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Apparently, it's to cover the injury for Sane. Christ!

So, Di Marzio was talking rubbish with that 15m deal. This might still happen then...

Di Marzio said we have agreed a deal but Matt Law said we haven't. Crouch is coming, fellas!

You are perhaps right but think the biggest gripe here is the board f*cking around the deal for so long. We knew he was over 30 years old when we entered negotiations. So why we have dragged this on for 2 weeks when it became clear that we aren't going to offer what he wants or he's not going to accept our offer? Should have moved earlier and looked for proper alternatives rather than left looking for scraps in the final days of the transfer window. Okay, we may have saved ourselves by signing Giroud this time (won't be surprised if we ended up with Crouch though!) but generally, it's the same incompetence we've seen so many times from the board.

Ungrateful bastards. We gave them Benayoun and Cech...

He has the talent/potential but jury is still out on him.

It's disgusting that after so many years, our one and only creative CM is Fabregas. We have been constantly filling the squad with workhorses and not players who can help us going forward. With Fabregas going downhill already, who the heck are we gonna get?

There have been so many conflicting reports and don't even know where to begin with this. Seems the main issue about this deal is the contract length. If we aren't willing to give what Dzeko wants or he's not willing to accept what we offer, then we are still insistent on dragging this? Why not just move on and look elsewhere for options, even if they are mostly shit options? We are acting like a bunch of amateurs in negotiations. Be decisive and get the deal done, if not move on! Dread to think what will happen in the summer with the transfer window being shorter, World Cup going on and uncertainties around Conte, Courtois, Hazard.

When you think about it, Ancelotti is the perfect man for the board. A 'Yes' man, doesn't complain, happy to be pushed around by the board etc.

Di Francesco on Dzeko... https://www.football-italia.net/116331/edf-roma-goals-real-problem

Will probably get Ancelotti considering he's something of a 'yes man'. Enrique isn't exactly a quiet character.

Monchi on the transfer... http://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/as-roma-sporting-director-monchi-no-news-regarding-chelsea-dzeko-14731

Conte on Batshuayi 4 days ago... https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/michy-batshuayi-to-leave-on-loan-if-chelsea-sign-edin-dzeko-confirms-antonio-conte-a3747526.html Now this... What's changed all of a sudden?

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Funny thing is, he has scored the same amount of goals as Morata this season.

Scored two goals but was largely anonymous. He's like a Grade C Mario Gomez.

True but it also probably indicates that the deal isn't close yet or has collapsed. Otherwise, you wouldn't risk him if everything is already agreed.