Rumoured Arturo Vidal

[LondonsFinest 692]

I see a lot of moaning in this thread, so I'm going to spill hate once again, because again I see people with little to none knowledge of him and are basing his opinions on his CL games.

First, he had a worse season this time and last season was probably one of his best, in terms of overall play. Hence, why his price fell down.

Second, he is tailor made for Mourinho, on the field, yes. Off it, he drinks a lot, parties a lot, gets himself in trouble of couple of times and is often a big character in the dressing room.

Just don't realise the moaning. I'd love Vidal here, but some of the moaning here is way over the top.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

I think its the Bayern board that are pushing for Vidal's transfer more than Guardiola, they tried to get him before he went to Juventus. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is a known admirer and apparently they tried to get him to move in 2011 but Leverkusen wouldn't sell to Bayern. Vidal also talked a lot about wanting to move there in that summer.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Seeing things like this I wonder why the club is taking such a relax stance regarding transfers this summer. 35m euros for one of the best mid in the world? Fucking bargain. Bayern getting another Benatia again under the nose of everyone. We could have moved Fabregas to CAM permanently and we would have one of the best most perfect balanced team in Europe. Vidal alongside Matic...

At least we should attempt to contact him and his agents(we obviously don't as rumors would fly out really fast)

[bethos1 802]

If we went for him but he picked bayern, thats ok with me. We tried.

But if we didnt even try, that is not good, because in that case Mou thinks we are good enough, but Vidal would be clear improvement for fair price.

But how would we know if we're interested or not? We don't work for Chelsea and most of the newspapers are full of BS, I don't see the point in getting worked up over stuff like that.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,078]

But how would we know if we're interested or not? We don't work for Chelsea and most of the newspapers are full of BS, I don't see the point in getting worked up over stuff like that.

From The Mirror: -

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has admitted that his side are in for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, but says a deal is not yet done. "I've read about it and I'm not going to hide the fact that we are interested in him, but I read that it was all wrapped up and I cannot confirm that," he has told reporters. "As I've said, we're interested, but we're not yet so far that we've discussed details and signed contracts, so we need a bit of patience. I hope at the end of the day he will come."

[bethos1 802]

From The Mirror: -

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has admitted that his side are in for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, but says a deal is not yet done. "I've read about it and I'm not going to hide the fact that we are interested in him, but I read that it was all wrapped up and I cannot confirm that," he has told reporters. "As I've said, we're interested, but we're not yet so far that we've discussed details and signed contracts, so we need a bit of patience. I hope at the end of the day he will come."

I was talking about Chelsea not Bayern [emoji14]

[OhForAGreavsie 6,078]

I was talking about Chelsea not Bayern [emoji14]

Understood, and I agree with your take on this. My post was just relaying the info that Vidal remains up for grabs potentially.

[bethos1 802]

Understood. Just relaying the info that Vidal remains up for grabs potentially.

It would be nice if we got him, probably not going to happen . What I wouldn't give for a better version of Ramires.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,078]

It would be nice if we got him, probably not going to happen . What I wouldn't give for a better version of Ramires.

Right again.

I love Rami. Before Eden's emergence he was my favourite Chelsea player but, notwithstanding that, I've been saying for four years that we need an upgrade. Although no one can replicate the little man's stamina, Vidal matches his attitude and his work rate while offering an all round game that is way in advance of Rami's. It's easy to see why so many, myself included, would like us to get Vidal but I share your frustration with the way some have represented their thoughts in this thread.

To guess, without a scrap of evidence, that the club has no interest in Vidal, and then to condemn it based on that guess, is a strange way to see things. To then claim that if we do not try to get Vidal it means that Jose thinks we are already good enough, is stranger still. I'd like Vidal, you'd like Vidal, lots of people would like Vidal but if Jose prefers someone else, would that mean he does not see the need to better ourselves? That doesn't follow at all and, in any case, Jose has made it clear that he believes we do need to improve and he even explained why. There is therefore absolutely no need to be guessing what he thinks on the subject.

What I've said here isn't remarkable. It is in fact nothing less than a statement of the obvious yet it seems some people are apt to forget the obvious, for a moment at least, when they post.

[Unionjack 7,531]

I really dont know why supporters get pissed off with each other on forums just because they dont agree on a player. Whether he is one of ours or someone we have no idea about if hes a potential transfer or not..

Our problem is we are all just guessing. We are all just Chelsea mushrooms, kept in the dark and fed bullshit.

I dont dislike any of our lads. I might prefer us to sell or play one over another but each one of us have the same ambition for us we just all want to use different players to achieve it.

Having a MF of Cesc,Matic,Vidal would be crazy. The times like last season where we had holes there would be totally different.

We dont have a ruby whether we had the slightest interest in him because thats how our transfer team operate.

But I do think Witsel would do a very good similar job IF we are interested as reports SAY.

Its just with our lack of any 1st team marquee signings its sending us all bonkers.

[Oscar 441]

Sterling 200k a week

Vidal 90k a week

Only in England.

[Oscar 441]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/20/arturo-vidal-joins-bayern-munich-juventus

[Mufassir08 2,400]

For that fee, it's criminal that we didn't go after him.

[LAM09 7,063]

For that fee, it's criminal that we didn't go after him.

He's wanted to go to Bayern since his Leverkusen days.

[termninja 5,290]

Shows how much of football the journos know

" The German champions have been looking for a long-term replacement for Franck Ribéry, who has been struggling with injuries over the past 18 months, and concluded a deal for Vidal on Monday after a week of negotiations."

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Shows how much of football the journos know

" The German champions have been looking for a long-term replacement for Franck Ribéry, who has been struggling with injuries over the past 18 months, and concluded a deal for Vidal on Monday after a week of negotiations."

Surely that must be bad phrasing and they mean Douglas Costa as Ribery's replacement.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I know everyone is frustrated with our lack of activity in the market while our rivals are making big signings, but as good as Vidal is, there is a very simple reason why we did not go after Vidal:

Matic-Fabregas is a more balanced and suitable midfield for our team setup than either of Vidal-Fabregas which lacks positional discipline or Matic-Vidal which lacks creativity and passing range. At the same time, none of the three can be relegated to the bench.

[termninja 5,290]

Surely that must be bad phrasing and they mean Douglas Costa as Ribery's replacement.

Even if that was the case, Ribéry played a lot on the left wing while Costa is similar to Robben.

Lazy journalism.

[iseah100 5,612]

I know everyone is frustrated with our lack of activity in the market while our rivals are making big signings, but as good as Vidal is, there is a very simple reason why we did not go after Vidal:

Matic-Fabregas is a more balanced and suitable midfield for our team setup than either of Vidal-Fabregas which lacks positional discipline or Matic-Vidal which lacks creativity and passing range. At the same time, none of the three can be relegated to the bench.

Logic? Get off of tc if you're gonna use that.

[didierforever 7,349]

I know everyone is frustrated with our lack of activity in the market while our rivals are making big signings, but as good as Vidal is, there is a very simple reason why we did not go after Vidal:

Matic-Fabregas is a more balanced and suitable midfield for our team setup than either of Vidal-Fabregas which lacks positional discipline or Matic-Vidal which lacks creativity and passing range. At the same time, none of the three can be relegated to the bench.

a midfield trio of vidal-matic-cesc would have dominated world football.

even a midfield of vidal-matic with cesc as no.10 would have been exponentially better than anything we can put forth currently and in no way less creative than our current midfield.