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I really doubt Barca are even in for him. Turan would be mad to go there because he will either get loaned out/not play only to be benched when the ban is over because clearly he is not going to start over any of the players in the starting XI. I think we will get him, but I must say this is not enough. We need a B2B player. Above all I think we need a centre-back. I don't believe we can win the Champions League with Cahill unless we park it because that seems like the only approach that suits Cahill. He simply isn't reliable when he doesn't have other players protecting him.

Gutted for Juve. Massive respect for this legend though. 2003, Champions League Final. Best in the world. 12 Years later. Champions League final. Still best in the world.

Dear lord it's fun to look back 10 months in this thread and see plenty of people saying he will be another Demba Ba. The boy has always had class. He showed it in Newcastle by not only by scoring goals but being very good in his general game as well. Now he is doing with us. Call me deluded but I seriously think with the way he keeps playing and improving he is not far off challenging Costa for the starting position. However, at the moment all I expect from Mourinho is more rotation. Starting 6 games for a player who can start in almost all premier league clubs when you have an injury-prone Costa and an ageing Drogba is a crime. I don't mind Falcao coming here only if it doesn't mean Loic will get less playtime. I remember in the first few months of the season Jose started Drogba instead of Remy a lot of times when Costa was injured. I hope we don't see any of that with Falcao coming in.

Guys, I posted that picture two pages ago! I tweeted @Carefreedaily. My friend Mohammad photoshopped the pic. But that doesn't change that he is coming isn't it?

Fucking hell nearly 2:30 AM here in Canada after I've just watched the Last Got episode. Game starts in an hour and a half wondering whether I should sleep until then or just wait haha. Anyways, will be an exciting game, hopefully the crowd will make it more special. Last time I stayed up until 4 AM to watch a Chelsea game was the Fifa Club's World Cup final against Corinthians. I was livid that day, Torres miss at the end didn't help either. lol

Tell 'em to make a Moh Salah fan of the year category. Don't need to exchange anything for votes in there mate.

Can any of you name anyone other than Costa and Hazard who can score goals on regular basis in our team? Yes, Oscar can score goals, but he has no consistency to show for it. Not only that, his place in the team is in huge danger since Willian has thrived in the #10 role. In games against big opponents we can't rely only on Hazard and Costa to score goals. This is why Griezmann, being a prolific goalscorer that he is, will be a huge signing for us. As someone mentioned above, Hazard and Fabregas are already in top three chances created in the league. Anybody else can't wait for this to happen?

No need to make any drama out of this. Costa clearly seems more than happy to be here.

Mark my words: Griezmann will prove he is worth every single penny of that £45m. I know we bought Fabregas, Costa, Matic, etc. for bargain prices but asking every deal to be like that is too much. After all, we shouldn't forget United bought Di Maria for £64m. You also have to include the different factors that come into play when you buy a player. Atleti feel no need to sell the player, he has a couple of years left on his contract and also is a very talented player at 24. What about Chelsea? Well, we are in desperate need of a right winger who can score goals, which means Atletico will inevitably try to sell him at his release clause. Tbh when you consider these factors £45m is not even that bad.

He's literally throwing it as hard as he can.

Mourinho: “Envy is the biggest tribute that the shadows do to the man.”

True Blue indeed. https://instagram.com/p/3HDIzwqgHN/

I think if he keeps this level going and if he gets played down the middle, he will truly become a world class player. What impresses me the most about him is ironically his decision making. It has improved massively over the past few months, leading to him imo becoming our best player at the moment. Griezmann - Willian - Hazard. It's mouthwatering.

Farewell Our Legends, Our Champions

Roman singing blue is the colour.

Jose Mourinho is invited on-pitch and makes straight for 'Blonde Maradona' to give him a hug. P.s: Blonde Maradona = Eidur Gudjohnsen

Jose said he hopes to give Boga his debut against Sunderland. I'll be over the moon if this happens. Unbelievable talent. For me he is the most talented in our academy.

Tomorrow will probably be the last time we see him play at the bridge, if he's gonna play at all. I hope him and Cech will get the reception they deserve. #KingofAfrica #Legend

Very shocking results in the technical category. Benteke has great technique for his size and is very fun to watch. Comfortably a better player than Costa in terms of technique. Overall, Costa is the better striker but I'll gladly take in Benteke as well.

Shaun Wright-Phillips 2.0.

Small people, small minds.

Remember what Mourinho said after United signed Luke Shaw? '“If we pay to a 19-year-old boy what we were being asked for, to sign Luke Shaw, we are dead,” he said. “We would have killed our stability with financial fair play and killed the stability in our dressing room. “Because when you pay that much to a 19-year-old kid – a good player, fantastic player – but when you pay that amount of money, the next day, we would have had players knocking on our door. “They would have been saying, ‘How is it possible I play 200 games for this club, won this and that, yet a 19-year-old comes here and gets more money than I get?’ “It would’ve killed immediately our balance and we couldn’t allow that. I don’t criticise another club for paying it. They can pay what they want. I don’t have any comment about it. But for my club we can say it would be very negative for us, especially when we can say Felipe is much less expensive. Sometimes you have to make decisions.” This is why I think Mourinho will never sign him, plus the fact he is not at our level.

The only reason some of you think Oscar is better than Isco is because he plays for Chelsea. Stats are an american thing that got into football and they don't mean anything, everyone should know that by now. Don't judge based on pointless numbers, judge based on what you see. From what I've seen Isco is comfortably a better #10 than Oscar. Better dribbler, better passer, better under pressure, better in big games, more consistent. But I guess being better in the air and more versatile - which Oscar isn't - are more relevant to a #10 aren't they?

I don't want to exaggerate but I truly believe signing him would be one of our biggest mistakes in the last decade. First of all, he is nowhere near Willian. Secondly, I don't think Liverpool will sell him for less than 30 million which would be the biggest waste of money. We need to sign top players like Griezmann, who will push us to the Champions League trophy. I don't think Sterling will ever be at that level.