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Good point. could've been saving face amongst the supporters

They don't exactly see eye to eye... And yes Cesc doesn't strike me as a Jose type player at all. He also wanted a striker in January and was told no. On Ash and Lamps you could be right... still weird, both seemed keen to return. AnywayI got your opinion and its well noted I'm still a little greyish on this stuff... I highly doubt Jose has autonomy though, seems like a committee making the consensus pick.

That Jose would sanction a move for Cesc, that no striker was brought in at the bequest of Jose until nowish.... That he wanted Ashley and Lamps to stay apparently, and they're gone.

I think there is a lot of evidence of the contrary actually. But again its all open for debate... I'm not drawing hard lines I'm just looking at the evidence and it looks weird.

What did he say about Matic? David Luiz and Mata to me were no brainers because of the money. All I'm saying is I'm not sure Jose works with autonomy if that were the case we'd also would've got a striker in January. The Cesc thing is really puzzling, he only ticks two boxes for me, homegrown and excellent passer. You really think Cesc would be high on Jose's priority list? Anyway there is no way to prove it either way just wanted to hear some opinions on it.

That is also a possibility. What are we left to go on then?

Ya just not sure its all down to him anymore, really feel like the targets are presented to him but the ones he may want don't often make the cut.

I understand that I'm not saying Jose wasn't consulted, just not sure these acquisitions are up to him entirely. He did say that Mata's sale was left up to Juan and he chose to go, not Jose... Luiz, honestly for that sort of money we would be retards not to take it.

borderline. We have complied but not with flying colours. Anyways even without that its a shit ton of money to turn down for 3-4 choice CB and 3-4 choice AM... You don't see those deals everyday.

poor? no. FFP compliant? borderline...

You think so? You think the club is in a position to turn down 37m for Mata and 50m for Luiz? I'm sure they ask him what he thinks but I'm wondering if they're just building the squad they want(this profile/project that's being bandied about) and just telling him to make it work?

Its not exactly the best kept secret, OF COURSE ITS GONNA BE ANNOUNCED SOON! Everyone knows that... To be "in the know" you have to be, you know, in the know... I could've told you the deal with be official any day now I don't have 20k twitter followers but does it make me less reliable?

LOL Dude... No "football agent" is sitting on his twitter account 24/7 leaking the latest transfer gossip. Its likely he's another journo who is has the same 'sources' as Tancredi... He said this too FA9 @Football_Agent9 · Jun 4Diego Costa to Chelsea is going to be confirmed tomorrow or Friday apparently, all the literature has been written for the website today. Its Saturday on this side of the world btw...

I agree with everything except the bold section, I don't think he'll ever improve there.

tired of this guy's feeling that he's god's gift to Strikers. Honestly, do you or anyone else feel he's a complete striker? I mean really? I like him as a guy but I feel his body has matured much fast than his brain.

Here's a question, how many people here feel our signings are actually Jose's? I'm a bit skeptical I feel the board is pulling the strings and forcing Jose to play a certain way... His recent comment about Cesc is what got me thinking that way

If the most recent board meeting is accurate then I doubt they are going to do anything. Apparently they are looking to strengthen in other areas on the pitch...

If I had a dollar for each time I saw this....

That's exactly why I always put the badge first. Players come and go all the time, its the badge that endures... If Lukaku really said that its no problem he's not exactly the most sought after striker in the World but will fetch a nice little kitty. I've always said and remain I only want those who want to be here fighting for the club... If Lukaku doesn't want to be challenged and wants to just be guaranteed a spot in the starting XI of a top 5 club in the world then by all means he can fuck right off to Wolfsburg with DeBruyne. I thought this kid had the passion for the badge, seems he's more about himself and doesn't want to test himself against the best... Hope its not true but if it is... Oh well! See ya!

The most overused term on sites like this "this isn't Football Manager/Fifa14" I see that and cringe, there was a time I used it myself but everyday I see it about 10 times now.

This is awesome... https://storify.com/LordMoloch/the-cesc-story

Someone translate this word for word please!

DUDE! Have you not read TRANSFER SOURCES before??? You're clearly living under a rock!

YESSSSS I was waiting for TransferSources to get on this! Now we can be excited guys!! TRANSFER SOURCES!

You're probably right... it gets a little immature around here. The search continues for a site where intelligent football conversation can occur without being cluttered with "Cesc Fabregas will join Chelsea. Only a few details remain & an announcement could be made next week." (Source Football-expert-on-all-things-going-on-behind-closed-doors-seriously-I-have-cousin-in-every-boardroom)