Rumoured Arda Turan

[Special Juan 27,106]

Rob Beasley whilst having good links to us can also be a good troll.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Rob Beasley whilst having good links to us can also be a good troll.

True. I don't doubt his links, but he seems to be trolling a lot

[the wes 7,212]

Arda Turan announcement expected on Friday: Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United possible destinations

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arda-turan-announcement-expected-on-friday-chelsea-arsenal-and-manchester-united-possible-destinations-10356959.html

[Pizy 17,861]

Man United would literally make no sense. They'd end up with like £60m worth of AM's on their bench. Some of which are arguably better than Arda.

[The Chels 2,502]

Chelsea buys from Atletico because they are easy to negotiate with. It's ridiculous to assume Mourinho bought Costa, Filipe Luis, etc. because they were Atletico players, rather than world class players readily available for purchase.

I am not denying the fact that our interest is in part because they are top players who we can tempt with the offer of higher wages (in addition to the Jorge Mendes influence) but from our perspective the fact they play under Simeone is an allure just as big, if not bigger IMO.

Luis is a good example. Did Mourinho genuinely consider him a top LB who would fit our system (passive defending, covering for JT, defending 1v1 etc.) or was he willing to spend upwards of £20m on him and assume he would fit in because he was a top LB at Atleti? After this season I would argue it was the latter. Similarly there appeared to be no interest in re-signing Tiago until last summer after a successful season at Atleti before the move collapsed for whatever reason. Did Tiago drastically improve that year or was he just part of a great defensive unit (one which completely outclassed us at Stamford Bridge) that thus made him more appealing to Jose? Again I would argue it's probably the latter.

I don't think it's a bad thing to be buying from Atleti as their players are tactically incredibly disciplined and often very talented but it's hardly ridiculous to suggest our interest is inflated because of the system and manager they play under.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Even though he's a troll and super annoying, for now i'll believe Rob Beasley on this. Its not like there are reliable sources saying he's coming or we want him. Only "Sport" and some of the Turkish media.

[Pizy 17,861]

Even though he's a troll and super annoying, for now i'll believe Rob Beasley on this. Its not like there are reliable sources saying he's coming or we want him. Only "Sport" and some of the Turkish media.

Same here. Looked like we were nailed on early yesterday but it seems now that he'll go to Barca.

A bit disappointed to be honest. The closer it seemed we were to signing him the more I was warming to the idea of him playing for us.

[Unionjack 7,531]

I am not denying the fact that the interest is in part because they are top players who we can tempt with the offer of higher wages but from our perspective the fact they play under Simeone is an allure just as big, if not bigger IMO.

Luis is a good example. Was he bought because Mourinho considered him a top LB who would fit our system or because he was a top LB at Atleti that he considered dangerous enough to warrant Azpi's man-marking in the CL SF? It certainly wouldn't have been the price that interested us (upwards of £20m) and after this season I would argue it was the latter. Similarly there appeared to be no interest in re-signing Tiago until last summer after a successful season at Atleti (before the move collapsed for whatever reason). Did Tiago drastically improve that year or was he just part of a great defensive unit that completely outclassed us at Stamford Bridge and thus made him more appealing to Jose? Again it's probably the latter.

I don't think it's a bad thing to be buying from Atleti as their players are tactically incredibly disciplined and often very talented but it's hardly ridiculous to suggest our interest is heavily inflated because of the system and manager they play under.

We aint done too bad with the business we have had with them upto now.

I'm still hoping we will get Griezmann.

[lucio 5,418]

Slaphead beasley still owes us bale

[The Mak 4,459]

I actually hope that idiot Beasley is right this time. No more attacking midfielders who score about as much as JT please. Right now we only have Hazard who scores consistently over the season. I would say Costa (and Remy to an extent), but realistically it doesn't look like they'll ever be fit for an entire season. Griezmann please.

[lucio 5,418]

Same here. Looked like we were nailed on early yesterday but it seems now that he'll go to Barca.

A bit disappointed to be honest. The closer it seemed we were to signing him the more I was warming to the idea of him playing for us.

the barca rumours are even less reliable

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

As stated earlier i think Beasley has reliability when it comes to Chelsea. With him saying Mourinho is on holiday and Marina is doing the deals... I find it hard to believe he has rung Jose and asked are you signing any of these....... "no, Rob we arent" and I'd bet my house he certainly has not rung Marina or Roman

Beasley is a massive troll too, along with being kind of reliable

[Rekin 835]

Hard working player, versatile offensive midfielder, played in the most similar top team in Europe to us, we have a player that both teams want to transfer between each other, players agent confirm he has concrete offers.

Honestly, I think its a no-brainer that one of the teams looking to sign him is us. It would make sense and we have the means to greatly reduce his price, which is already heavily rumored to be below his buy-out. There are a lo of sexier names out there, but Turan feels like a pretty low-risk signing as long as he isnt too expensive.

[TheIceMan 596]

Beasley is a massive troll too, along with being kind of reliable

Don't forget a cunt! He is a massive cunt too!

[Oscar 441]

If luis goes the other way, the team will have no natural leftbacks...

[milka 3,308]

Arda Turan has been looking for London house

http://www.turkish-football.com/chelsea-target-arda-turan-has-been-looking-for-london-house/?

Maybe he wanna play more and going to Ar6enal

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Only problem if he signs is that he isn't exactly that fast and only makes up for it with his incredible football cleverness and skill, also he is very competitive and works extremely hard.

That and 28m for a soon to be 29 years old doesn't seem great values, more of a risk as whether he suceed or not we will never recoup anything close to 20m again if he moves on in the future, making it a big gamble. I would still be OK with the siging but won't be mad if we miss out either, not the end of the world.

[Jase 43,479]

Think Turan would be a decent signing. The main problem here is...29m for a 29-year-old?! WTF! It's like we're heading back to the time when we spend unwisely on transfers.

(assuming the transfer fee mentioned is even right in the first place)