Pizy

Opposition fans on every forum I look at are basically saying "LOL, PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN. HES FUCKING SHIT!" As if we're signing some trash player from League One.

Don't think Conte is dumb enough to spend a huge amount on Luiz only to play him in midfield.

Would be pretty hilarious if our 2nd most expensive signing ever is a player we sold a couple of years ago.

So it looks like all the English media think it's on and all the French media say no chance. Doesnt look like it's happening.

Alonso, Luiz, and Sissoko would be an insane deadline day.

So then I guess that does make this even less likely, huh? Unless they've been eyeing another CB for a while and can push everything through in a single day there's no way they'll have a replacement in time.

People also have to remember that the high fee you keep seeing is in € not £. Makes it look like we're paying a shit load when you see 27m, but it's about £23m. In the age of mega fees that's really not so much if he quickly establishes himself in the team.

Do all of the European transfer windows shut at the same time? I could've sworn each league had their own individual periods since they all start at different times?

That's a hell of a lot of money for a 29 year old who we sold for nearly that much.

So many conflicting reports. Some say they're considering it, some say they've barred the transfer, others say there's not any truth in it at all and there's been no bid. Tomorrow may get crazy.

Who to believe, who to believe... Surely if he does return he won't be a bench player so I wonder who he knocks out of the starting XI.

This just smacks of the boss at the Daily Mail saying "quick, we need a sensational Chelsea related transfer story to get clicks for deadline day!" No one else reporting anything.

Okay, this is officially the most hilarious rumor this summer.

Sad but probably true. Though once again paying around £20m on a LB for the 3rd straight summer only to not play them would be ridiculous. Surely this lad will actually play...

Those "few details" that prevented him from returning were probably our boards complete inability to find a replacement of similar quality. Think we would've been shot of him if there was another world class striker available. At least it doesn't appear to be weighing on him and making him pout and play like shit. Think he'll get his move next summer, though.

Actually....kind of excited for this. Assuming he goes straight in the team that is. I was also excited for Baba and we saw how that turned out.

It really is embarrassing. Chelsea are one of the biggest, richest clubs in the world and we may have to resort to scrambling for a loan signing of of a CB on the final day of the transfer window. The one position we most needed heading into the summer. Shocking, really. We also can't sign this dude from Inter when they supposedly don't even want him and are replacing him with a new signing? It's just comical. Something must be going on in regards to the new stadium. It's the only legitimate excuse as to why we aren't spending. But you know what would help fund a new stadium? Fucking CL football money and possibly winning the title! Both of which are monumental asks without more top class signings. Our club may emerge from this summer looking like complete amateurs. Almost as bad as last summer.

Yep. He looked utterly hopeless there in preseason.

Ruben is a striker now, remember?

You can legitimately argue that Palace have a better strike force than Arsenal.

Judging by what I'm seeing on Twitter, this will most likely be our last signing.

I hope the club aren't this stupid. A 30 year old CB who has been out in the Russian wilderness for a few years. Would be incredibly stupid and we'd be looking for his replacement next summer.

As if NBC (an American company) would know anything about it. They're probably just regurgitating gossip they've read. The same bs rumors we're hearing.

Really surprised that they haven't just shut down any negotiations with us straight away. Didn't they try to sue us or take us to court or something over the Salah fiasco? Guess money trumps any of that.

Serie A watchers I've seen say he's better than Romagnoli currently. He's also better than what we have now. Almost no one left for us to sign.