For £8 million, if he stays at the same level he was for Newcastle, 14 goals in 26 apps he will be an absolute steal. Him or Bony backing up Costa is exactly what we need both will lead the line and score 15 goals a season in this team. Add to that Costas 25 ish goals this season and 5-10 from Didier it's a massive improvement on last year. Cannot wait. As long as we are able to replace Torres this is by far and away the best transfer window I think we've ever had... Scratch that I can't think of a better transfer window for any team ever.

Just looked on the Milan forums and they for some reason on the whole are very optimistic. 

Just looked on the Milan forums and they for some reason on the whole are very optimistic. 

 

I had a glance too and was surprised to find the same thing. Hilariously enough there was the odd person in utter despair though.

Graeme Bailey reporting it as well, don't know how reliable he is but as shotgun said, if Remy can match his level for Newcastle, he would be a steal for under 10 million.

 

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Chelsea look to have rekindled their interest in Loic Remy as they aim to replace Fernando Torres. No surprise and QPR were expecting it.

Just looked on the Milan forums and they for some reason on the whole are very optimistic.

If they don't laugh, they'd probably cry. I hope he has a good time there but I just can't see it ATM.

Graeme Bailey reporting it as well, don't know how reliable he is but as shotgun said, if Remy can match his level for Newcastle, he would be a steal for under 10 million.

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Chelsea look to have rekindled their interest in Loic Remy as they aim to replace Fernando Torres. No surprise and QPR were expecting it.

Please be true, I reckon he'd come aswell

Meh, I'm not overly impressed with remy as a signing, if he was our 2nd choice id still say out striking options were poor.

Thanks for the memories nando!  Not been the striker we thought we were getting but gave us some moments I will never forget. Glad he didn't bother about the payout and he leaves with his head held high. Good luck at Milan!

Edited August 29, 201411 yr by Bluehatter

∆ Mourinho still wants him!!

Black is white and the earth is flat.

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Very very very happy he's gone but good luck to the bloke, hope it goes well for him at Milan.

 

Also happy with Remy as a replacement, more than good enough as 2nd choice.

Destro and Remy please.

Bony ffs. Get Bony.

Bony ffs. Get Bony.

I really like bony aswell. Not been linked with him much though.

Think we need an alternative to the power of Costa and Drogba, Remy offers that. Think he should be the one we go for, particularly at the price he's available at.

I think some of the rhetoric on this thread is far too much but we are all have our opinions.....

I am glad he has gone but we shouldn't forget he had some good moments too and played his part in 3 major trophies

I think it testiment to him and the club in modern times to stick to their guns and give it their best shot.

Good luck Nando and thanks for your contribution to The Might Blues

Providing this doesn't all fall through (and that wouldn't be a suprise) I'll be damn glad to see the back of him and I honestly couldn't give a toss how well he gets on at Milan.

Good luck to Fernando. That insurance goal against Barcelona in the 2012 CL semifinal (and the Fulham Broadway pub reaction - check youtube) will stay with me.

no news if there is a recall option then?   What if he does really well at AC Milan and we offer him a new contract? 

If you multiply 175 thou a week times 104 weeks, that money will be paid by Milan. Chelsea saves this money & it will look neat on the FFP.

I said it earlier, Chelsea is a winner on the pitch, in the transfer market too.

Whatever is part of this mess, I do not even want to know or wish to know.

This man did so much harm, it is not even funny. Coaches were fired, players left, mainly because of him.

I bid him well, but...

Must be nice to be so sure of yourself. Torres's Chelsea career failed to live up to expectations. Nobody can deny that.

 

I was going to write something a little more sensible, not in defence of Torres, but an attempt to bring a touch of reality to a situation that has caused so much friction on this site. But f**k it, 541 pages in and I can't be bothered.

It's all been said, again and again and again, ad nauseum. People such as yourself need a scapegoat. This isn't a dig at you - it's a normal human tendency to look for someone to blame. If you want to believe that Torres is either solely or primarily responsible for everything that's gone wrong at he club since we signed him, then that's your prerogative.

 

Like I said, it's not a dig, it's nothing personal, merely an observation. Mikel is another one who served his time in the scapegoat stakes. With Mikel looking less likely to be a regular starter, I can't help wondering who'll be the next whipping boy - and if anyone is thinking of turning this round, telling me I'm a Mikel apologist or a Torres apologist, or any other kind of apologist, then do me a favour, save your breath, save your time and everyone else's.

 

But maybe,, at some time in the not too distant future, someone (or even several someone's) might just stop and ask themselves why they feel such extreme hostility towards any particular Chelsea player, and - a bit of a long shot here, but you never know - they might eventually come to realise that this hostility is more a reflection of some quality (or lack thereof) within themselves than of the failure to live up to expectations on the part of some overpaid, overhyped, underperforming footballer or other.

Figure,

I do not shout out for any scapegoat. I write as I have witnessed him play for Chelsea. I witnessed very little on the pitch.

Just going to point something out here. I don't think Sturridge (if thats who some are referring to) left because of Torres. We couldn't guarentee him a starting place week in, week out. Liverpool could and he only had 6 months left on his contract so he would of left for free if he hadn't of been sold.

 

You know what? Some people really aren't going to like this and I may get a bit of stick but just stop for a minute and imagine the pressure this guy has been under for nearly 4 years. He came with a £50 million price tag from one of our arch rivals and didn't get off to the best start. From that point the media, etc were all on his back and every game that went by was an added layer of pressure. 

 

Of course. His Chelsea career hasn't lived up to expectations but some of this is being blown out of proportion. 

Figure,

I do not shout out for any scapegoat. I write as I have witnessed him play for Chelsea. I witnessed very little on the pitch.

"This man did so much harm, it is not even funny. Coaches were fired, players left, mainly because of him."

 

The above positively reeks of scapegoatism. In my opinion.

Just going to point something out here. I don't think Sturridge (if thats who some are referring to) left because of Torres. We couldn't guarentee him a starting place week in, week out. Liverpool could and he only had 6 months left on his contract so he would of left for free if he hadn't of been sold.

 

You know what? Some people really aren't going to like this and I may get a bit of stick but just stop for a minute and imagine the pressure this guy has been under for nearly 4 years. He came with a £50 million price tag from one of our arch rivals and didn't get off to the best start. From that point the media, etc were all on his back and every game that went by was an added layer of pressure. 

 

Of course. His Chelsea career hasn't lived up to expectations but some of this is being blown out of proportion.

Aah bless. Poor Nando. And after all Roman did for him.

PS. Big Figure you are to be congratulated. A wonderfully huge leap about the Torres negativity thing equalling a lack of character or personality disorder. My wife and daughter love me and so does my psychatrist. But I am obviously flawed because I thought Torres was pants.