http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2921509/Douglas-Costa-latest-Chelsea-transfer-target.html

Already got a Costa.

 

No thanks.

You can't have too many Costas.

That's my motto.

Tell that to my caffeine levels.

I read this earlier too, never heard of him before

He's rated highly but obviously playing in an inferior league so it is hard to be sure.

Sometimes players are hyped more when they aren't on TV all the time.

The mail seem to think he and Willian have a partnership and playing rapor

Interesting.

https://twitter.com/BrazilStats/status/558388863534510080

 

BREAKING - Shakhtar's Douglas Costa has confirmed that he has received an offer by Chelsea according to Globoesporte: "It would be a dream."

The mail seem to think he and Willian have a partnership and playing rapor

He's hardly going to replace Oscar/Hazard, it'll be Willian he's competing with for a place.

 

That little spaniard number 8 at United looks quite handy, reckon he'd do well on our right flank...

He's hardly going to replace Oscar/Hazard, it'll be Willian he's competing with for a place.

 

That little spaniard number 8 at United looks quite handy, reckon he'd do well on our right flank...

 

Does he track back? I hear Jose likes that

Are we going to sign two wingers in January? If not then I hope we get Cuadrado instead.

Unless he's a meaner, uglier and deadlier cousin of Diego, no thanks

I get the impression that this is just a contingency plan if the deal for Cuadrado looks unlikely to happen before the window closes.

Is he any good?

I get the impression that this is just a contingency plan if the deal for Cuadrado looks unlikely to happen before the window closes.

it could also be a way for us to gain leverage in the cuadrado transfer.

Lots of papers reporting that we're after Costa AND Cuadrado. £42m for both apparently

Lots of papers reporting that we're after Costa AND Cuadrado. £42m for both apparently

Can't see it with FFP and all. One will be being used as a smokescreen for the other I imagine

I would normally assume it was a smokescreen, but Fiorentina has absolutely zero incentive to sell him in January for a fee lower then his release clause. I think its more of a contingency plan if we cant get him

I always thought Willian was better whenever I saw them both play for Shaktar.

If you don't like willian, I get the impression you won't like this guy either, from what I've seen and it's not a lot he does very thing well but nothing spectacular.. Good cog but I don't think he brings anything that willian doesn't already offer

The Guardian running with that we are lining up a £20m bid as an alternative to the Cuarado deal should that prove difficult to conclude by the end of the month

I don't get the fascination with aigning these unknown brazilians from Russia. Is it because they won't dissappear when it gets cold or are we trying to round up a more brazilian fan base? We shouldn't be spending 20 million on some player with unspectacular stats.

I don't get the fascination with aigning these unknown brazilians from Russia. Is it because they won't dissappear when it gets cold or are we trying to round up a more brazilian fan base? We shouldn't be spending 20 million on some player with unspectacular stats.

 

They aren't unknown Brazilian players there good players.

They aren't unknown Brazilian players there good players.

But what does he do that's better than what we have? He's 24 and no one else has shown interest in him bar us.