Rumoured Toby Alderweireld

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Please god no more CBs playing fullbacks here. I like Iva alot, but for a change I would like to have fast full back who is good going forward, skilled, with good cross and obviously can defend. Clyne for example.

[lucio 5,418]

--- TIBS ---

--- ALDERWEIRELD -- IVANOVIC -- CAHILL / JT -- AZPI ---

If Alderweireld picked up any form and looked decent for us, I'd be happy with this approach. Cahill would eventually take JT's place after one season should JT finally retire, and thus we would keep our ruthless defense mechanism!

Zouma not cahill

[Strike 7,474]

Alderweireld never even plays LB, where are people getting this from? He has no use in our squad unless we sold Ivanovic or loaned out Zouma. His positions are totally covered. No need to bring in another defensive squad player. If we're buying a defender he has to be of starting quality.

Has to be left sided.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

What?

[MCM4PR3Z 411]

Media rumours say that negotiations have started between Chelsea and Atlético about the Filipe Luis-Alderweireld swap

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Me old mucker and talkchelsea marmite man rob beasley says it's a no go.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Chelsea have a number of contingency plans, including Atletico's Toby Alderweireld, who impressed on loan at Southampton. (Evening Standard)

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 4h4 hours ago

Atlético have offered Toby Alderweireld to Chelsea, not the other way round. They want Filipe Luis back, but only in a swap deal. #cfc

[Hostedenis 556]

Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 4h4 hours ago

Atlético have offered Toby Alderweireld to Chelsea, not the other way round. They want Filipe Luis back, but only in a swap deal. #cfc

These swap deals never happen!

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

If Luis want to leave, actually the swap deal is not that bad.

Better than we have to spent another 20m+ on some player who is not proven in PL.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,526]

nobody is proven at Chelsea until they play for us. lots of players have proven themselves at other English clubs and not panned out with us.every transfer is risky,slightly less risky if played in England before but still a risk.

I`d rather us sign a LB if Luis leaves and promote a CB we already have on our books for the 4th choice CB job. but that would be too long sighted for Jose and the current Chelsea regime.

[Tomo 21,751]

nobody is proven at Chelsea until they play for us. lots of players have proven themselves at other English clubs and not panned out with us.every transfer is risky,slightly less risky if played in England before but still a risk.

I`d rather us sign a LB if Luis leaves and promote a CB we already have on our books for the 4th choice CB job. but that would be too long sighted for Jose and the current Chelsea regime.

We already have our young CB in Zouma, if we do that injuries to Cahill and Terry would lead to us playing two late teens/ early 20s in the back line.

I don't know about anyone else but I don't want us to be too future orientated because that will end us with the unbalanced mess of a squad we had in 12/13, ee have a perfect balance now.

[bethos1 802]

Why would we swap him for Luis? He isn't a LB

[iseah100 5,612]

Why would we swap him for Luis? He isn't a LB

He has played there before no? And he can play as a CB.

[bethos1 802]

He has played there before no? And he can play as a CB.

No he can play CB and RB, I have never seen him play as a LB.

[Weckerz 3,781]

He has played there before no? And he can play as a CB.

He IS a CB who plays RB for Belgium as we have no worthy fullbacks. He never plays LB.

If we sign him, which I hope we don't, it should be for the CB position

[iseah100 5,612]

He IS a CB who plays RB for Belgium as we have no worthy fullbacks. He never plays LB.

If we sign him, which I hope we don't, it should be for the CB position

Decent back up, also would free up a free backup spot at LB for Ake.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,526]

(I still can`t quote on here)

if Terry and Cahill were both injured we`d have Zouma and Bran at CB.with Omerou at back up who can play both CB and RB,put Dave at RB and true LB I mentioned earlier at LB (Kalas has already been loaned out I believe or would have kept) ..we can only count for a certain amount of injuries. playing it too safe and having too much insurance in experienced players is not good for the club in the long run.

the 2011/12 season has been mentioned in other threads to apparently justify fear of getting some young players involved but we aren`t living in the past when different young players were around,different group of veteran players.