Fredy Guarin

[EBH 283]

I will be very happy if Guarín is playing for Chelsea... he will be first Colombian I can remember seeing play for the club... maybe first ever?

He is not a bad player... whether he is the standard for being key player in Premier League, CHampions League winning team, I cannot say.. but you ask, Kalou, Bosingwa, Meireles, Bertrand, Malouda... they are not so good, but they all have European Cup medal...

[hjperdeath 2,226]

I will be very happy if Guarín is playing for Chelsea... he will be first Colombian I can remember seeing play for the club... maybe first ever?

He is not a bad player... whether he is the standard for being key player in Premier League, CHampions League winning team, I cannot say.. but you ask, Kalou, Bosingwa, Meireles, Bertrand, Malouda... they are not so good, but they all have European Cup medal...

Exactly. We need squad players who aren't exactly world class to be a good team as well.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Exactly. We need squad players who aren't exactly world class to be a good team as well.

But you can argue that all of our options at CM atm should be squad players and what we need for that position is a world-class player. Plus 18m for a squad player? Then there's that he doesn't really fit a 2-man central midfield, and that there's better options available for about the same price or even cheaper...etc

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Exactly. We need squad players who aren't exactly world class to be a good team as well.

We have enough squad players like Lampard,Mikel and MVG(Even though he is injured right now).What we need is a world class midfielder or someone who has atleast decent playmaking ability.

[Waterfall 893]

But you can argue that all of our options at CM atm should be squad players and what we need for that position is a world-class player. Plus 18m for a squad player? Then there's that he doesn't really fit a 2-man central midfield, and that there's better options available for about the same price or even cheaper...etc

- It's rumoured to be closer to £15M which is a fair value for someone who will play quite a fit.

- We don't know if he can or can't play in a double pivot position here.

- We certainly don't know if there are better options available at similar price range.

[Sheva. 5,373]

and that there's better options available for about the same price or even cheaper...etc

I must have missed something, who's available for that price?

[hjperdeath 2,226]

But you can argue that all of our options at CM atm should be squad players and what we need for that position is a world-class player. Plus 18m for a squad player? Then there's that he doesn't really fit a 2-man central midfield, and that there's better options available for about the same price or even cheaper...etc

We have enough squad players like Lampard,Mikel and MVG(Even though he is injured right now).What we need is a world class midfielder or someone who has atleast decent playmaking ability.

Didn't someone bring up a stop gap point here before? Get him as cover for now until the season is over. I really don't see much point in over-paying for any world-class midfielder in January. Get Guarin , rotate him with the squad and get through until the end of it unless you want to go for a risky option and get a world-class CM.

[The only place to be 11,313]

We have enough squad players like Lampard,Mikel and MVG(Even though he is injured right now).What we need is a world class midfielder or someone who has atleast decent playmaking ability.

Who?

Gundogan? Witsel? Pogba?

Two of those players are scheduled to play one another in the next round so it's unlikely we'll get them for a competitive price. Guarin might just be the best available option that fits our budget.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Didn't someone bring up a stop gap point here before? Get him as cover for now until the season is over. I really don't see much point in over-paying for any world-class midfielder in January. Get Guarin , rotate him with the squad and get through until the end of it unless you want to go for a risky option and get a world-class CM.

The thing is if we really want a stop gap then why not promote from within?Chalobah I am confident can help us out and Ake did not look out of place in the EPL or Europa league last season.Why not give them a chance?Is it really neccessary to spend 15m on a player who will be nothing but a mere stop gap?I know promoting from within is risky but at the same time it is very exciting and who knows the enthusiasm that the club trained player will show might rub off on the other players as well.After all this is a transitional season according to Jose.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I must have missed something, who's available for that price?

Well from the EPL alone, I'd much rather someone like Schnielderline, Cabaye, Morrison..etc off the top of my head. All would not go for more than the rumored 18m and all would be dying to make a switch to a team like Chelsea.

- It's rumoured to be closer to £15M which is a fair value for someone who will play quite a fit.

- We don't know if he can or can't play in a double pivot position here.

- We certainly don't know if there are better options available at similar price range.

The Guazette who are the ones reporting this story say 15m plus bonuses = 18m. And again, this is my opinion from watching Guarin and I don't think he can play in a pivot and if memory serves he even played in a 4-3-3 with Porto so he hasn't played in this role before.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

The thing is if we really want a stop gap then why not promote from within?Chalobah I am confident can help us out and Ake did not look out of place in the EPL or Europa league last season.Why not give them a chance?Is it really neccessary to spend 15m on a player who will be nothing but a mere stop gap?I know promoting from within is risky but at the same time it is very exciting and who knows the enthusiasm that the club trained player will show might rub off on the other players as well.After all this is a transitional season according to Jose.

That is what I really want to happen. Them or maybe even RLC. But I don't think the club will do it, cause we clearly never had the balls to. Maybe in the next few games but one can only hope for it.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Didn't someone bring up a stop gap point here before? Get him as cover for now until the season is over. I really don't see much point in over-paying for any world-class midfielder in January. Get Guarin , rotate him with the squad and get through until the end of it unless you want to go for a risky option and get a world-class CM.

An 18m stop-gap? Plus, the last stop-gap we got isn't really working too well right now. If a stop-gap is what we want, give Chalobah or Josh a chance. Or even Ake who has already fllled in as a stop gap last season and did pretty well.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Who?

Gundogan? Witsel? Pogba?

Two of those players are scheduled to play one another in the next round so it's unlikely we'll get them for a competitive price. Guarin might just be the best available option that fits our budget.

For starters I would leave the midfield problem for the summer when True world class players are available and promote someone into the side for a squad role till then.However if we must sign a midfielder then I would want someone with playmaking ability like Rakitic.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Well from the EPL alone, I'd much rather someone like Schnielderline, Cabaye, Morrison..etc off the top of my head. All would not go for more than the rumored 18m and all would be dying to make a switch to a team like Chelsea.

Cabaye has been quoted at about £20 million and is also wanted by PSG - enjoy a bidding war with them.

[The only place to be 11,313]

For starters I would leave the midfield problem for the summer when True world class players are available and promote someone into the side for a squad role.However if we must sign a midfielder then I would want someone with playmaking ability like Rakitic.

This is leaving the problem until summer. Unfortunately we have a few matches between now and then.

We need a midfielder and this guy could do a job for what is a relatively low fee. He's also free to play in the CL and probably close to his true market value and not the January panic-price.