Rumoured Mehdi Benatia

[The Skipper 20,609]

Was JT fast in his prime? Was Puyol fast in his prime? You don't have to be fast to be a quality CB bro. Hummels was easily the best CB in the WC.

Vlaar was better IMO.

[Namika 922]

Boateng, Vlaar and Garay were the 3 best CB in the WC imo.

[Myself 793]

I'd love if he signed, but I'd also hate if he signed.

[simonez 69]

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/13-08-2014/calciomercato-roma-arriva-fax-chelsea-trattare-benatia-basa-chiriches-manolas-90125426816.shtml

Gazzetta dello Sport today insist Chelsea have already opened talks with Roma over Benatia and with an offer of about £30m a deal could be done not later than next week.

Benatia was the best CB in the poorest SerieA league in years last season and he's totally unproven at international level. 30m could be better spent elsewhere.

[Bacika 188]

Just found this..

Kristof Terreur‏@HLNinEngeland57s

Mourinho ruled out the signing of Mehdi Benatia (Roma): "We aren't interested." Clubs are allowed to register 17 foreigners. #CFC have 18.

[Pizy 18,877]

Yeah, was always a long shot. José fibs a lot regarding transfers but I think he's telling the truth here.

He keeps saying "I have the squad I want" and stuff like that as well as the club "this is our squad for 14/15." Makes me think that we're completely finished in the transfer market.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Yeah, was always a long shot. José fibs a lot regarding transfers but I think he's telling the truth here.

He keeps saying "I have the squad I want" and stuff like that as well as the club "this is our squad for 14/15." Makes me think that we're completely finished in the transfer market.

possibly. Wouldnt bank on it though. Because a foreigner still has to leave regardless. So it isnt "quite" the 14/15 squad

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/13-08-2014/calciomercato-roma-arriva-fax-chelsea-trattare-benatia-basa-chiriches-manolas-90125426816.shtml

Gazzetta dello Sport today insist Chelsea have already opened talks with Roma over Benatia and with an offer of about £30m a deal could be done not later than next week.

Benatia was the best CB in the poorest SerieA league in years last season and he's totally unproven at international level. 30m could be better spent elsewhere.

correire dello sport, duno if reliable, also say same thing and Sabatini will inform Garcia tomorrow that he is leaving

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Benatia's agent:

"Future at Chelsea? It's not true. Is he staying at Roma? I would say so"

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Benatia's agent:

Generic response. Unless formal talks are taking place or a bid accepted, not much else he can say

[Special Juan 28,133]

Wouldn't take anything Jose says as gospel when it includes transfers nor would I take what an agent says as gospel.

Wait and see. Wouldn't be surprised if it did, wouldn't be surprised if it didn't.

[stroey 2,525]

http://www.asroma.co.uk/news/transfer-talk/item/591-agent-rejects-talk-of-mehdi-benatia-leaving-roma-for-chelsea

[The Chels 2,502]

If we actually wanted him we'd have signed him early on in the window like we did with our other targets.

[The Skipper 20,609]

"No, we're not interested. We have John [Terry], [Gary] Cahill, [branislav] Ivanovic, [Kurt] Zouma, and we want to integrate [Andreas] Christensen", Mourinho said.

"Step by step [for Christensen], training with us, every day, playing a few minutes when it is possible, playing with the Under-21s and training with us as a first-team squad member. We are fine. are, we are well set in defence".

[Special Juan 28,133]

It wouldn't a transfer window without mine and your favorite Tancredi Palmeri.

He claims we are in talks for Benatia.

So we aren't then