Sergio Aguero joins the other Manchester club

[Henrique 9,133]

Juninho was a brilliant wee player

oh yeah, I forgot about him, maybe because he was at Boro.

Really? Why?

FFS, there are millions of people starving in this world. Football is way too overpriced.

lmao.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Juninho was a brilliant wee player

Yeah I agree! He has argueably been the best Brazilian player to play in the Premier League! He put the likes of Middlesbrough on the map, who were a small club at the time!!

[Henrique 9,133]

Yeah I agree! He has argueably been the best Brazilian player to play in the Premier League! He put the likes of Middlesbrough on the map, who were a small club at the time!!

his style was similar to Zola's.

[Cosmin 2,484]

lmao.

That's all you can say? Answer my question. Why the fuck would any football player worth 150m pounds? Or 50, whatever.

[chrismada9 1,948]

his style was similar to Zola's.

exactly... a playmaker/goal scorer

[Henrique 9,133]

That's all you can say? Answer my question.

LMAO

[Cosmin 2,484]

Ok, you proved it again.

[laeth 527]

Ok, you proved it again.

Because we live in a capitalist world and there is a lot of money in football.

[Krypt 241]

Think this thread is going a little off topic. The reason footballers cost so much and wages are so high is because , so many people pay to watch and participate in the sport. for example you wouldnt buy a season ticket to watch a fireman do his job (maybe a bad example but you know what im saying) if you did they would be a thousands of pounds.

As for Aguero , i dont think we will get him because i dont see any forwards leaving this summer , if anything we will bolster the midfield and Aguero will cost the earth anyway , didnt he once say he wanted £250,000 a week to play for us.... he will end up at Madrid or City will pay over the odds for him.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Messi is worth at least 150m.

How would you know?

The point he was trying to make was that noone should be (and isn't) worth more than 40mil, but due to the messed up transfer market and hyped prices, you can't be sure even if 40 mil is enough to secure a world class player's signature. Remember the times when 15m transfer was mind blowing?

[True_Blue 469]

I remember the time people were shocked when we payed 31 mill for Shevchenko who was World Class and a proven player then a few years later Caroll is a bargain at 35 mill.

[Term-X 7,891]

Zinadine Zidane cost £47 million, and he's possibly the greatest player ever. Yet that would be considered a bargain nowadays.

3m less than Torres, Jesus...

[DYC. 7,542]

Zinadine Zidane cost £47 million, and he's possibly the greatest player ever. Yet that would be considered a bargain nowadays.

3m less than Torres, Jesus...

The (British) Pound was worth more back then. When you put his price in Euros (75 mil), you get something impressive.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Keep this thread on track please.

However, I don't see why this thread should even be open. The last 72 pages are members commenting on how they'd like him to come without any new news coming through at all... boring.

[Chelsea_Fan 227]

CHELSEA OUT TO BAG SERGIO AGUERO

CHELSEA last night launched a stunning £50miIlion bid to sign Atletico Madrid goal ace Sergio Aguero – after it was revealed the player was close to joining Juventus.

The Blues' dramatic move for Aguero, 23, comes as Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano warned ­mega-bucks Manchester City – who are also ­interested in the Argentina striker – to make an offer or face the prospect of having to meet his £45m release clause.

Chelsea's bid is intended to blow everyone out of the water. If accepted it would mean that chairman Roman Abramovich has spent £100m on strikers this year, following on from his £50m capture of Fernando Torres, 27, from Liverpool.And with David Luiz, 24, also having joined the ranks for £20m in January, the Russian ­billionaire has not been shy with his cash as he targets winning the Champions League.

Aguero, who has netted 74 goals in 175 appearances for Atletico, sparked a transfer frenzy earlier this month when he announced he wanted to leave the Vicente Calderon.

Juventus, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have also been linked with the hitman, who is Diego Maradona's son-in-law, although none have come close to Atletico's valuation.

Aguero looked set to snub a move to the Premier League in favour of Serie A and Juve – but the player is now reconsidering his options after the stunning offer from Stamford Bridge.

His arrival in west London would cast serious doubt over the future of Chelsea's other strikers.

Didier Drogba, 33, has been linked with Spanish club Malaga after a season plagued by injury.

If Drogba stays, Frenchman Nicolas Anelka, 31, could be heading for the exit door to make room for Aguero and Torres.

The plot thickens even further with the return of Daniel Sturridge, 21, from a loan spell at Bolton, where he scored eight goals in 11 games for the Trotters. It remains to be seen whether City will follow suit and launch a mega-bid to tempt Aguero to Eastlands.

Newly-appointed Manzano sparked Chelsea's move yesterday when he warned interested clubs that they should do a deal before July 4 or face the prospect of matching Aguero's release clause.

He said: "Until July 4, when our pre-season starts, we are able to negotiate for Aguero.

"After this date, clubs that want to take him away will have to pay his release clause.

"We have to impose ourselves on the market and so we need to know whether we can count on our strongest player."

Aguero's departure will leave Atletico with a real headache.

The future of his strike partner Diego Forlan, 32, is in doubt and highly-rated goalkeeper David de Gea, 20, is expected to join Manchester United as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar.

Meanwhile, Chelsea defender ­Jeffrey Bruma is set to join Hamburg on a two-year loan spell.

The deal will see the Blues retaining the option to recall the Dutchman, 19, next summer.

Bruma follows ex-team-mates Michael Mancienne, Gokhan Tore and Jacopo Sala to Hamburg, after the recent appointment of former Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen at the Bundesliga club.

Arnesen played a pivotal role in the raid that's now seen Hamburg capture a fourth Chelsea ­youngster.

's agent, Wessel Weezenberg, is hopeful the move will give his client the chance to secure more regular first-team football.