N'Golo Kante

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Anyone else under the impression he would come here and flop but exceed anywhere else? Or is it just me? not saying hes a bad player but would just be our luck if he was a one season wonder.._.

Even if he does its a nominal fee. Given what I've seen from him its a worthy investment, he could flop but if he comes anywhere near his form this season we're winning the title again.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

On 20 May 2016 at 2:52 PM, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

Even if he does its a nominal fee. Given what I've seen from him its a worthy investment, he could flop but if he comes anywhere near his form this season we're winning the title again.

20M is a nominal fee? When you have no extra money from CL and a board that has clearly bought into FFP if you look in to our last few transfer windows? And if he doesn't succeed here do we sell him for a loss like with Torres and possibly Cuadrado this summer if he doesn't stay? No point avoiding it if he is a one season wonder then we will likely overspend on him and this summer we need to get it right in recruitment like we did the year we got Costa, Cesc, Filipe Luis, recalled Courtois...

Like I said previously he is a good player and would likely cut it (mainly as a squad/rotation player here if we are being realistic when you consider Nainggolan and Vidal were probably his first and second choice targets) but I believe he won't play a season of football again as well as the one he just did. 

Also we will need more than Ngolo Kante to win the league regardless of how well he would play considering we are a mess at the back, lack a top quality box to box/attacking midfielder, as well as needing a back up/alternative to Cesc and have no real competition for Costa other than a promising kid who's probably gonna join the loan brigade.

This season coming up isn't going to be easy to get in to the top 4 yet alone win the league, especially considering our manager is new to English football (possibly the Engliah language) and nobody is any the wiser with who is coming or going. 

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8 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

20M is a nominal fee? When you have no extra money from CL and a board that has clearly bought into FFP if you look in to our last few transfer windows? And if he doesn't succeed here do we sell him for a loss like with Torres and possibly Cuadrado this summer if he doesn't stay? No point avoiding it if he is a one season wonder then we will likely overspend on him and this summer we need to get it right in recruitment like we did the year we got Costa, Cesc, Filipe Luis, recalled Courtois...

We have an extra 30m a year from the kit deal so we do have a little money to fuck around with, on top of TV revenue etc.

[Special Juan 28,108]

If we are going to raid Leicester we must go for Mahrez too.

[manpe 10,861]

On 5/20/2016 at 1:34 PM, OneMoSalah said:

Anyone else under the impression he would come here and flop but exceed anywhere else? Or is it just me? not saying hes a bad player but would just be our luck if he was a one season wonder.._.

Nah, we usually do good with players of this type. It's the attacking flair players that stagnate, regress or flat out flop at our place and I agree, something is not right when it comes to not only coaching, but developing attacking players at Cobham. Too much focus on physical and defensive part of the game perhaps?

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Either Nainggolan or Kante. I dont see anyone better than those two that would fit our midfield needs. If Kante is available for that reported fee, even better.

[jernej93 569]

57 minutes ago, BlueLyon said:

Either Nainggolan or Kante. I dont see anyone better than those two that would fit our midfield needs. If Kante is available for that reported fee, even better.

 

Matic and Naingollan/Kante alongside Fabregas or any new creative player would be one badass midfield 

[BMox81 193]

Tancredi PalmeriVerified account‏@tancredipalmeri

Chelsea are in advanced talks with N'Golo Kanté. After several meetings, the player has decided to postpone his decision after Euro2016

[Special Juan 28,108]

Here comes Tancredi 

[Pizy 18,858]

I'd be excited if it were just about anyone else reporting it.

[chrismada9 1,948]

4 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Here comes Tancredi 

There is as much truth to Tancredi Palmeri as there is in a mouldy bacon sandwich.

He's like a walking Daily Mail! 

[Special Juan 28,108]

I'm in absolute bits with the journalism and rumours linking us to certain players 

It's silly season alright.

[FabHazard 655]

3 hours ago, chrismada9 said:

There is as much truth to Tancredi Palmeri as there is in a mouldy bacon sandwich.

He's like a walking Daily Mail! 

i still remember that guy's tweet when he said we signed and completed deal for cavani!!

[milka 3,390]

Tancredi is a shit but i hope  ....

 

We need N'golo Kantelele .

[LDN Blue 7,903]

3 hours ago, milka said:

We need N'golo Kantelele .

This may sound a bit controversial but I think out of all the type of player we need, Kante isn't one of them lol.

He works within the system he's in where he's basically continuously chasing the ball because Leicester play mostly without it. We're not like that, we're usually dominating possession against most teams, especially at home, and I don't see Kante being a crucial part of a team that holds the ball. He's a workhorse and perfect for a team like Leicester, but I have questions whether we really need the guy or not lol. 

We've got other areas to strengthen in, a box-to-box isn't really one of them. We need a ball playing centre mid, I think DLP is what they're calling it now.