🇫🇷 Loïc Rémy

[BenIsLegend 475]

Chelsea are in talks with Loic Remy to replace Fernando Torres. #CFC #QPRFC (via @GugliCannavale)

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Di Marzio is on it too!!!

They are already in talks with QPR for Loic Remy. Earlier in the summer, the French striker was very close to joining Liverpool, but the deal collapsed in the final stages of the negotiation. Chelsea started pursuing him, there’s a €10M release clause in his contract. Torres joins Milan, Chelsea target Remy.

[iseah100 5,612]

Hold on. So Costa is fit, Torres is leaving, and we are in for Remy? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[xPetrCechx 13,586]

Negotiations between #CFC and #QPRFC are already underway for Loic Remy. (via @DiMarzio)

[Diego 433]

Remy is the perfect back up striker. Cheap, Good Ability and has experience in the Prem. He is also a very different striker to what costa and drogba bring to the table.

[Special Juan 28,323]

It's on.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Pretty much a must sign-signing now with Torres fucking off and Bamford on loan. If we don't sign him if we are in serious trouble with just Costa and Drogba. Destro is not going to be sold for a good fee and this guy for 8m is a bargain, just hope he doesn't get a heart attack anytime on the pitch.

[Special Juan 28,323]

Jose will not allow the club not to have a third choice striker I am absolute certain about that.

Fetch Remy in and that's that, perfect window and if and I say if Costa is out injured/suspended then we have a great back up.

[LukakutoStamford 779]

So who are the current Nouveauchateau strikers? I just want to see who Chelsea will pick up in 2-3 years.

[xPetrCechx 13,586]

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew says he still hopes to sign a striker before the end of the window, amid claims QPR's Loic Remy has rejected a return.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Costa, Remy, Drogba. Great, diverse strike force IMO.

So, roughly, hopefully this window our ins and outs could possible look like this:

Outs:
Torres (2 year loan)
Luiz (£40m)
Lukaku (28.5m)
Ba (£5m)
Van Aanholt (£1.5m)

George Saville (£1m)
Eto'o (free - high wages)

Lampard (free - high wages)

A. Cole (free - high wages)

Hilario (free)

Total sold: £86m (+ a lot of freed up wages)

Ins:

Costa (£32m)

Fabregas (£27m)

Filipe Luis (£16m)

Drogba (free)

Remy (£8m)

Pasilic (£3m)

Total bought: £86m

Net spent: ~£10m

Fantastic.

Edit - with Torres gone on loan and not a permanent transfer, we won't know what fee we'll receive at the moment. So net spent has been changed to £10m, which is still very, very good.

Edited August 29, 2014 by The Skipper

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Costa, Remy, Drogba. Great, diverse strike force IMO.

So, roughly, hopefully this window our ins and outs could possible look like this:

Outs:

Torres (£10m)

Luiz (£40m)

Lukaku (28.5m)

Ba (£5m)

Van Aanholt (£1.5m)

George Saville (£1m)

Eto'o (free - high wages)

Lampard (free - high wages)

A. Cole (free - high wages)

Hilario (free)

Total sold: £86m (+ a lot of freed up wages)

Ins:

Costa (£32m)

Fabregas (£27m)

Filipe Luis (£16m)

Drogba (free)

Remy (£8m)

Pasilic (£3m)

Total bought: £86m

Net spent: ~£0m

Fantastic.

We essentially get nothing for Torres as he will want a few millions as severance package so his fee is nothing even if we get 10m.

[The Skipper 20,609]

We essentially get nothing for Torres as he will want a few millions as severance package so his fee is nothing even if we get 10m.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

If we sign him, I hope he has a worldie v. Liverpool

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I know Remy is decent striker but people will be too excited about Torres leaving and will expect alot from Remy like he is Messi or sth, same that happend with Ba.

Honestly, I dont expect many goals from Remy, maybe 10 at most, but that will be success if he does. I still dont see him as someone who will properly replace Costa if he faces lenghty injury. I just dont find Remy proper character wanting to achieve more and win trophies. He looks after money thats why he went to QPR in first place. Dont forget he was absolutely terrible in first season with QPR too, as was with Marseile last season.

But for 8m, I hope he does well. I would just prefer a player with some more potential, someone who is eager to compete with Costa, improve and give most in every game he gets. Just dont see that in Remy unfortunely.

[didierforever 7,349]

Luiz (£40m)

luiz was 40?

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I really like his pace and he is a proven EPL goalscorer. The fact he recently failed a medical could be a concern though.

He'll still have to take one for us as well.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

luiz was 40?

43,5mio pounds or 50m euros actualy.

[The Skipper 20,609]

luiz was 40?

BBC have it as £40m yeah, just took it from there. Various other outlets have it between £40m-£50m so I just took the most pessimistic price.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I know Remy is decent striker but people will be too excited about Torres leaving and will expect alot from Remy like he is Messi or sth, same that happend with Ba.

Honestly, I dont expect many goals from Remy, maybe 10 at most, but that will be success if he does. I still dont see him as someone who will properly replace Costa if he faces lenghty injury. I just dont find Remy proper character wanting to achieve more and win trophies. He looks after money thats why he went to QPR in first place. Dont forget he was absolutely terrible in first season with QPR too, as was with Marseile last season.

But for 8m, I hope he does well. I would just prefer a player with some more potential, someone who is eager to compete with Costa, improve and give most in every game he gets. Just dont see that in Remy unfortunely.

No-one's really going to look to Remy like that. Much like Ba was, I'm sure the consensus will be that Loic is simply coming in to make the numbers in options for attack. However as to whether he could fill in for Costa, should the Spaniard face a long injury, I don't see why he couldn't. It's not like he's completely useless. He has the belief and the talent, the former which abandoned Torres for so long.