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Chelsea make contact with Lazio over De Vrij

http://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-pensa-de-vrij-la-situazione/#uaSjZxBjuvJV7Woy.99

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Chelsea make contact with Lazio over De Vrij

http://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-pensa-de-vrij-la-situazione/#uaSjZxBjuvJV7Woy.99

Are we only scouting the Italian league?

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Come on Lazio do us a solid here. He has all the quality. Hope this goes through. 

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Interesting player all rounder as a defender and can even cover in rb.

of course never seem him play in RL but I did sign him in FM...  (2012 as I am a purist)

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hoorah. something might  actually happen this weekend? good news.

TBH, the way things have gone, I would be content with one CB like de Vrij/K2 plus Marquinhos.

I wanted four more outfield signings, but if we got two defenders who are flexible at this point, maybe we can't complain.  

Two flexible defenders and one more MF (or three defenders) would be superb at this point.

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6 hours ago, Symbol123 said:

Chelsea make contact with Lazio over De Vrij

http://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-pensa-de-vrij-la-situazione/#uaSjZxBjuvJV7Woy.99

Is this guy reliable?

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He has big problem with his knee,, it's a gamble

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I also wonder why we're only being linked publicly with defenders in the Italian League. We have done well in the past scouting in the French league (with Zouma and Azpi). Maybe the only decent defenders available are in the Italian league as Spain's top defenders play for Madrid, Barca and Atletico.  

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40 minutes ago, scargo said:

He has big problem with his knee,, it's a gamble

Tbh, Koulibaly is a gamble after one good season, and the same for Romagnoli and others. At least this guy was part of that '14 Holland side as well as being touted as having potential to become a very good defender. 

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How willing would Lazio be to sell though? 

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4 hours ago, Robguima said:

Interesting player all rounder as a defender and can even cover in rb.

of course never seem him play in RL but I did sign him in FM...  (2012 as I am a purist)

I've never played FM myself. Is the 2012 version considered the classic? 

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1 hour ago, It's too big said:

I also wonder why we're only being linked publicly with defenders in the Italian League. We have done well in the past scouting in the French league (with Zouma and Azpi). Maybe the only decent defenders available are in the Italian league as Spain's top defenders play for Madrid, Barca and Atletico.  

I agree, it's an interesting question. 

It could be, as you speculate, that Italy is where the best available talent is. It might also be that agents of Italian based players are taking the opportunity to push/link their clients with Chelsea. If, however, it is simply that Antonio wants to target players with whom he is already familiar then I hope this will change soon.

It's a statement of the obvious that the wider you spread your net, the better chance you have of making a good catch.  It is also true though that clubs from other European  leagues might be willing to sell their players at prices which represent better value; clubs which don't have the financial strength to drive as hard a bargain as those from Serie A.

It is for example quite usual for Italian coaches to be very well informed about players from the former Yugoslav countries.  There is often some outstanding talent to be found there. I hope that between now and January, Antonio will have time to get his head up and do some scouting.