If this happens and then Reus goes for around the same price whilst we get rid of Schurrle I really do despair.

Why despair? If a player chooses Real over us theres not a lot we can do about it, and Reus is in a position to basically name his club and price. Other than kidnap him theres not much we can do.

Why despair? If a player chooses Real over us theres not a lot we can do about it, and Reus is in a position to basically name his club and price. Other than kidnap him theres not much we can do.

 

What I mean is if we get rid of Schurrle only to bring in Cuadrado then I despair. I don't think he's any better than Schurrle and that we should only be looking to offload Schurrle to accomodate for somebody as good as Reus.

 

I also don't think Reus would choose Madrid over us. His favoured position is where Ronaldo plays, his other positions are taken up by Bale and Rodriguez and I can't see him budging any of those three. I personally reckon Madrid will be going all out for Pogba, not reus.

Why despair? If a player chooses Real over us theres not a lot we can do about it, and Reus is in a position to basically name his club and price. Other than kidnap him theres not much we can do.

 

Could happen. 

 

Edited January 20, 201511 yr by Adam

What I mean is if we get rid of Schurrle only to bring in Cuadrado then I despair. I don't think he's any better than Schurrle and that we should only be looking to offload Schurrle to accomodate for somebody as good as Reus.

I also don't think Reus would choose Madrid over us. His favoured position is where Ronaldo plays, his other positions are taken up by Bale and Rodriguez and I can't see him budging any of those three. I personally reckon Madrid will be going all out for Pogba, not reus.

RM are us unpredictable as it gets and have no qualms making room by selling Galacticos to buy more Galacticos. Di Maria was probably their MVP last season and the tossed him aside to make room for James. I doubt they will hesitate to do the same if Reus is on their radar. It just means another player on their squad will be available, like Robben, Sneijder, Van de Vaart, and Ozil in the past...

Edited January 20, 201511 yr by BavarianAfrican12

Exactly that, Madrid Presidents curry favour by bringing in the shiniest players, and selling their (better?) players on. It doesn't matter if they are better, or have players in their position. And though I would love to see players picking us over them, if were honest that very very rarely will happen.

RM are us unpredictable as it gets and have no qualms making room by selling Galacticos to buy more Galacticos. Di Maria was probably their MVP last season and the tossed him aside to make room for James. I doubt they will hesitate to do the same if Reus is on their radar. It just means another player on their squad will be available, like Robben, Sneijder, Van de Vaart, and Ozil in the past...

 

I agree, but I'm talking about Reus' personal choice. He'd be guaranteed a key role in Chelsea's line up. Then again common sense often goes out the window when big money is involved, however we're not exactly short of that either.

 

Hazard was happy enough to chose us over the other multiple clubs after him, don't see why it's unrealistic Reus would be!

Edited January 20, 201511 yr by 1905.

Well. Cuadrado wouldn't provide any better 'output' that Willian or Schurrle. But he's much more explosive than either and has decent cross.

I agree, but I'm talking about Reus' personal choice. He'd be guaranteed a key role in Chelsea's line up. Then again common sense often goes out the window when big money is involved, however we're not exactly short of that either.

Hazard was happy enough to chose us over the other multiple clubs after him, don't see why it's unrealistic Reus would be!

He already has a few German teammates their so he won't have a hard time adjusting and you can bet RM will make room for him. He is 10x better than James who in my opinion isn't even as good as Di Maria. He may have a lot of people to beat but Reus has more than enough quality to compete, especially since CR7 plays more of a central/free role for RM these days and will probably continue to as he gets older.

RM are us unpredictable as it gets and have no qualms making room by selling Galacticos to buy more Galacticos. Di Maria was probably their MVP last season and the tossed him aside to make room for James. I doubt they will hesitate to do the same if Reus is on their radar. It just means another player on their squad will be available, like Robben, Sneijder, Van de Vaart, and Ozil in the past...

 

Thats why patience is better then buying a player from a lesser league with average stats. Both Arsenal and Chelsea benefited from this madness last summer with Sanchez and Fabregas. Real will probably change some players anyways, but I think the same thing is true for Bayern and Barcelona as well if they don't do well in CL.

Edited January 20, 201511 yr by comtrend

Think a lot of you are underestimating cuadrado, he's better than Willian and Schurrle and it's probable that Schurrle and Salah will be off. I'd be happy with Cuadrado coming in, Schurrle and Salah leaving and keeping Thorgan Hazard here next season.

Am a bit torn on him tbh. Ive seen him turn in some mind shattering performances, were he looks like an absolute superstar in the making and I think he would fit perfectly on our RW. Then he just goes on the fritz and completely disappear for several games in a stretch and I find myself thinking how overrated he is.

I think his end product is a lot better and more consistant then Willians, but then again, Gervinho looks to have elite end product playing in Italy so theres that.

Serie A does have a way of making attackers look better than they are.

So is there any basis to this rumour or is this just one of ones that gets made up to fill some column inches and then is never mentioned ever again? 

Hmm, Di Marzio is usually very reliable. 

 

But still it could be since we haven't got linked to any players seriously this window LOL.

Have we ever had a Colombian at Chelsea? If not Its about time.

Reports that he's at the game, although I haven't seen a picture yet. That said he's a pretty distinctive-looking bloke so there's a very good chance this is just made up.

Must be trolling, lol.

Have we ever had a Colombian at Chelsea? If not Its about time.

Does Mutu's Columbian marching powder count?

Have we ever had a Colombian at Chelsea? If not Its about time.

Mutu.....oh hang on.

Damn you fc....

Edited January 20, 201511 yr by dkw

Not in the first team but we have Joao Rodríguez in the youth team. Or probably on loan somewhere :)

Regular player, not better than willian or schurrle so dont understand why we want to buy him, schurrle should get more play time, rotation is non existant this season yet we have a good squad with good players who can come in and give the first teamers a rest

Regular player, not better than willian or schurrle so dont understand why we want to buy him, schurrle should get more play time, rotation is non existant this season yet we have a good squad with good players who can come in and give the first teamers a rest

I agree -- this seems like it would be a curiously sideways move.  Could it be that Mourinho just doesn't like Schurrle?

Cuadrado is actually a wingback for Fiorentina in their 3-5-2/3-4-3 formation. Unless we plan to switch formation to accomodate him, I don't see much the point in signing him. I know our right wing is lacking but I'd rather Willian and Schurrle than Cuadrado. Cuadrado is a good player with workrate, pace, decent crossing, and good feet but he doesn't differ much from Willian. It'd be a weird transfer if we sign him. 

“Today's edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport reiterates that Jose Mourinho is personally backing a move for the 26-year-old. Whilst the player is bound by a buy-out clause of €35m, the English club are apparently hoping to bring him home for less than that, as the publication reports a potential offer of €27m.”

http://football-italia.net/61520/chelsea-ready-cuadrado-bid?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I've read some news that he was the game yesterday. I guess we're very close to sign him now.