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Exactly. Mata would lose a bit of effectiveness...but changing formations would make the "team" stronger on the whole. Playing 4-3-3 is the way to go. It would help Oscar become more influential as a CM & we'd probably be able to get the best out of Rambo.

We must be desperate for Cavani cause no other club is gonna pay his release clause.

Yea, KDB for the first team and Schurrle for the bench. Good stuff by Chelsea...

http://thechels.net/2013/05/barcelona-youngster-josimar-talks-about-chelsea-move/ I think we agreed to sign him at the end of April from what i remember. Old news Apparently he's got a raw skillset similar to Antonio Valencia...

There's a difference between paying 22 million & 50 million. RvP wasn't really a risk...he carried Arsenal the previous season and he wanted to win trophies. Wenger was stupid enough to sell him to a rival club.

the price tag is alot. If he really wanted a move to Chelsea...we could negotiate and lower the fee with Napoli. Look at Fernandinho..he was desperate to move to a bigger league..and by using twitter/press conferences, forced his club to sell him for less than his release clause.

Could only find a short video of his best season at Chelsea. Best of luck to Malouda wherever he ends up...heard that Marseille were interested.

I don't think the issue is about scoring goals...when you pay 50 million for a striker, you expect a strong return...and the expectations on Cavani will be massive. I'd rather see us fix up the midfield problems and then worry about bringing in a striker....cause at the end of the day, if the supply from midfield is crap, even the best strikers will struggle to score..

I don't see him overtaking Cech just yet...and sitting on the bench won't help his preparation/confidence for 2014 WC. I'm sure we can find a decent keeper in the market to be our #2

Thats why Chelsea are trying to sign someone like Cavani/Dzeko/Jovetic..cause Lukaku still has alot to learn IMO, Lukaku will be a good squad player next season..probably used as an impact sub against tiring defenders..

So Chelsea offered Courtois? I really thought he was gonna be our goalkeeper for the next decade...

As Rmpr has said...you also have to consider if Ramires wants a move to Napoli.. Cause IMO, moving from Chelsea to Napoli is a step-down for a player like Ramires

Why should we pay the buyout clause. Transfers are about negotiating. If Cavani really wants to join Chelsea, then i'm sure Napoli and Chelsea can come to an agreement... However, if he still dreams of a move to Real Madrid..then we should move on.

exactly...something isn't right about the deal. Boateng's attitude is a problem. He's always been cocky since his Tottenham days. I don't know if he's volatile in the dressing room..but thats the last thing we need at the moment

This Cavani transfer should be simple. Give Napoli 40 million + Torres..if they reject, see if he's worth his buy-out clause (which he isnt)...if not, go sign someone else.

Would be interesting to see KPB at Chelsea...considering he's a former Spurs player. However...we don't really need him

Jovetic would be an awesome signing. He's not a 'lethal' finisher...but I think with a bit of work, he could be a 20 goal a season forward in the EPL.. And he'd definitely add another creative spark to our attack.

I'm guessing one of them will be Blackman. As for the other keeper slot...we'll just have to sign someone.

Fair point...but if they needed an enforcer, they'd be better off trying to sign that strong midfielder playing for Celtic.

Don't say that! If it's true..F*CK THE BOARD, EMENALO and whoever else is in charge of player management/loans.

He'd be less of a liability behind the striker...cause the last thing Arsenal wants is a slow player jogging around as a DM. Also, Fellaini would add variety to Arsenal's attack...they lack an aerial threat up front.. All in All..it came to me as quite a shock that Arsenal were interested in Fellaini...I'd be surprised if he isn't wearing an Everton jersey next season.

He's not gonna get a place back in our team. He only played in Madrid cause half the players were against Jose and/or injuries to particular players. Your basically saying that regardless of our other midfielders, just because Essien shares a good relationship with Mourinho, he'll be in our starting team next season. And that makes no sense whatsoever.

If you searched all 124 pages of Mikel's thread, there are definitely posts from fans who think Mikel is untouchable.

Hopefully Gala take him.