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Reports say Isco will be given green light if anyone offers 33 million. And I think that's a very good deal. On the other hand, I'm not sure Benitez would sell to Mourinho a blind man with a stick for 50.

Yeah, I know, but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. Isco can play anywhere in the midfield and there are moments when he reminds me of Zola. To have him instead of Oscar, along with Hazard, would make Chelsea 25% better overnight.

Looks like a done deal to me so we can turn the page on that Griezmann rumour. As for Pedro, I'm still not sure what to make of it. There is no doubt he is good player, but he was always living in the shadows at Camp Nou. How will he adapt to much more important role in first eleven remains to be seen. PS. I'm still praying that reports are true and Chelsea is trying to lure away Isco from Madrid. Now, that would be awesome signing.

Girl was probably hurt. I'd be too. She was just doing her job. And there was really no need to call her out in public like that. In her short statement she just said thanks and I can see nothing wrong there. She has every right to be "worshipped" too, for whatever right or wrong reasons. Mou had much better ways to deal with the issue. If he felt she did something wrong, he could have explained her in private the very next day. But he intentionally made her scapegoat and now all of a sudden we're talking about Eva and not about Arsenal or Swansea. What if we lose on Sunday? Is he going to accuse his own doctors that they on purpose made team upset? It's wrong on so many levels and I don't like those 'diversion games' he plays every now and then. I'm not calling for Mourinho to be sanctioned in any way, but I would like him to shift his focus where it matters - past few months we're were mostly looking shitty and that's a sad fact.

Girl was probably hurt. I'd be too. She was just doing her job. And there was really no need to call her out in public like that. In her short statement she just said thanks and I can see nothing wrong there. She has every right to be "worshipped" too, for whatever right or wrong reasons. Mou had much better ways to deal with the issue. If he felt she did something wrong, he could have explained her in private the very next day. But he intentionally made her scapegoat and now all of a sudden we're talking about Eva and not about Arsenal or Swansea. What if we lose on Sunday? Is he going to accuse his own doctors that they on purpose made team upset? It's wrong on so many levels and I don't like those games he playes every now and then. I'm not calling for Mourinho to be sancioned in any way, but I would like him to shifts his focus where it matters - past few motnhs we're looking shitty and we need to turn things around quickly.

I'm afraid that this is going to be one long and disappointing season. Early signs are pretty much there. Just right after the last season, there was this great article that proved in numbers what many of us were already pointing - that Oscar and Willian are our weakest links and that rest of the squad suffers because these guys can't do any better. And I really hoped that Jose is going to admit defeat and go for more powerful options during the transfer window, but he is just born stubborn and that's it. Preseason games, just like matches against Arsenal and Swansea, proved that we're going to struggle and this 'Eva case' is just classic Jose response when thing are look bad and he is not willing to listen what others are telling him (simple, yet effective diversion from real problems). Today he made Eva scapegoat, tomorrow it is going to be the press, then the silent crowd at Stamford Bridge, then bad ref, and then he is going to send some unfortunate player to the stands. You can bet on it. And I don't think Baba Rahman and John Stones are going to help the cause. We desperately need two world class midfielders to work the pressure upfront along with Hazard, but knowing Jose - you can write that idea off. Buckle up boys, we are going to witness another Jose show, but this time I'm not so sure that we're going to enjoy it.

Classical Moukout. Here, have a ball. Let's see if you can make it without an error. ... ... ... Ups, you can't

Let Oscar go. And let him take Willian somewhere too. It's nothing personal, but those guys are weakest links in our team. If we are about to challenge top European sides and Premier League next season, we need more aggressive and creative attacking midfielders, who have much more authority with the ball. It's a damn shame Mou had no patience with De Bruyne. Btw. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that there is a chance we can snatch Reus. I would love to see him play along with Hazard in the same line. That would be an improvement.

Exactly. Oscar has his shiny moments, but his key passes or deadly shots are as rare as group sex amongst pandas. And he is our 'behind a striker guy'! As for Willian, I honestly can't remember the last time he used his speed to leave player behind or had a successful dribble (not to mention his vision). Sometimes I'm not sure if he is a football player or customs officer. Each time he gets the ball, you just know he is going to have it three second more than he needs to.

Regardless what happens in final rounds, this is not level of football we should feel good about. Surely we all have our points of view, but I'm deeply annoyed by performaces of "Oscar The Invisible" and "Willian The Useful" match after match. Our attacking line is failing miserably thanks to those two. And to think Mourinho pushed De Bruyne and Salah out of the team... we could have secured the title already with some decent attacking football

I wish I could say that I'm surprised, but the fact is we're playing shitty football for some time now. Pitty. Because in general we have very good team that needs some key upgrades. Oscar and Willian are decent guys, but if you wanna play against big boys, you gotta bring out the big guns. You can't have playmaker and winger with such miserable impact on the outcome of the game. Mou said no to De Bruyne, but I can't see how are these two any better... anyway, congrats to PSG

Great player and even better personality. I'm sad to see him leave. Had his flaws, sometimes he acted too careless as a central defender, but fantastic player overall. But honestly, we all saw this coming. No surprises here. Mou never favoured him and we knew he would be shipped sooner or later. And if 48 is what PSG payed, I'd say it is a great deal. Question is where do we go from here. If Mou starts spending money on players like Mangala, Varane, Vidal, Toure... Chelsea will come out of this transfer window a lot stronger. A lot. Bye David, good luck. Thanks for everything

Schurrle in for 18m Willian in for 32m. Mata out for 37m De Bruyne out for 17m Lukaku - questionable future with us Matić - sold for peanuts, bought back for 25m --------------------------------------------------------- WTF?!? There is no way I can understand Chelsea transfer policy and I can't fight that feeling that we practically traded much better players (Mata, De Bruyne) for Schurrle and Willian (with all due respect to the both). But than again, am I surprised? No. Simply, it's Mou. It is his signature move. He will always do something very few of us can understand, and I'm just not among those. Hope we will not regret these questionable calls. As for Mata, I can't say I wish him all the luck in the world since he is joining ManUtd, but I'm not angry at fellow at all. As far as I'm concerned, he was pushed out of the door just few months after he was named our player of the season for very goor reasons. So, thank you Juan for lovely memories.

I'm reading comments at 'The Sun' and it is disgraceful what are ManU fans saying about Rooney. Whatever the situation may be, whatever he thinks of Moyes and RVP situation, he scored 141 goal after all and deserves better. What an ungrateful bunch. I was him, I'd be already packing.

Nothing can surprise me. I've heard even stranger rumours that actually turned out to be the truth. I would really welcome Rooney, but to send Mata the other way would be insane.

Well, probably you're right, but I would take a risk and play them both. Rooney likes to help around, he can be seen everywhere on the pitch and I can't imagine him as box player only. Besides, that's where we struggled most, imho. Each time when Torres was given long ball, he would have been out on his own for too much time. With Rooney as a support, and the way he carries the ball, I deeply believe Torres would become 30+ goalscorer again. Just look at him go when he plays for Spain. He has much more confidence

I'd welcome Rooney and I wouldn't compare it to Torres case. Besides, they are different types of players. Rooney is not a 'striker only' tipe, he is second striker, attacking midfielder, box to box player... call it whatever you want it. With him in squad, Chelsea could play something like this _______________Torres_____________ Hazard_________Rooney__________Mata ... and it looks pretty good to me. Besides, I can't remember him ranting against Chelsea (am I wrong?) and it is fact we wanted him many years ago, but our board was sceptical about his personality. Obviuosly we made a bad call back then, he did help a lot ManU win trophies. Sure he sometimes loses his temper on the pitch, but he's not that problematic like media likes to tag him. I'd really welcome his signature

What squad depth, how many players do you think we should have battling for same positions? Marin, Oscar, Hazard (x2), Moses, De Bruyne, Mata, Schurrle... eight players, wtf?! And I failed to mention Kakuta, Davilla, Piazon and God knows who else. More than 150 mil. spilt around, we could have bought Messi twice and make Cristiano Ronaldo his personal butler. Yes, these are ill advises, that only brought us bad reputation. Also, if you can't read, than rather don't comment. I clearly stated I was making an example. And while we're on it, one of them is profilic striker and second one is SS.

I'm not so Schurrle about this like many others... secretly i've hoped we will trash out big on two proven powerhouses and move along. Rooney and Cavani, I'm just making an example, would bring our game on higher level. What is Schurrle bringing that we already don't have? I've said it before, I'll say it again. Somewhere in the club there is someone who is making ill transfer advises

We have benn blessed and privileged all these years... Thank you, Frank, thank you for each goal you have scored. PS. Roman, don't be a cu*t, let us enjoy his football some more. Sign him this very afternoon!

Well, if we leave all emotions aside, this looks pretty mighty in some fantasy world. ________________Falcao_________________ Hazard__________Rooney_____________Mata Rumour or not, Rooney or not, at least it gives me hope management is thinking about splasing the cash on proven powerhouses. I would hate to see Chelsea spilling money around like papers also suggest (20 million for Schurrle, 20 million for Turan...)

Problem is, De Bruyne wants to be brought back to Bridge or to be sold to Borussia Dortmund. He doesn't want to be a part of the deal, so the transfer is not completed. And, to be honest, I hope it stays that way. I've tried to see this transfer from many angles and I can't understand what's in it for Chelsea. With Torres, Lukaku, Ba and, very likely, Falcao joining Blues, all of a sudden we will have at least one profilic stiker too many. To play him as a winger? I don't believe that we need one. And if we do, there are plenty of better players within that sum range (20 mil. euros). Btw, KDB can play as a winger very well and bringing Schurrle just makes no sense to me. Ps. Pardon me for dreaming, but I'm still deep inside hoping that we're still in for Neymar.

Maybe you would love to discuss that on Liverpool's forum. They could give you an explanation or two

And, btw, what I hate about Rafa the most at this very moment? After all the rant against Chelsea, and there were many, he still had the nerve to take the job. What a prick

Absolutely. Chelsea is above anyone or anything, and I'm pretty sure only low percentage of fans will walk away when Russian is gone. It's not that I hate him, we have a lots of things to be greatful for, but he has ill advisors. It is amazing how many great guys this past few yers walked away from us and he hasn't asked himself: am I doing something wrong here?