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because according to this source, he's the one who wants to leave

Before you start panicking, at least take the time to look at the sources, metro is pure BS... If the telegraph or someone like that start discussing this, then it's time to consider the situation with a bit more attention

Eden isn't going anywhere... if this report is true, maybe one of our other wingers is leaving

oh I wasn't aware of their bid or their interest (is that all officially confirmed?). If Madrid want him, yeah it would be very tough to get him but honestly, where would they even play him? I know for a fact he likes Chelsea so if the Madrid rumors aren't true, then we might still have a chance... As to Monaco not selling, clubs always say that but it's not always necessarily true EDIT: I read on twitter that telegraph are reporting that monaco want michy, perhaps we could use that as a bargaining chip

I never thought we'd get hazard at the time and yet he chose us... Plus, mbappe seems to like Chelsea from previous social media posts, we are the current PL champions, we are in London, we give out huge salaries, we are in CL and will be competing on 4 fronts next year, we have a lot of french speaking players... We have as much chance as anyone (bar madrid, barca and bayern but they're not necessarily after him) imo. Not saying we'll get him but it's really not beyond the realm of possibilities

if we were to end up with lukaku and mbappe (and we sell/loan michy and sell costa), that wouldn't be a bad window at all in terms of revamping our attack Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think we should aim for higher than him Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not particularly a fan of May, but if the alternative is Corbyn with his radical ties and radical past, it's a no brainer... I'm not from the UK but basing myself on the brexit vote outcome, I can see the people there are tired of politicians paying lip services to their needs all whilst ceding more and more power over to the EU. People want to have control of their borders, their economy and their laws... Corbyn is not the man for that at all, the fact that he is the face of the labour party along with his pal Abbott, best known for supplying an unending stream of car crash interviews (this is one of dozens) where it's hard to understand how she even got so far in life with an IQ of 68, should say all you need to know about that party... IMO, the person the UK voters want is someone who will follow though on all the promises of brexit (leave EU completely, border autonomy and revisited immigration figures, being free to have your own trade deals, etc) since there is no such person on the scene, unfortunately the next thing that is even vaguely in the same vein is May...

ah yes corbyn the IRA/HAMAS supporting blithering moron... if labour has a chance with a moron like this in charge, it will say a lot about the people of England: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews/videos/10154722249297217/

ISIS wants to keep expanding and make their Islamic caliphate global, subverting other cultures, peoples and have their twisted disgusting ideology be the ruling one everywhere. They use explicit, disgusting tactics such as decapitations, killing the babies of Christian mothers and then making the mother eat the brain of her own dead child by force, throwing gays of rooftops, hanging people over fires to roast them and other such tactics to instill fear and torture people because they're inbred barbarians... They also train and brainwash people to commit terror attacks on innocent people in other countries in the name of their ideology... Now as to the UK and other Western nations leading the fight against them, they wish to eradicate this horrible group by dropping bombs on them because of all the horrible things I mentioned that they do (previous paragraph). Now keeping in mind the context established above, some British soldiers decided to write a little message on bombs destined for these savages.... and now you are comparing the little message on the bomb (which again, is in response to the slew of horrible atrocities ISIS commits on the land they control and abroad, like in Manchester) to things like feeding mothers the brains of their dead children, roasting people over an open fire, decapitations etc.... I don't know how fucked up your moral compass must be or how much mental gymnastics you must do to see these things as comparable but to me this idea is laughable

All Western nations (US, UK, etc) have already done so in the past, wtf are you on about? And comparing making videos of decapitations of civilians to writing "from manchester with love" on a bomb destined to be dropped on ISIS (those same people who performed those decapitations)? hahahaha wtf the twisted moral relativism by some on here is sad...

Great video, very deep thought provoking things being discussed. Thanks for sharing!

Thank God for arsenal fans like Ty! Their club will continue to sink to further and further down and they will keep suffering horrible humiliations because of them... I love it Arsene Wenger we want you to staaaaaay!

TELEGRAPH: Chelsea focus efforts on signing Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku this summer as Alvaro Morata interest fades Good news as I would personally prefer Lukaku to Morata, if Diego was to leave... Also reassuring news about hazard in this article Doubtful that we would get Sanchez too but if we did: ..............Costa/Lukaku............. Hazard ......................Sanchez That would be a pretty mouthwatering front three

this jim white guy is supposed to be reliable, right?

Really? It's my favorite out of the lot, clean and original with unique colors

same here, decided to catch glimpses of the city game rather than barca-psg (was going to watch that later but ended up getting spoiled ) This is the first time this season I feel somewhat confident we have the title in the bag (barring a collapse of unprecedented proportions). It seems pep is more concerned by the CL at this point than the league, none of us will be complaining. However, Spurs are kind of on the up and their GS and GA are similar to ours so I wouldn't celebrate just yet but it's looking good

Drogba had his annoying moments too with his diving, sulking, wanting to leave Chelsea etc in his first few years here... He ended up being one of our top 3 players of all time (imo) and delivering us the CL and multiple PLs amongst other trophies... I'm not saying the same thing will necessarily happen with Diego but sometimes it's a good idea not to make rash decisions based on one or two isolated incidents when you have an absolutely amazing player at your disposal... I don't expect Diego to be perfect, Mendes probably told him to try to get a few days off while he discusses the details of a possible deal with the Chinese club and Diego did it. It's of course very annoying for us fans but at the same time, I think it's a good idea to remember that this is still a job for footballers and a business for agents, clubs etc so we perhaps shouldn't expect absolute loyalty from anyone

even all the media now saying with absolute certitude that he's off in summer, they have no clue whatsoever and are just making educated guesses based on what has gone on thus far... Their predictions are as valuable as yours or mine, and actually probably less so because they don't follow Chelsea as closely (there are exceptions of course but this is true for the majority of tabloids, journalists)... He very well might leave, although personally, I very much doubt it. IMO, the most likely scenario is that he helps us win the league this season and is re-signed to a 250-275K/week contract until 2022. A scenario I'm all for tbh, Costa is a clinical beast and he gives our team a fear factor and a real focal point up front, add a real quality player on the right side and we'll be up there with the top sides in Europe and not just England. Also, like I said before in this thread, I don't blame him for considering this Chinese bid because the amounts discussed are absolutely astronomical. He would stand to increase his current after tax salary 6-fold (from 5M after tax to 30M after tax) and IMO, any player in the world would at least have a think about such a proposal.

you just made me feel better about this whole thing with your post!! hope it plays out like that! for me, in the absolute ideal scenario, diego apologizes, everyone forgets about it and he stays for 3-4 more years without any drama and we win plenty of leagues and cups with both conte and costa but that seems farfetched at the moment

the guy is a lost cause

unlike the last 2 seasons? in 2014/2015, he had 20 goals in 26 premier league appearances lollll And a nothing player without his goals? DUHHHH he's a striker FFS! And on top of 14 goals in 18 games this season, he has 5 assists, that's pretty damn good for a nothing player... you're so clueless its laughable

literally all the points in your post are untrue

I said stats aren't useless, I didn't say we should we use stats as the sole indicator of a player's worth... I still don't understand the comparison to Suarez though, whether he is better than him or worse, he is still our best player and a top 5 player in the premier league. And to say that Costa's overall play is shit is very misguided and ridiculous. Hazard is not a striker so he's naturally more involved in the build-up play whereas Costa is a striker so his main job is to finish off his chances...

we're talking premier league here, what does Costa being better/worse than Suarez have to do with anything? And this season, yes, Costa has been a bit better than hazard imo. Not by much though