We just paid £27.5m for Fellaini. I'd be absolutely fine paying £50m for a player of Higuain's calibre.
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We just paid £27.5m for Fellaini. I'd be absolutely fine paying £50m for a player of Higuain's calibre.
Mata and Torres for this guy seems reasonable.
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I'd expect Telegraph to do better than that.
When you make up a story, at least make it more believable.
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Jose said, we haven't made a bid for Higuain. Added that he knew the player well and doesn't think Napoli are open to selling him, anyway.
So, like I said, the story is BS.
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Don't believe that one bit.
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I hope we don't spend anything like that unless it's on absolute top class players and we absolutely have to. It's madness.
I'd happily have paid 50m for someone like Fabregas, in fairness. We don't get to choose how the market works but we do have to deal within it. If prices rise you either go with it or fall behind.
Imagine what someone like Suarez would probably go for? Scary stuff.
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Didn't Mourinho promise him more games in 12/13? I don't think he was happy at being rotated with Benzema in 11/12 and I also seem to remember him saying that he didn't feel loved, or something along those lines. At Chelsea, he wouldn't have much competition if he were to join, but I wonder what his relationship with Mourinho is like.
edn33
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50 mil? I'm sure Eddie tired to find a comma between 5 and 0 when he first read it.
Good one.
Did Chelsea actually make such a stupid bid of 50mil for a player like him?
amolbhatia50k
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Disagree.We just paid £27.5m for Fellaini. I'd be absolutely fine paying £50m for a player of Higuain's calibre.
Fellaini for 27 million was a bad signing. But 50 million is far too much for higuin too. He's not that good. For 50 million you should be getting a suarez or bale.
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Crazy money, but it shows Chelsea are more ruthless than us when it comes to fixing their problems. They go straight in with £50m on a player who is a proven goalscorer and would hopefully continue that for them. Sure, it didn't work out with Torres, but I think we have to realise now that he doesn't suit Chelsea's style of play.
We, on the other hand, end up stalling deals and paying over the odds in the end on players who are not the level we need to improve the first team. Hopefully if there is a player we want/need, we'll just chuck a substantial sum at the club in question and see how it goes. No more fecking about.
The difference is the need of the player to improve the first team, not whether the player is worth that money. IMO, neither Fellaini or Higuain are worth the money currently quoted. However, Chelsea are in dire need of a striker who can score them 20-25 goals a season or more, so they're probably going to go all-out to get one of the best who is actually available even if they pay more than they should, it could be an investment that is worth it especially when they could sell one or two of their others and get Lukaku back next season. In their eyes, signing this striker is the difference between winning the title or not. It could even end up being the difference between top four or not depending on how the rest of the season goes.
However, with United, we've bought a squad player for nearly £30million. We need to be using that money on someone who plays central midfield and does it better than every player in our squad at the moment. Fellaini is undoubtedly not better than Carrick and he's not proven himself to be any better than the rest of our squad either. We spent silly money and didn't fix the problem. Chelsea might spend silly money and have more of a chance of fixing the problem with the player they're after, IMO.
We, on the other hand, end up stalling deals and paying over the odds in the end on players who are not the level we need to improve the first team. Hopefully if there is a player we want/need, we'll just chuck a substantial sum at the club in question and see how it goes. No more fecking about.
The difference is the need of the player to improve the first team, not whether the player is worth that money. IMO, neither Fellaini or Higuain are worth the money currently quoted. However, Chelsea are in dire need of a striker who can score them 20-25 goals a season or more, so they're probably going to go all-out to get one of the best who is actually available even if they pay more than they should, it could be an investment that is worth it especially when they could sell one or two of their others and get Lukaku back next season. In their eyes, signing this striker is the difference between winning the title or not. It could even end up being the difference between top four or not depending on how the rest of the season goes.
However, with United, we've bought a squad player for nearly £30million. We need to be using that money on someone who plays central midfield and does it better than every player in our squad at the moment. Fellaini is undoubtedly not better than Carrick and he's not proven himself to be any better than the rest of our squad either. We spent silly money and didn't fix the problem. Chelsea might spend silly money and have more of a chance of fixing the problem with the player they're after, IMO.
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To be fair, they are apparently trying to sell before they buy. The likes of De Bruyne, Mata and Ba all look like they could leave for decent money.
Big chunk of that will have to be Mata and de Bruyne.
Would they sell De Bruyne? I've not been following Chelsea much this season, but I thought De Bruyne was really highly rated?
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I think it's a bit dim, if it were an opening offer. Now surely everyone they approach will know that they've a £50m opening gambit.
Crazy money, but it shows Chelsea are more ruthless than us when it comes to fixing their problems. They go straight in with £50m on a player who is a proven goalscorer and would hopefully continue that for them. Sure, it didn't work out with Torres, but I think we have to realise now that he doesn't suit Chelsea's style of play.
They are ruthless because they have practically an unlimited supply of funds to dip into. We obviously don't.
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I doubt it's true. Naopli would be dumb to reject that kind of money
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They are ruthless because they have practically an unlimited supply of funds to dip into. We obviously don't.
They'll still get rid of a big player and some deadwood to help fund it, though. We could do that in regards to the latter quite easily, but forking out all that money for Fellaini is looking like a ball-breaker sadly.
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I doubt it's true. Naopli would be dumb to reject that kind of money
Not really. If someone's opening offer was £50m isn't the first thing you'd think "Hmm, if they START at £50m, how high will they go?"
Didn't Mourinho said a few days ago that he won't bid for Higuain because he knows that Napoli will reject the bid?
If this is true, then it is really strange. First, Higuain isn't worth near that amount, I thought that Napoli overpayed for him. Second, Mourinho doesn't rate him that much as we know from Madrid spell. And third, why Chelsea bid for him if they knew that Napoli will reject which was a given.
If this is true, then it is really strange. First, Higuain isn't worth near that amount, I thought that Napoli overpayed for him. Second, Mourinho doesn't rate him that much as we know from Madrid spell. And third, why Chelsea bid for him if they knew that Napoli will reject which was a given.
Disagree.
Fellaini for 27 million was a bad signing. But 50 million is far too much for higuin too. He's not that good. For 50 million you should be getting a suarez or bale.
Agree with the first part. But Bale/Suarez cost 80-100m, not 50m. It's sad, but that's the way how it is.
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They would. But I was saying what I would value them if I was a buyer.Agree with the first part. But Bale/Suarez cost 80-100m, not 50m. It's sad, but that's the way how it is.
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Didn't Mourinho said a few days ago that he won't bid for Higuain because he knows that Napoli will reject the bid?
If this is true, then it is really strange. First, Higuain isn't worth near that amount, I thought that Napoli overpayed for him. Second, Mourinho doesn't rate him that much as we know from Madrid spell. And third, why Chelsea bid for him if they knew that Napoli will reject which was a given.
There was no bid. It's a non-story.
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Would they sell De Bruyne? I've not been following Chelsea much this season, but I thought De Bruyne was really highly rated?
Hasn't played in the league since September. Strong rumours that he wants out.
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Hasn't played in the league since September. Strong rumours that he wants out.
It isn't really a rumour anymore.
Mourinho confirmed in his last press conference that KDB wanted to leave. Wolfsburg are apparently interested, but haven't met the asking price yet.
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Surely they could get Falcao for slightly more money?
Not if they want to follow the FFP. Falcao's wages at Monaco are ridiculous. No other team in Europe can afford it whilst staying within regulations.
Snow
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The reason Chelsea didn't buy him during the summer and why he was in and out of the Madrid team is because he's not a top striker. He's a good one and he'd start every week for Chelsea given their problems in that position but I wouldn't be thrilled if United were in for him, for example.
That's not quite true. He's a superior striker to Negredo who's doing excellently. Only Agüero, Suarez, Rooney and RvP would be better strikers. Not many that you could buy that are their level or better. 50 million is obviously crazy money but it's also obviously not true.
Higuaín is a hard worker and always manages to get into chances. He joined Real when he was 20 but still has 107 goals in 190 games for them in the league. His European record just isn't really good. Then again, Real weren't exactly kings in Europe in his first seasons there.
He guarantees you goals at least. People pay top money for that.
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