London is probably too much for the young lad. Maybe Bremen is better place for him to grow as a man..although those pictures tell you absolutely nothing.

Well I trust Jose in this. He's seen his competition being more willing and more professional and that is why he is not playing.

One of the BT commentators mentioned he had a little knock.

Anyone know how bad it is?

I'm glad that we are able to make assumptions about footballers we have never met in our life purely based on a few instagram pictures. What a golden age we live in....

His immediate future seems down to Wolfsberg by the sounds of it. They made an offer and we told them our price. If they come up with a fee we like he gets the move he wants. Be nice to see us getting the sale fee we want for the change rather than the other club getting it.

He does have a life 

He does have a life 

 

Yeah well he isn't allowed to, his only friends can be team mates and he should be in bed by 9pm.

I cannot understand where all this hostility is coming from...

KDB nor Mou is to blame, we've just too many good players for these positions, ask Mata...

Perfectly understandable a good player wants to leave if he doesn't get a place on the field between world class players like Hazard, Oscar, Mata, Schurrle & Willian...

Wishing him good luck would be an act of class

Is he good enough, or is he not ?

 

Thankfully we have the best manager in the world to decide for us.

Would be good for Wolfsburg if they got him, they might just get UCL football

Is he good enough, or is he not ?

 

Thankfully we have the best manager in the world to decide for us.

as well as a healthy dose of fans who 'know better' it seems

I think you are being very unfair on him. He is a young kid, he is going to go to clubs with his mates, Ryan, Andre and Ashley all go out to clubs together but you dont slag them off.

I think KDB is a good player but the problem is we have a lot of better players who play in the same position as he does.

Ryan cant get in the team (infact Jose has a right back playing LB instead of him) but there isnt any fuss over that.

KDB is hardly Mutu is he. Give him a break.

I like KDB, from what I have seen of him he look's a very talented player. He may turn out to be a hell of a talent he's also a pretty athletic footballer, I would say probably quicker and stronger then Mata for instance. So it's not like he couldn't fit in to Joses "Athletic vision" of play.

One thing I believe that Jose can do better then any other is to understand a players motivation and commitment. Talent will take a player so far, mental amplitude is the key ingreadeant in winners. If Jose believes he hasn't got the right stuff to be part of our squad I trust him on that.

Also the twiteraty feal like he is a make weight in the benfica deal

Seems like KDB is off on loan to Wolfsburg with an option to buy judging by what ive seen on Twitter.

Seems like KDB is off on loan to Wolfsburg with an option to buy judging by what ive seen on Twitter.

That would be a very good deal for us. Don't see him ever wearing our shirt though but sounds about the kind of deal we should be making of him. Either than that or sell for a good profit.

Hearing a lot of noise about this deal being close, would be a great move by Wolfsburg if true

@FNN_Bundesliga: Sky Italy: Chelsea are finalising the €18m transfer of Kevin de Bruyne to Wolfsburg.

18mill euros? Big comedown from 25mill pounds eh?

Probably the best for both parties, we get a nice little bit of cash and wolfsburg get a very good player. I don't think de Bruyne has done anything particularly wrong, he just isn't good enough to displace our other world class attacking mids.

I thought it would have happened by now to be honest. We were never going to get 25 million for him. I guess that figure was said with the aim to get around 17 to 20 million for him. 18 is a good bit of business considering what we paid for him.

https://twitter.com/PhilipHarmeling

 

This guy's a German football journalist with close ties to Wolfsburg. Seems as though KDB will go on loan initially. No other details yet.

IF we can get between £18-£20 mill for him then thats an incredible amount for a player with one successful season in a top league under his belt.

If we sell him for any sort of profit its worth doing, because he'll never be a starter at Chelsea.

During the press conference Mourinho said "We've had a few proposals for Kevin De Bruyne, we will keep analysing them. He's a fantastic player with potential. We don't need a direct replacement (if De Bruyne leaves). It's a position where we have options."

Was reading somewhere that it would contribute more to FFP to sell him in the summer (not sure why), but that could explain why an initial loan its being talked about. Either way, we should bite their hand off for £18m.

Was reading somewhere that it would contribute more to FFP to sell him in the summer (not sure why), but that could explain why an initial loan its being talked about. Either way, we should bite their hand off for £18m.

 I read the same. Basically, if it's done over the summer, it will count towards next season's budget and free up money over the summer. There's no sanctions this season- as I understand it.

Edited January 10, 201412 yr by odriscollp4

In todays market £18M for a player of KDB quality,age and potential i think is pretty cheap.