ChelseaFanUK 1,014 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I think there will be some news this week, he was back with CSKA training today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I'm 98% sure hes joining us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,557 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 there atleast has been silence in the french press after announcing Monaco had beaten us to his signing about 3 days ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Again... Not sure this is the best way to spend limited funds but at this point it looks destined to happen... Hoping this isn't another Zhirkov signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,533 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 6 hours ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: Again... Not sure this is the best way to spend limited funds but at this point it looks destined to happen... Hoping this isn't another Zhirkov signing. Hardly comparable. This guy is loads better technically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, Strike said: Hardly comparable. This guy is loads better technically. Sure? Zhirkov was great technically. The problem was he was injured too often and never really got a run of games as we had Asles cole in his position over him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Strike said: Hardly comparable. This guy is loads better technically. Wouldn't say hardly... From what I've seen I'm not over the moon with this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 HOT THURSDAY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Seeing some posts that we don't need him. Yes we do need him, we really need someone with his dribbling ability, close control, and vision in midfield. If we are going to sign this should happen soon, probably stating the obvious here. But the team returns to London, making it important to get this done and have him train for the next preseason game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Drogba 2,000 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,994 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hmm. Live in one brilliant city (Monaco) but play in a shit league where you have no chance of winning and only in front of a crowd of a few thousand. Or live in another brilliant city (London) but in the best league where he can potentially be a part of something special. I'm biased obviously, but a choice between Monaco and Chelsea should be extremely easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,633 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 not that easy. where would he play more? what about wages? maybe he wants less pressure first time he plays in a bigger club and i'd say monaco has as same odds as us for winning the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, Pizy said: I'm biased obviously, but a choice between Monaco and Chelsea should be extremely easy. Maybe, but Monaco are still a good club with CL football to offer plus they have an undeniable record of developing young players and allowing the club to be used as a stepping stone to the elite teams. If I was in Golovin's shoes I'd give that a serious consideration. If he comes to Chelsea there's a much bigger risk of ending up on the bench and never making it big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,188 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Moutinho has just signed for Wolves, that could pave the way for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 My hunch is that he will sign for Chelsea, just seems so typical for our transfers to get stretched out. If he was signing for Monaco this would have been wrapped up already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 30 minutes ago, Jype said: Maybe, but Monaco are still a good club with CL football to offer plus they have an undeniable record of developing young players and allowing the club to be used as a stepping stone to the elite teams. If I was in Golovin's shoes I'd give that a serious consideration. If he comes to Chelsea there's a much bigger risk of ending up on the bench and never making it big time. Meh i think Monaco development is overrated, they scout and sign a lot of great young players. Keita Balde and Youri Tielemans were hot prospects a year ago, and they didn't really do anything to advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 33 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Moutinho has just signed for Wolves, that could pave the way for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,301 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 20 minutes ago, Clockwork said: Meh i think Monaco development is overrated, they scout and sign a lot of great young players. Keita Balde and Youri Tielemans were hot prospects a year ago, and they didn't really do anything to advance. Tielemans regressed, BUT he did play really well in the WC Youri Tielemans dans les flops de la première partie de saison en Ligue 1 https://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1760/Ligue-1/article/detail/3331832/2017/12/22/Youri-Tielemans-dans-les-flops-de-la-premiere-partie-de-saison-en-Ligue-1.dhtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, Clockwork said: Meh i think Monaco development is overrated, they scout and sign a lot of great young players. Well they're still much better in that regard than Chelsea are, and Golovin would have a lot less competition for a starting place there. Coming from the Russian league to any of the European top leagues is always a huge step up in level and many before Golovin have failed to adapt, so he might be inclined to take the "easier" step now and if everything goes well, then in a year or two move somewhere else. And like I said Monaco have a history of allowing their players to do just that without much resistance so it wouldn't exactly be a bad choice for the player. And either way be it through excellent scouting or developing from their own academy, they've still had young players like Mbappe, B. Silva, Martial, Lemar, Mendy, Fabinho, Bakayoko, Carrasco, Saint-Maximin, Kondogbia and Kurzawa in their ranks during last few years alone. Which other club can claim to have had a hand in developing so many good young players in recent years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-3001 286 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 9:38 AM, Jason said: You don't necessarily need to 'agree' with the whole post to actually like it though. Clutching at straws? Why would anyone like a post if it is about their future and it's from a player close to that him as well? Would only add more fuel to fire unnecessarily if it was untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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