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I hope you're right as ~20 million is alot of money for a young fullback. Azpi and Cahill were relatively cheap deals and both have outperformed expectations...

I really thought he had an outside chance of making our squad (before those injuries) Hope he does well at Southampton

We took Salah from Liverpool, we took Willian from Spurs..if only we could take Pedro before he signs for United!

Would be a great signing but I don't see Monaco selling him for a reasonable price

If you believe Cahill is one of the PL's best defenders, fair enough I think he's a limited defender who does well in Mourinho's system

I'm excited about the transfer...but also concerned as his development may stall by sitting on the bench.

Stones can take over Cahill's position and we would lose nothing

Interested to see whether or not he lives up to expectations, thats alot of money

What a shit transfer window...we've only managed to add a backup GK City get Sterling & De Bruyne...United get Darmian, Schneiderlin and we get no-one

No one is forcing you to come onto the site

Ivanovic will cost us the title if he keeps playing RB

Schurrle had only 3 games where he played more than 50 minutes (in the premier league) last season. Every other appearances 10-15 minute cameo.

I don't think status is the problem..it's more to do with man management. If you can't keep players satisfied, why would they sit on the bench for you? I still feel letting Schurrle go was a mistake....especially considering his replacement was Juan "can't stay on my feet" Cuadrado

If you're happy with a point at home, you must have low standards Anyway, We are going to be found out more often this season...without any fresh faces, teams know what to expect from our players

I like the look of Watford, hope they survive this season

On the bench

Interested to see how Okazaki and Lens do in the premier league

Honestly surprised Leicester didn't keep him

Why are we so slow in the transfer market for players we need? We need a LB yet we haven't signed one....but on the other hand, we didn't really need a washed up Falcao but that deal was done fairly quickly...

Hoping for a solid start to the season, Chelsea 3-1 Swansea

Maybe Mourinho likes playing FM/Fifa in his spare time...as those are the only places I've seen Cuadrado + Falcao do well in recent times

I get what you're saying but there doesn't appear to be any good reasons behind the lack of reinforcements... If there were concerns about FFP or lack of quality players on the market, I would understand...but that's not the case Most of the major european clubs have strengthened their squad (Bayern, Juve, Barca, Atletico, Real) and I feel we are being left behind...

Malouda wasn't forced to do anything, he had the option to leave but chose to stay and keep getting paid until the end of his contract.

We had the chance to strengthen our team in key areas, build on our success from last season...but Mourinho's stubborness/loyalty got in the way Instead, we lost two quality players (Cech, Luis), a dressing room leader (Drogba) and we haven't signed anyone worthwhile. Still don't get why we signed Falcao after seeing him struggle at United...he will be Torres 2.0 (minus the transfer fee)

How much did we sell Bertrand for? Surely we aren't stupid enough to pay 15 million for Danny Rose..