Rumoured Lazar Markovic

[lecter 84]

Why are we optimistic about him but not willing to risk promoting Milan Lalkovic?

[eldo 868]

I wouldn't trust Boswell.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Why are we optimistic about him but not willing to risk promoting Milan Lalkovic?

Lmao, exactly.

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

Freddie Boswell, you trust him? Oh dear.. i wouldn't.. that's the same guy that said Neymar to Chelsea was a done deal 2 summers ago!

[lecter 84]

Lmao, exactly.

Whenever I saw him in a reserve/youth match, he has done pretty well. And most importantly he looks ambitious and committed on the field. He might be a part of the solution for the desperately needed width for our team.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Freddie Boswell knows as much about transfer intell as my dick knows about singing the blues

[incometax 116]

Avram Grant is now the manager of this guys team; surley he will advise Markovic a chelsea move is the right move and would personally inform Abramovich to not lose sights on this kid.

[termninja 5,290]

According to some reports Liverpool is interested in bringing Lazard Markovic. Fee of around 13 million euroes has been mentioned.

Great thing Grant is the manager now. I hope he does a good job and sends Lazar our way in a couple of years, but he will not move until he's ready, you can quote me on that.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Avram Grant is now the manager of this guys team; surley he will advise Markovic a chelsea move is the right move and would personally inform Abramovich to not lose sights on this kid.

Why would Avram Grant advise someone to sign for a team who sacked him because we lost a Champions League final on penalties?

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Why would Avram Grant advise someone to sign for a team who sacked him because we lost a Champions League final on penalties?

Because he knows we would pay a stupid amount more than most other clubs would.

[incometax 116]

Why would Avram Grant advise someone to sign for a team who sacked him because we lost a Champions League final on penalties?

Grant still has a good relationship with abramovich and he always was a temporary caretaker.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Reading the OP of this thread, it's my firm belief he should stay in Serbia for 3-4 more years. The problem with kids moving too early from Europe is they get lost in the system here. If they wait till they're about 22-24 then they have a more significant chance of making the first team squads of the teams that sign them. This way their original clubs make more profit, and allow their individual leagues to grow.

This is looking out in the best interest of the game, not just Chelsea, Markovic & Partizan.

[Melanicus 5,208]

Because he knows we would pay a stupid amount more than most other clubs would.

I thought there were no answer at BlueLion's question, until I saw that...

[termninja 5,290]

Reading the OP of this thread, it's my firm belief he should stay in Serbia for 3-4 more years. The problem with kids moving too early from Europe is they get lost in the system here. If they wait till they're about 22-24 then they have a more significant chance of making the first team squads of the teams that sign them. This way their original clubs make more profit, and allow their individual leagues to grow.

This is looking out in the best interest of the game, not just Chelsea, Markovic & Partizan.

Indeed. Which is what both Lazar and the club want.

Look at what happened with Savic. Went out to early and got the chance to play once a month and that was usually not on his position. Then he gets a big chance against Liverpool and makes a mistake that further makes the manager lose faith in him.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Indeed. Which is what both Lazar and the club want.

Look at what happened with Savic. Went out to early and got the chance to play once a month and that was usually not on his position. Then he gets a big chance against Liverpool and makes a mistake that further makes the manager lose faith in him.

Definitely. Kids are too quick to make their moves to these big clubs, Erikson learnt his lesson pretty swifly, it's perhaps a blessing in disguise that we rejected him. Well, you could argue it anyway.

I mean it's why you have to respect the likes of Neymar, Lucas, Ganso et al. The guys who are willing to wait, willing to develop in their native countries whilst maintaing ambitions to step up. But the step up occurs too often for some of these guys when they're 16-19. Alright we have exceptional cases across the globe, like our own [temproary] Oriol Romeu. However these cases are a rareity.

It's why I don't worry about Josh McEachran. The kid JUST turned 18. We don't want to rush him onto the big stage, with pressure on his own his shoulders. Alright we can say he's better than our current crop, but the pressure he'll have on himself is enormous. Cleverly and Welbeck had to prove themselves at smaller clubs before they proved their quality to SAF.

Back on topic, Markovic could be an extrodinary talent! He's already proven some of his potential by being a Serbian internatioanl at just 17, but he should be left to develop. Not just speaking for Chelsea, but for all the big clubs from Barcelona to Inter Milan. They should allow these youngsters to develop in their native countries till they reach an age where they have enough years of football to handle the pressure of expectations.