coolhead23

Hahahaha ... It's going to be fun this year and if even half of these loanee (PL) are successful then there is gonna be huge hue &cry on it... Be prepared for a change in policy starting next season.

"Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport report on Thursday that Juventus are keen on Matic but have baulked at Chelsea’s asking fee. The Blues are requesting 45 million euros from any club looking to sign Matic and The Old Lady feel this fee is “excessive”" Hahahahah... And what was that for Sandro, 70m+ !!! Pogba (80+), Bonucii (40+) ... Bloody hypocrites!!!

If the idea is to pay in excess of 70+m for 23-24 yr olds who are nothing but still one season wonder or Madrid rejects then giving Batshuayi a chance as the main man seems more reasonable. He might not be as talented (which is subjective) as the other in the same category but he did fine for us last season ... as someone pointed he is still raw but can be groomed. High time we start having a little faith in our investments ... Right now, the odds seems to be against him to succeed but for me there is that same hope that I will have from the Moratas or the Bellotis.

... And still he will cost us 70m

Knowing our board now, Wouldnt be surprised that we will go ahead with it.

Dont see why Arsenal will sell Sanchez to any PL teams even if that is what Sanchez wants. - They cant afford another backlash from their fans after last season. - They are debt free (If i'm not wrong) and they do have solid revenues coming in. Plus they have lower wages than most of the other top teams in the PL. - They have to show that they are competing for the title and missing out on your main man certainly doesnt indicate that ... (will they choke is another story altogether) The only thing going against them is they are not in the CL but Arsenal can easily force Sanchez to stay and let him go free. He will play if told to ... thats what u make from his comments when he said the decision is for Arsenal to take.

Well explained. Now I have some clarity However I m a little confused. If Fabinho is so good and Bakayoko is average why is there so much hype around Bakayoko and not Fabinho. because everywhere u see since last season when Monoco as a team did so well there are more talks about the Mbhappes, the Silvas, the Bakayokos, the Mendys but so little about Fabinho (One case could be that I looking at the wrong places).

Mate, we cant put everything on great business ... Isn't it high time we provide solid opportunity to our youths instead of just "great business" And it is not as if we replacing potential with world class players .... End of it we just buying another potential who we dont know how will he turn up. Dont get me wrong, it is indeed good business ... but ... anyways it's frustrating

What level are u referring to, u mentioning the French League as it is one of the bet in the world ... And like i said potential which he is ...but one good season doesnt make u world class. And on the CL team of the season, doesnt that change with every season except for a few permanent players who are truly world class. Matic was the best in the PL 2 season ago and we want him gone today!!! As i said had Chalobah got the same opportunity we would had been talking about him in the breath as Bakayoko.

Well upgrading is if you go and replace a potential with a World class player ... which is understandable, that we want bankable players ... But how is it upgrading if you are replace future potentials with future potentials. That is called Stupidity!!!

State of affairs at Chelsea: We are buying a 22 yr old potential for 40 something millions while we sold off another 22 yr potential for 5m. ... And then we blame our players to remain at the Bridge.

Wanting to ask this for a long time ... I would admit i havent seen much abt Bakayoko and the little i saw i wasnt exactly impressed. So should we be excited about this signing? For what i see is we are buying a 22 yr old potential for 40 something millions while we sold off another 22 yr potential for 5m ... Is it that Bakayoko is already a world class player for which we sacrificed one of our own? Had Chalobah got similar opportunity like Bakayoko maybe we would had been talking abt him in the same breath as Bakayoko. It is damn confusing and frustration !!!

Seriously!!! How is the board not to be blamed in this situation. They let go of Lukaku and De Bruyne who clear had potential without any clause in the deal ... How could we be so dumb. Clearly for this they need to be sacked. I m not a big Lukaku fan but we could have easily made something out of these deals which could have only helped us.

So we got ourselves a younger Cahill !!!

Should we feel excited about this one? And who is he going to replace in the 11 ... What abt Christensen now?

Yes his agent played a big part in turning him into Red. But lot of ppl have mentioned that Lukaku is smart and intelligent, so if he was so much in love with Chelsea (as it has been often mentioned) why didnt he just say No to the United move. At the end of the day, agreeing or disagreeing is in the hands of the player, right! And he chose to go to United. The interview pretty much sums up the attitude that he played with load of ppl into thinking that he will be at the Bridge. He is nothing more than a opportunist which is not wrong on his part ... lot of us got emotionally attached to what he showcased and wanted him to be part of us ... And that turned out to be Bazinga!!! moment

For me he doesnt ... maybe I very much used to seeing a physical player take the striker role ... Yes he has scored buckets of goals but somehow I dont see him do the same in the PL, i feel he will get bullied by the defenders who are more physical than in any other league or ... maybe it is just my one dimensional thought. P.S. I would love to be proven wrong on such matters though

As per me I do agree that he doesnt fit the bill for the striker role however he can be a good fit in the Pedro/Willian role. Hazard- Striker ??? -Aubaeyang

Now that would be a brilliant move ... will easily over-shadow the first 2 pointers

We should just take the 75m which we offered to Everton, add another 25m to it and offer it to Daniel Levy for Kane.

Will rephrase it: Madrid favorites to exploit Chelsea on Morata

Not Sarcasm ... was the right thing that the club did so that these useless rumors doesnt have any bearing on the player while they try to mend their relationship with him (if it has spoiled like the BS going around)

Nicely done, Bayern ... Guess now it is end of story for all who are looking to spread rumours.

I heard those rumors too of he not being happy ... But honestly that wouldnt lead to he asking out, And if he did then he is seriously Balotelli level crazy. He plays for one of the elite clubs in the world, leads the line, is among the elite players ... Has everything going for him. Only place he would want to go from there would be a Real Madrid or Barca which is not happening ... Just the usual media BS.

hahahahaha ... Goes to show that there is not much traction happening in the market!!!