Schurrle signing confirmed; will wear #14

[Jype 6,398]

This is hilarious. One day the deal is as good as done and the next day it's not looking likely.

Fully expect it to happen though, KdB not going there on loan won't be a problem for Leverkusen as they're getting Son.

[Backstreet09 499]

We have him, according to my sources. You all could calm down now #Backstreetsources #Notfromtwitter #muchbetterthanthatpieceofcrap

[Reddish-Blue 2,370]

He's still not worth 17 million...but I guess he'll be a good player to have..off the bench.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

[PotentialBullshitAlert]Heard from a "reputable" source his arrival will be announced by Wednesday.[/PotentialBullshitAlert]

[Rmpr 8,977]

As some have mentioned, Schurrle is bought to add more depth to the squad. He can play anywhere behind the ST, though primarily on the LW.

But why do we need to buy a depth player, when we have other priorities and all the depth we need are already loaned?

I mean, if we indeed buy Cavani, Hulk, De Rossi and Mangala, we dont need anyone else. First of all, because they will be expensive enough. And second of all, because the players we may need to add depth, we already own them (Lukaku, KDB, Chalobah, Piazon, etc).

If we have Hazard, Mata, Hulk (or another RW), Moses and KDB, there really is no need for Schurrle. 5 players for 3 positions (and that is because I am leaving Oscar out) is more than we need. Hazard-Mata-Hulk is a monstruous combination, Moses can play in any of the wings, KDB can play in any of the attacking trio positions and Oscar is a world class #10. Also, If something extraordinary happens and someone gets a long ban or a long injury, we would still have Ramires, Lampard or Bertrand to cover it as a last case scenario...So tell me, where does Schurrle fit?

Schurrle would be a good sign if he was good enough to be first choice RW, but since he is not, it is much more logical to go for Hulk/Di Maria/Sanchez!

The price itself is not that bad, it is just that he is not good enough to play as a regular starter, so there is no need for this deal to go through (since he is not a major priority)...

[3sphinx 18]

5 players for 3 positions

We had Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Moses and Marin for 3 positions this season too - 5 players for 3 positions

[mediator 2,026]

And you forgot Benayoun... no seriously Marin wasn't a real option. We had only one sub and that was Moses, and he left us for AfCon, so if we get rid of Marin, having Hulk + KDB is more than enough

[Rmpr 8,977]

We had Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Moses and Marin for 3 positions this season too - 5 players for 3 positions

Our problem was never number, but quality!

Marin and Benayoun were always available, which shows that the number of options wasnt a problem. The thing, neither RDM nor Benitez used them because everybody knows they cant get the job done.

Getting rid of Marin and buying a top RW, plus recalling KDB is more than enough depth, there is absolutely no need to buy Schurrle (unless we are planing on selling KDB)...

[3sphinx 18]

Our problem was never number, but quality!

Getting rid of Marin and buying a top RW, plus recalling KDB is more than enough depth, there is absolutely no need to buy Schurrle (unless we are planing in selling KDB)...

I think the problem was exactly the opposite - it was quantity not quality.

Although I do agree that the addition of a top RW + KdB would be brilliant!

[YouNameIt 1,511]

We had Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Moses and Marin for 3 positions this season too - 5 players for 3 positions

HHAHAHAHA

[haranr 485]

Pretty sure Schurrle will be announced tomorrow as Chelsea's first signing this summer.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

So do we still need this guy? I mean, De Bruyne on the right and Oscar in the middle.

[The Skipper 20,593]

So do we still need this guy? I mean, De Bruyne on the right and Oscar in the middle.

Squad depth.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

All you know is that this time next year Schurrle is our new Hazard, having scored 10 goals and assisted another 10 or something(very unlikely haha) but certainly he won't be too bad. Now what will happen if Mata/Hazard got a serious injury early this season and rule out for 2-3 months? Schurrle could then impress Jose and keep his place in the team permanently and we would then all start to praise him. So give him a chance guys before bashinh/hating on him.

Moses, KDB, Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard, Mata, Marin for 3 positions, a lot of competition there

[edenhazard17 281]

With KDB back to the squad, I don't see the need for Schurrle, unless we sold Marin or Moses.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Think this just shows that Roman and the board have given control to Jose. Seemed like we were ready to send KDB on loan and bring in Schurrle but Mou walked in and told em to STFU and bring back the blonde sex-bomb (not to be confused with the blonde sex-bitch aka Torres).

[Fernando 6,491]

Think this just shows that Roman and the board have given control to Jose. Seemed like we were ready to send KDB on loan and bring in Schurrle but Mou walked in and told em to STFU and bring back the blonde sex-bomb (not to be confused with the blonde sex-bitch aka Torres).

Some control, not full control.

Emanolo still doing a good job.

If reports are true that we got that kid from Serbia and send him to Benfica, then why fix that which ain't broken?

[Leif 6,006]

We now have - Hazard, Mata, Oscar, De Bruyne, Moses, Marin, Piazon & Kakuta all able to fill those wing/attacking roles. You can even put in Ramires as an option on the wing when we're desperate.

Kakuta will likely be sold/loaned out and Piazon probably loaned out, but I believe Marin will be given another season. So - Hazard, Mata, Oscar, De Bruyne, Moses, Marin, Ramires.

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.

I'm really curious to see how Marin would perform under Mourinho. He actually has a really good (and perhaps overly-eager) work rate and would compliment someone like De Bruyne out wide and Oscar in the middle I think.