Cesc Fàbregas

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

This was posted a early yesterday before the Cadena Ser stuff came through... The saga has moved on since.

Oh sorry. Thanks for the clarification though.

[yuvala 2,167]

I dont really buy into these rumors but I do hope its true.

[Toli 977]

http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140603/fc-barcelona/el-barca-pedira-por-cesc-36-millones-de-euros_54408621108.html

translation for non-spanish speaking people:

Barca wants 36 m for Cesc. He has reached an agreement with us. No agreement with Barca yet

[Waterfall 893]

Portuguese journalist:

Gonçalo Lopes @_GoncaloLopes

Once again. Cesc Fabregas is not a first choice for Mourinho. If CFC buys him is more a Club choice. Mou likes him but prefers others.

Pogba and Koke were his first choices. #CFC

Also a German MD was in his list. #CFC

[The Skipper 20,593]

Koke seems to be off to Barcelona, and Pogba is pretty much unreachable (£50m+ probably) so Fabregas at £30m is simply the logical choice.

[Waterfall 893]

I think so too. I imagine Pogba and Koke would be most people's first choices here, but they just seem too unlikely

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

I would not believe it until at least Sky Sources confirm it.

that story in SSN was Balague. Things could have moved on since then

[Special Juan 27,419]

Balague is also not the be all of Spanish football either.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Portuguese journalist:

Gonçalo Lopes @_GoncaloLopes

Once again. Cesc Fabregas is not a first choice for Mourinho. If CFC buys him is more a Club choice. Mou likes him but prefers others.

Pogba and Koke were his first choices. #CFC

Also a German MD was in his list. #CFC

That Lopes has got so much wrong in the past lol. Club choice or not, This is an opportunity you dont turn down, unless you have a banging midfield

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Balague is also not the be all of Spanish football either.

I'd believe Cadena Ser before him, even Graham Hunter

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Fabregas Close to Chelsea

http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/20140603/abci-cesc-fabregas-chelsea-mourinho-201406031227.html

Koke, Paul Pogba and Cesc Fabregas all candidates to replace Frank Lampard at Chelsea

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/koke-paul-pogba-and-cesc-fabregas-all-candidates-to-replace-frank-lampard-at-chelsea-9478118.html

[Waterfall 893]

That Lopes has got so much wrong in the past lol. Club choice or not, This is an opportunity you dont turn down, unless you have a banging midfield

He's no less reliable than other sources being posted here.

[The Skipper 20,593]

He's no less reliable than other sources being posted here.

Cadena SER, the Guardian and the Telegraph are all sources that I'd think are more reliable than some journalist from Portugal.

Edit: add ABC.es to that list now, they're basically the BBC of Spain.

[Waterfall 893]

Cadena SER, the Guardian and the Telegraph are all sources that I'd think are more reliable than some journalist from Portugal.

I was thinking more like Daily Mail, Mirror, Daily Star, Mundo Deportivo, Balague, and Marca who are much more often wrong than right, but always get posted here. And the three you mentioned have also got many things wrong in the past. Even Guardian's rumour accuracy rate is much lower than 50%. Remember us signing Hulk? Just because the journo's from Portugal, it doesn't mean he doesn't have any sources. Guess what? Our manager's Portuguese

[The Skipper 20,593]

I was thinking more like Daily Mail, Mirror, Daily Star, Mundo Deportivo, and Marca who are much more often wrong than right, but always get posted here. And the three you mentioned have also got many things wrong in the past. Remember us signing Hulk? Just because the journo's from Portugal, it doesn't mean he doesn't have any sources. Guess what? Our manager's Portuguese

So what if our manager's Portuguese?

ABC who are the Spanish version of BBC also now reporting it. Of course papers won't get everything at 100% but I'm more inclined to believe those than some journalist just because he's Portuguese.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Chelsea close in on Cesc Fabregas after 'agreeing' personal terms

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/479923/Chelsea-close-in-on-Cesc-Fabregas-after-agreeing-personal-terms

[Special Juan 27,419]

They're all battling for the same headline, the first one across the line and all that. It's a real lucky bag when it comes to who gets it right etc but there is better and more reliable ones out there that should be held in a little bit more regard than others. This time of year is just a minefield of mental information that can replace alcohol if you really want it too.