BlueLion.

^ bastard.

Unlucky mate, you've been counter-Trolled.

That's the point - if we go out and buy Costa (thus helping us in a position where we need competition), then this is good business.

How is it hypocritical? Think you're using the wrong word there, Raph. I'm happy with the fee. You wouldn't get even close to that after the World Cup, or from another club if United weren't so desperate. I'm actually happy Juan is leaving because a - one or two fanboys might fuck off, but more importantly b - because he is a talented footballer and he deserves the chance to stake his claim for the World Cup. He's had a fabulous two and a half years here, which I'm thankful for. But I'm not going to kick up a shitstorm or shed any tears over it. I'm not happy he's being sold to United, but that damn-well beats him going to City or Arsenal. But with FFP we're going to have to start to fund transfers by selling fringe players. And a fringe player is what Mata is at the moment, folks, sorry to say. Life goes on.

Haha tell me about it. This is for Mata... imagine if we end up selling Hazard?!?!

Who the fuck is celebrating? Jesus Christ, can we go back to the old TalkChelsea, the one where people had a sense of humour?

This. I don't think anyone is happy about Juan going, but £37 million is a lot of money!

United aren't even the best team in Manchester, let alone England.

Mata isn't a Mourinho-style player. Get over it. Players come and go. Mourinho put faith in Ozil over Kaka. He put faith in Lopez over Casillas. Now he's putting faith in Oscar over Mata. I'm gonna stand in his corner.

HAHAHAHA THIS IS FUCKING HILARIOUS

Fuck.

Sam, as if you made me buy one of those

The Telegraph is probably the best source out there in terms of reliability.

The football club > Abramovich > Mourinho > any individual player. There is a hierarchy involved in the business that is modern football.

Bye Juan, thanks for Amsterdam and Munich. Shame it had to end this way, but this is Chelsea FC, not Juan Mata FC. Thank you and good luck. As a side note - £40 million for our fourth-best attacking midfielder?

Why would Eden want to leave? He is the big fish in an incredibly large pond. The only clubs in world football bigger than Chelsea are United, Real Madrid and Barcelona. So it only makes sense for him to stay here - moving to PSG would be a step down.

I think we've been Rick-Rolled.

Guess he liked the Europa League after all!

He actually said last night on SSN's Sunday transfer programme that we're about to sign someone - Bryan Swanson then said the same, and then nothing else was added. I sat watching that shit until 3am.

If he signs in the next 24 hours you must all worship me. Just had a funny feeling we'd pull this off after Jim White said we're making a signing.

Erected?

This is happening. I feel it in my bones.

Try banning me, motherfuckers!

My qualm with Luiz is that he is almost too good a footballer, in terms of his technical abilities (which are incredible), to be a defender. It means he is over elaborate and complicates things - instead of being hardwired to thump the ball upfield the way someone with less technical competency, such as Cahill, does, he knows he can either do that - or - he can dribble the ball out of danger or try and play some kind of hollywood through-ball. Yes he can be very impressive, but I prefer my defenders to do the simple things. But I suppose that is the goalkeeper in me talking, as anyone who tries to dribble in and around my penalty area is sure to get an "accidental" punch the next time my team defends a corner.