James would be a great buy for me. Can see him thriving in Pedro/Willians position and he is completely out of favour at Real Madrid so its not hard to think he is looking to leave.

Fantastic left foot and got quite a shot on him which is something i have missed.

 

14 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

 

Like?

Dybala, Sanchez and "Griezmann". I don't mind waiting until summer to go all in for one of them. Another huge advantage they have over Rodriguez, is that they can also be backup for Costa.

Apparently he said this too

James Rodriguez:"I can't guarantee that I'll stay at Real Madrid, I have offers & 7 days to think about it. I want to play more"

Is it coming?

that's a big statement

not sure if he fits into conte's system tough, is he any good out wide?

When did he say that? Sounds like something he would say with 7 days left of a transfer window really.

6 minutes ago, Sindre said:

When did he say that? Sounds like something he would say with 7 days left of a transfer window really.

today's cwc final post match interview

Are you sure? Don't understand what the significance of 7 days from now means. 

If we get the chance to sign him we should take it though.

probably perez told him he got a week to decide whether to stay or not

I agree he is probably not exactly what we need but he is quality all around. He is an expert at shooting and passing.

Real is probably the worst club to be as they are packed with options.

What he would bring to us is sheer quality. He would also help us with the problem of unlocking stubborn defences.

4 hours ago, havelschayes said:

that's a big statement

not sure if he fits into conte's system tough, is he any good out wide?

Why out wide we play with wing backs....our front 3 play narrow, he can play CM in a playmaker role or as a WF in Pedro's current position...he provides competition for 2 positions and makes us more versatile he is exactly what we need 

We do not need this guy spending 60+ million on him would be a big mistake

We should rather try to get Verratii.. 75m is huge for an outcast player and we really don't need him. He is not a CM, nor he has enough pace to play in our wings. He's a real luxury player.
We should wait till summer and splash as much as we could to get Verrattii. I believe he would also cost like 70-80m? But he would improve our team massively while James surely wouldn't.

Would be perfect for RF. Better than both Willian and Pedro and and has a left foot on him which that position is crying out for.

19 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Would be perfect for RF. Better than both Willian and Pedro and and has a left foot on him which that position is crying out for.

He's considerably slower than both those players though and we rely on speed on the counter at times. He is of course more skilful and clever than both Willian and Pedro but I'm not sure he'd be suited out wide in their positions.

I like James but he doesn't seem like someone who would be a prefect fit in our current system. Like the above I'd rather we spent on Veratti if we could spurge on a big name.

Just now, Chelsbear said:

He's considerably slower than both those players though and we rely on speed on the counter at times. He is of course more skilful and clever than both Willian and Pedro but I'm not sure he'd be suited out wide in their positions.

I like James but he doesn't seem like someone who would be a prefect fit in our current system. Like the above I'd rather we spent on Veratti if we could spurge on a big name.

Fair point but Pedro isn't particularly quick. I don't think i've ever seen him outpace a full back. 

41 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Fair point but Pedro isn't particularly quick. I don't think i've ever seen him outpace a full back. 

Pedro isn't the quickest, but he is very dynamic and has good acceleration, which is important in this position. Also i'm confident that his end speed is still well above James'.

would prefer Sanchez to be honest

Just now, magichat said:

would prefer Sanchez to be honest

At least with him you would hope he would perform to his best since he's used to the league (Unless it's Torres!!)

All comes down to who Conte thinks fits in best and if those players actually want to come here.

not gonna lie, i rarely watch james play.

how good is he?

what are his strengths and weaknesses?

would he be another ozil and put in mediocre effort? 

We'll probably hear him pledging his future to Real in a weeks time.

I would love to have him, a front three of Hazard, Costa and James would be amazing.

Loan deal would be nice, if we would to purchase him i just hope the transfer fee isn't astronomical. Also i think we should be focused more on getting cover for wings backs, we are hardly short on wingers and they all play well.

22 minutes ago, TrueBlueBIH said:

Loan deal would be nice, if we would to purchase him i just hope the transfer fee isn't astronomical.

If we sell Oscar for the sort of sum that has been talked about, we could afford to sign James. He's the type of player who can unlock a defence and/or create a goal out of nothing.

Edited December 19, 20169 yr by Maksimov

20 minutes ago, TrueBlueBIH said:

Loan deal would be nice, if we would to purchase him i just hope the transfer fee isn't astronomical. Also i think we should be focused more on getting cover for wings backs, we are hardly short on wingers and they all play well.

Loan deals never seem to work out well for us.

I don't think Real will be happy to loan him out when they could easily get about 50m for him, I'm pretty sure we're not the only club interested in him.

It's a shame we couldn't keep the Oscar deal under the radar, as Real will be asking for a crazy fee knowing we just received 60m.