:08] to be seen. Whether we can actually do a deal or not remains to be seen. I'm, I'm not a hundred
[56:14] percent certain that we, that we can do that. Um, I would imagine in midfield and possibly as a left
[56:27] wing back as well, if we play a back three and possibly as a left wing back and a three. So
[56:32] really I'm looking at Barker and expecting him to play left wing back or midfield or equally,
[56:39] I wouldn't be surprised if he was loaned out somewhere. But again, that signing still hasn't
[56:43] actually been confirmed. That signing still hasn't fully been confirmed. So we'll, we'll, uh, we'll
[56:58] wait and see on that one. Um, again, Jabby's con Jabby's content, uh, comments on Enzo are not going
[57:10] to make any difference to whether Enzo Fernandez wants to stay at Chelsea. At the end of the day,
[57:14] Enzo is going to do what he wants to do. And it's quite clear that he wants to leave the football club.
[57:21] Now, whether that's going to be possible, whether that's going to be possible, we'll wait and see.
[57:28] And I think having, having watched it guys, it's clear for me that in an ideal world, in a perfect
[57:34] situation, he'd like to have Enzo Fernandez as part of the squad next season. But Jabby's not an idiot.
[57:42] He's not unintelligent. I think right now, as we speak at this point in time, I think it's clear
[57:47] that Enzo wants to leave. And, and, and, and he knows that he's fully aware of that fact that yes,
[57:55] I'd like to have him, but also I'm fully aware that he wants to leave the football club. So
[58:01] let's, let's wait and see. And also that as well. And also that as well, but look,
[58:07] I don't know what will happen because if no one offers the money, then a Chelsea is just going to
[58:12] hold him like to ransom and make him stay up. I don't know. I really don't know. I mean,
[58:22] an interesting thing here, chat is that Fabrizio has retweeted his Chelsea remaining active talks
[58:28] with Rayo to sign Pep Chivarie. That's been retweeted. That normally means that things are
[58:36] getting close, whether it's today, whether it's later today, whether it's tomorrow, I think we
[58:42] are going to be getting something soon, chat, in regards to Chivarie, excuse me, in regards to
[58:49] Chivarie. I think we're going to be getting something soon, which is, which will be good
[58:56] for us, which will be good for us, chat. So yeah, there we are. Again, I wouldn't be surprised
[1:00:03] if we got towards the end of the window and that maybe, maybe that slightly dropped. Maybe
[1:00:10] that slightly dropped. I don't know for certain guys. I don't know for certain. Yeah, but maybe
[1:00:19] I would, if Chivarie for me, I would imagine either later today, as in like later this evening,
[1:00:27] or I reckon at some point tomorrow. I reckon at some point tomorrow. Let's get rid of this
[1:00:54] comment here. What else is coming in? Yeah, Jackson, Jackson is back. Jackson, Xabi confirming
[1:01:09] himself that Jackson will be part of the preseason tour of Australia and Asia. And then I guess a
[1:01:16] decision will be taken after that. Again, with Chivarie, I don't know an awful lot about him.
[1:01:38] If anything, I'll be totally honest. The first time I'd even heard of him was when we were first
[1:01:42] linked with him. But at the end of the day, if Alonso has identified him as a key player that he
[1:01:46] wants, then who are we to say otherwise? In CISO's situation, he's contracted to Strasbourg.
[1:01:56] He signed for Strasbourg. He's contracted to Strasbourg. I think he obviously joined Strasbourg
[1:02:01] with a view that he'd be impressed there. There could be a potential chance of joining
[1:02:05] Chelsea in the future. I don't think that in CISO did an awful lot at Strasbourg last season.
[1:02:11] So we'll wait and see. So we'll wait and see. I think the left wing situation or that versatile
[1:02:34] attacker from the left side is vital. Absolutely vital. I don't necessarily think we need a striker.
[1:02:45] So yeah, that left side of the attacker is going to be crucial. Absolutely vital for us. Absolutely
[1:02:54] vital for us, guys. Make no mistake about it. When will you feature on the next episode of
[1:03:03] Gold Fan Zone? When will I be back on? I don't know, to be honest. I don't know. Whenever I get
[1:03:07] asked. Whenever I get asked. So yeah, hopefully soon. Hopefully soon. New season's starting,
[1:03:13] so I'm sure we'll be doing loads of content. So yeah, watch this space. But we'll definitely be
[1:03:19] back on there. 100% we'll be back on there. I just don't know when because I don't know what
[1:03:25] their filming schedule is. And I don't know when they do their videos and stuff. I just get asked
[1:03:32] and I get asked as and when. So hopefully soon, bro. Hopefully soon. But you'll know. You'll know.
[1:03:38] No, I don't believe. I don't think so. But again, it's tricky to tell. It's tricky to tell.
[1:04:06] See a video of me hitting top bins. I mean, that'd be pretty boring. But yeah, I mean,
[1:04:17] it would be pretty boring. I can't lie. ZAR confirms that goalposts have been moved.
[1:04:26] But the goalposts have been moved for the Chivalry deal. Let's have a look at that.
[1:04:36] Let's bring that up. Let me just find it now. So yeah, Fabrizio and Ben Jacobs have both retweeted
[1:04:59] the Chivalry stuff. Obviously means that something is happening pretty soon. Let me find this Nizar
[1:05:12] thing. Right. Let's have a look. Let me bring this up now. Let me bring this up now. And let's see if
[1:05:30] the goalposts actually were moved. So Chelsea continues to chase Peps about Chivalry. There's
[1:05:35] an expectation that about 15 million euros would be enough. But Rayo want more than they had
[1:05:41] previously been told. He's still a target of interest. Player wants to move and the pursuit
[1:05:47] continues. So any move for the 28-year-old would not be as a direct replacement for Kukure. We know
[1:06:02] that instead that role is expected to be filled internally with Jarrell Hato set to play a significant
[1:06:07] role under Xabi Alonso next season. Chivalry would offer a more attacking option, particularly if
[1:06:13] Alonso opts to use wingbacks. Meanwhile, Chelsea, oh, that's it. Well, there we go then. So there's
[1:06:19] literally nothing really new on that. So yeah, again, look, at the end of the day, guys, just
[1:06:25] just pay the release clause for God's sake. Like this, this is not rocket science. This is not
[1:06:31] difficult. Just pay the clause. Come on, guys. Is this really what we're doing here? Is this really
[1:06:40] what we're doing here? Just pay the clause? Get the guy in and let's stop messing about. But yeah,
[1:06:48] look, this will get done. I know I don't have very much faith in this in this sporting hierarchy
[1:06:56] whatsoever. But even I've got the faith that these guys will turn this round. Even I've got the faith
[1:07:06] that these guys will turn this round. The release clause is £21.5 million. £21.5 million is the
[1:07:25] release clause. No, no, no reliable reports saying that. So yeah, look, this deal will still
[1:07:41] happen. It's just irritating that we're seemingly dragging it out and arguing over the sake of a few
[1:07:53] million. But time will tell. And when this deal does get done, which I think it will get done,
[1:08:02] then we'll see how much we've paid. And we'll see if all this hassle and messing about is actually
[1:08:10] worth it. We'll see if all this hassle and messing about is actually worth it. No, there's no nothing
[1:08:18] on Alex Scott right now. Nothing on Alex Scott right now. So we'll wait and see. We'll wait and
[1:08:26] see. But no, nothing on Alex Scott at the moment. But we'll see. I do believe it will happen. So it's
[1:08:39] just a case of waiting for it to happen now. It's just a case of waiting for it to happen and trying
[1:08:48] to have some faith in those in charge. Trying to have some faith about those in charge. I don't
[1:09:13] know what's happening with Lacroix. There's no real updates. Yeah, bro. That's what evidence would
[1:09:22] suggest that we are haggling over a few mil. That's exactly what evidence would suggest. And let's see if
[1:09:27] we actually get a deal done. Let's see if we actually get a deal done. No, they're not. I'll
[1:09:37] be okay for the deal if we pursue Joaquin Seiz. We've been tracking him for a while. Let's wait
[1:09:44] and see. I'm sure there'll be some alternative targets if this doesn't happen. But again, it's
[1:09:49] not about necessarily the player per se in Chivari. It's the fact that the manager wants him.
[1:09:54] And if you didn't get Xhaka, if you then don't get another guy that he wants, optically,
[1:09:59] it looks terrible. Mate, Tosin's not in the bomb squad. Tosin's been in the training sessions.
[1:10:15] Tosin's been in the training sessions. Badia, Shield, De Sassi, all these guys, Garnaccio,
[1:10:21] Giyu, they're doing their own training and don't know where. There's been no sort of bomb squad
[1:10:26] announced per se because I actually don't think that's allowed anymore. So yeah, but there's no
[1:10:32] updates on those guys leaving at the moment because, as expected, there isn't really a market
[1:10:38] for them. And clubs know we want to get rid of them. So they'll just wait till later in the window
[1:10:43] and get themselves a bargain deal. What else is going on? Yeah, no, I've seen that as well. I
[1:11:00] think a centre-back signing does depend on one leaving. So again, Chalaba leaving would free up
[1:11:05] Lacroix coming in, potentially. So again, we have to wait and see on that one. No, I agree. I agree on
[1:11:18] that. Bro, I'd never be confident in these sporting directors cooking anything other than something
[1:11:28] that gives you salmonella and food poisoning. Let's see. Hopefully that changes. Hopefully
[1:11:34] that changes. Again, hopefully soon. No, Anselmino's been there. I've seen pictures of him.
[1:11:51] No, not true. So there we are, chat. There we are. Guys, we're 30 likes away from 400. Still
[1:12:03] over 400 in the building. Run it up, run it up, run it up. Mamadou Saar is still on holidays from World
[1:12:09] Cup because he was there with Senegal. But chat, let's get his final 30 likes boxed off to 400.
[1:12:14] Let's get these final 30 likes boxed off and keep subscribing if you're new around here. That
[1:12:21] would be greatly appreciated. Run the subscribes up as well, guys. Run it up, run it up, run
[1:12:26] it up. But yeah, other than that though, chat, there's been really since Andre Santos was sold
[1:12:34] to United last week, there's been very, very little in the way of transfer news. We had the
[1:12:41] stuff about Garmacho's future sort of over the weekend. And then we had a bit of an update
[1:12:46] on Pep Chivarie today. But outside of that, there's not been anything. And we're not really
[1:12:56] used to that, guys. We're not really used to that. We're used to a lot of updates. We're
[1:13:05] used to being, you know, led along every step of the way. And now that we're not, it's very
[1:13:15] different, isn't it? It's very, very different. Very different now that we're not. Very, very
[1:13:32] different, chat. But we just have to hope that stuff's actually happening. You'd like
[1:13:53] to think that something, like a few things have changed in terms of how things are done.
[1:13:58] But again, it doesn't, again, on the outside looking at it, it doesn't seem like that's
[1:14:08] the case. It doesn't seem like that's the case at the moment. Bro, again, nothing in
[1:14:15] them, nothing in them. Chelsea are not going to be signing Diogo Costa. And they just aren't.
[1:14:41] But it is also today as well, by the way, chat. It's the one year anniversary of being world
[1:14:49] champions. On this day last year, I was out in New York living it up. Chelsea PSG. Can you believe
[1:15:00] it's been a whole year, chat? A whole year since we lifted that trophy. Mental. Absolutely mental.
[1:15:20] A whole year, chat. Mad. Absolutely mad. We battered them as well. Brother, do you live in New York?
[1:15:40] But yeah, New York was class. And yeah, what a trick. But now, what a difference a year makes.
[1:15:56] What a difference a year makes. If only we knew after that, that that summer we'd signed Garnaccio,
[1:16:00] Gittins, DeLapp, and a load of other rubbish. If only we knew back then that that was going to
[1:16:07] happen. If only we knew. What a difference a year makes. What a difference a year makes.
[1:16:20] I don't know. I don't think so. I don't think so. Chat, 20 more likes. Run it up. Run it up.
[1:17:00] Let's get this to 400 likes. Final 20 people. Let's get to work. I mean, yeah, look. I'm under no
[1:17:13] illusion. Again, we have to finish in the top five. But I'm holding judgment on any predictions until I
[1:17:22] actually see what we've done. Until I actually see what we've done. But yeah, let's have a look
[1:17:42] through if there's anything else going on. Let's check if there's anything else going on.
[1:18:06] Obviously, Man United, Telemans to Man United from Villa. That's the big thing today. Right now,
[1:18:20] it might seem that way. But certainly, certainly, there's still a way to go until that becomes a
[1:18:29] certain reality. But yeah, we were linked with Noosa before when he was at Club Bruges.
[1:18:48] We were linked with Noosa when he was at Club Bruges. It didn't happen. He then failed a medical
[1:18:52] at Brentford, I think. And he obviously joined Leipzig. And yeah, he's done reasonably well.
[1:18:57] They had a decent World Cup. I wonder if there is interest in Noosa still from Chelsea. I think
[1:19:04] he could do well in the Premier League. So yeah, certainly one to look at. But yeah, chat.
[1:19:13] We're going to round this one out here now. Big up to every single one of you who tuned in this
[1:19:18] afternoon. Appreciate you all. Big show tonight. Big show this afternoon. Big numbers.
[1:19:22] Alonso's first press conference. Chivarie news. And yeah, other bits and pieces. So yeah,
[1:19:28] guys, appreciate all the support. Big love to every single one of you. Make sure you smash that
[1:19:33] like button on the way out. Subscribe if you're new round here. Get these final 15 likes, guys,
[1:19:38] to 400. Run it up. Subscribe if you're new. Let's wait and see what the next 24 hours has got in
[1:19:43] store for us. I'll be back again later on if we get any major news. If we get a Chivarie,
[1:19:49] here we go. I don't think I'm going to go live on a Chivarie. Here we go. We've spoken about that
[1:19:53] to the hills. So yeah, let's wait and see what we get, guys. Anyway, big ups to all of you. Enjoy
[1:19:57] the rest of your day. Massive love. Thanks for the support. Up the Chels. Blueco out. Love.