Rumoured Emmanuel Emenike

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Rumors started yesterday on the web that we might be interested in signing him for £15m, thoughts?

I haven't seen much of him but so far based on this WC he seems very fast and a OK player, for a fee of 10-15m seems about right but he won't ever be a starter for us. Is he good enough to be on Chelsea bench? Although I would prefer Aubameyang to this guy, he could become a new Kalou for us.

[y10edn 185]

Beast of a player, he will definately start if he comes. Drogba like power, pace, movement and ability to hit freekicks, downside is if he can play 90mins fully at the pace of the premiership.

[xPetrCechx 13,573]

Saw him many time... my father supports spartak moscow ( E.E played there 2011-2013)...

Good player, fast. strong...

[-Kaplan- 410]

According to fanatik we bid £16 million for him

[sdrcfc 461]

Beast of a player, he will definately start if he comes. Drogba like power, pace, movement and ability to hit freekicks, downside is if he can play 90mins fully at the pace of the premiership.

He'd start over Costa? No.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

If it means that Torres will leave then yes but if it affects Lukaku then not interested.

[quickpassnmove 924]

I'm fine with Costa, Emenike, and Bamford as center forwards for the season. Guess Emenike is a better price and equal threat compared to Bony. Fine by me. Good choice.

Hope we find a way to get rid of Torres and Mikel.

[Madmax 9,219]

If it means that Torres will leave then yes but if it affects Lukaku then not interested.

What will affect Lukaku most is his non-stop chatter. The fucker needs to learn to keep his trap shut. I suspect Mourinho has already given up on him.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

What will affect Lukaku most is his non-stop chatter. The fucker needs to learn to keep his trap shut. I suspect Mourinho has already given up on him.

I believe Lukaku should be given a chance here and then we can decide about his future.

[Madmax 9,219]

I believe Lukaku should be given a chance here and then we can decide about his future.

I do too but the man himself thinks he is too good to be #2 at Chelsea, which is highly unlikely to do down well with the man who runs the team.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

I do too but the man himself thinks he is too good to be #2 at Chelsea, which is highly unlikely to do down well with the man who runs the team.

I honestly don't think that he would have a problem with being the second choice striker at a club like Chelsea. The main reason why he left last season was because he had to compete with 3 strikers and knowing it was a World Cup year,he made the wise decision of leaving so he could play for Belgium.

The situation now looks more favourable as only Torres is left(Ba will probably leave) and with Costa coming in,we desperately need another reliable striker.That striker could very well be Lukaku but if Jose decides to go for someone else then we really can not blame Lukaku for what he will say or do because he's proven himself as a goalscoring striker under 2 different loan spells.

So,it all depends upon Jose. Ideally,Torres leaving would be the perfect move as it'd give us better options but since that won't be happening we'll just have to accept a strike force of Costa,Torres and hopefully Lukaku.

[Madmax 9,219]

I honestly don't think that he would have a problem with being the second choice striker at a club like Chelsea. The main reason why he left last season was because he had to compete with 3 strikers and knowing it was a World Cup year,he made the wise decision of leaving so he could play for Belgium.

Well he's been saying that Chelsea keep buying strikers but it's not a problem for him because he has a lot of clubs interested.

I think he could have chosen to stay last season precisely because the competition consisted of a stop-gap Eto'o, an okay Ba and the unmitigated disaster from Spain. Following the Azpi route could've done him wonders. Nevertheless, he decided to leave (WC or whatever, like you say) and what's done is done. He had an alright season albeit nothing spectacular. I do agree, he should be given a chance here.

The situation now looks more favourable as only Torres is left(Ba will probably leave) and with Costa coming in,we desperately need another reliable striker.That striker could very well be Lukaku but if Jose decides to go for someone else then we really can not blame Lukaku for what he will say or do because he's proven himself as a goalscoring striker under 2 different loan spells. Ideally,Torres leaving would be the perfect move as it'd give us better options but since that won't be happening we'll just have to accept a strike force of Costa,Torres and hopefully Lukaku.

Well Ba has already come out and said that Mourinho has promised him more playing time this season so it's up in the air if he will actually leave. Torres is Torres, he'll be here even after he is dead. If one of them (or both - Hallelujah!) do leave, it's a no brainer that Lukaku will be with the squad. The problem then comes from the guy's attitude. He's young, badly advised and appears borderline bipolar in his continuous mouthing off. Mourinho doesn't like this ("Lukaku likes to talk") and I have a sneaking suspicion that he doesn't rate him as a player either ("Playing for Everton is different from playing for Chelsea", no quotes in the recent MARCA interview where he chose to spoke about nearly every other squad issue, our being linked with other strikers).

So,it all depends upon Jose.

As it should; he's the manager. Lukaku is saving Mourinho the trouble of making up his mind, though.

[Moros 86]

I'd rather not have him. He's just an older version of lukaku but with less talent. He's strong and fast, quite the athlete but doesn't really have the agility or balance Lukaku has. Nor does he have the technical and finishing skills we really want, and should aim for especially considering or playing style.

If we want to play counter attacking football all of a sudden, sure bring him in as our 3rd our 2nd choice striker, but then sell most of our other players. If we want to be dominant on the opposition half we should rather go for one with more technique and footballing skills. Bony on that matter out classes him by far, while being at the least his equal in strength and size, as do many others (Benteke for example).

[Irakozium257 350]

He's actually a Chelsea fan also (he mentioned it in an interview last year when ACON was underway). Beast of a player! I saw the Bosnia-Nigeria game with a friend, and we were definitely mesmerized by his energy and how he was inspiring the teammates during the (counter)attacks.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Chelsea have been approached about a £15m deal for Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike from Fenerbahce (Mail) #CFC

[HD3D 1,038]

He'd start over Costa? No.

At Real Madrid, Mourinho often started with two strikers. Higuain and Benzema.

On any other game, Benzema was first choice but Higuain always entered at minute 60 or 70. In some games where Benzema wasn't in form, Higuain started. It was in this year that Real Madrid broke the league's goal scoring record.

People need to stop assuming if Chelsea gets two great strikers, one will rot in the bench. This is simply not true.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

At Real Madrid, Mourinho often started with two strikers. Higuain and Benzema.

On any other game, Benzema was first choice but Higuain always entered at minute 60 or 70. In some games where Benzema wasn't in form, Higuain started. It was in this year that Real Madrid broke the league's goal scoring record.

People need to stop assuming if Chelsea gets two great strikers, one will rot in the bench. This is simply not true.

Then the next season goes badly wrong with Higuain eventually deciding to leave the club. It is not possible for the long term, for 1 season yes but then a no1 will eventually be established or if they are both not good enough a new one will come in.

[robsblubot 3,595]

There are no news here - agents approach clubs on a regular basis because that's their job. Unless the actual report contains more details of course.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

From "Chelsea is interested in signing Emenike" to "Fenerbahce has proposed Emenike to Chelsea".

This has bullshit written all over it. Just like the Aubameyang story.

Also there is a very big community of Turkish people here in Romania, 90% of them supporting Fenerbahce. I've asked one of my father's friends about him and he started to laugh when he heard about that €20m price tag.

He said that the guy is not worth that money and he will walk naked in front of a police station if Fenerbahce will get that money for him. Decent player, but not Chelsea material. €10-12 at most. Good for the likes of Stoke, Palace or West Ham.

He said Emenike is at the same level with Lukaku and won't get better. A limited player, his technique is not good, he can't play with the back at the goal and he needs space to operate. Packed defences are his nightmare. His major attributes are his athleticism and the fact that he can pull the CBs wide (like Benzema does).

And Fanatik were the first to break this story. So it's 99% bullshit.

[HD3D 1,038]

Then the next season goes badly wrong with Higuain eventually deciding to leave the club. It is not possible for the long term, for 1 season yes but then a no1 will eventually be established or if they are both not good enough a new one will come in.

Higuain still stayed the next season even though he considered leaving. Of course he thought about leaving, since he knew he would be on the starting XI anywhere else in Europe. But remember the club is bigger than the player. Who cares if he wanted to leave after 2 years? The two striker system helped the club tremendously during those 2 years.