{"id":16002,"date":"2026-07-10T07:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16002"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:24:27","slug":"i-am-gutted-this-guy-is-not-that-good-lets-be-real-chelsea-fans-debate-surprise-sale-to-pl-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16002","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Am Gutted&#8217; &#8216;This Guy Is Not That Good, Let&#8217;s Be Real&#8217; Chelsea Fans Debate Surprise Sale To PL Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea are set to offload Andrey Santos to Manchester United in a deal worth up to \u00a350m, according to multiple reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues are set to receive \u00a348m upfront, with another \u00a32m in performance-related add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters on X are very much split on Santos\u2019s move to Old Trafford, with some believing that the club are losing a very promising player, while others feel he is overrated:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are the losers in this Andrey Santos deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseanews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120159\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Chelsea News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>I am gutted he is being sold.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Stephen (@patiaralois) July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This guy is not that good let\u2019s be real here mate<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Asabe Muhammed (@ManLikeRobs910) July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Does Andrey\u2019s sale pay for Lavia and Essugo\u2019s medical schools?\ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PL News (@JaimeAlves1602) July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its not the worst deal. He never looked solid at chelsea. He isnt gonna do well at united aswell as they dont even have a good 6 to cover for his mistakes<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Agent Blue (@AgentBlueCFC) July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They robbed us \ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Big Bull \ud83d\udc02 (@BigBull778) July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Why didn\u2019t Chelsea sell Lavia or Essugo instead?<\/h2>\n<p>Some fans have pointed out that Santos has performed to a much higher standard than either Romeo Lavia or Dario Essugo over the past twelve months.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is believed their departures were deemed unrealistic due to the fact that both of them have struggled to stay fit.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the three, Santos was the one who would bring in the most money, and there are also suggestions that he wanted to leave, as he didn\u2019t want to be Moises Caicedo\u2019s understudy.<\/p>\n<h2>Who could be signed to replace Santos?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"1ffbae35d432d0d71911ca2a0b209fbb\" v=\"f216f6d5d0b6ef819f6e02bf8357cefd\" image-id=\"prsi2Qe0PkMM\" theme=\"iy-theme\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 1.5003750937734435; max-width: 4000px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>With a deal for Sunderland\u2019s Granit Xhaka now<strong> dead in the water<\/strong>it is believed that the London club are weighing up a potential move for Bournemouth\u2019s Alex Scott, but there are doubts over whether the Cherries are willing to sell the 22-year-old. Arsenal reportedly made an enquiry last week, and they were told in no uncertain terms that the player was not for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace\u2019s Adam Wharton is also a long-term target. The midfielder is a very different type of player to Santos, and he would not be brought in to provide competition for Caicedo. However, the costs involved may put them off from making an offer. It has been claimed that Palace may want as much as \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p>Get a brand new Chelsea 26\/27 home Aero-FIT shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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