Jase

He may have scored all those goals for Fiorentina but it wasn't like he was tearing Serie A apart and inspiring Fiorentina in the manner Hazard does for us.

Messi and Neymar won't be involved in Barcelona's US pre-season tour - http://www.espnfcasia.com/barcelona/story/2528721/lionel-messi-absent-from-us-preseason-tour-due-to-rest

So so bad. To think we actually got him to replace Schurrle...

Yup and we also just moved out of the relegation zone...

:worship: :worship:

Barcelona vs Chelsea PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHAT 2015/16 Pre-Season Friendly No.3 29th July, Wednesday, 2015 FedEx Field 01:10 Kick Off (UK time)

Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea (Chelsea win 4-2 on penalties) POST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 2015/16 Pre-Season Friendly No.3 29th July, Wednesday, 2015 FedEx Field 01:10 Kick Off (UK time)

Eden Hazard warns Premier League boot boys: "You can kick me - but you won't break me"

A reason to drop the axe on someone here.

Never said I'm not a fan of Costa...

He said we will sell him, not we have sold him back to Atletico Madrid.

That might prove to be a blessing in disguise if it happens.

Apparently... Brentford played against Stoke in a friendly earlier today...

These kind of stats comparison can be misleading but I'll just put it here...

Yes, it has but if the board remains afraid about the FFP (for whatever reason) and stingy about using the truckload of money we have, then Mourinho can't do anything. The only surprise now, if anything, is he hasn't made any noise about the board.

Think it's stretching it to say we start next season with a weaker squad. We basically still have the same squad as last season.

Wolfsburg will compete in the Emirates Cup this weekend. They play Villarreal on Saturday and then Arsenal on Sunday. Will be interesting to see how he fares, especially if he plays against Arsenal.

Tancredi has spoken...

True but like I said, it's a win-win. If it doesn't work out, we'll just sell him and get more money now that he's signed a new contract. No harm really.

Wonder if he's just saying that because the board is emphasizing on committing to the FFP rules (FFS!) and 'One Out One In' policy. Otherwise, it's bizarre to think a manager as experienced as Mourinho thinks this squad is complete or perfect.

Think overreaction after a competitive match can be excused. But pre-season?

Stop feeding the troll...

It's a win-win situation really. If he impresses Mourinho and makes it to the first team, then good for us. If not, we'll get profit when we sell him.