Youcef Atal

[the wes 7,212]

Chelsea target £35m-rated Nice right-back Youcef Atal this summer - if they can delay Fifa ban

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/04/29/chelsea-target-35m-rated-nice-right-back-youcef-atal-summer/amp/

 

[Jase 43,479]

4 minutes ago, the wes said:

Chelsea target £35m-rated Nice right-back Youcef Atal this summer - if they can delay Fifa ban

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/04/29/chelsea-target-35m-rated-nice-right-back-youcef-atal-summer/amp/

 

What are the club trying to do here?!  

[LAM09 7,043]

Aina, Baba, James to name three. Do the club know they have a list of players waiting in the wings?

[the wes 7,212]

Scored a hat trick on Sunday not bad for a right back 

 

[the wes 7,212]

8 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Aina, Baba, James to name three. Do the club know they have a list of players waiting in the wings?

We need a new left back more than a new right back 

[Tomo 21,751]

9 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Aina, Baba, James to name three. Do the club know they have a list of players waiting in the wings?

From what I'm hearing from Wigan fans we would be criminally wasting James playing him anywhere but midfield, Aina is gone and Baba just isn't good enough.

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

1 hour ago, Tomo said:

From what I'm hearing from Wigan fans we would be criminally wasting James playing him anywhere but midfield, Aina is gone and Baba just isn't good enough.

Aina isn't gone. Yeah, Toro have a 7 million pounds buyout clause which they will trigger but Ola is not obligated to sign for them. 

The same happedn to Salah, Fiorentina had the option but he rejected them bc he wanted to join Roma. Aina can rejet Toro and sign for another team(btw Fiorentina is interested) or stay with us.

[Superblue 6,372]

1 hour ago, Tomo said:

From what I'm hearing from Wigan fans we would be criminally wasting James playing him anywhere but midfield, Aina is gone and Baba just isn't good enough.

Which position would he likely be suited to in our midfield make up?

It may well be true, but our needs at full back in my opinion are more pressing than our needs in midfield, and for James his more realistic option at present to get a foothold within the squad and hopefully the first team is likely at right back. He may well be moved to a different position in the future (many players have changed roles as they've become older and more experienced) but I think the opportunity would be there. Our midfield could be improved but I don't look at it as one of the main issues to address as I don't view it as any worse than any of the other top teams bar City. A genuine goal scoring midfielder would be ideal but if we were getting the goals we should from our front three then the likes of Barkley, RLC and Kante chipping in with 5-10 throughout the season is sufficient enough.

I don't know enough of this player to pass any judgements but even in the current market £35-40m is still a lot of money for a full back, particularly one still very unproven (remember Baba). We have a very promising academy player who can play that position and has had an excellent season out on loan. We have a number of other areas to address in the squad, and a striker and potential replacement for Hazard will cost an awful lot of money. I would just rather more pressing areas are addressed first and foremost.

 

[the wes 7,212]

1 hour ago, nyikolajevics said:

Aina isn't gone. Yeah, Toro have a 7 million pounds buyout clause which they will trigger but Ola is not obligated to sign for them. 

The same happedn to Salah, Fiorentina had the option but he rejected them bc he wanted to join Roma. Aina can rejet Toro and sign for another team(btw Fiorentina is interested) or stay with us.

I would sell him there's no point in keeping him 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He is having absolutely brilliant season. If he was LB, I would say it would be great signing for us.

But he isnt even a fullback. He is wingback or even winger more than defender. And we have James on the right, so I think it doesnt make much sense. 

Good player though.

[LAM09 7,043]

From what I'm hearing from Wigan fans we would be criminally wasting James playing him anywhere but midfield, Aina is gone and Baba just isn't good enough.

He isn't going to get that chance here, so it will be FB or bust tbh. As someone else said, we could cut any "deal" for Aina in a heartbeat as we have the final say (https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/chelsea-reluctant-to-sell-ola-aina-with-transfer-ban-looming-a4130086.html).

 

Finally, have you watched Reims in the last few months by any chance?

 

[whats happening 1,612]

8 hours ago, the wes said:

Scored a hat trick on Sunday not bad for a right back 

 

he played as a lw in this game.