Tomas Kalas signs for Bristol

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Bristol City have beaten Celtic to the signing of Tomas Kalas, with the transfer expected to be confirmed within the next 24 hours.

Bristol Live understands the Robins have secured the Czech Republic international on a permanent deal from Chelsea following his successful loan spell at Ashton Gate last season.


The 26-year-old will also become the club's highest-paid player, as per our sources.

Kalas made 38 Championship appearances for City and struck up a fine partnership with Adam Webster forming one of the best centre-back duos in the division.

[AnOldBrownie]

Fulham should sign Adam Webster.   :005:

[Art Vandelay]

Rubbish, wish we signed him permanently a couple of years ago when we had the chance

[Statto]

That's a real shame IMO, very jealous

[Stoneleigh Loyalist]

Why so jealous? He could not get his place back in our team
also note that he will be their highest paid player whatever that means.

[JoelH5]

Such a click bait headline

[AnOldBrownie]

Such a click bait headline

My initial thought.     082.gif

[Woolly Mammoth]

The ones that get away always seem more attractive.

[filham]

Have we any idea of the transfer fee and do we really think Kalas is better than Mawson and Ream.

[Lighthouse]

Was never that impressed by Kallas despite the constant love in fans had with him.

[Matt10]

Good for him. He was a professional loanee for too long, and deserved a permanent spot somewhere.

[SP]

Have we any idea of the transfer fee and do we really think Kalas is better than Mawson and Ream.

No & no.  Presumably something like £4m in today's crazy market?

[MikeW]

Better than Mawson?- difficult to say as he's always knacked.  Ream is a busted flush.  And Stoneleigh Loyalist.  Started on the drink early? ridiculous statement.

I'd have purchased him 2 years ago.  Bet City finish higher than us. I regret.

[Facts Not Fiction]

Better than Mawson?- difficult to say as he's always knacked.  Ream is a busted flush.  And Stoneleigh Loyalist.  Started on the drink early? ridiculous statement.

I'd have purchased him 2 years ago.  Bet City finish higher than us. I regret.

You forgotten an out of position Denis Odoi was a better player during 17-18.

[Facts Not Fiction]

Kalas is a good championship player. We have 4 good championship CBs in Mawson, MLM, Ream and Odoi. He's a player we didn't need.

[Statto]

Better than Mawson?- difficult to say as he's always knacked.  Ream is a busted flush.  And Stoneleigh Loyalist.  Started on the drink early? ridiculous statement.

I'd have purchased him 2 years ago.  Bet City finish higher than us. I regret.

You forgotten an out of position Denis Odoi was a better player during 17-18.

Well an out of position Denis Odoi is currently our only right-sided CB. So let's see how well he does in 19-20.

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Hey mods why change the thread title? Or is a little light hearted fun not allowed anymore?

[Andy S]

I think players that stay on Chelsea's books making mega cash before going on to another club demanding big money are the sort of players to steer clear of

[chrisburt13]

I don't think we should be too gutted by this - the man was replaced by Dennis Odoi in our promotion season, who was brought in as a full back.

I appreciate everything he done for the club, but bringing him back on a sentimental value wouldn't be good in my opinion, and we have better centre backs than him at the club anyway, again, in my opinion.

If he was that good, we would have signed him permanently upon promotion..

[Statto]

we have better centre backs than him at the club anyway, again, in my opinion

if you class Odoi as a full back, as you have done, then we don't have a better right-footed CB at the club than Kalas. In fact we don't have a single right-footed CB in the first team as far as I'm aware