Callum Hudson-Odoi

[the wes 7,212]

A 18 year old demanding a number 10 jersey he should be proud to put any number on his back to play for Chelsea I can't stand the attitude of CHO already sell him to fuck you have to earn the number not demand it  Hazard wore 17 he didn't demand the number 10 jersey when he signed for Chelsea 

[Hamilton 2,120]

38 minutes ago, the wes said:

A 18 year old demanding a number 10 jersey he should be proud to put any number on his back to play for Chelsea I can't stand the attitude of CHO already sell him to fuck you have to earn the number not demand it  Hazard wore 17 he didn't demand the number 10 jersey when he signed for Chelsea 

I think the 10 was not available back then

[the wes 7,212]

5 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

I think the 10 was not available back then

Mata had it back then 

[Superblue 6,372]

45 minutes ago, the wes said:

A 18 year old demanding a number 10 jersey he should be proud to put any number on his back to play for Chelsea I can't stand the attitude of CHO already sell him to fuck you have to earn the number not demand it  Hazard wore 17 he didn't demand the number 10 jersey when he signed for Chelsea 

I doubt it's a demand, but it's more than likely a discussion point which is more than respectable because that number is available. If another player already had that number I don't think this would be an issue.

Now if it's a case of, for example, CHO and Willian both wanting the number 10 shirt I would be inclined to give it to Willian who will likely be here only for another season or two and dangle the carrot to CHO to pay his dues and perform and that shirt will be available again in the near future. The club however may view it in a different way and feel that CHO is more marketable longer term than Willian and would benefit as a result from that shirt number.

 

 

[the wes 7,212]

35 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

I doubt it's a demand, but it's more than likely a discussion point which is more than respectable because that number is available. If another player already had that number I don't think this would be an issue.

Now if it's a case of, for example, CHO and Willian both wanting the number 10 shirt I would be inclined to give it to Willian who will likely be here only for another season or two and dangle the carrot to CHO to pay his dues and perform and that shirt will be available again in the near future. The club however may view it in a different way and feel that CHO is more marketable longer term than Willian and would benefit as a result from that shirt number.

 

 

Why not signed new deal after that then request for number 10 jersey ?? Instead of put in the request in with his new deal talks 

[Superblue 6,372]

Just now, the wes said:

Why not signed new deal after that then request for number 10 jersey ?? Instead of put in the request in with his new deal talks 

As I said it's probably not so much a 'demand', more a topic of conversation which has been raised during the contract talks.

With the Willian interview though, it will be interesting how this pans out and who ends up with the number 10.

[Jase 43,479]

 

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

9 hours ago, the wes said:

A 18 year old demanding a number 10 jersey he should be proud to put any number on his back to play for Chelsea I can't stand the attitude of CHO already sell him to fuck you have to earn the number not demand it  Hazard wore 17 he didn't demand the number 10 jersey when he signed for Chelsea 

Remember Joey Cole saying his dad almost made him walk away from signing for Chelsea because they'd promised him the no10 shirt and then where going to give it to veron or someone like that lol. I couldn't give a monkeys what number they gave me if I'd the chance to play for my boyhood club. But as others have said think it's more a request than a demand

[the wes 7,212]

59 minutes ago, ulsterchelsea said:

Remember Joey Cole saying his dad almost made him walk away from signing for Chelsea because they'd promised him the no10 shirt and then where going to give it to veron or someone like that lol. I couldn't give a monkeys what number they gave me if I'd the chance to play for my boyhood club. But as others have said think it's more a request than a demand

I remember Gallas throw his dolly's out of the pram because ballack got his number 13 Jersey 

[LAM09 7,043]

Of course the club had no obligation to cough up but it would be stupid not to. We're being offered around £30m for an 18 year old with 12 months on his contract and would lose him next year for minimal compensation. 
Signed up for 5 years, as an asset he suddenly becomes worth £80-100m. I would expect in September/October when we first wanted to renew him we would have been looking at £40-50k possibly as a contract anyway. If we're paying an extra £2.5-3m per annum in wages to him but increased his market value by about £50m it makes complete financial sense. 
I completely agree with you that wages should be earned on performances and not hype or potential but its not as simple as that and quite frankly I'd rather we overpay him a little and take that chance that he'll realise his potential and be worth the money as opposed to not paying up and losing a player who could become a serious talent given the platform.

There were talks of Bayern willing to bid £45m in his current predicament. If he was solely after a bigger paycheck, I would have shipped him off.

This was during a time many of us, myself included, got caught up in the whole Mourinho work rate > technical ability hype. 
Oscar+Ramires > Mata + KDB
Willian > Salah 

That's the down side of winning. People fail to see the bigger picture.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

9 hours ago, the wes said:

I remember Gallas throw his dolly's out of the pram because ballack got his number 13 Jersey 

The less said about him the better 

[DDA 9,924]

Can't wait to see the lad sitting next to Marina with pen in hand. 

My love for Odoi is no secret on here... he is going to be gargantuan for this club.

[Hutcho 8,443]

He doesn't even have 50 appearances and tbf, his most impressive performances have been in the Europa League. Fair enough the markets fucked but again what if he has 2 good seasons and wants a new contract, where do we go then? 200K? 300K? 350K? 100k is maybe not as bad as say 180K but leaves us in a weak position if he goes and has a few good seasons and we want him to renew. He can basically just go well I'm on 100k or 180k, I've had a few good seasons, I want double.... I'm not going to agree with the comments about him being a mercenary which is ludicrous and laughable but with modern day football, it does help players secure bigger contracts but still think he has a lot to show now to justify getting that sort of money. I made a joke about United paying Rashford 250K or whatever with his new deal despite having not really kicked on as much as he should have but the chances are in 2 seasons down the line if the club or Callum wants to renew , we will be in exactly the same position. Especially if its 180K a week. Regardless of if hes kicked on or not.  
There is no doubt regarding his talent, it was clear to see when Conte played him against Bournemouth and Newcastle, he had something about him but again, hes excelled in the Europa League and looked middle of the road in the PL. I'd like to have seen him do a bit more in the PL before he got injured to warrant the club giving him a huge financial contract like that but the way the market is and also the fact as previously alluded he did have a bit of leverage as we have a transfer ban and 3 wingers etc, has helped him. Lets just hope he kicks on because there have been kids who have penned huge deals and just coasted from there onward, although I don't think he will coast it and he will continue to develop here. 

The key is to not let his contract run down so much before we make a decision.

We either renew it after 2/3 years or we sell. If he performs well then he will want mega money. But that'd also make him one of the most valuable 20 year olds on the market so we could sell or renew.
We are only in this situation because he previously wanted to go due to a lack of playing time and we have a transfer ban.

Whats the worst case. At his age he's more talented and has more appearances than mount rlc etc did. And he's 2 years younger than mount and 5 years younger than RLC which is mental.

The talent in this kid is more than any talent I've ever seen from an 18 year old in many years.

It doesn't matter how many games he's played he's 18 playing for us who aren't exactly renound (in the past... hopefully) for trying youth.

Only matters how good you are and can be

[Vesper 30,091]

On 26/07/2019 at 7:07 PM, Hutcho said:

The talent in this kid is more than any talent I've ever seen from an 18 year old in many years.

 

Mbappe

[Jase 43,479]