Gary Cahill

[iseah100 5,612]

HG quota can't be allowed to get any lower

Pretty much. He leaves, JT on his way out. That leaves us with Cesc...and some youngsters.

[mediator 2,026]

Pretty much. He leaves, JT on his way out. That leaves us with Cesc...and some youngsters.

And Begovic

[lucio 5,418]

rofl. ah well. just hope we find an alternative captain.

[DYC. 7,542]

Ramires and Cahill signing such long term contracts at 28/29. Preparing for the worst?

Good squad player.

[Simon1991 231]

It sets a dangerous precedent.

What's the point of offering 30+ years old players only one-year contracts and offer a 29 years old a 4-year contract?

A 2-year deal would have been more coherent with the way of the club in my opinion.

[The Power 147]

Surprised it is such a long term contract but I think he's done very well so far and with JT set to retire/leave soon, Cahill can be a real leader for us and his partnership with Kurt is looking good. Should be a squad player at the very least for the next three years.

[scargo 75]

Fucking news.. why 4 year???

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

Ivanovic brand new 5 year deal to follow ...

Ramires and Cahill signing such long term contracts at 28/29. Preparing for the worst?

Good squad player.

Have we signed 'new' Marko Marin yet ?

[Johnnyeye 7,451]

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/new-deal-for-cahill.html

Great news, he´s been a massive servant to this club since his signing for 7 million pounds, one of the heroes of 2012, he´s won it all already with us, a real bargain compared to what Everton are asking for Stones, really deserved for Cahill, i wish him all the best and goodluck in the future here at Chelsea, may he have more success with us and becomes a legend too. Cheers

[The Mak 4,459]

Meh

[Jase 43,479]

Signed a new contract!

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/new-deal-for-cahill.html?extcmp=SOCIA_TW_ENG_NEWS_CONTRACT

Technically, he signed a 2-year contract extension since the previous one was due to expire in 2017. It is a decent decision to keep him - he can be a useful squad player (we can't fill the whole squad with world class players, can we?), is English (fills the HG quota as well) and if we decide to sell him at any time within the next 4 years, we can probably get a decent fee for him.

[The Skipper 20,593]

He's a good player that can contribute to the squad game at the least so it's alright. As Jason also said, it's basically a 2 year extension which I'm fine with.

[Spike 12,049]

It sets a dangerous precedent.

What's the point of offering 30+ years old players only one-year contracts and offer a 29 years old a 4-year contract?

A 2-year deal would have been more coherent with the way of the club in my opinion.

Defenders typically have long shelf lives. Think about it like this: in two years, his contract would have run out, so either the club can renew his contract on probably higher wages or let him go for free. This gives the club a little wiggle room; especially if they ever want to sell him.

Besides, he signed a 2 year deal anyway. He had two years left + two added.

[El P. 1,354]

Our policy is to give 30+ players one-year extension. Cahill is 29 (contract to 33 - another English CB John Terry had season of his life at 34). All good. Congrats!

[ANDRECHO 432]

Poor , very poor .

[Jase 43,479]

Backing off Ighalo - arguably the most in-form striker in the league right now. Duh!

[JaKstone 307]

Cahill is lucky he is english, otherwise he would have been shipped a long time ago.

[lucio 5,418]

Cahill is lucky he is english, otherwise he would have been shipped a long time ago.

we would never of signed him if he was foreign. low PL standard player at best