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carefreeyouth an insider? Never heard so much bollocks in my life. He knows fuck all

its not criticising him today Just an opinion that i think Kovacic, Jorginho and Kante are all ahead of him the pecking order for the starting 11. Therefore i wouldnt start him every single week.

His pressing is good Kovacic is a better mid, and Jorginho/Kante are mainstays. I like Mount, i just dont think he is better than any of those i mentioned. Barkley was the best midfielder today, though

Burnley are awful. Notts Forest 2nd team in the cup was harder Everyone played well though, still not sure Mount should be in the team every week,though.

wondering if Christensen is starting simply to show that he is wanted by Frank and not leaving this window. Otherwise you'd have to imagine zouma and rudiger would be the best pairing for Burnley

I think he was just making the point that the media seem to think he is the main target,and the only target for striker. Whereas Frank said the media have simply overstated how much of a target he is. ie. We know about him, but he isnt the main target like they claim

Quite clear to me that Lampard was simply towing the party line. He has said in previous weeks we need to strengthen this window in the goals department and/or creativity/attacking areas and that is still the case, especially as Giroud is off. Even though he wasn't really used. If no one was coming, he would say that. A striker or a good number 10 could be on the way, possibly Lemar on loan if targets are just not available until the summer The one thing i do take from his presser is a CB is not joining. If managers dont want a striker, or a Cb, or a winger, they would say so. Wen asked about Dembele he'd have said "im not looking for a striker this window" "no big news today or tomorrow, nothing imminent" suggests work is being done Just sit back and see what happens

I'm getting a hunch the players he wants are only gettable in the summer and we might just stick with what we have

I would expect Lamps' presser today to be along the lines of "we'd like to strengthen but happy to keep the same squad if nothing happens." That's normally a sign that things are going slow, or targets just cant be got

It'll be Piatek

Not necessarily because Lampard obviously doesn't think we need 3 strikers because Giroud never got a look in and only Bats and Tammy were used. So I'd guess he maybe thinks we can get by with 2

proof for anyone with doubt, our offer never existed.

That Express story is quite clearly based on the Kaveh Solhekol stuff the other day, and then everyone on twitter guessing diop or soyuncu. No journo has a clue who we want. It's why there's links to someone new every day

could be right. I didnt buy the Gedson rumour from the first minute.

yeh tha sounded like BS minute i read it. West Ham's offer is 18 month loan with obligation to buy at £33m if he plays a % of games So according to SSN, we then thought, let's offer an 18 month loan also, with an obligation to buy. But I tell you what, let's add £22m (!!!) to the total and just increase the % needed to trigger. Yeh, I call bullshit. If the club knew Fernandes was in talks with West Ham and wanted him, you'd contact his agent and find out West Ham's offer and if Benfica were happy with it; and just match it. You certainly wouldn't add 22m to it Complete rubbish. You probably wont hear anything else on it now, until he joins West Ham. (apart from SSN tweeting about it over and over and over tomorrow) The journos saying "im being told its untrue" etc are not being told anything, they've just used their head and worked it out for themselves. Chelsea do not comment on speculation remember, and apart from the club and Benfica, no one else knows the truth.

Can tell the journos have absolutely no idea either. Same reports, reworded all the time.

The reason people are seeming disappointed on social media etc with the rumours is simply because they thought we'd go mad with the 150m due to not havin a summer window. And sign Sancho, Werner etc There might not even be 150m for this window - there is no solid proof of that. It's January, no world class, elite players will move this window. Much as we all wanted Werner, and that lot I think we need to accept it's Zaha's, Ake's. Dembele's or even unknown left field signings. Also, half the fuckers on twitter moaning have never seen these players play regularly, they just base it off FIFA lol

Nor far odd midway through the window, itll start to pick up now. Panic will kick in for a lot of clubs

I am struggling to believe Kaveh Solhekol on this one. IF true? Diop is my guess. Ben White at Brighton been linked but 50m? no way

I very much doubt Bayern want him Mirror reckon Zahavi has been hawking him to Spurs too, but no way in hell are they paying big money Thought we'd sign him but if Palace refuse to budge full stop, think he may have to wait until summer

who? Cavani? Jesus he is a different universe to Tammy. He'd start week in week out if fit. Abraham is not elite or top class, yet. If someone of that calibre comes in, he will feature less

Joao-Castelo Branco an English based Brazilian reporter for ESPN, said on the show no bid whatsoever from Chelsea or West Ham. Total speculation

Just browsed twitter and fans already moaning that we aren't signing anyone this window and this is our squad until summer, because all links have gone quiet 6 days into the window. Morons

yeh, this is a tiresome link

Brazilian media quoting Italian media, who in turn are quoting the Star and Express. Without wanting to look silly, its obviously a BS rumour which is still getting airtime because the press from each country quote each other, and go round in circles. I suspect a lot of people on twitter are going to look very silly at the end of this window when Gabigol has not joined. (could be me though if he does join)