Franck Kessié

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

On 21.12.2016 at 8:17 PM, OhForAGreavsie said:

If we are looking at him, I hope we are looking at him for the first team squad. Kessie is about 50% of my ideal squad upgrade. The player I want might be out there but if he is, I don't know him.

I do know what he plays like however. He has the power and athleticism of Kessie along with the two-footed poise and technical quality of Badelj. Sadly, even if we found such a player, we wouldn't get him; Real or Barça would snap him up. 

Don't you think he's 100% that? We agree that he has great athleticism but I see from limited footage that he's comfortable operating with both feet and can pass pretty opening balls. Yeah, sometimes very sloppy but the good signs are there. 

 

[the wes 7,212]

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/chelsea-have-made-a-e25m-offer-for-franck-kessie/

According to this source chelsea have put in €25m bid for kessie 

[Unionjack 7,531]

41 minutes ago, the wes said:

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/chelsea-have-made-a-e25m-offer-for-franck-kessie/

According to this source chelsea have put in €25m bid for kessie 

Yeah read that. And the medias thinking because its a French lead and not Italian theres truth to it.

He seems like a big strong boy.

I do hope its wrong tho. I got my heart set on Veratti or Vidal

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

On 25/12/2016 at 7:51 PM, Blue Colored Sky said:

Don't you think he's 100% that? We agree that he has great athleticism but I see from limited footage that he's comfortable operating with both feet and can pass pretty opening balls. Yeah, sometimes very sloppy but the good signs are there. 

 

I cant say that I've seen him performing with that degree of quality often enough to believe that it is his standard level, and not just a flash of peak form that all players exhibit at some moments. I certainly think there is a gulf of quality in possession between Kessie and Badelj.

If you haven't already seen these performances, check out the videos. I felt his best display (of these) came against Roma. See what you think: -

 

[the wes 7,212]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.calciomercato.com/news/scouting-report-just-who-is-franck-kessi-30243?client=ms-android-sonymobile

Scouting report about kessié 

[the wes 7,212]

1 hour ago, Unionjack said:

 I got my heart set on Veratti or Vidal

If I had to pick between them two  I would pick Verratti he's younger and better 

[kiwi1691 255]

http://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/scouting-report-just-who-is-franck-kessi-30243

[mccg 1,528]

https://youtu.be/y5Oyepz6lhU

[quickpassnmove 924]

Kessie or Verratti? Both sound great to me. 

 

Give this manager what he wants. I want him to stay for a long time.

[Pizy 18,850]

Just comparing him on YouTube with Bakayoko who we were linked with last week and I think Bakayoko looks easily superior.

[Rekin 835]

33 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Just comparing him on YouTube with Bakayoko who we were linked with last week and I think Bakayoko looks easily superior.

I don't think anyone would dispute that. Bakayoko is over two years older though, and this is his fourth season in Ligue 1. They are also different types of players. 
Both he and Kessie seem like interesting prospects, but both seem to not be very intelligent players from the information I have gathered. If that is the case, I would rather choose the one that is a beast in the defense rather than the one that is expected to be a bit more offensive (i.e go for Bakayoko).

[Rekin 835]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/28/franck-kessie-chelsea-bid-rejected

We have bid 21m pounds for Kessie and been rejected according to Guardian (they are very reliable). Seems like there is some real interest from us. Atalanta wants 34m, I guess that if we go for him the final price will be somewhere in the middle at 28m. His agent is due to meet up with Chelsea next week.

Amusing again how a few games can change things. Apparently he had agreed to join Sunderland in August but couldnt get a work permit, which isnt an issue any longer. 

I mean the clearly is very strong and dynamic. That is already good, but I do hope that he will develop his offensive side a bit more. People on reddit say he remidns them of Yaya, but I do not see it yet. 

[Fernando 6,585]

He looks a lo older then 20....

[Pizy 18,850]

Also going to AFCoN this coming month so if we did sign him we wouldn't be able to use him any time soon. We'd have to wait about a month for the tournament to be over and then even longer than that for him to get up to speed with the squad. 

[the wes 7,212]

4 minutes ago, Fernando said:

He looks a lo older then 20....

I agree mate he looks about 28 in that picture