Schurrle signing confirmed; will wear #14

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

There's no reason to spend 17 million on Schurrle.

If we really wanted 'squad depth' for the wings...i'm sure we can find a capable player for under 10 million.

As for Marin, let's see how he goes in pre season under Mourinho...he's always had talent, just needs to find consistency.
(Unless some club is willing to pay around 5 million for Marin...we might as well try to give him some confidence)

[cfcs most wanted 657]

schurrle should be a great choice instead of hulk

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Now that KDB is staying i dont know how likely it is that the schurrle deal will be completed.

[Jype 6,398]

I no longer think that "His signing is for depth" can be a valid argument especially if it does end up being around that £20m figure.

You pay that figure for starters, not 1 depth option, especially when there's already depth.

First of all, I have seen nothing to suggest Schürrle's price would be £20m. German clubs deal in euros, not pounds, and every reliable source have quoted the price at €20m which equals £17m.

Second of all, top clubs pay top money even for squad players. These days £15-18m gets you a good player who can eventually become a starter if he proves to be good enough but if a team wants immediate fireworks from a world class player the price starts from £25m upwards. There are exceptions of course if a player's contract is about to expire soon or he has a release clause but a player who has at least two or three years left will go for a lot of money if he's any good.

Let's look at our title rivals and their options for the three AM positions. Both Manchester clubs have recently played pretty much the same 4-2-3-1 formation as we have so it's easy to compare.

Man City:

David Silva £25m

Samir Nasri £24m

James Milner £20m

Scott Sinclair £7m

(Kun Agüero £40m)

(Carlos Tevez £25m)

That's one player who cost only £7m but Scott Sinclair is shit and it's no surprise he hasn't featured much when the other options are a class above him.

Man Utd:

Antonio Valencia £17m

Ashley Young £18m

Nani £22m

Shinji Kagawa £14m

Wilfried Zaha £12m

Ryan Giggs free

Danny Welbeck free

Aside from the two academy products that's a lot of money spent on each and every one of them. Shinji Kagawa would have gone for a lot more if not for the fact his contract had only a year to go. Wilfried Zaha hasn't even played for them yet and he has only proved himself in the Championship but still they insisted on paying a decent amount for him. Time will tell if he turns out to be a good buy or not. Then there's Nani, Valencia and Young who all went for around the same price as a player like Andre Schürrle will go this summer. Were any of them any more proven than Schürrle is now and were they expected to be guaranteed starters from day one? That's a negative on all accounts.

Now let's look at our squad:

Hazard £32m

Mata £23m

Oscar £25m

These are the ones who were bought to be immediate starters and they've done what was expected and at least in Mata's case even more.

Marin £7m

Moses £11m

De Bruyne £7m

The first two who were brought in as squad players to replace Kalouda and so far they haven't really been up to the task. Some disagree with me on Moses and they have every right to, but that's just my two cents. De Bruyne was sent on loan and by the looks of it we have hit the jackpot with this guy and the club have done brilliantly in getting a player like him for a mere £7m.

In your last sentence you said there's already depth in our squad. Are you out of your mind? Last season clearly showed that the likes of Moses, Benayoun, Marin and Piazon simply aren't as good as the squad players of our rivals and every time we had to rest the 'Three Amigos' we played like shit while the Manchester clubs got three points comfortably when they had much better players to come in and do the job. We were very lucky with injuries when Mata, Hazard and Oscar were able to stay nearly injury-free throughout the season and I can't even imagine how bad our season would have turned out to be had we been struck with even half the amount of injuries than say Manchester United.

Sure, we are likely to have De Bruyne back for next season and he will bring depth as well as quality to the side but one additional player is still required and Schürrle fits the bill. While Andre Schürrle may not be quite as good as a player like Hulk, Sanchez or Di Maria would be, overall (transfer fee + wages) he won't come even close to what a player like that would cost and I for one would be very happy if we got him for the £17m price quoted. I have a feeling he would prove a lot of these doubters wrong.

[Special Juan 27,424]

Andre Schurrle's agent tells German media that he expects a deal to be finally concluded in the next days between Leverkusen and Chelsea

[didierforever 7,349]

Andre Schurrle's agent tells German media that he expects a deal to be finally concluded in the next days between Leverkusen and Chelsea

for the millionth time probably.

[edenhazard17 281]

Andre Schurrle's agent tells German media that he expects a deal to be finally concluded in the next days between Leverkusen and Chelsea

As long as KDB not involved, I wouldn't mind him join us.

[Toli 977]

Francois Piraux ‏@F8Piraux 6s

BREAKING : Schürrle will be a Chelsea player in the next few days, according to @SkyportNewsHD. #CFC

Sky Sport News HD ‏@SkySportNewsHD 5m

Und die nächste BN: Schürrle-Wechsel zu Chelsea wird in den nächsten beiden Tagen vollzogen. #ssnhd #exklusiv

they are saying in the next TWO days.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Francois Piraux ‏@F8Piraux 6s

BREAKING : Schürrle will be a Chelsea player in the next few days, according to @SkyportNewsHD. #CFC

Sky Sport News HD ‏@SkySportNewsHD 5m

Und die nächste BN: Schürrle-Wechsel zu Chelsea wird in den nächsten beiden Tagen vollzogen. #ssnhd #exklusiv

they are saying in the next TWO days.

Is Sky sport Germany reliable?

Not a big fan of Schurrle, but I'm happy as long as KDB is not part of the deal.

[Toli 977]

yes they are...also kreuzer yesterday confirmed that Son is as good as done. so he will be the replacement for Andre.

[Severinb 309]

So not exited by this transfer but he could be a decent squad player!

[IliyaDamyanov 43]

Marin - Mata - Scurlee

[Pacquiao 1,834]

I don't think he will be as bad as SWP, Zhirkov, Marin or Moses and i don't think he will be as good as Duff, Robben or Hazard, I think he could be somewhere in the middle like a J.Cole or Malouda.

He could be a very useful squad player for us who can come on and have a positive effect on a game.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

So for our 3 positions behind the striker:

Mata, Hazard, Oscar, De Bruyne, Schurrle, Moses, Marin.

That's great quality and depth.

Breaking it down further:

LW: Hazard, Schurrle

CAM: Mata, Oscar, Marin

RW: Moses, De Bruyne

Of course a few can play in multiple positions. Looking far better than last year. Looking like title winning depth. The only downside is we may only be signing 2-3 players so can we really afford to waste one of those signings on Schurrle? A world class CF and DM is what will win us the title not Schurrle.

[Special Juan 27,424]

The window doesn't close tomorrow and this isn't the worst transfer we will ever make. Trust Jose and the board to get it right and don't put it past them to bring exactly the players we need, which includes a Cavani and a De Rossi type player.

Schurlle

De Rossi

Cavani

That would be a tremendous window for Chelsea, but let's wait and see before we brandish signings as a 'waste'

[Spike 12,049]

Made a wallpaper for Schurrle:

Enjoy!

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Shurlle could play up to 4 positions for us.I see him as being far more than just depth at LW.

[Toli 977]

Shurlle could play up to 4 positions for us.I see him as being far more than just depth at LW.

he can play LW and RW. 2 positions....