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badge first boys.

I'll say this once, perhaps twice... He is a fucking brilliant player but I only want players who want to be here. If his heart is in Paris pay the price and go there.

Nothing is in stone yet. I get the sentiment from those who oppose Cesc for sure... All I can say is wait till its official and trust Jose Mourinho, if he thinks Cesc is the one to succeed Frank then so be it.

assuming we're done with the moves.

Oscar as an option off the bench. Sign Pogba.

Was just thinking that very same thing. Could be true, he's better than Oscar. And that leaves the door open for my man Pogba!

I don't know if Oscar is a lock to be our starting no.10...

I agree! But if he takes Lampard's spot he won't need to be a speed demon, just sit deep and dictate tempo.

Does anyone believe this new Cadena Ser bullshit? why are they the only ones running this?

@Fernando please translate!

I want to hear it translated before I believe that.

Can you translate the interview?

So what's the argument? My point is when the few opportunities do fall to you, you have to take them, we didn't have that last year. The biggest signing Chelsea will make this summer will be for a clinical striker not another midfielder and there is a reason for that.

yes but you can't expect every game to produce scintillating football. The consistent problem I saw was finishing opportunities not creating them.

Hardly! What I want is a solid squad.... The main problem we had was at striker.

Exactly! Wenger does not demand the same sort of defense and work rate as Jose does... If Cesc comes I hope we're not done in that position.

I'm left to assume he's the only player of that ilk that is available. I'm not convinced he's the best option but for 30m I'm not mad. We still need one more player to realistically meet the homegrown status.... Blackman, Terry, Cahill, Ake, Lukaku, Cesc, Moses,

Pogba is homegrown too. I would rather him but we could definitely afford to pay more. Whatever, I don't make the decisions... If it were me Cesc wouldn't be high on my want list.

Seems accurate, but why Cesc? Unless we plan on going big elsewhere I don't see why Fabregas is the guy who we've highlighted to replace Frank. 30m sounds good but we could easily go bigger.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27673942?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

You can't replace Lampard...... with Fabregas.

Actually they often get this sort of thing wrong. Cavani, Falcao, Hulk, Pastore, Hazard. They rely on the rumour mill just as much as we do.

Graham Hunter @BumperGraham · 29mWhat he doesn't say is what #Cesc feels about joining #Chelsea.

Okay this has gathered more steam than I ever imagined it would so now its time to give my two cents worth. Firstly, I really think Cesc is nice player, came through the ranks of two teams who love to knock it around the pitch. He is in the prime of his career and Assoc. trained so it ticks another box for CFC. Will he provide us with versatility? absolutely he has played auxiliary striker, the wing and CM. Do I like this guy? no, but I am a believer in Jose Mourinho so if he deems Cesc as a player we need to achieve our objectives then I'm gonna back it. I was pretty adamant Jose wouldn't change his philosophy but it appears he may be doing just that. Perhaps its 4-1-4-1 next year? Or maybe a healthy dose of 4-3-3? Either way for fans of attacking football this is a dream come true. Finally someone who can dictate the tempo in behind the attacking three, teams will be forced to come out a bit to account for him... We'll see how this transpires, never a dull moment at the bridge.

Cesc wants champions league. Its either us, Liverpool, Arsenal...