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Chelsea make ‘shock demand’ of €35m for January sale – Granovskaia ‘has no intention of making concessions’ http://sportwitness.co.uk/chelsea-make-shock-demand-e35m-january-sale-granovskaia-no-intention-making-concessions/ There appears to be some confusion as to how much Chelsea are asking for Marcos Alonso in the Italian media. On Wednesday, we covered an article from FC Inter News claiming the Stamford Bridge side, via Marina Granovskaia, wanted around €25m. Inter, who didn’t want to pay that much, were hoping for a loan first for the second half of the season, paying €2m up front with the right to buy the player outright later on for €18m, with negotiations said to be underway. Fast forward to Thursday, and Gazzetta dello Sport agree with the last bit (about the Serie A side wanting a temporary deal), but the information they have about Chelsea’s demands is very different. The Italian newspaper explain Granovskaia ‘has no intention of making concessions’, and after some opening probing from Inter, the ‘shock demand’ was of €35m. At that price, it’s said there is little chance of a deal getting done, with the Italians preferring a paid loan with a view to buy at the end, ‘but at a much lower cost’. That would fall in line with what FC Inter News reported, so there seems to be some agreement there, but Chelsea’s exact demands are still a bit confused. Either way, it’s more than what Inter are willing to put on the table for now. snip we spent £24m on Alonso (transfermarkt updates for current FOREX conversion rates, so it gets tricky doing historical trackbacks), and we fucking turned down (GRRRRRRRRR) £45m from Real in summer 2018 (Marina said 55m or no deal!!!) Inter can fuck off if they only want to pay £16.9m (20m euros at current FOREX rates) 35m euros is £29.6m which is a fair price I might go to 30m euros (£25.3m) just to get it done, hell make it 29.6m euros (25m quid on the nose, just so Inter can not get butthurt over paying 30m euros) fucking Marina the way Serie A goes, and the way Conte rolls, Inter will get a good 3 and a half years (or more) out of him at left wing back, as pace never mattered with him, and he will maintain his skills until he is at least 32. Candreva is 33 in 2 months, and he has had a rejuvenation under Conte, he still looks pretty sharp at right WB.

Barcelona eye up bid for former Chelsea youngster Jeremie Boga… but Frank Lampard can hijack the deal for just £3.5million thanks to buyback clause https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7785209/Chelsea-hijack-bid-Barcelona-target-Jeremie-Boga.html

44 teams 4 divisions 20 games inside division 20 games outside 2 cups then playoffs for the Euro Championship other than the UK Division, all the rest were so easy and worked out perfectly, all the truly major teams and huge derby rivalries are in and the splits (regionally) worked out perfectly as well UK Division (this was the ONLY tough one to sort, as if we are going on traditional powers and now built up clubs, the 2 lesser but still biggish London clubs (plus the Old Firm who have to be included) then I have 20, so 9 (some more deserving than others,) get left out. I explain it below in the Newcastle slot) Chels Manure Shitty Victimpool Arse Spuds Everton West Ham Newcastle (they need to be sold, Ashley is not capable of running a team in this league, IF he refuses, then Leicester (as they are backed by billions) takes their place, also it sucks that Wolves, Leeds (true old power and will be back in the EPL next year), West Brom, Villa, Forest (they could now be rebuilt, and they were a massive power back in the day) Swansea and Cardiff (Wales Derby), and finally Palace (the last one simply because they are London, so maybe not the strongest case anyway) are left out as if those all were in there are no other old powers and/or truly major teams left) Celtic Rangers Iberian Division Barca Real Madrid Atletico Madrid Valencia Sevilla Villarreal Real Sociedad (Basque) Athletic Bilbao (Basque) Porto Sporting Lisbon Benfica Germany/Netherlands division Bayern Munich Dortmund RB Leipzig Schalke Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach Werder Bremen Hertha Berlin Ajax PSV Eindhoven Feyenoord French/Italian Division PSG Lyon Marseille Monaco Juventus Inter Milan AC Milan Roma Napoli Lazio Fiorentina

that is the date of the reveal I assume

Enough is enough – Chelsea parting ways with their £24m star would the ideal outcome for all. Why Chelsea must get rid of Marcos Alonso in January. https://soccersouls.com/why-chelsea-must-get-rid-of-marcos-alonso-in-january/ The Sun suggests that Chelsea outcast Marcos Alonso could be on his way out of Stamford Bridge in January with Inter Milan and Juventus preparing to bid for him. The former Real Madrid Castilla player moved to Chelsea from Fiorentina in 2016 for £24m. He established himself as the first-choice under Antonio Conte and was used on many occasions by Maurizio Sarri during the Italian’s one-year spell as Chelsea manager. Alonso, 28, has made over 100 appearances for the Blues in his three and a half years at Stamford Bridge. He was very successful in his first two seasons with the club. Later on, after the arrival of Emerson Palmieri, his position was clearly in danger. This season, the Spaniard has featured in only 7 Premier League games and is finding it hard to convince Chelsea boss Frank Lampard for a regular place in the starting XI. He has become an outcast under Lampard. Chelsea, who were successful in their appeal against the ban imposed on them by FIFA, are targeting Leicester City’s growing talent Ben Chilwell, according to the report. And if this signing happens to be successful, Alonso would find himself further down the pecking order. At the moment, Emerson is considered to be the first choice for this spot under Lampard. In recent times, the Blues boss has deployed club captain Cesar Azpilicueta in the left-back position. Azpilicueta seems to have lost his place on the opposite side to fast-developing academy graduate Reece James. snip

Lampard hints at attacker signing after claim of potential £100m bid for Sancho https://www.chelsea-news.co/2019/12/lampard-drops-sancho-transfer-hint/ According to the Metro, Frank Lampard revealed in his post-match interview that he’s considering the idea of strengthening Chelsea’s attack in January now that the Blues’ transfer ban has been lifted. Lampard has worked wonders with some of Chelsea’s most talented youngsters and the Blues are currently sitting fourth in the Premier League table. Nevertheless, the Blues legend insisted that Eden Hazard’s departure to Real Madrid this summer has led to the team ‘losing a lot of goals and creation’ up top. The Metro add that Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho is one of the star attacker’s that is being strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge,. The report also claims that the west London outfit are considering a £100m bid for the ace. Chelsea certainly have the budget to make a marquee move with the Guardian reporting that Lampard will have £150m at his disposal in January. snip

Kovacic was £40m, not £50m Emerson was £18m, not £23m Azpi was £8m, not 7m Pulisic was £57.5m Zouma was £13m Rudiger £31.5m Jorginho was £50m (plus a few add-ons, some of them not hit), so £51.3m ATM Bats was £35m,not 32m so en toto, you overpriced by around £27m

probably a top ten all time weakest red card ever against Dodô of Shakhtar and VAR upheld it!

super predictable and to form group stage the worst team in every group finished 4th and the only 2 teams who should have went through but who ended up dropping down to the EL were Ajax and Inter (Inter fucked up drawing to Slavia Prague at the San Siro, and then blowing two tied scores, one against Dortmund (the killer, as if they had just done that, they would have went through regardless of all else) and finally losing near the death yesterday v Barca) and FFS! we were the only one who should have won their group who didnt so only three upsets out of 32 teams standings-wise that is amazing those diving, cheating cunts from Valencia played a hand in two of the three

hat tip to Atalanta into the knockout stage Pasalic scored again so did my RB b/u pick Castagne really well run little team

these presenters are idiots they keep ranting how poor Bayern is at CB and they need need to buy Koulibaly BUT this is a patchwork CB duo Javi Martinez a DMF and then the ageing Boateng (who only just turned 31 a few months ago, but has been shit for 2 plus years, so another one to prove my 30yo and out a LOT of the time (obviously with huge exceptions and CBs can go until they are 32 or so normally at near peak often, 31 for sure) Bayern have (at CB options) Two in the top ten or so in the world (injured slightly the both of them, back in a week or so Lucas Hernandez (who is the 3rd best LB in the world also IMHO) Niklas Süle (top 10 or 12 CB) Benjamin Pavard (and also a top ten RB) David Alaba (and who is the 2nd best LB in the world, lol) plus Kimmich, the 2nd best RB in the world can play CB and DMF they are fucking LOADED there!! lol at 'they need to buy Koulibaly' morons! SMDH

Alphonso Davies is the real deal as a LB, would kill to have him here SMDH Bayern have an insane amount of great fullbacks FIVE, including 3 in the top 2 or 3 in the world on their side of the field

nasty

IF we grab them both I am sure Lamps has signed off on it hell, maybe he turns Zaha into a goal machine I am not going to go insta-bitch if we do buy him I will give him some time to prove me wrong and Ake is a given and I so approve, I just do not want only him as CB upgrade in the summer I beg of the board to sell both AC (sell him in January if Ake comes in) and Zouma and buy Romagnoli I would rather have Telles or Grimaldo at LB and keep Emerson as backup as long as we buy Romagnoli than to only buy Ake and Chilwell and no Romagnoli Zouma is a menace (not in a good way) playing the ball out and he is back to his old poor positional tricks everyone gets infatuated with his brute strength and size, but we are not an American NFL football team where he is our strong safety, and he just is too lacking in too many key metrics he means well, and is a great bloke, but as long as he is here and playing a lot, we are all going to having these conversation for the next 5 years believe me, I SO wish it were otherwise I have always liked him, (I used to do a dance when Mou brought him on with 10, 20 minutes to go to play roving destroyer, and it meant we are closing up shop on the way to another clean sheet (ahhh, the good old days, sigh) this is not an Alonso or Drinkwater situation

the most common usage in English where you would use them both would be He showed a great burst of acceleration

lol at Sissoko worst cross ever even Alonso would blush

and fuck Coman just DESTROYED his knee he surely is done for the year even though he hobbled off I am sure he shredded his left ACL I will be shocked it he didn't tear it up

Bayern are starting their 2 worst possible CB's

fuck 1 1 Sessegnon his first spuds goal he SMASHED it past Neuer

wooot 1 nil Bayern Coman

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don't Beschleunigung and Antritt both mean acceleration? or is there a difference?

and this Dinamo team they fielded is better than the scrubs Lille put out not by much, but still, grrrrrr the regular Lille side would crush them though

1 3 and done Jesus hat trick