Might have fallen out of favour with Madrid already, in which case I wouldnt mind going in for him. The only issue is that it would likely halt the growth of Tammy, and not sure either wants to play as second fiddle. 

If we sell Giroud and Bats, we'd need to bring in someone of a lesser caliber who wouldn't mind playing 2nd

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Still upset that we fluffed his transfer last year. Hopefully this summer. He would really help.

4 hours ago, Odoistar said:

 

Still upset that we fluffed his transfer last year. Hopefully this summer. He would really help.

You must be trolling

10 hours ago, PlayDaYouf said:

Might have fallen out of favour with Madrid already, in which case I wouldnt mind going in for him. The only issue is that it would likely halt the growth of Tammy, and not sure either wants to play as second fiddle. 

If we sell Giroud and Bats, we'd need to bring in someone of a lesser caliber who wouldn't mind playing 2nd

In hindsight, it was poor from Real. They should have brought in Haller who is in the mould of Benzema. Jovic was an unneeded buy given that they have Rodrygo, Hazard, Asensio, Isco, Vinicius Jr etc.

7 hours ago, Deino said:

In hindsight, it was poor from Real. They should have brought in Haller who is in the mould of Benzema. Jovic was an unneeded buy given that they have Rodrygo, Hazard, Asensio, Isco, Vinicius Jr etc.

yeah exactly, but then this is madrid we're talking about... They'll buy anyone without a care in the world

14 hours ago, Deino said:

In hindsight, it was poor from Real. They should have brought in Haller who is in the mould of Benzema. Jovic was an unneeded buy given that they have Rodrygo, Hazard, Asensio, Isco, Vinicius Jr etc.

Isn’t this on him and his agent though? He could have rejected the move and gone to an European Top 6 club where he would have been a starter. 

On 18/10/2019 at 23:36, ducavis said:

Isn’t this on him and his agent though? He could have rejected the move and gone to an European Top 6 club where he would have been a starter. 

You're not wrong but my point is Jovic (who's an attacking forward at best) is not the signing they needed. They needed a Haller-type of player more.

Obviously anyone in the world would say yes if Real Madrid called them up and was willing to give 100k+ a week.

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Spurs are after Nathan Ake & as we have a buy back clause I could actually see us buying him back in order to maybe use him as a squad option or alternatively sell him on at a more market specific rate.

16 minutes ago, Imran_CFC said:

Spurs are after Nathan Ake & as we have a buy back clause I could actually see us buying him back in order to maybe use him as a squad option or alternatively sell him on at a more market specific rate.

I dont see the need to buy Ake. Dont see any of Rudiger, Zouma, Tomori and Christensen leaving anytime soon.

13 minutes ago, Imran_CFC said:

Spurs are after Nathan Ake & as we have a buy back clause I could actually see us buying him back in order to maybe use him as a squad option or alternatively sell him on at a more market specific rate.

Perhaps we should of negotiated a sell-on clause!

I don't think we should buy him unless we intend to use him otherwise makes us look like a penny pinching club and might put off better prospective talents coming here.

6 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

Perhaps we should of negotiated a sell-on clause!

I don't think we should buy him unless we intend to use him otherwise makes us look like a penny pinching club and might put off better prospective talents coming here.

Considering Maguire went for 80m and clubs are willing to spend upwards of 50m for decent CB's, I can see Chelsea making the decision purely from a commercial perspective to buy him back (I think the buy back is approximately 40m) and see if we can use him as a versatile player for a year and potentially sell him the year after depending on Lampards assessment.

I agree from a Branding & PR perspective it may not be a good look but the club stands to make potentially 20m from the move. 

12 minutes ago, Imran_CFC said:

Considering Maguire went for 80m and clubs are willing to spend upwards of 50m for decent CB's, I can see Chelsea making the decision purely from a commercial perspective to buy him back (I think the buy back is approximately 40m) and see if we can use him as a versatile player for a year and potentially sell him the year after depending on Lampards assessment.

I agree from a Branding & PR perspective it may not be a good look but the club stands to make potentially 20m from the move. 

That being the case I see where you are coming from. 

2 hours ago, Imran_CFC said:

Considering Maguire went for 80m and clubs are willing to spend upwards of 50m for decent CB's, I can see Chelsea making the decision purely from a commercial perspective to buy him back (I think the buy back is approximately 40m) and see if we can use him as a versatile player for a year and potentially sell him the year after depending on Lampards assessment.

I agree from a Branding & PR perspective it may not be a good look but the club stands to make potentially 20m from the move. 

I’d argue this is precisely not the time to worry about a commercial perspective.  We’ve just had a summer without buying players, so it’s not like we need to balance the books or anything.  Buy good expensive players that will change our team, not sentimental former youth players that are no better than our current players of that position.

On 26/11/2019 at 14:07, jack_super_class said:

I dont see the need to buy Ake. Dont see any of Rudiger, Zouma, Tomori and Christensen leaving anytime soon.

Ake is on a similar level to them, so wouldnt exactly upgrade our options by buying him.

What we need to do is buy someone like a Skrnier or Romagnoli and get rid of some of our CB options who are pretty poor and havent proved themselves enough given the countless chances

Atalanta's Swedish midfielder Dejan Kulusevski, on loan at Parma this season but linked with Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham, has revealed he is a Chelsea fan. (Talksport)

Ah so good for the silliest of seasons to kick off. With us back in the transfer window, I can't wait until we are linked with every swinging dick that has ever looked at a Chelsea website or might have met one of our players at any interval in life. 

2 Worldie CBs, a Worldie LB and reassess our GK options. 

40 minutes ago, Deino said:

2 Worldie CBs, a Worldie LB and reassess our GK options. 

I think we need a different option offensively too.

I Like Beradi From Sassuolo, Can Play Either As Second Striker Or Winger, Probably Not Massively Expensive, Offers Something Different, But This Is Just Me Playing FM/PES/Fifa

Definitely Need To Get A Leader At CB Though

Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City set for January transfer battle for Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti (Express)

21 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

I think we need a different option offensively too.

Step by step mate. We need to lock down the defense first. We can revisit the offense next season. Tammy, Mount and Pulisic are basically youngsters getting to know the ins and outs of playing for a top team in the Prem. Who's to say they won't breakout next season 

On 07/12/2019 at 20:49, the special one said:

Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City set for January transfer battle for Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti (Express)

Bit like Dembele, if he stays fit, he would be a fantastic signing, but his injury record is a major concern. 

On the BBC gossip column today, Villa are interested in Pedro and Inter-Milan in Alonso.

 

6 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

On the BBC gossip column today, Villa are interested in Pedro and Inter-Milan in Alonso.

 

Pedro going to Villa would be a big surprise. I can't see him wanting to play out the rest of his career with an English team fighting to stay up. If Pedro is to leave in the near future, I'm sure he will either want one final go with a side competing in the major European competitions, or go back to Spain to finish his career.

6 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

On the BBC gossip column today, Villa are interested in Pedro and Inter-Milan in Alonso.

Greal...