Rumoured Taison

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Did my (minimal) research on him. A striker/winger. His main strength seems to be a typically Brazilian one, flair/dribbling. I think we'd be getting him to fill in a squad type role. He is not the striker we are going for as an alternative to Ba. He will probably be a Sturridge replacement, playing some handful of games on the wings.

I definitely think we need another Body to give depth to the 3 behind the striker, even before Moses going away for ACON. Right now we have Moses (Winger) and Marin (Playmaker), the latter who barely even plays (that needs to change. He migh never be a world class player but definitely a great squad one). I think there are better options, like Honda, Willian, Walcott or maybe even Nani but anyone with Talent will be welcomed.

What will the fee be? I've read his value is about £10 million? I'd try to push that down a smidget. If not, its fine. He won't affect our pursuit of a Striker (Ba, Villa, Negredo etc) though.

[GermanBlue 82]

Did my (minimal) research on him. A striker/winger. His main strength seems to be a typically Brazilian one, flair/dribbling. I think we'd be getting him to fill in a squad type role. He is not the striker we are going for as an alternative to Ba. He will probably be a Sturridge replacement, playing some handful of games on the wings.

I definitely think we need another Body to give depth to the 3 behind the striker, even before Moses going away for ACON. Right now we have Moses (Winger) and Marin (Playmaker), the latter who barely even plays (that needs to change. He migh never be a world class player but definitely a great squad one). I think there are better options, like Honda, Willian, Walcott or maybe even Nani but anyone with Talent will be welcomed.

What will the fee be? I've read his value is about £10 million? I'd try to push that down a smidget. If not, its fine. He won't affect our pursuit of a Striker (Ba, Villa, Negredo etc) though.

I've been watching Marin for years here in Germany and he's definitely no playmaker. He maybe claims to be one, but even in the Bundesliga he didn't have a real impact on the central attacking midfield position. I think he's best when used as a winger to get the most out of his dribbling skills. I agree with you though. Another attacking midfielder is needed, but first, a striker.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

I've been watching Marin for years here in Germany and he's definitely no playmaker. He maybe claims to be one, but even in the Bundesliga he didn't have a real impact on the central attacking midfield position. I think he's best when used as a winger to get the most out of his dribbling skills. I agree with you though. Another attacking midfielder is needed, but first, a striker.

Playmaker/Winger. He's not purely either one of those.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I really dnt see the need for him

[Styles 9,790]

I haven't seen anything of this player so I'm not in a position to talk about him but we definitely need more players. It's just a question of ability. Is Taison good enough to fill a squad role and be able to develop into more in the future? He's 25 in just over a weeks time so there is a doubt about him developing into a better player than he is now.

I'd prefer another Moses type player. Somebody who has proven themselves in this league and is between the ages of 20-23.

[DH1988 1,350]

Agreed, although not seen enough of him I'd prefer to spend the £10m on an epl proven player like we did with Moses, remember people saying he wouldn't make it here and he's been one of our best players if only sturridge had half of victors work ethic and attitude

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Like most, I know absolutely nothing of him apart from his 'van Basten' goal on Youtube... But it seems like there is actually substance to this story, especially as he's said he's already visited London and met with the club. Although, I'm wondering if he would actually be granted a work permit? As far as I know he's never played for the national team (I may be wrong on that one), so would he be considered under the 'exceptional talent' rule, just because we're the buyers?

[DDA 9,973]

Like most, I know absolutely nothing of him apart from his 'van Basten' goal on Youtube... But it seems like there is actually substance to this story, especially as he's said he's already visited London and met with the club. Although, I'm wondering if he would actually be granted a work permit? As far as I know he's never played for the national team (I may be wrong on that one), so would he be considered under the 'exceptional talent' rule, just because we're the buyers?

Yes I do believe you are correct. He has never been capped by the senior national team meaning getting a work permit will not be easy seeing as he isn't exactly an exceptional talent. Plus I can't see why we would rather this guy than Will.I.an who is a far better player IMO.

[22mek22 133]

Sky Sources saying we've agreed a fee

[Ramzi 233]

Sky Sources saying we've agreed a fee

Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8384281/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[laeth 527]

Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8384281/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Well this pretty much kills our interest in Isco.

[bababoom 4,478]

If we sign him i cant see us getting Isco... two more AMs when in my opinion our priority should be in Midfield (players like Beñat Etxebarria, Jordy Clasie etc) we could also bring in another striker because we still only have two, while City and United have four world class strikers.

I've also tweeted a Brazilian journalist and he said he doesn't think he's good enough for Chelsea, but he does have some good qualities.

[themightyblue 443]

Watch him get written off because he's not 20m and plays in a relatively small league

[bababoom 4,478]

Watch him get written off because he's not 20m and plays in a relatively small league

Like Moses, Cahill, and Cesar Azpilicueta, we bought these players for cheap and because they weren't world stars people complained saying they're not good enough.

I'm not going to write Taison off especially since i haven't actually seen him play.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Also, he has shitty attitude. There a rumours, that he shagged teammate wife

Well Jt is getting old and needs someone to pass his "legacy" onto

Seriously though, I've watched him a couple of times so I won't pretend I know his abilities, but my first impressions was that he was rather average. He did score the goal of the season though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIJ1gemMCk

[bababoom 4,478]

I know Youtube Videos can make Kalou look like Messi, but i might as well put this Video up here..

Also here's some tweets about him from a Brazilian Journalist.

Paulo Freitas ‏@Cynegeticus

@rohitvatsa84 He is a left-winger but can play as forward, att midfielder too. He has good technique, dribbling, passing.

Paulo Freitas ‏@Cynegeticus

@Deif_CFC Willian is potentially world class level, Taison is far below that level, although is above average.

Paulo Freitas ‏@Cynegeticus

@TheChelseaView But he is not a (potential) world class player like Oscar or say Willian.

Paulo Freitas ‏@Cynegeticus

@CFCRyan82 I don't think he's CFC 1st team material,he's some qualities like his technique+versatility,but he isn't as good as say Willian.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Like Moses, Cahill, and Cesar Azpilicueta, we bought these players for cheap and because they weren't world stars people complained saying they're not good enough.

I'm not going to write Taison off especially since i haven't actually seen him play.

I'm in the same position. Don't know a huge amount about him, not going to judge him on a youtube vid some 14 year old made (with Coldplay FFS!!) but if the price is right I'm going to give him a chance. Let's be honest - our board might not be perfect but when shopping at the £10 million mark they have a pretty good recent record (Moses,Azpi, Cahill, Courtois, Ba, De Bruyne and even Lukaku's original fee was about £12 million).

I think Marin is pretty much written off to be honest. His transfer was based on us not qualifying for the CL and he was fucked the moment we did in all honesty. Taison could be his replacement or simply another player to compete with Moses on the right wing or even a third striker. He seems versatile which is a plus point.

Not sure how a 24 year old who hasn't played for his country gets a work permit though.

[nachikethas 1,154]

what the hell is going on??

[bababoom 4,478]

what the hell is going on??

We're buying Mike Tyson.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Taison who?