Ross Barkley

[Mufassir08 2,400]

@ChelsTransfer: Strong rumour going about that #EFCprice of a season long loan for Lukaku- Barkley or Baines to #CFC in 2014

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Barkley and Shaw would be soo nice to have english players in next years, but only if they get enough play time and proper development. If Barkley is typical Cam and not CM ala Wilshere, then he is not required as we already have plenty of Cams.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

@ChelsTransfer: Strong rumour going about that #EFCprice of a season long loan for Lukaku- Barkley or Baines to #CFC in 2014

haha. I wish people wouldn't quote random twitter crap where it's just some idiot fantasizing about nonsense. The price of any loan is never going to be 10M-30M pounds. Barkley looks like a good young attacking midfielder but we have chosen our attacking midfielders, don't need anymore and really we have too many as is. You can't buy everyone you think is going to be great.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

If we hadnt have enough CAMs alredy, Barkley would be great. English and quite talented. But we already have lot of CAMs and I see no point of getting him.

However I sense Mou will buy him sooner or later and sell half of Chelsea attackers because of that,including Mata, Kdb, Moses, Marin etc...just to have "next Lampard" in Barkley.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

I remember Martinez saying he believes he could be as good as an 8 as he is as a 10 bu I don't know, he could probably but he'd be the box to box player as opposed to the one who controls the tempo. This ship sailed a while ago.

[kobematabryant 400]

If Everton don't sell him to us, I swear.....considering we gave them Lukaku for this season, one of the best strikers in EPL.

[haranr 485]

SIGN SIGN NOW IN JANUARY!!! THE KID IS BRILLIANT WE MUST SIGN. FANTASTIC PLAYER

[mediator 2,026]

The question is "Can he play in the pivot?"

[The Skipper 20,593]

SIGN SIGN NOW IN JANUARY!!! THE KID IS BRILLIANT WE MUST SIGN. FANTASTIC PLAYER

And play him ahead of Mata, Oscar, Willian and KDB?

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Kid is talented, but it's the same old problem if we signed him - another attacking midfielder vying with others for one spot behind a striker that doesn't do what they should.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

SIGN SIGN NOW IN JANUARY!!! THE KID IS BRILLIANT WE MUST SIGN. FANTASTIC PLAYER

IKR!!! HES JUST WHAT OUR TEAM NEEDS AND PLUS HES ENGLISH SO THATS A DOUBLE WIN!!! lol

[Blue Gino 377]

I like Barkley a lot. Incredible work rate and movement off the ball. I'd take him over any of the other rumored transfer targets. He's young and some call unpredictable but so are most of Chelsea's loanees who are nowhere near making the impact Barkley could in midfield. Ake is with the youth squad and Chalobah is riding the bench. Who else is there? Loftus-Cheek who will need two or more seasons on loan just like Ake? Mata is most likely gone and probably Luiz so that'll help fund what will likely be a crazy price tag in the summer.

[Hamilton 2,120]

Are there any rumours?

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He has very good playmaking abilities, whenever I watched him, he was amazing with commanding Everton's attack. Something Mata, Oscar, Willian seem to struggle. He plays for the team, organizing attacks in very effective way.

But the main reason I like him is because he is english. Not many good english talent out there and we will lack some english quality as soon as Lamps, Cole and Terry retire.

My long term wish is that Caulker, Shaw and Barkley replace our legends, but that is a very long shot and will hardly come true due to all players we already have.

[Blue Warrior 109]

Inflated price and not consistent enough to make the grade. Always prefer English players, Everton are under no pressure to sell and they have all the advantages.

[The Skipper 20,593]

He has very good playmaking abilities, whenever I watched him, he was amazing with commanding Everton's attack. Something Mata, Oscar, Willian seem to struggle. He plays for the team, organizing attacks in very effective way.

But the main reason I like him is because he is english. Not many good english talent out there and we will lack some english quality as soon as Lamps, Cole and Terry retire.

My long term wish is that Caulker, Shaw and Barkley replace our legends, but that is a very long shot and will hardly come true due to all players we already have.

He has the ability to keep hold of the ball very well yes, but to say he has better playmaking ability than Mata, Oscar or Willian is proposterous. Just because out number 10s aren't performing like they should do (which is due to our system more than anything) doesn't mean he's better in that aspect. He's lacking the final ball in his play, barely has any assists this season despite playing a lot more and being the side's main playmaker.

[Styles 9,790]

He has the ability to keep hold of the ball very well yes, but to say he has better playmaking ability than Mata, Oscar or Willian is proposterous. Just because out number 10s aren't performing like they should do (which is due to our system more than anything) doesn't mean he's better in that aspect. He's lacking the final ball in his play, barely has any assists this season despite playing a lot more and being the side's main playmaker.

Whisper it quietly but Oscar, Mata and Willian would look better playing for Everton than they do for Chelsea.