Victor Lindelof

[The Skipper 20,609]

11 minutes ago, jernej93 said:

But we can't afford to lose Champions league again.

I agree. If you look at other threads I've consistently said we need a new CB and a new fullback (LB preferably). Just don't want to see us spending too much on a CB who isn't top class when we have a similar player returning next year. 

IMO anyway for this season we need a good full back more than a pretty good CB. A good LB - X - Zouma - Azpi can get us into the CL I think. 

[avroneelbiswas 33]

39 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Of course we can survive. Think long term. Football isn't just about the next season coming up, and we have been given a nice season off from Europe to rebuild. Christensen in my opinion is good enough to be a top CB in the near future, and he can play here for a very long time. We need to sign a new CB but I don't want to see us spending stupid money when we have a very good CB coming back next year. We should be able to pursue top four without spending stupid money on a CB that's not really much better than him. Patience is a virtue. It sets out club up much better in the long run. 

Long term? Our owner neither has patience nor the vision. Fact is if Conte fail to succeed in the first season, I am sure Roman would sack him too.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Just now, avroneelbiswas said:

Long term? Our owner neither has patience nor the vision. Fact is if Conte fail to succeed in the first season, I am sure Roman would sack him too.

I really doubt it. You must be living in the past if you think that's still the same. I don't think there's pressure on Conte to win a trophy this year, just to finish well in the league and build his image of the team up. 

[avroneelbiswas 33]

6 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

I really doubt it. You must be living in the past if you think that's still the same. I don't think there's pressure on Conte to win a trophy this year, just to finish well in the league and build his image of the team up. 

I know, he doesn't have a target to win a trophy this season. But without a good squad, we can simply forget about the Champions league next season. If that happens, we will have an angry Russian.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Just now, avroneelbiswas said:

I know, he doesn't have a target to win a trophy this season. But without a good squad, we can simply forget about the Champions league next season. If that happens, we will have an angry Russian.

I'm not disputing that. What I am disputing is that we shouldn't spend money on an up and coming CB when we already have one in the ranks, albeit on loan. 

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

30 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

I'm not disputing that. What I am disputing is that we shouldn't spend money on an up and coming CB when we already have one in the ranks, albeit on loan. 

Agree with this, we have 4 up and coming potentially world class CBs, don't need another.
Get that already very very good CB and a FB and we'll be fine.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Chelsea are set to increase their £20m offer to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof. (O Jogo) #CFC #SLB

[mickaaa7 10]

Azpi-terry-zouma-aina !!!!! 

[akgw13 867]

I think we can survive once zouma comes back, hopefully Aina can play well enough to give us a boost. with all the youth(Clarke-Salter, Tomori, Christensen, Dasilva) + Ake it would be a shame if we over bid to fill the need and shutting another path to the 1st team with an expensive import. The numbers are outrageous this summer for defenders that im sure are great but its just ridiculous at the moment. I hate ivanovic as much as the next guy but i truly believe he can be useful as a CB this year. I am very torn in that i think we need a CB(and LB) but 50mill for koulibaly!? we were balking at that much for Bonucci at the beginning of the summer! Azpi + Ivanovic + Zouma + Aina for me with Cahill + Terry covering depending on matchups

 

Unless a proven stud is attainable im very nervous at these prices

[nono 791]

Ivanovic is a terror. You are all kidding yourselves if you think we can go through the season with him starting. In case anyone forgot we actually finished 31 points behind the leaders last season. 

[nono 791]

I really like what I see of him on Youtube. He is strong, tall, fast and really good with the ball at his feet, almost like a striker. I know Youtube can be deceiving, but Koulibaly will be a risk as well. Koulibaly has a really bad record for fouls and he'll do even worse in the Premier League which is harder than Italy. 

[Artandur 939]

Maybe they see him as RB, if Iva is out. That's what he played in the euros. Sadly that would mean, aina wouldnt really get his chance...

[It's too big 625]

^ that is the thing. Too many people are expecting Koulibaly to come in and impress, but we don't know what will happen if he comes. All I know is it seems he's come off a good season for Napoli, but considering it is the Italian league I don't know what to think about that. For all we know, this Swedish lad could adapt to the league quickly and become a beast CB, while Everton or someone else sign Koulibaly and he goes on to flop, and then we can breathe a sigh of relief for dodging that bullet. It is all opinions at the moment, but we have top scouts looking at these players and I put my trust in them to come up with the goods.

[Melanicus 5,208]

Get him as soon as possible. He's great ball playing defender that could start in our team and Conte can mold him into another Bonucci. This guy is still raw but is exactly what we need.

[LAM09 7,043]

Get him as soon as possible. He's great ball playing defender that could start in our team and Conte can mold him into another Bonucci. This guy is still raw but is exactly what we need.

I wouldn't go rushing in to buy someone that hardly been a starter for Benfica, when we need a player to step right in that still has room for improvement.