Nicolo Barella

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Birsa has nothing to do with Barella departure.

He is #10/rw.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

So much differing stories so no one has a clue. Dimarzio seems to be sitting on the fence slightly, refusing to definitely say where he is going.

 

Starting to get like Golovin. All set for Chelsea then out of nowhere, hes off elsewhere. i suspect napoli.  We'll see

[Unionjack 7,531]

8 hours ago, ChelseaFanUK said:

Starting to get like Golovin

Thats the Chelsea way!

[Dazzy_Vance 454]

I know nothing about this guy. Is he good? What position does he play? Is he best XI quality or just depth?

[Vesper 30,079]

1 minute ago, Dazzy_Vance said:

I know nothing about this guy. Is he good? What position does he play? Is he best XI quality or just depth?

Read my multiple in depth posts on him.

[Dazzy_Vance 454]

Just now, Vesper said:

Read my multiple in depth posts on him.

What page or are they scattered throughout the whole thread?

[Vesper 30,079]

2 minutes ago, Dazzy_Vance said:

What page or are they scattered throughout the whole thread?

 

[Dazzy_Vance 454]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

 

Cheers.

[Vesper 30,079]

38 minutes ago, Dazzy_Vance said:

Cheers.

Varsågod!

[Unionjack 7,531]

32 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Varsågod!

Just been thinking. It might actually appeal to him coming here Playing with his national team mate Jorgi (we would only need Veratti then lol), knows Magic Box well, understands Sarri and his ways etc. Would help him to settle in and feel comfortable.

[Pizy 18,846]

This seems to have gone pretty quiet. Very strange that Cesc hasn't been announced either when everyone and their mother knows he's signed his contract with Monaco.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

https://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-nuovi-contatti-paredes-barella/

Translation from Italian -> Pedulla-English. 

"Exclusive: Chelsea, new contacts for Paredes. And on Barella ...

A midfielder and also a striker, from here you can not escape. Chelsea should do it quickly enough, simply because it has a busy schedule and people need more rotation. Update on Barella: evidently it is not done, as they wrote in England, but the strong interest that has to be realized has remained. Chelsea has thought of a £ 45 million bid, but the budget also includes the need to take a striker (Higuain the first name, polls for Cavani, Bournemouth Wilson a suggestion) and so you have to be patient. Even more so if we think that Chelsea has already spent 64 million to hire Pulisic from next July. Marina Granovskaia has given herself a pause for reflection, but soon we will enter the living. In the meantime contacts with Zenit have continued for Leandro Paredes, the other name on the list, and is confirmed by the fact that the excellent relations with the Russian club can make the difference. At that point they would scramble the cards for Barella, hunted by Napoli (ready to offer 4 million per season), with Inter apparently on standby for an operation to be closed now for July. And in the meantime Giulini is working with Burdisso to perfect the agreement on Nandez with Boca. The cards, however, can be remixed every day, taking into account that the interest Psg for Allan has not so far led to the famous bid announced. So, everything can still happen, for sure we will not be bored."

"...but soon we enter the living".  

[Pizy 18,846]

So in other words nothing this week. 

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

3 minutes ago, Pizy said:

So in other words nothing this week. 

Doesn't look like it.  They had better not embarrass Cesc by trotting him out again.  

[Vesper 30,079]

I am not liking the sound of this.

Chelsea advance talks to sign Leandro Paredes ahead of Nicolo Barella

https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/10/chelsea-advance-talks-sign-leandro-paredes-ahead-nicolo-barella-8328887/

Chelsea have advanced discussions with Zenit over a deal for Leandro Paredes, according to reports in Italy. Maurizio Sarri has urged the club to sign a new central midfielder this month with Cesc Fabregas set to join Monaco. Cagliari’s Nicolo Barella is on Chelsea’s shortlist and the 21-year-old has been contacted by Gianfranco Zola about a potential move to Stamford Bridge. But Sportitalia report that Chelsea’s hierarchy are unwilling to spend €45 million (£40.6m) on Barella as they also need a significant part of their budget to sign a new striker during the January transfer window.

It’s claimed that Chelsea are now progressing talks with Zenit over a move for Paredes and the strong relationship between the two clubs could play a key factor in discussions.

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Grrrrrrrr, we are talking about a £9m difference (IF Zenit sells for only £31.5m, which seems low as it is January and other clubs want him too).

£40m in January for Barella is great business. Unbelievably inept board.

We drop £70m on Morata, overpay by at least £35m for Drinkwater (when salary is included) will sell multiple other players at massive loses, will lose others on a free  when we could have had £45m or so for them (Luiz, Cahill), bollocksed up £65m for Willian,  renewed Alonso at insane money, and YET penny-fucking-pinch over £5 or £9m on one of the best young MFers in the world IN JANUARY! 

I am not slating Paredes at all, I rate him, but he is a different style player than Barella. He is much closer to Jorginho style, whereas Barella is like a young Nainggolan, with perhaps better passing, yet not quite same shooting (although he is far from bad there, and is improving year by year).

Barella has an insane motor, like near Gatusso level. I cannot say the same for Paredes. Sandro Tonali would be better buy over Paredes, plus buy Barella and let Kovacic go back.

Furthermore, we may end up dropping a ridiculous £50m or so on either Wilson, Arnautovic, or a truly lunatic perma-buy of the gamla köttbulle (old meatball) Higuain.

We have an insane amount of deadwood, loan army droids, ageing players , etc to sell to finance. Plus the 40 million or so IF we are forced to sell CHO.

So so not happy atm.

 

 

 

[Unionjack 7,531]

28 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Grrrrrrrr, we are talking about a £9m difference (IF Zenit sells for only £31.5m, which seems low as it is January and other clubs want him too).

£40m in January for Barella is great business. Unbelievably inept board.

You forget mate - we are talking about Mz Penny Pincher. She walks away from deals for £5mill.

[Vesper 30,079]

1 hour ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

https://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-nuovi-contatti-paredes-barella/

Translation from Italian -> Pedulla-English. 

"Exclusive: Chelsea, new contacts for Paredes. And on Barella ...

A midfielder and also a striker, from here you can not escape. Chelsea should do it quickly enough, simply because it has a busy schedule and people need more rotation. Update on Barella: evidently it is not done, as they wrote in England, but the strong interest that has to be realized has remained. Chelsea has thought of a £ 45 million bid, but the budget also includes the need to take a striker (Higuain the first name, polls for Cavani, Bournemouth Wilson a suggestion) and so you have to be patient. Even more so if we think that Chelsea has already spent 64 million to hire Pulisic from next July. Marina Granovskaia has given herself a pause for reflection, but soon we will enter the living. In the meantime contacts with Zenit have continued for Leandro Paredes, the other name on the list, and is confirmed by the fact that the excellent relations with the Russian club can make the difference. At that point they would scramble the cards for Barella, hunted by Napoli (ready to offer 4 million per season), with Inter apparently on standby for an operation to be closed now for July. And in the meantime Giulini is working with Burdisso to perfect the agreement on Nandez with Boca. The cards, however, can be remixed every day, taking into account that the interest Psg for Allan has not so far led to the famous bid announced. So, everything can still happen, for sure we will not be bored."

"...but soon we enter the living".  

Marina Granovskaia has given herself a pause for reflection, but soon we will enter the living.

 

[Vesper 30,079]

1 minute ago, Unionjack said:

You forget mate - we are talking about Mz Penny Pincher. She walks away from deals for £5mill.

But sells for total losses (counting actual market value at the time and turned down offers lost, not just actual paid price v sold price accounting) of well over £150m soon.