Toni Kroos

[stroey 2,525]

I love Kroos, but he's a type like Cesc and Oscar. Creative CM/CAM without great speed and defensive abilities (Oscar is ok).I guess 3 of them in 1 team is a little bit too much, does it mean Oscar will leave?

[sherry33 234]

We can't sell Ramires and buy Kroos, if we sell Ramires we need a player that can play in the position of Matic.

As far as im concerned Ramires is not a defensiv midfielder either...

[Rom2013 446]

As far as im concerned Ramires is not a defensiv midfielder either...

He isn't but he can play there very well, He played there in the first 6 months, and without him we have only Mikel to replace Matic, if Mikel stays (He is not that good). None of our other midfielders can do it.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

According to reports in Bild/El Confidencial, Chelsea have hijacked Real Madrid's deal for Toni Kroos. #CFC #RMCF

[bababoom 4,478]

A midfield of Cesc-Matic-Kross may sound good on paper but it's a bit slow for me.

[cadenza666 221]

According to reports in Bild/El Confidencial, Chelsea have hijacked Real Madrid's deal for Toni Kroos. #CFC #RMCF

Petr is unusually late on this one haha.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Agent looking to stir up controversy ahead of a World Cup game, Chelsea is a hot name to link him with. Does anyone really think Chelsea are going to sign another deep mid?

Matic/Mikel/Ramires/Kroos/Van Ginkel/Fabregas

Hazard/Salah/Oscar/Willian/Schurrle

I guess anything is possible, we'd have 6 CM's for potentially 3 positions with Matic pretty much locked in so 5 for two. Up in the attack third we'd have Hazard locked and 4 fighting for one.

I know we would change formations a lot but Jose usually likes to have a set group to work with and at current, there are going to be a lot of unhappy people if this is true.

18 names for the team

Courtois/Cech(or the back up should we move Cech)

Azpilicueta/Cahill/Terry/Luis?/Ivanovic(Utility)

Matic/Fabregas/Ramires/Hazard/Willian/Oscar/Schurrle/Kroos/Salah

Costa/Lukaku

come to think of it that looks doable! you will get people who will want to play more but as a squad, if Jose rotates it enough... Good God!

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Petr is unusually late on this one haha.

Only Now at home...

army...

Chelsea to offer Toni Kroos £130,000-a-week deal to trump Mancheter United interest

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/482701/Chelsea-to-offer-Toni-Kroos-130-000-a-week-deal-to-trump-Mancheter-United-interest

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

A midfield of Cesc-Matic-Kross may sound good on paper but it's a bit slow for me.

It is a bit slow but I doubt this means they all play together.

[sherry33 234]

I wonder how many pages this thread will get untill september

[DavidEU 2,023]

Way I see this:

100% not happening. No bid, no offer, no interest. Simple as that.

And he'll be a Bayern or Madrid player come September.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Way I see this:

100% not happening. No bid, no offer, no interest. Simple as that.

And he'll be a Bayern or Madrid player come September.

You're probably right. It just doesn't make much sense after Fabregas was signed.

[Pizy 18,417]

Looking forward to seeing him run the show against Portugal in a little bit and watching this thread blow up.

[Daniel1980 1,425]

I like him, but this doesn't make sense at all after Fabregas's signing. I would be more inclined to believe if the club was linked with a good defensive player to strengthen defence when Cesc goes forward(and he will, no matter what position he plays).

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Why would we want Kroos now that we got Cesc? Are we going to play Kroos-Cesc-Oscar or what?

If Mou is looking for Oscar replacement (based that cesc will play deeper), he should target Barkley as he is english and quite good...

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Looking forward to seeing him run the show against Portugal in a little bit and watching this thread blow up.

That's what his agent is hoping for.

[lucio 5,418]

the article also says

"Should he fail to land the midfielder, it is thought Marco Verrati, Paul Pogba, Arturo Vidal and William Carvalho are also targets"

would be interesting options too

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Agent looking to stir up controversy ahead of a World Cup game, Chelsea is a hot name to link him with. Does anyone really think Chelsea are going to sign another deep mid?

It's not about Kroos and his agent anymore. He told the club he'll sign a new contract only if his wages are doubled. In response, Bayern have made it clear that the maximum he will get is €5m per annum. That's €2m less than what Kroos is expecting.

And you have El Confidencial as the one who broke this story. They are no mugs, you don't get to call such a reputable outlet and ask if they can come up with a story like this. You do this with Mirror and Daily Mail, not with Telegraph, Guardian, El Confidencial or Cadena SER.