Chelsea Transfers

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“In a heartbeat” – These Chelsea fans think Chelsea should move for Spurs midfielder

https://www.chelsea-news.co/2019/12/heartbeat-chelsea-fans-think-chelsea-move-spurs-midfielder/

[Jase 43,479]

3 hours ago, killer1257 said:

Nice squad. You even got Ziyech.

I hope you let James play instead of Azpi ^^

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As you can see, Azpi played a lot more games than James.  

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Chelsea 'launch Isco transfer offer' after making James Rodriguez decision

Chelsea have submitted a bid to Real Madrid for Spain international playmaker Isco, which meets Florentino Perez's summer asking price

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-launch-isco-transfer-offer-21131151

Chelsea have launched a mega-money bid for Real Madrid playmaker Isco, it has been claimed.

The 27-year-old has been in and out of the team since Zinedine Zidane return to the Bernabeu prompting Florentino Perez to look for a buyer.

A promising performance in last night’s El Clasico stalemate could earn Isco a stay of execution but the Premier League club have slapped an offer on Perez’s desk.

According to El Desmarque , Chelsea slapped in a £44.4m (€52m) offer for the Spain international on Monday.

Perez is considering the proposal despite it meeting the asking price he set for Isco in last summer’s transfer window.

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we ¨would get one full sub 30yo season out of him

SMDH

I say hard pass, this is not a future-forward smart move

after David Silva leaves in 6 months, these are the only 30yo and over AMF's in the EPL

after them the next oldest are Roberto Pereyra, Marco Stiepermann, and De Bruyne at 28

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Juventus Use Key Relationship, In Pole For Chelsea and Man Utd Target Erling Haaland 

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2019/12/19/juventus-use-key-relationship-in-pole-for-chelsea-and-man-utd-target-erling-haaland/446188/

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[NikkiCFC 8,317]

Lamps spoke about replacing Hazard's goals and creativity and I see huge upgrade here:

              Abraham 

  Pulisic    Mount   Willian 

VS :

              Abraham 

    Pulisic    Isco    Zaha 

Obviously we are looking for more experienced players because we can't play only with kids upfront. Zaha and Isco are both 27 and can give us solid 3,4 seasons at the top level. Kovacic is born again at Chelsea and same can happen with Isco. RLC is injured all the time, Barkley is useless and it's going to be sold soon (should cover majority of Isco transfer) and Mount is not ready. I hope we go for Werner too. 

[NikkiCFC 8,317]

9 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Juventus Use Key Relationship, In Pole For Chelsea and Man Utd Target Erling Haaland 

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2019/12/19/juventus-use-key-relationship-in-pole-for-chelsea-and-man-utd-target-erling-haaland/446188/

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Only Utd is crazy enough to give 15m to that cunt Raiola. 

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Was bound to happen: Valencia draw exposes Isco’s inconsistency

https://footballbh.net/2019/12/17/valencia-draw-exposes-isco-inconsistent/

Isco has become an enigma in recent months and years. The Spaniard’s talent has never come under question at all. His performances have always been crucial to Real Madrid’s successes over the seasons, but things have been changing. The tides have been shifting and Isco is seemingly not as important as he once was. Last year’s time under Santiago Solari was not a pretty one. Under a manager who wanted tactical rigidity, Isco would never play regularly. For a player who likes to float about in the final third, it never worked in his favour.

Last season, he had only 11 starts to his name in the La Liga. He made only four appearances in the Champions League too, and he had a direct hand in just six goals in all competitions. That is never a pretty sight for a player like Isco. His inconsistencies can be highlighted by the recent showing against Valencia. Real were held to a 1-1 draw, as they couldn’t climb back up to the top of the La Liga. In the game, Isco was starting as the left-winger in a 4-3-3 shape.

And it was a poor showing by all means. The former Malaga sensation couldn’t create a single chance and couldn’t pick out a single key pass. He was dispossessed twice, getting dribbled past just as many times for the Mestalla-based side. Numbers like that are very rare for Isco. But it is in stark contrast to the Deportivo game. Real won 2-1 and Isco was crucial. He didn’t complete a single key-pass, but he had two successful dribbles and three tackles to his name. It wasn’t as poor a performance as the Valencia one.

He did well against Brugge as well. He completed one key pass, completing four dribbles as well. He won two tackles and made as many interceptions. It was a performance of promise. A one that somewhat showed some qualities that he has. Isco was never someone who would play too many key passes anyway. The highest number of key passes per game he played was in the 2013-14 campaign. That number stood at 2.2 back then. Since then, those numbers have been coming down and he has become more about quality than quantity of those creations.

Perhaps, it was bound to happen. Him playing as low as 0.9 key passes per game was coming if the downfall in productivity has to be traced. And he isn’t as good a player he has always been. Especially during those golden spells around 2016 and 2017. Times have been moving on. It can well be said that the game too is moving on from Isco. He was never a bundle of pace and neither was he too physical. The game has become quicker and more physical. And possibly, Isco hasn’t been up to that level.

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11 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Only Utd is crazy enough to give 15m to that cunt Raiola. 

I so wish he was lifetime banned by FIFA

he is pure poison

he and his ilk are helping to truly hurt football

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On 05/12/2019 at 0:23 AM, NikkiCFC said:

 

 

 

So this was reported 15 days ago by the same newspaper in Spain which reported today we made an offer for Isco. I did a little research and El Desmarque is a most reliable source when it comes to Andalusia. Isco is from Andalusia and played for Malaga as well. They were the first one to break the story about Ceballos (another Andalusian who played for Real Madrid) joining Arsenal. So looks like this is true. Two weeks ago we spoke with Real and now we made an offer. Very hot! 

[Superblue 6,372]

Not sure what I make of Isco. At times he looks unplayable and at other times he's peripheral at best.

The big question would be are those inconsistencies down to not being a regular or because he's just not as good as he's often made out to be.

Struggling to get into the Real Madrid team isn't a huge worry for me because Kovacic was in the same position and he's been fantastic this season and is starting to really show just what a player he is when he plays regularly. Would Isco benefit from the same thing?

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,380]

A change of scenery would do him good. Despite his success, always felt he would’ve benefit more if he had moved to Barca instead of Real. 

With no indication of how long Ruben will be out and the fact Barkley is useless, this move makes sense. 

[Fernando 6,585]

If he can't handle the physical no way he can be good in the pl. 

I don't like the moves that Lampard is trying to make, isco and zaha if true.... 

[MoroccanBlue 5,380]

Silva and Mata had no problem 

[Vincent 403]

I am not a fan of Isco nor Zaha. I feel like Zaha is just too low of a target, Chelsea should aim for something higher with more quality. And i just don't see Isco doing well at Chelsea, i also doubt his work ethic. I would rather see Sancho join, and although it's a different position Aké return to Chelsea. 

[chippy 342]

10 minutes ago, Vincent said:

I am not a fan of Isco nor Zaha. I feel like Zaha is just too low of a target, Chelsea should aim for something higher with more quality. And i just don't see Isco doing well at Chelsea, i also doubt his work ethic. I would rather see Sancho join, and although it's a different position Aké return to Chelsea. 

Zaha is better than Willian and CHO but he's simply not the level of player we need to start closing the gap between us, Liverpool and City. Really underwhelmed by our rumoured targets and can see us spunking another few hundred million down the drain.