Rumoured Leon Bailey

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I just seem him being a similar signing to Schurrle. Has shown glimpses in Germany but would blow hot & cold over here.

Except Schurrle had one of the worst conversion rates in Europe when we bought him. It continued when he joined us.

Leon Bailey has excellent finishing so I doubt he will be another schurrle

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 He has stated his desire to play in the EPL. Players to do have say in the matter btw (just look at Reus).
 
How did that work out with Sanches?

Is Sanches made of the same material Bailey is? Comparisons like this are so useless

[LAM09 7,043]

 
Perhaps but do you think many folk would chose Chelsea or any PL club ahead of Bayern Munich in all fairness? Sanches had maybe played 1 season of football before he went to Bayern, Bailey had played regularly before moving to Germany and has continued to do so. How often do Bayern get it wrong? I genuinely think if he keeps going at the rate he is, somebody like them or some other club will snap him up. Even if he is a Chelsea fan or not. Doesn't always work out ask Lukaku or various other young lads from the past.  

Not often, I agree. I think the chance of him developing here is slim similar to Lukaka, Salah, De Bruyne's time here.

[LAM09 7,043]

Except Schurrle had one of the worst conversion rates in Europe when we bought him. It continued when he joined us.

Leon Bailey has excellent finishing so I doubt he will be another schurrle

He scored 14 goals the season before joining us, so no idea how many chances he missed going by your statement.

Is Sanches made of the same material Bailey is? Comparisons like this are so useless

I used him as an example of someone moving too soon. Sanches might have had only one season under his belt, but he he did the following in those 12 months:

Won a league title
Played in the CL
Helped Portugal win the Euros

On the other hand, we have Bailey dodging Jamaican call ups in the hope Martinez need him.

[The Skipper 20,609]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

 

 

 

 

 

Schurrle was predominantly used as a CF during his season at Leverkusen, which was one of the reasons he was involved in 24 goals. I'd give Bailey another season before going after him.

 

 

 

I just think it's too soon to go after someone like him for a number of reasons. Give him another season with CL football and then, see how he does.

 

 

 

 

Like I said. We’re not a team that pays the top dollar anymore so we need to take calculated gambles like this one. If we let him grow and prosper in the CL, and the likes of Madrid/City/Barcelona/Bayern come calling, we’re not going to afford him anymore. Thing about Bailey is he’s been thoroughly scouted by the club — we’ve been after him/keeping an eye on him since Genk days so if they felt like he’s worth the buy it’s fine. It wouldn’t really be a random purchase is my point.

Quick question, how often have you watched Bailey/Leverkusen this season?  

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1 hour ago, the wes said:

Do you not think he's very similar to zaha?? 

No, he gets way more goals and assists than Zaha. Zaha is more of a creating dribbler, Bailey is a wide forward like Alexis Sànchez or Martial or Son or Sterling for example. Zaha doesn’t score enough goals. 

[LAM09 7,043]

25 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Like I said. We’re not a team that pays the top dollar anymore so we need to take calculated gambles like this one. If we let him grow and prosper in the CL, and the likes of Madrid/City/Barcelona/Bayern come calling, we’re not going to afford him anymore. Thing about Bailey is he’s been thoroughly scouted by the club — we’ve been after him/keeping an eye on him since Genk days so if they felt like he’s worth the buy it’s fine. It wouldn’t really be a random purchase is my point.

Quick question, how often have you watched Bailey/Leverkusen this season?  

I've said the same thing before about our spending habits nowadays. I probably would be less opposed to this move if we were a team that was patient & gave youngsters a chance instead of expecting from the get go.

Only watched Leverkusen in the bigger games this season.

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Schurrle was actually a really good player for us, another sold player from jose which I regret he did. But I think Bailey and Schurrle are different type of players.

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I used him as an example of someone moving too soon. Sanches might have had only one season under his belt, but he he did the following in those 12 months:

Won a league title
Played in the CL
Helped Portugal win the Euros

On the other hand, we have Bailey dodging Jamaican call ups in the hope Martinez need him.

Conversion rate is based on shots on and off target. He took a LOT of shots to get that figure and continued to take that many at chelsea with very little end product. Bailey is nothing like him at all.

You can't assign the same characteristics to two different people. There are people who have left a club after one season that have gone on to have fantastic careers, maybe Bailey is one of them? Glass half full or half empty?

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On the other hand, we have Bailey dodging Jamaican call ups in the hope Martinez need him.

As someone who has followed the development of Bailey for a few years, I can comfortably say you don't have any idea what you are talking about.

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43 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

 

Conversion rate is based on shots on and off target. He took a LOT of shots to get that figure and continued to take that many at chelsea with very little end product. Bailey is nothing like him at all.

You can't assign the same characteristics to two different people. There are people who have left a club after one season that have gone on to have fantastic careers, maybe Bailey is one of them? Glass half full or half empty?

You need to realise I'm using players who arguably moved on too soon and have fallen into the background. I'd love Bailey to come here, hit the ground running and flourish, but the probability of that happening going by youngsters at this club in the past is slim.

38 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

 

As someone who has followed the development of Bailey for a few years, I can comfortably say you don't have any idea what you are talking about.

 

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/chelsea-arsenal-target-leon-bailey-turns-back-on-jamaica-4212553

I'm going by what I've read. Please enlighten me how all articles similar to this one are nonsense?

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6 hours ago, King11Didier said:

Schurrle was actually a really good player for us, another sold player from jose which I regret he did. But I think Bailey and Schurrle are different type of players.

Yes Schurrle was fantastic backup for us. Very likable character and seemed to have special bond with club (due to Ballack and his recommendations). 

He wanted to play more though but realy faded in Bvb, however if he stayed here I think he would made better career.

Bailey on other hand can be proper baller, top dog. I know we cant get top players, but he seems to be one of reachable talents who can become world class. Would be kind of like Salah, De Bruyne signing, someone with huge potential. 

I realy hope the club can get it done, its been long time since we signed very young player with huge potential. Couple years ago we were doing it regulary (Kdb, Lukaku, Tibo, Salah,...)

Its just a shame he was rumoured to be worth 30-40m back in december, but now his price is getting very high.