Special Juan

It does though, that is exactly how football works now.

A replacement wouldn't be needed, if he actually got regular game time. He ain't getting game time over a 70M player despite the fact he can't hit his arse with a banjo.

Home to Hull in the FA Cup

I'm his fan because the links to everyone else aren't any better.

We're in Jan and he ticks all the boxes along with not being cup-tied. Point me in the direct of some that's better & available now? Batshuayi and that's saying something.

Never thought I would read or hear the day we are happy to accept so many middle of the road players lining up for CFC. Of course it can't all be elite players but they way we scratch the base of the barrel every single window is quite frankly laughable. And people wonder why the gap to us and City is so huge and the rest of the European elite.

Says more about where we are as a club to be honest fella.

Fuck me this is a joke.

Or knowing our board...John Barnes.

Onto the next in line.

I find the fucking irony about City fans up in arms about a bad tackle and claiming mass thuggery about the challenge on Sane....Are they fucking forgetting Aguero on David Luiz

Emerson at Chelsea, we're here. The agreement for the left-back is closer and closer to the figure of 20 million euros plus 6 bonus. Operation that could thus be defined, bringing the Italo-Brazilian to the court of Antonio Conte as early as tomorrow if all the pieces of the puzzle were to get stuck..... Di Marzio

Rudy Gestede's a big lad, he plays for Boro, maybe we could get him.

Laporte to City just about done, buy out clause activated, he's said his goodbyes. City are also chasing Fred from Shakhtar....want him this January apparently.

The parties are moving away more and more, after the initial optimism of the negotiation. Requests for engagement of Edin Dzeko are not within the parameters of Chelsea, which will give a definitive answer in the evening. The Bosnian asks for a salary of 7 million a year for three and a half years, a commitment too expensive for the Blues. However, the dialogues between the companies continue for Emerson Palmieri. For the attack, therefore, the Londoners now think of Olivier Giroud, leaving Arsenal, who can also play the Champions League. So, for the moment, Edin Dzeko's stay in Rome is increasingly likely. Sounds like it's dead.

Deeney....there's a name we could add to our list.

Great for him, but in a market where we are linked with Crouch, Giroud and Dzeko it really doesn't get more depressing and underwhelming than this. We couldn't be anymore in the bottom of the lost property box than we are right now.

You can tell things have changed, years ago we would of been trying for Aubameyang with a swap for Batshuayi.....Now, Arsenal are buying Aubameyang, we are ready to ship off Michy and we get Giroud

Like I said, expect more Zappacosta's of the world, this is what it has come to. The board have lost all vision and sight.

Must be due to get back to Peter Crouch now

Fucking about until the final hours...the real Chelsea way. Bunch of amateurs.

35M for Giroud.

OK, take care.

I like his busy attitude, not only that but his first though is head up and if something isn't on he drives forward,