English Freak

Exactly. He's not a right winger. Daniel Sturridge will flourish on any decent team that uses him as a CF or Supporting Striker. If Chelsea aren't willing to give him a chance at CF, then I hope he leaves for the sake of his own future. If Torres flops at CF next season (which is very likely), we're gonna be screwed because there is no more Drogba to save the day.

My mistake. Didn't fully understand what you meant by deeper role. My only question is, can KDB dictate play from a withdrawn role like an Alonso, Sneijder, Pirlo, even Gargano to some extent at Napoli.

Well if Essien can be kept as a squad option, then why did we let go of Kalou? Essien's past his prime, the injuries have really killed that energy, extra bite he used to bring into our midfield, it'd be best for all parties if Essien is allowed to move on for a decent fee.

Fuark, so we're gonna give a 33 year old midfielder a 25k increase in his wage...even though we are apparently undergoing a rebuilding phase. Lampsy should take a pay cut.

KDB shouldn't be used as a CDM. We should be using him at LW or CAM (backup to Mata). We should use McEachran in the deeper role.

Bosingwa was a decent RB before the major injury. It's great news that he's been released.

He can do that at Feyernoord

If Porto are willing to sell Hulk for 30 million, then we should sign him. If not, we should look outside the box...try to sign a classical winger like Andre Ayew for 15 million. Sure, he's got AFCON duties but the kid is just quality.

This.

Thats a good point. I personally don't think we need someone like Lucas Moura or Neymar at Chelsea. We should be signing proven players. As long as they are under 25, have talent, get the job done...that's all we can ask for.

Yea, hope we give Kane, McEachran, Piazon the chance to impress in Preseason & the Mickey Mouse cup.

Yea, I think United did have a wage limit around the £150k mark. Similar to Arsenal's wage limit of around £125k which is part of the reason why RvP still hasn't signed a new deal. Anyway, if Hazard wants money, he'll choose City for sure. They are already paying Aguero, Yaya Toure close to £200k a week...so Hazard's wages should be no problem.

Torres, Sturridge....and someone else. If we get the right wingers...we won't need to spend a fortune on a striker like Higuain/Falcao.....but we still need another CF.

We've seen flashes of Torres close to his best...but I still don't think he can lead the line and score the crucial goal in a tight match like Drogba has done on so many occasions.

32M is what we have to pay....I bet if Real Madrid offers 20 million, they'll get him.

Yeh, he didn't wanna sign Lukaku..so what, that doesn't mean he gets the right to treat him badly in training. AvB was too busy trying to sign Pereira, Moutinho from Porto..

Yeh we should cut him some slack. Should be allowed to leave & rejoin Feyenoord without too much fuss.

Have read the article quite a few times actually. If he moves to Madrid, he'll be on the bench.

Why would Mourinho want Ramires? Are there enough seats on the Real Madrid bench for Ramires, Lucas Moura, whoever else they decide to sign...

You can be as disappointed as you want as a pro player..but there's no point telling the media about it, it'll just cause problems in the squad. He's a squad player at Chelsea, NOT a star player.. so he's got to learn how to sit down and shut up...if he doesn't like it, he can move on.

Good article but doesn't change anything. Still needs to go in the summer. If we are going to rebuild this squad, big decisions have to be made...and that includes letting go of the likes of Kalou, Ferreira.

There's hope that he'll leave and join his former Dutch club! Even if he puts in a MOTM performance against Bayern, most Chelsea fans will be happy to see him leave.

Well unless we actually play his fellow Belgians, how on earth will he feel at home? I bet if we actually gave Lukaku some game-time against the lesser teams of the EPL (instead of persisting with the flop Torres)...he might of been able to convince Hazard to join Chelsea...rather than go to Manchester.

Good opportunity for Bertrand if he starts at LW. Without Ramires, our team doesn't look that solid.

Don't think so. He's coming to England either United or City.