Slam Dunk

Well if SSN are to be believed, and Levy is in Marseille as we speak, it could force Chelsea's/City's hand. Frankly, I don't see him joining us - Is he one of our first choice targets? I don't think so.

Twitter? Good signing for them if true.

Funny, but true.

Can't wait Seriously, why do these 'ITK' tweets get posted? Is it not blatantly obvious that they're fake? Use some common sense before posting them.

Aww.

It means Bale's packing his bags as we speak...

Funny thing is we'd probably be welcoming Willian if we hadn't won the CL. The Lukaku transfer was a £13m initial fee by the way, not £18m.

Haha saw that live yesterday - The way he puts his hand up and looks at the ref expecting a foul to be given

He's from a town near Sheffield I believe, but spent his youth playing in Birmingham, so i'm not quite sure what to class his accent as He's also becoming one of my favourite Chelsea players

ESPN slowed the play right down and on replay there was definite contact. Thought Torres played well yesterday - His touch is still quite poor at times though.

If I mention the fact that Coloccini made clear contact with Torres - Am I defending him? I can't keep up with the rules of being pro-Torres or anti-Torres anymore.

I have no doubt that we'll be seeing a lot of speculation during future transfer windows, but let's not think about that now

Very routine in the end, Newcastle were poor (Ben Arfa aside - He's a class act). Hazard was outstanding yet again, also thought Bertrand/Meireles/Mikel were excellent. Maybe we could have gone for it a bit more second half, but i'm not complaining.

They're interested, no doubt. But they still have Carroll on their books and we have no replacement should he leave. Seems unlikely at the moment.

So it's Liverpool that have confirmed the loan signing of Sahin (HAHA ARSENAL) - Apparently they've paid £5m for the privilege and have NO option to buy at the end of the season. Source: Guillem Ballague

Fletcher and Johnson in the same day. Excellent business from Sunderland.

Yes, he has. http://www.chelseafc...nsfer-completed

Azpilicueta - Yes. I don't think that Moses will as I believe that the paperwork has to be sent off before Friday noon in order to play on the Saturday, although I may be wrong.

Why does every single thread on this forum have to turn into a debate over either Torres or Mikel lately?

RDM: Marin out. JT struggling to be fit, may not be available. Says JT is a great leader, big loss. RE: Luiz in Barcelona - Was at a sponsor event. Says it is inevitable in modern football, says as long it doesn't interfere with match days, he is fine with players attending such events. RE: Luiz tweeting - Says Luiz will not be fined, Club has no policy regarding twitter. RE: Azpi - Give us 'cover' for the RB position. Gives us more options. Says there are no set choices for positions, he is competing for a place. RE: Moses - Player will have medical soon. Martinez did a 'wonderful' job with him, hopefully Chelsea can develop him further. Can play on either flank, gives us genuine width. Great option to have. Club tried hard to bring him in (5 bids), will be part of the club's future. RE: 'Flair' players - Moses has different abilities to other signings, attacks space, more direct. Important for the club to have a good start to season, very pleased with opening games. Good integration with new signings. RE: Torres - 'Never had any doubt'. Says he came back from his holiday in good shape, confident, he is ahead of the others in terms of preseason. Reiterates he is part of the team. Says he is happy with the striking options. 'Probably' the end of Chelsea's incomings. RE: Outgoings - 'Probably' no outgoings 'at the moment'. Post Reading - Club has tried to find an attacking/defensive balance. RE: Newcastle - 'Always' have difficult games against them. They have a lot of quality. Haven't beaten them at the Bridge since 2007. RE: Cisse - Hopes no player will ever score 2 goals like his against us again. RE: Newcastle's attack - Have many similar players to Chelsea (CAM). Have to make sure their threat is controlled. Says they can be 'dangerous' and 'lethal'. Says Home form is just as important as Away. He would like to have Home form in the mould of City's. RE: Hazard - Says he is enjoying his football in England. Usually takes time to adapt to a new league, says he has adapted very quickly. RE: Loanees - The players that go out on loan, the Club follows closely. Acknowledges it is hard for young players to break into the Chelsea team with established internationals. Cites Bertrand as 'perfect' example of a loanee. Important to gain confidence elsewhere.

A truth of many footballers, 'money can't buy taste'.

Long, long, long term target.

Finally. Wonder what the price is.

Those. Look. Awesome.

Huddlestone to Stoke (Loan) Carvalho to QPR (Loan) Dawson to QPR (~£8M)