Socrates Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Chelsea to give up on John Stones as Jose Mourinho turns attention to £15m-rated Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour Chelsea are set to give up their attempt to sign John Stones and instead take Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour in a deal worth £15million. The Premier League champions have decided to look elsewhere for a top-class central defender after Everton turned down their latest bid worth £38m. The decision will come not only as a blow to Stones but also to Liverpool who have been linked with the 26-year-old Tunisian international but will now find their efforts gazumped. Chelsea have opened negotiations with Monaco for Abdennour, whose varied career has seen him play for Werder Bremen and Toulouse, and are confident they can make the deal happen before Tuesday’s transfer deadline. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3214552/Chelsea-John-Stones-Jose-Mourinho-turns-attention-15m-Monaco-defender-Aymen-Abdennour.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM7 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Who? A Tunisian defender? Sounds like a world class signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfaxtor Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Was incredible last year. Not sure if hes a flash in the pan or anything but if its at a decent price it would be a shrewd purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickUK Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 He is a very good CB supposedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barak81 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Probably no more then a rumor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Tancredi Palmeri has his say: Tancredi Palmeri ?@tancredipalmeri 1h 1 hour ago Chelsea have contacted Monaco for df Abdennour Tancredi Palmeri ?@tancredipalmeri 1h 1 hour ago What a lucky twist would be if Chelsea would get Abdennour after missing Stones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickUK Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 It does smack of "think of a defender leaving his club and link them to Chelsea" rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 It does smack of "think of a defender leaving his club and link them to Chelsea" rumour. Couple things could be going on. Firstly, we might be trying to force John Stones' hand into pushing harder for a move. Secondly, we really do need a back up in case the Stones' deal doesn't happen. Also we don't want to splash out say 35m on Laporte because we're going to come back for Stones next Summer. So Abdennour at 15m might be seen as a decent back-up solution. As for whether he's any good, I've never seen him play so have absolutely no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayosNoun Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Everyone seems to rate this guy, from players to managers and media. I think didier on this forum is a high advocate of this signing too as he has seen plenty of him. I've seen him a few times and barely noticed him but that's a great trait to have as a defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamjar1986 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Off to valencia according to most reports on twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IliyaKrostin Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 He's very good defender, good in air and strong defensively. He would be good addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Secondly, we really do need a back up in case the Stones' deal doesn't happen. No we don't. We have Terry, Cahill, Zouma and Ivanovic, all of whom can play CB. What we absolutely don't need, is another panic signing, spunking 20-odd million on someone, giving them a 5 year contract, and then being unable to get rid of them in a year's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChelseaBlues Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 This is not a panic buy, we arent getting one CB, so we're buying another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Stones is clearly the one the club want, so why not wait and see if we can get him in Jan or next summer? We have 4 players who can play CB as it is, we aren't desperate for another right this second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChelseaBlues Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Why not buy him now and buy Stones later? Terry is 45, Bran is on his last legs atm, Cahill isnt getting any younger. Zouma, Abdennour, Cahill, player X looks pretty good to me next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IliyaKrostin Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 We should get Samuel Umtiti. Zouma and him would be a great partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea190512 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Why not buy him now and buy Stones later? Terry is 45, Bran is on his last legs atm, Cahill isnt getting any younger. Zouma, Abdennour, Cahill, player X looks pretty good to me next season Who's that Francesco Terry the evergreen centre back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBlue82 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Daily Mail saying that Monaco have upped the price from £15m to £22m and would prefer to sell him to Valencia. The player has reportedly signed papers to say he wants to join Chelsea. Edited August 29, 2015 by AndyBlue82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 f**king rumours, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetowaste Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I've only seen him against Arsenal in the Champions League but I remember being very impressed by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBlue82 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 f**king rumours, man. No, just the effect of what happens to a players price tag once Chelsea get involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 well he looks big enough and ugly enough to give ivanovic a smack for leaving his defenders to do all his dirty work, so that's a positive thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 No we don't. We have Terry, Cahill, Zouma and Ivanovic, all of whom can play CB. Ivanovic can play centre-back in the same way he plays right-back. He can fill the space on the team sheet but in reality it's probably best that we don't play him there at all. I don't even think he'll cause less trouble in the middle. He's still too slow and he's useless when one on one. I'd rather we spent 15m on a player who can actually do a job when required. That shouldn't mean we can't go for Stones next year. Neither Terry or Cahill look like world beaters at the moment and I'm not sure Zouma is the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Valencia have just signed him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballack & Blu Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Nooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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