Fredy Guarin

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He would be like perfect rotation player, but in days when we need top regular starter, he aint the solution...

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Is he better than Lampard/Mikel/Luiz/Essien at CDM? If he is sign him up, end of. Then in the summer sell 3 of the 4 mentioned and sign Witsel.

[Special Juan 27,419]

See this is where it falls down, of course he could come him and up-root tress etc but he comes here if you believe the rags for 18ME in January as a stop-gap.

Ba was a stop gap, that turned out....well.....errr yeah!!!!

18 fucking million Euros.

[nyikolajevics 2,572]

How much would Matic cost? Maybe we should go for him. We should just add a few millions to this 18.

[remains of the day 564]

To clarify, the fee that is being reported is actually 15 million euros which works out to roughly around 12 million pounds. Guarin isn't 'world class', I get that. I also get some of the points people have raised, but a centre midfielder is a pressing need right now and I don't feel it's something that we can wait to address during the summer transfer window. Ramires & Lampard are playing far too many games and I think it's already apparent that Mikel isn't a good enough option to rotate with those two in Mourinho's system. Neither is Essien. This is very much a low risk signing with some upside. Depending on how Van Ginkel recovers from his injury, we can still dip back into the market for an elite midfield talent (if need be). Don't see much wrong with this signing.

And CHOULO19 regarding your response to my prior post - all the power to you for watching every single game Guarin has played for Inter. I normally follow the Serie A closely but haven't managed to watch much of inter this season, so I'll just have to defer to your knowledge. I am however curious though as to how you could have thought Guarin is a natural attacking midfielder? That's just as bizarre as calling Lampard a natural defensive midfielder or Oscar a natural winger, or Torres a natural striker. You also claim that Guarin is horrible at dribbling even though he's among the top when it comes to successful dribbles made in the serie a. You SURE it's inter you've been watching? Might want to call up your mate and double check on that....

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Calciomercato are reporting some quotes from Marcelo Ferreyra, which seem to confirm that Chelsea are in serious talks with Inter Milan about the player. Here's what he had to say during his radio appearance, as reported by the Italian website and translated by Google:

"Right now I'm in Milan. The interest of Chelsea 's official, they are discussing his transfer directly with the Inter . When and if the two parties find an understanding, Fredy and I will start talking with the Blues."

"In the past few days we also went to London with leaders of Inter to talk with the London club. We want to understand what kind of project they have."

"There is also interest in Guarin from two clubs in Manchester , but at the moment, there is only one option . Now we are awaiting word from Thohir (Inter's majority owner), waiting for his decision. Fredy is now focused the (Milan) derby."

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Calciomercato

Assuming these quotes are actually real, it would seem to confirm the report we read in the Guardian earlier this week. It would also confirm that Tancredi jumped the gun again, even if there were actually talks between the clubs.

Should a deal come to fruition, the Blues will need to make space for Guarin on both the Premier League and Champions League rosters (though they can carry as many players as they want while the January window is still open). Combine that with Mourinho's comments yesterday about playing more conservatively, and this would seem to make a Kevin De Bruyne loan even more likely. There are several other reasonable options to create that roster spot as well, and it will certainly give us plenty to talk about in January.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

If you ask me Jose wants to play more 4-3-3 and at current we don't have the right compliment of mids to make it so. A midfield 3 of Mikel, Ramires and Guarin have the right kind of varying qualities to function effectively... I my head at least.

At any rate in Mourinho I will always trust.

[LegenTerry 265]

In any case he's better than Mikel,much better and that's only matters cause we need a better DM and CM who will be backup for Lampard and Ramires.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

The hate Mikel gets from Chelsea supporters is hilarious...

He's not better than Mikel! He's brings a completely different skill set to the table. Its about adding a different dimension to the midfield not because one guy sucks and this guy is better.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

If you ask me Jose wants to play more 4-3-3 and at current we don't have the right compliment of mids to make it so. A midfield 3 of Mikel, Ramires and Guarin have the right kind of varying qualities to function effectively... I my head at least.

At any rate in Mourinho I will always trust.

This. It would give us a very different outlet and could actually pan out well on the pitch. Would be great to see it happen.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I wish we could add more money and get witsel (high quality) and solve the pivot once and for all. But im scared that injury can come in at anytime to ramires so we really need a back up person with energy to ramires. Just for the fact that we look so lost when ramires doesnt play, or if he's tired, i support this guarin transfer.

15mil is expensive but he is a also good long range shooter, that makes our pivot more dangerous now and could pull players towards him and free one of our AM's since he is a threat from deep. He also has the energy essien, lampard and mikel wish to have

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Inter coach Mazzarri has given the green light to sell Fredy Guarin to Chelsea in January, Sky Sport Italia reports.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Inter coach Mazzarri has given the green light to sell Fredy Guarin to Chelsea in January, Sky Sport Italia reports.

Worse than the Sun.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Worse than the Sun.

What can they do, an editor needs to sell some papers at all cost

[bushman 2,043]

My paper says: Fredy is ready. That´s all you folks need to know.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Transfer news: Chelsea on the verge of completing Fredy Guarin deal

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-chelsea-on-the-verge-of-completing-fredy-guarin-deal-9013263.html

[dee25 1,044]

Having mixed feelings about this signing.

My first thought was - wait until the summer and spend a little bit more on a top quality player, but people are forgetting that top class central midfielders are very expensive. Bayern signed Martinez for 40 mill, City signed Fernandinho for 30 mill plus, Witsel went for 35 mill or so. Modric went for 40 mill. We can't afford to spend that much, not because we don't have the funds but because they're at least two other areas we need to invest in - centre forward position & left back. If it's true that we're after Luke Shaw and if the rumoured fee of 20 mill is correct then we're looking at spending anywhere between 60-70mill for a striker and a left back. I don't see us spending big on a central mid on top of that.

I think a midfield pair of Ramires and Guarin is perfectly fine. It's not perfect but its good enough to take us forward until Van Ginkel, and hopefully Nathaniel, comes good. Also if Romeu continues to impress at Valencia, then we'll him, Guarin, Ramires, Nat and MVG. Those are good options.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

There are not many options for us in January.It'll be a busy month and its important that we finish our deals early on.

The dm situation doesn't look good and so we MUST sign one in january because Jose won't be looking at our young talents for this kind of role and responsibility.

So I guess this deal makes sense.