Pizy

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.

So Napoli are going to fuck us in both holes at once. Nice. If we were willing to offer such a huge amount for Romagnoli, why not just use that money to lure Maksimovic?

Can't say I did. Only watched them once in the match Modric scored that stunner. Don't remember anything else.

I know YouTube can make anyone look great but damn...this dude looks fantastic in the video I just watched. Eye for a pass like Cesc but way quicker, better in tight spaces, and more dynamic. Can understand why Conte would admire him if any of these rumors are true. Could be a steal at the reported price.

True. But like with the England national team, I'm sure a lot of selection is based on which club players come from. Willian barely got a look in for Brazil for example before moving here.

To be fair, look at the fullbacks Spain have at their disposal. Even Azpi struggles to get in the team.

Not sure Conte really fancies him, tbh. Poor work rate and nonchalant attitude. If he considers him a striker, when will he ever get a look in with Costa and Bats here? Crowded in midfield as well now that Oscar is considered a CM essentially. Not looking good for him is it?

Hope he's given a start against Swansea. He's got this international break off so plenty of time to improve his fitness and get up to speed.

We were having a fantastic window until just after we signed Kante. Then everything went silent and we've done nothing since but have a load of bids rejected. Can't really judge our business as a whole until Wednesday night. Still time for a Djilobodji or two...