Sami Khedira

[ulvhedin 507]

I dont think he can sign anything before 1st january

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Makes sense though. Xabi turns 33 in a few days, Lahm and Schweinsteiger are in their 30s, too. Thiago is the next Abou Diaby. Javi Martinez I haven't heard of him since God knows when. Seems the right move for him. One thing I know is that Cesc, Matic and Oscar would have been ahead of him in the pecking order here.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Makes sense though. Xabi turns 33 in a few days, Lahm and Schweinsteiger are in their 30s, too. Thiago is the next Abou Diaby. Javi Martinez I haven't heard of him since God knows when. Seems the right move for him. One thing I know is that Cesc, Matic and Oscar would have been ahead of him in the pecking order here.

Lahm injured too

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Metro : Arsenal and Chelsea 'prepare bids' as Bayern Munich deny Sami Khedira deal

[Nike 373]

Why isnt united going for him?

Hes an upgrade from anything they have on the team right now.

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Khedira doesn't make sense for Bayern to be honest, hes not exactly a direct replacement for Schweinsteiger or Lahm who are much more rounded players than he is and they don't even use Javi Martinez as a box to box midfielder anymore as well as having Thiago, a few promising youngsters and Sebastian Rode so I'm a bit baffled to why he would go there or why Pep would want him.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

Khedira is not the quality, Bayern or us should be looking for to replace anyone. If anything he could give us further depth in a department we lack it. But it would be a short time solution given the emergence of Chalobah, van Ginkel etc. Also BAyern might have injury problems with most of their midfielders, but they got hojberg and rhode as covers who already are close to khedira level. Actually i can only see him staying at real or joining arsenal.

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

I think we should sign this guy on a pre-contract and put him beside Matic. He is very good defensively AND attackingly. Then we can move Cesc to the #10 role.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I think we should sign this guy on a pre-contract and put him beside Matic. He is very good defensively AND attackingly. Then we can move Cesc to the #10 role.

I think you'd be surprised at how not 'attackingly' Khedira is. He's a good cog to have but not exactly an offensive weapon.

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

I think you'd be surprised at how not 'attackingly' Khedira is. He's a good cog to have but not exactly an offensive weapon.

Yes, his main quality is his defensive work and he generally stays back a lot. But, he is no slouch at attacking either and he is technichally well-rounded. Refer to Toni Kroos' goal against Brasil, where Khedira played a big part.

Like Gary Neville said, in this day and age your defensive players also need to be good with the ball, something that Khedira is good at and the likes of Mikel are not. Both Khedira and Mikel are defensive players but the massive difference between them is that Khedira can also be offensive if he wants to be.

[illmatic 901]

Free or paying maximum 5 million, maybe, but for 10M or more, no.

[Whiskey 173]

But it would be a short time solution given the emergence of Chalobah, van Ginkel etc.

Wtf? Do u honestly think that our transfer policy has anything to do with the likes of chalobah? Or any "can be" player?

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

Yesterday I said we should sign this guy, today I'm saying we MUST sign him. I honestly think we can't win the CL with Fabregas in the pivot. Khedira will give us immense solidity.

I know he is cup tied but he will be a massive help in any game.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

^^^This.

If anything we need him for relief, for either Fab or Matic, as currently they're simply too tired after the fixture congestion.

[drog.ba 239]

Agreed, I think those two would work much better with someone with the energy of Khedira or a fully fit Ramires alongside them

[LondonsFinest 692]

Max. cost of 5 to 10 million, considering his contract is ending. His wage is big, the work rate is immense.

[Marvin123 484]

Perfect for our squad. Absolutley perfect

[robsblubot 3,504]

Yesterday I said we should sign this guy, today I'm saying we MUST sign him. I honestly think we can't win the CL with Fabregas in the pivot. Khedira will give us immense solidity.

I know he is cup tied but he will be a massive help in any game.

Agree with that.

However, I think we are about 3 signings away from CL contention - unless one of the younger AMs massively improves.

I'm not sure we are going to get the PL. City has a much larger squad, which helps them in a long competition like the PL. They've been out of Aguero and Dzeko, and Jovetic comes in and scores for them...