The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Rapkun said: I'd rather have him than Lukaku tbh especially at the quoted price. It's between them and Atletico according to l'equipe who leaked the story earlier. I would never have Laca as the main number 9 at an elite club. He'd be superb in a two man strike force though. Dimitr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapkun 668 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 21 minutes ago, The Skipper said: I would never have Laca as the main number 9 at an elite club. He'd be superb in a two man strike force though. 1 or 2 years ago I would have agreed with you, but Lacazette has proven to be able to play as a lone striker very well. His back to goal game has improved immensely and he makes himself useful and available when his team is struggling. He's a quality player and that's coming from someone who didn't rate him very highly at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Lukaku talk has died down recently practically nothing at all do you guys reckon it's all done ready to be announced July 1st? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Link to the Sky odds for transfers. https://www.skybet.com/football/specials/transfer-specials?aff=10614 Chelseabluerising 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy 439 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, BluesMadLad said: Lukaku talk has died down recently practically nothing at all do you guys reckon it's all done ready to be announced July 1st? Hope they noticed he is not worth the money quoted or anything above 50 mil and we move on to Aubameyang. RoyalBlues and OhForAGreavsie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 manpe and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitr 488 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Nike sponsors all the players we've been heavily linked with: Caballero, Alex Sandro, Bakayoko, Van Dijk, Lukaku, Mahrez. Coincidence? #CFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy 439 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 14 minutes ago, Dimitr said: Nike sponsors all the players we've been heavily linked with: Caballero, Alex Sandro, Bakayoko, Van Dijk, Lukaku, Mahrez. Coincidence? #CFC Replace Lukaku and especially Mahrez with Aubameyang and Dembele. Come on Nike Dimitr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,073 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 3 hours ago, BluesMadLad said: Lukaku talk has died down recently practically nothing at all do you guys reckon it's all done ready to be announced July 1st? I'm still hoping not, but that could be a good explanation of the drop off in stories about this deal. It is a drop off though, not a silence. There are a few bits around most days. I keep I hoping to read Chelsea end Rom chase in some headline. Peace. and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapkun 668 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 The striker situation is very tricky as we have to get rid of Diego first. The biggest issue about this is that alternatives to Lukaku are being snapped up by other clubs. Soon he will be the only option available and we're gonna have to submit to Everton and pay a ridiculous fee to get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Man Utd Transfer News LIVE updates: £44m Fabinho bid, Matic latest, Mourinho wants Alba By the sounds of it Monaco will have no team next season Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Ousmane Dembele unsettled at Dortmund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Mufassir08 said: Ousmane Dembele unsettled at Dortmund If rumours are to be believed.. Barcelona have him on lock-down already, and reportedly agreed to personal terms already. Favorite youth player in world-football. Such a baller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Blue-in-me-Veins said: If rumours are to be believed.. Barcelona have him on lock-down already, and reportedly agreed to personal terms already. Favorite youth player in world-football. Such a baller. Im still not sure what is the fuss about him and Dybala tbh. Both are very promising players, but not THAT great yet. Both are hyped to be the next best players of the world. Eden at Lille for example was alot better IMO than those two. Dembele looked extremely raw every time I saw him. Great dribbling, but seems to lose the ball, make wrong pass, miss clean shot alot...Dybala being compared to Messi, you would expect him to dribble past few players or have killer shot or pass, but he is realy inconsistent. I would have Dybala here tho, he CAN become realy good player one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy 439 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 28 minutes ago, BlueLyon said: Im still not sure what is the fuss about him and Dybala tbh. Both are very promising players, but not THAT great yet. Both are hyped to be the next best players of the world. Eden at Lille for example was alot better IMO than those two. Dembele looked extremely raw every time I saw him. Great dribbling, but seems to lose the ball, make wrong pass, miss clean shot alot...Dybala being compared to Messi, you would expect him to dribble past few players or have killer shot or pass, but he is realy inconsistent. I would have Dybala here tho, he CAN become realy good player one day. I wish we'd get Aubameyang this year instead of Lukaku and only focus on a top class attacker next season like Dybala, Dembele, Mbappe etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 “Van Dijk and Bakayoko off to Chelsea” Amy Christophers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 20 hours ago, xPetrCechx said: Fuck that sounds so gooooood! I hope it's true. We'd be PR-ing our way back to the very top as an elite club this way. Caballero, Bakayoko, Van Dijk, Sandro and Lukaku are my bets.. and maybe a shocker too? Exciting times ahead But I'm dreading waking up on July 2 like "fuck, I fell for it again". Chelseabluerising, Supermonkey92 and xPetrCechx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, manpe said: Fuck that sounds so gooooood! I hope it's true. We'd be PR-ing our way back to the very top as an elite club this way. Caballero, Bakayoko, Van Dijk, Sandro and Lukaku are my bets.. and maybe a shocker too? Exciting times ahead But I'm dreading waking up on July 2 like "fuck, I fell for it again". Well july 1st is saturday, so I would bet if anything it will be on monday july 3rd but who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I don't know much about how transfers can be financed or how common it is for sponsors to sponsor player transfers, but could it be that the frugal transfer windows these past few years have been (partly) due to Adidas's lack of interest in continuing promoting Chelsea? The sums being quoted would see us break the Torres record fee multiple times in one window, which is unheard of from us (One big buy yes, several? No). I looked into it and indeed all the players we are being heavily linked with for big money, are sponsored by Nike. Could it be that Nike are sponsoring those deals massively, would that comply with FFP and other transfer rules? After all, when we signed that Nike deal, it was said that their plan was to use us as their top football brand. Manchester United not long ago ditched Nike for Adidas and all of a sudden they started pulling those crazy deals out of their asses (Pogba sponsored by adidas). We on the other hand ditched Adidas, moved to Nike (like a swap between the two clubs) and by the looks of it are now creating a serious contender to United. It coincides with sponsor changes, perhaps Nike don't fancy the idea of an Adidas club holding the league in a financial stranglehold. City already have endless pits of Arabic money, plus we are way more marketable than City worldwide anyway, so it makes sense for them to help push us back up among the elites together with themselves. That is, of course, if those rumours and quoted prices are true. Sponsors might have a bigger hand in clubs' transfer policies than we think, or at least than what I thought. AK-3001 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King11Didier 916 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Will Hughes has joined Watford for reported fee around £4.5m, plus add-ons(Sky Sports). Finally this boy can play in PL, was a vital part of Darby team for years eventhough he is so young. Would've probably joined PL team earlier if it wasn't his knee injury in 2015 and missed almost a year. I will try to keep an eye on him and his progress in PL, could become a really solid CM after few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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