Rumoured Adrien Rabiot

[Melanicus 5,208]

Chelsea have made a £7million bid for PSG sensation Adrien Rabiot – after he turned down a new contract at the French club.

Source: Metro & Independent

[drog.ba 239]

Seems like a good player and the fee is low, but unless we are going for exceptional young players like Pogba, I'd rather see us give MvG and some of our own young English midfielders (Baker, Loftus-Cheek) a go

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

He's a good player but we don't need him. He could be a top player in the future but right now he's not on the level of Verratti or Pogba. Like ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ drog.ba said, there's no point signing a prospect when we have so many on our hands already in that same central midfield position.

[sherry33 234]

He's a good player but we don't need him. He could be a top player in the future but right now he's not on the level of Verratti or Pogba. Like ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ drog.ba said, there's no point signing a prospect when we have so many on our hands already in that same central midfield position.

We can always do a Bruyne

[Blue Gino 377]

A more defensive minded midfielder who has been compared to Matic. I'm in.

[didierforever 7,349]

7mil for him is a steal. should not be missing out on him!!!

[killer1257 3,282]

What are his strenghts and weaknesses?Can you describe a similar player to him?I have never seen him play,si I need information

[Tchege 48]

As a PSG fan I must say Rabiot is really impressive.

He can play at any place in the mid field, he can score goal and do assist. He is only 19 and already has 2 fulls season in the French ligue with almost 60 games in 2 years.

It's a shame he doesn't want to sign a new contract with Paris. The reason is that he has no guarantee he will have enought play time if he stay in Paris. That's the down point with him... His agent is his mother and she thinks that if he is not in the starting 11 in 30-40 games during the season, her son won't be able to progress. So she wants him to leave Paris because there is too much competition in the midfield (even if we play in 433 and only have 5 midfielders...).

What she doesn't understand is that the competition for a starting position is fierce in any top 16 European club...

[Mufassir08 2,400]

As a PSG fan I must say Rabiot is really impressive.

He can play at any place in the mid field, he can score goal and do assist. He is only 19 and already has 2 fulls season in the French ligue with almost 60 games in 2 years.

It's a shame he doesn't want to sign a new contract with Paris. The reason is that he has no guarantee he will have enought play time if he stay in Paris. That's the down point with him... His agent is his mother and she thinks that if he is not in the starting 11 in 30-40 games during the season, her son won't be able to progress. So she wants him to leave Paris because there is too much competition in the midfield (even if we play in 433 and only have 5 midfielders...).

What she doesn't understand is that the competition for a starting position is fierce in any top 16 European club...

How is his passing range and vision?

[Alee. 182]

I can't see us giving out many starts to a 19 year old. So not really sure why he'd be interested in joining Chelsea if it's starts he's looking for. As talented as he may be, trust us to loan him out and then sell him off.

[Tchege 48]

How is his passing range and vision?

Good enough to be in the starting 11 in any other team in the French League.

He is still in progress, but I've been watching his performance since 2 years and a half and he really is impressive. I really don't want him to leave PSG ...

[quickpassnmove 924]

If this is true, he could be a backup to MvG knowing he could have further knee problems. Good player IMO.

[RazorbackSam 2]

I can't see us giving out many starts to a 19 year old. So not really sure why he'd be interested in joining Chelsea if it's starts he's looking for. As talented as he may be, trust us to loan him out and then sell him off.

I agree with this. Oh well seems like a nice investment that will pay off one way or the other.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Vitesse needs a new CM.

On a serious note, 7-10m is good business. Even if he doesn't work out, we could still get the invested amount.

[lucio 5,418]

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Tuttosport: Chelsea are ready to pay €10m (£8m) for PSG's Adrien Rabiot. Juventus, Arsenal, Roma, Inter & AC Milan are all interested.

Ligue 1 & French football journalist. PSG in English. @ESPNFC, @beINSPORTSUSA, @br_uk & @FrenchFtWeekly.

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[BenIsLegend 475]

If Thiago isn't coming on a free then I don't mind this transfer as it adds further depth to midfield.

[Azul 1,615]

http://www.marca.com/2014/08/07/en/football/real_madrid/1407397443.html

Mou bidding to poach Ancelotti's protoge.

Scouts at the big guns across Europe, including José Mourinho's Chelsea, have long been casting admiring glances at a highly rated French starlet by the name of Adrien Rabiot, who can operate either in midfield or in defence.

Mourinho is such a big fan of the 19-year-old that Chelsea have approached PSG over a possible deal, but so far their attempts have proven fruitless. The Ligue I champions' deep pockets are well known, so if they do decide to sell him, he won't come cheap.

Coincidentally, current Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was the man who gave Rabiot his breakthrough at the top level. During his time at Paris Saint-Germain, the Italian coach handed the youngster his first-team debut when he was just 17.