Edinson Cavani

[Ze Mario 638]

napoli serie a yes. but he hasnt prove it with his national team has he?

and plz dont bring messi into this. because that just state the fact that messi dont have capability to adapt, as im afraid cavani does too

tbh, what i doubt isnt his skill, its the pricetag, just unbelievably high

[Beirut_Blues 306]

my colleague just told me we signed Cavani for 58 million (don't even know the currency)..

i can't find anything online confirming this..

is my colleague full of shit?

[Mouri_Matic 560]

napoli serie a yes. but he hasnt prove it with his national team has he?

and plz dont bring messi into this. because that just state the fact that messi dont have capability to adapt, as im afraid cavani does too

tbh, what i doubt isnt his skill, its the pricetag, just unbelievably high

Well Ronaldo isn't exactly scoring every match for Portugal, Rooney, RVP and other top players has been so so for their national team so...

On the other hand, Benteke is banging them in for fun, Fred too for Brazil and Fred is shit as we know

[bushman 2,043]

Bottom line is that Cavani is class and will improve our side, is he worth 50 million who knows, but again its not our money its Roman's so why are we complaining. Most clubs could only ever dream of this happening.

Exactly, how I feel. Roman will decide as we have seen for 10 years. If he buys him, be it. Should I care much about it ? No, I should not. Will it effect FFP ? The management should know & not I or anyone here.

Will Cavani be worth it ? I believe so. After all, the club must solve the strikers soon. How much longer are we going to see Ferda playing hide & seek ? Even BA, has he done well ? I do not think so.

Is Chelsea capable to win CL, PL now ? No, I do not believe it. Therefore, I say, let Roman buy players, that are needed.

[Hutcho 8,443]

http://sport.uk.msn.com/football/football-transfer-rumours-chelsea-agree-%C2%A349-million-deal-for-cavani-25-june

Probably already been posted. But just got back today so apologies.

[Leif 6,006]

Is there a better #9 in world football currently? Falcao is a better finisher but not better at anything else. Lewandowski is better at link up play but not finishing, heading or work rate. Van Persie doesn't have the work rate, pace or heading skills to compare with this sexy South American guy who resembles Dracula.

I genuinely think despite his awful National Team performances, if we sign him, we are signing the best striker in the world. Have we ever bought a player best in their position before? Or at least their role? Essien comes to mind but I think that's literally it. All our other signings were either prospects when we signed them (Hazard, Drogba, Lampard) or past it (Torres, Shevchenko(?) etc.)

I'm sure most of us would like Lukaku to have the biggest chance at succeeding as possible, but you can't not get excited over this surely.

[Special Juan 28,093]

Is there a better #9 in world football currently? Falcao is a better finisher but not better at anything else. Lewandowski is better at link up play but not finishing, heading or work rate. Van Persie doesn't have the work rate, pace or heading skills to compare with this sexy South American guy who resembles Dracula.

I genuinely think despite his awful National Team performances, if we sign him, we are signing the best striker in the world. Have we ever bought a player best in their position before? Or at least their role? Essien comes to mind but I think that's literally it. All our other signings were either prospects when we signed them (Hazard, Drogba, Lampard) or past it (Torres, Shevchenko(?) etc.)

I'm sure most of us would like Lukaku to have the biggest chance at succeeding as possible, but you can't not get excited over this surely.

Nah, this guy is a beast.

[Joe Cool 388]

I don't have a good feeling about this move if it happens.

[Severinb 309]

"Neither I nor the president want Cavani to leave because he's a very important player for us," the former Blues boss told Radio Marca.

"Of course, he was a clause which none of us can control. But the president and I want him to stay and continue to grow at Napoli.

"He has become famous with this club and he can achieve even more in a team and with fans who worship him.

"He knows what the club and the Napoli supporters have given him. He will not have problems competeing with us again and going for success with the club.

"Napoli don't need money. If he leaves, it will be for his clause, which is a very high amount. But our intention is that he stays with the team.

"Neither the president nor I are proposing that we have to sell Cavani, only to strengthen the team so that Cavani can be even more important.

"I am aware that there have been offers, but there is a clause and if they want the player, they will have to pay it."

This saga gets worse and worse..

[Weckerz 3,781]

Not gonna lie and pretend I won't be happy with this signing but the money should be spent in midfield and defence to a lesser extend, you know, the areas that NEED significant improvement. Maybe Roman intends to spend 120 million, I dunno.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I think we have to be fair to RVP and look at each injury he suffered - they weren't considered problem injuries, or ones likely to recur. What RVP did have was a good recent record in the Premier League, something Cavani doesn't. In fact outside of Napoli (Palermo and Uruguay) his record is fairly average, but there are other factors that are associated with that.

Saying we'll get the better bargain before you know the price or how he'll handle this league is fucking ridiculous though, isn't it?

I stated if its 45-50mil pounds then its the better deal

[The only place to be 11,313]

Casiraghi-Who is he, never even heard of him

He was a Chelsea player.

Have we ever bought a player best in their position before?

No. We made Cech the best in the world, and we made Terry the best in the world, and we made Lamps the best in the world, and we'll make Hazard the best in the world.

Buying the 'best player in the world' (which it's debatable if he is - if we were strongly linked with Falcao or Lewandowski then I think they'd magically become better) is expensive and not a long-term policy. What's far more exciting is watching players develop over time.

But I'm looking forward to seeing Cavani come off the bench and giving Lukaku a rest.

[The only place to be 11,313]

I stated if its 45-50mil pounds then its the better deal

Before knowing how well he performs in this league? Still fucking ridiculous.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

For that amount of money, people will give him the benefit of the doubt in his first season. But if he, likes Torres, doesn't score a minimum of 30 goals in his second season, he'll be condemned to the scrap heap to join the long list of ruined strikers this club has blown millions on. Let's be fair, people were unhappy with 23 goals from Torres, so anything less than that from Cavani and there will be anarchy in SW6.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Before knowing how well he performs in this league? Still fucking ridiculous.

That isn't fair. Torres was a decent performer in the league for Liverpool even though he went downhill - his stats for Liverpool are insane but he was still a flop. You just can't write off someone who's been top scorer in Italy for two consecutive seasons like that.