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Ba has not failed. He could of done better but he still contributed to a few goals here. He has only been here since January and it can always be tough to make the step up. Not like he has gone on some massive goal scoring drought. He scored in important games and he deserves a full season before being branded anything.

Can't see it at all. Lukaku has had a similar season to him and I don't believe there is much between the two and buying Benteke would be like a kick in the teeth to Lukaku. I think if we do sign a striker it will be someone who has had a bigger rep over Europe and not just one season.

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Sky Sports News as in the sky sports 405 channel reported this yesterday but they said Napoli have refused to confirm anything.

Do you mean you don't think we will because it is obvious that despite the current strikers at the club the board want another striker. Looks like we have made an approach for Cavani so anything is likely.

That is bullshit, not going to happen and he is not worth that right now.

SSN reports that PSG have agreed a fee for Cavani. Interesting. Will Cavani want too move there? I don't know. Anyone not too bothered what happens. Great striker but we have strikers waiting and I would like to see Lukaku given a chance. I do really rate Cavani though and think it is a major coup for PSG if they get him. Now up to us if we want to match the reported release clause that PSG have met.

You should be hired by all newspapers to be their sports mole for the way you publish every single rumour. I am sure they won't mind paying you.

Hope you are having a laugh you vote her every month. She has been hardly active in June compared to other members.

There was rumours that he was not going to accept any contract offer but he has split with his agent and denied those allegations and is quoted as saying: "Sporting Lisboa is the club that I love and I would like to discuss a new deal with the president. Personally, I am happy at Sporting". http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8780380/Transfer-news-Portuguese-winger-Bruma-rejects-talk-of-leaving-Sporting-Lisbon Should stay there because a move to us would surely be nothing but money and fame motivated which would not be good, so good on him if he is staying.

I agree. I mean we have a lot of money but spending over £1m for a then 18 year old who had only made 2 sub appearances for Forest seemed odd at the time. I know he scored 5 goals in one game in the youth cup but when you are Chelsea and you are buying someone that age, you would expect that they are getting regular football at their club. I mean 2 months he is going to be 20. Decent player but as you say can't see him appearing for the first team in the future. At 19/20 years old if he had some sort of indications he would be capable of playing for Chelsea in the future you would have thought he would be at a Championship club at least.

Fred is actually very underrated. He has proved that tonight. Regular goalscorer as is Cardozo. They just don't get the hype as others do when in reality they are both quality strikers. Also Pellegrini has done very well at the clubs he has managed. The only big, big team he has managed is Real and that was always going to be hard competing with Barca. But yeah Fred is a quality striker from what I have seen.

Fair point.

Would be a good back up option but tbh he would be quite stupid to come here. He is no.1 keeper at Norwich and to join us will just hinder his career and England prospects.

Time to go to ex-player thread. Bye Bruma!

Yes. They both have the same style of play. They are like for like players, with their box-to-box play who both make the occasional long bursting runs, just seems that Paulinho is preferred for Brazil.

They really are not. Pretty much the same type of players tbh.

LOL. What a ridiculous statement and why someone would like your comment I do not know. First of all, Steve Clarke used him well. He did not have him on the bench because he was inferior to the other strikers. He knew Lukaku would get many starts but was also a lethal option of the bench. How many defences did he terrorize and score against after coming on? Liverpool home and away, United? Hatrick after coming on. That should not be the point anyway, he scored many goals for WBA and was one of the leading scorers in the PL. If he had started more he probably would have more goals. His goal return was fantastic in the end of the day and I am sure he will be even stronger next season at a club he has always dreamed of playing for.

Torres has scored a hatrick for us btw, credit due when deserved

As in more agile and ability to move well with the ball etc

Hardly a replacement lol. Not a striker as well. They still will buy another striker to replace Cavani.

They really ran us close that game. Should not take anything for granted.

Well we have bought Andre Schurrle for a start.

Mikel

Him going to Liverpool on loan has to be some kind of April fools but we are not in April. Not going to happen. Will not get in their team as he is not better than Sterling, Coutinho, Downing, Borini ... They also have Aissaidi who may be loaned out but again why would they loan him out then loan in Piazon? Does not make sense. BR would laugh at this rumour I am sure. Piazon needs a loan where he is going to get regular starts, whether that be the Championship, then so be it but this move is totally unrealsitic. BR would not block the path of Ibe by bringing in Piazon and as Tomo said, they have far too much pride to loan a teenager from us.