Chelsea's transfer business/targets has seemed quite underwhelming.
Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic
- Thread starter Damien
- Start date
Ox will be a very good player for them. They don't need Barkley, though.
Given Everton's improvement and signings, and Barkley's stagnation I'd say he's probably already at the correct size club for him. Don't think he's quite good enough for the top 6
He's not currently, but I've a feeling Pochettino might develop him into a great player. If he went to any other top 6 team he'd flop big time imo
Coward.
Agreed. I feel like he's only equipped for a club with a bit of ambition looking to break that top six like West Ham and namely his current club. His development has halted lately and he'd only be a squaddie for the top six sides. Tottenham are perhaps the only club where he could progress with Poch's tutelage and trust.
All the other sides and he'll just fall by the wayside and end up back at square one.
I agree that his progress has been underwhelming. I blame Martinez to a huge extent. He made more progress in one year under Koeman than two or three under Martinez.
And during all this age hysteria on here, lets not forget Lampard was 23 when he went to Chelsea. He was probably 25 when he had his real breakthrough - from good to very good.
That being said, he is not a typical smart footballer, and that puts a ceiling to his potential. Scholes, Becks, Giggs, Lampard were all a bit of a genius giving them an edge. However, his pace, power and technique might give him the edge he needs. Bit like Bale or Gerrard.
Yep, I hear you re: Spurs, but doesn't he play a similar position to Delli All?
He could play ram instead of Son imo. He played there a lot for Everton this season
Yeah I guess, although Son's been pretty good imho. Anyway, enough Spurs chat, don't want to encourage Glaston!
Agreed, he has. There'd probably be rotation. Can't see him displacing Alli or Eriksen
Tbf, enough dandruff cures baldness.
No. This is an excellent move for them. They need to fill homegrown quota. Both are more experienced and much better than Jesse Lingard. They are ready made squad players of 23 years of age. Chelsea will get them on the cheap due to last year contract and sell them if not needed in a couple of years on a profit. It is a win win situation for them.
What a loyal hero!
But thats dancing both sides of whats happening. Or not happening depending on your view.
He is deemed surplus to requirments due to the need to raise funds for the Mbappe deal. Bale stays = No Mbappe or worse Mbappe going to Barca after shifting on Neymar.
I get your point and you are right Bale staying is no bad thing. But its not whats got everyone talking, it seems it has to happen.
You're right in that, if reports are to be believed, Madrid must sell (Bale) before buying Mbappe and that ties their hands a bit in trying to extort us in the fee. But you have to also factor in the market and the fact that we likely won't be the only club in for Bale if he was available. Either way, on your original comment, I can't see Madrid selling for 60m.
Levy isn't the Spurs owner
He is partially, no?
Why even moved to West ham in the first place? Such a twat leaving us for free just to help West Ham to get some fee while pretty doing himself no favor.
Might have a part ownership but there's a majority owner whose name rarely gets brought up. Levy takes the spotlight and he stays in the background
Fair enough. If I owned 30%
of a club I'd be worried about wagesWould love to see him fail so badly this season after spending all that money on players.
If Pep leaves, there must be some way for City to fine him for making him get all those expensive players and then fecking off.
Nothing wrong with what Pep says. He clearly feels he needs to deliver and rightfully so.
Son's a better player.
It's more to do with the crap he was spouting last season about leaving in three years and that's final. Or that he may even retire from football outright.
He comes across as very spineless.
Strange quote. Bit like saying, if I fail at my job then I will hand over my resignation. Kind of obvious.
It's still an interesting statement because it suggests he intends to be at City longer than he has been anywhere else which is what a portion of fans had predicted. Circumstances are such that he feels quite comfortable, well supported and a project to evolve
It means
'keeping funding me' to the board and 'lads if you win the title - the prize is me!'.
The vain twerp.
'keeping funding me' to the board and 'lads if you win the title - the prize is me!'.
The vain twerp.
Bale doesn't want to leave and only will listen to offers if the club tell him.
http://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2017/07/28/597a41f7ca4741b1528b4681.html
He'll get injured before he gets sold anyways
There is no way Chelsea are interested in a guy not good enough for Arsenal. Ox has a fantastic agent who manages to keep his name in the media with links to teams like City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
In reality, he'll probably end up at West Brom. Or Arsene will give him a new 5 year contract just because.
If he is getting sold, i can see the citeh and Chelsea vultures swooping in too.
Sign him just to piss them off and stop them selling us Matic