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They'll only want the 50m unfortunately..

I meant in the present, unless you have a way of bringing the Lampard of 2005 to play with us next season..

Why in the world would Napoli accept 30m plus Torres. 30m is what Torres makes in about 3 and a half years. They would basically be making no money by selling their star player.

Sorry I can't give you post the proper respect and answer in a similarly long post, but I have an exam in 45 mins. But I will try to answer briefly. First, it's not exactly fair to hold me responsible for every criticism the board receives because of one sentence. In fact I've been among the people calling to loan out again Courtois, Chalobah and even Lukaku (depending on circumstances). But you can't say that all of those cases with our loaned players are the same. Like I said on the previous page, it all boils down to the fact Kevin is A LOT better than plenty of the options we already have here. That's where we disagree. You say that he will be counting clouds on the bench, I say that he will at least get 30-35 appearances (not starts) for us next season because in my eyes, he is much better than Moses, Lampard, and even Oscar and more importantly Schurrle. That's where the problem is. What will you think when you know you are better than half your teammates but your club is using you just as a tool to lure a player that you are also better than? The message that the board is sending to Kevin is that they don't believe he is good enough despite everyone else believing in his ability.

Yes I know that that's what you think. That's why I said you're going to be disappointed.

I meant the part where you said Schurrle will be a starter.

A few more cons: - He's had a very bad season and there is absolutely no guarantee that he can return to having performances like he used to have a couple of seasons back. - His game fits the Italian league perfectly in terms of slow build-up and a lot of tackling in midfield. He may not fit the fast pace of the PL. - The transfer fee is actually 24m as being reported by Gazetta which is way too much for a 30yo.

You're going to be bitterly disappointed, my friend. The crux of the problem here is that Kevin is already a better player than Schurrle. That's why it makes no sense to loan him out and pay 20m to get Schurrle.

Bottom line is our squad for next season is weaker than it would have been had we simply recalled Kevin. And who says Kevin will be recalled at the end of next season even if we still own him. What kind of message does it give out to him when we don't recall him even after he has an amazing season?

I know they're different players, but I'd rather have Kevin who could also provide much needed squad depth, except he'd come for free. We're being completely screwed because we're paying 20m and they're getting the better player!

I don't get it. I'd much rather have Kevin than Schurrle. Seems Leverkusen completely screwed us over in this deal..

What are you all worried about? After all, England 4-4-2 like Dortmund!

That settles it, he MUST come back now!

Yes he did, about a month ago when Ibra said that it would be an honor to play for Juve again. He tried to be smart and said the deal was already done and wages agreed.

The plural for Platypus is not Platypi but rather Platypodes.

The twelfth player is the 'Grinta' players have when they put on the Bianconerrie shirt

You know, when people said the English NT should be more like the German one, they meant the football, not the kits!

It'll most probably be the 3-6-1 he ended the season with.

Scored again today for the England U21 team. EDIT: It was for the U19s.

That was definitely the fastest goal I've ever seen. Podolski scored in just 8 seconds!

So..Maths isn't your best subject, huh?

Better than Tiger Woods as well

It's not necessary. You can play with 11 strikers if you want, but if you wish to win then you will need a DM especially if you have players like Mata and Hazard in your team who don't really contribute much to the defense.

Magic. Which coincidentally is what it will take to bring him here.