Chelsea4 1,521 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Diego Costa likely to be sold by Chelsea in summer as Antonio Conte refuses to back down, reports @Matt_Law_DT http://www./01/16/diego-costa-likely-sold-chelsea-sum( Telegraph) TheIceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, oldportblue said: it's not a matter of "necessary", that is very subjective and can mean anything... This is a case of Costa earning around 4-5Mpounds net, after tax and a Chinese club offering him 30M pounds net, after tax... That is a HUGE pay increase and any and every human on this planet who would get offered such a deal would at least pause and take the time to consider it. He can play 4 seasons there and get more than 100,000,000 pounds, that is an amount that is very hard to turn down for anyone... Its really hard to think in those types of numbers. I dont care who you are it would be very difficult to turn that sort of money down. Specially coming from playing on the streets like Diego. But then £200k isn't nothing to sniff at plus being somewhere you are loved by all with a shit hot club, a manager that hugs you with realisticv ambitions of silverware. A big choice. DYC. and oldportblue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jernej93 569 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 40 minutes ago, oldportblue said: I'm not sure about what the top wage earners get in the Premier League, but IIRC Rooney earns 300k/week... With this in mind, I would give him 250-275k rather than 200k for his new contract. He truly is a top 5 player in the league in my opinion and replacing him would be close to impossible (getting the same strike rate Costa offers in the prem from another striker) so I say just give him the money he wants and keep him until 2022. We can't do an arsenal and start being stingy with our best talents, it's not in anyone's interest Costa and Hazard are currently only two Chelsea players paid more than 150k/week (Costa 180, Hazard 200)  Imagine the effect that 300k/week would have on our locker room  It's all about chemistry, nobody is bigger than club  He can leave asap if he is here just because of money. Of course he is world class striker but we need 100% or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 If it happens it happens just be daft to sell him now mid season!! End of the season if comes to it let him go. No point having a player who don't want to be here for the sake of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 49 minutes ago, oldportblue said: I'm not sure about what the top wage earners get in the Premier League, but IIRC Rooney earns 300k/week... With this in mind, I would give him 250-275k rather than 200k for his new contract. He truly is a top 5 player in the league in my opinion and replacing him would be close to impossible (getting the same strike rate Costa offers in the prem from another striker) so I say just give him the money he wants and keep him until 2022. We can't do an arsenal and start being stingy with our best talents, it's not in anyone's interest 200K a weak contract is too much for him,Hazard who is the best player in the league is on 200k a weak and sorry but Costa is not in top 5 in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyBlue96 990 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I swear if he jeopardizes our title changes.... Conte will kill him. Fucking cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said: Diego Costa likely to be sold by Chelsea in summer as Antonio Conte refuses to back down, reports @Matt_Law_DT http://www./01/16/diego-costa-likely-sold-chelsea-sum( Telegraph) So is he gonna play for the time being? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldportblue 547 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, jernej93 said: Costa and Hazard are currently only two Chelsea players paid more than 150k/week (Costa 180, Hazard 200)  Imagine the effect that 300k/week would have on our locker room  It's all about chemistry, nobody is bigger than club  He can leave asap if he is here just because of money. Of course he is world class striker but we need 100% or nothing. I would bump up Costa to 250-275K (most top, top players fall into this category) and would tell hazard that if he continues the way he's been playing this season and we win the title, he would also get a nice bump to around 250K... I think the others in the locker room are smart enough to understand that costa and hazard are our top 2 players and don't think it would mess up the chemistry. This is the going rate for top, top tier players and we will need to pay up to keep them. There is more money than ever in the prem and China is offering crazy money left and right so its normal for salaries to grow as a result... The alternative would be to hold firm and see our top player leave, that would be arsenalesque and wouldn't be a good signal to send imo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, oldportblue said: I'm not sure about what the top wage earners get in the Premier League, but IIRC Rooney earns 300k/week... With this in mind, I would give him 250-275k rather than 200k for his new contract. He truly is a top 5 player in the league in my opinion and replacing him would be close to impossible (getting the same strike rate Costa offers in the prem from another striker) so I say just give him the money he wants and keep him until 2022. We can't do an arsenal and start being stingy with our best talents, it's not in anyone's interest Forget the old wages. PL clubs are making serious bank right now because of the new TV deal (and Rooney's deal was long before the TV deal). Not to mention the recent influx of China money. Agents are of course well aware of this. More money for the clubs means demanding more money for their clients (meaning they earn a lot more as well). Just look at the Pogba deal. Or even Ibrahimovic with his incredible wages at 35, even if he did join on a free transfer. Get used to the new scale. The ceiling has been raised yet again. oldportblue and Peace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, Chelsea? said: So is he gonna play for the time being? Read the text but it's gonna take time if he wants to play again he will probably not play againts Hull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Starting to think Conte isn't too eager to bring Diego back in the starting 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldportblue 547 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said: 200K a weak contract is too much for him,Hazard who is the best player in the league is on 200k a weak and sorry but Costa is not in top 5 in the league. except that he is, both statistically and in the minds of most fans/pundits.... Sanchez has 14g7a and is asking for a reported 275-300k salary, Costa has 14g5a and is asking for something similar. In my mind, that sounds about right although having said that, I'd try to bargain him down to 250k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 minute ago, oldportblue said: except that he is, both statistically and in the minds of most fans/pundits.... Sanchez has 14g7a and is asking for a reported 275-300k salary, Costa has 14g5a and is asking for something similar. In my mind, that sounds about right although having said that, I'd try to bargain him down to 250k Stats are useless no play should be judge by stats. MefiX19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldportblue 547 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Chelsea4 said: Stats are useless no play should be judge by stats. Stats aren't useless, especially for a striker, they show fairly accurately and objectively the contribution of the player. In any case, I also said most pundits/fans would have him top 5. Can you name 5 players better than Costa this season in the prem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said: Stats are useless no play should be judge by stats. Since Diego has been here, he's been on the same level as Hazard. He's played better than Eden this year. oldportblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, oldportblue said: Stats aren't useless, especially for a striker, they show fairly accurately and objectively the contribution of the player. In any case, I also said most pundits/fans would have him top 5. Can you name 5 players better than Costa this season in the prem?  2 minutes ago, Chelsea? said: Since Diego has been here, he's been on the same level as Hazard. He's played better than Eden this year. If you look at stats this season would you really say that Costa is better than Suarez? And please Costa is not even close to Eden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:  If you look at stats this season would you really say that Costa is better than Suarez? And please Costa is not even close to Eden. Do you watch the games? No one in their right mind would pick Hazard over Costa as our player of the season so far. Idk why your bringing stats into this, but 14 goals in 19 games is good. Show me a poor player with great stats, I'd love to see that. People love saying stats mean nothing when defending someone with poor stats. Similar to we dominated the game but still lost 2-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldportblue 547 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Chelsea4 said: Â If you look at stats this season would you really say that Costa is better than Suarez? And please Costa is not even close to Eden. we're talking premier league here, what does Costa being better/worse than Suarez have to do with anything? And this season, yes, Costa has been a bit better than hazard imo. Not by much though Chelsea? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, Chelsea? said: Do you watch the games? No one in their right mind would pick Hazard over Costa as our player of the season so far.  Just now, oldportblue said: we're talking premier league here, what does Costa being better/worse than Suarez have to do with anything? And this season, yes, Costa has been a bit better than hazard imo. Not by much though You said players should be judge by stats but you can't say that Costa is better than Suarez and Costa's overral play is shit he is not even close to Eden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:  You said players should be judge by stats but you can't say that Costa is better than Suarez and Costa's overral play is shit he is not even close to Eden. His overall play has been good enough. Compare that to Hazards inconsistency and I think Costa has had the better season. Saying he's not even close is comical. oldportblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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