With Bonucci off the table as well, I don't see any alternatives that Chelsea is in for... Except for Mustafi. If we are with Terry / Cahill till Zouma gets back, then that spells trouble.

Might be clutching at straws here but a bit strange Bonucci isn't in the squad vs Westham ( buffon,chiellini and barzagli are) and earlier Paul Dickov (ex city player) saying we gonna sign him...

Italian papers say Napoli are close to signing Maksimovic

Might be clutching at straws here but a bit strange Bonucci isn't in the squad vs Westham ( buffon,chiellini and barzagli are) and earlier Paul Dickov (ex city player) saying we gonna sign him...

 

apparently he was being offered double wages to go to city but he chose to stay at juve. we knew he would anyway, he seems a loyal, one club player, the same with nainggolan. you can't be mad at that to be fair. 

Any news on this as we really need a new defender 

apparently he was being offered double wages to go to city but he chose to stay at juve. we knew he would anyway, he seems a loyal, one club player, the same with nainggolan. you can't be mad at that to be fair. 

 

Being a one club player kind of relies on said player only ever being at one club. 

Hoping the deafening silence about incoming defenders, is because we already have deal in place for this guy, and we are just waiting napoli to confrim his replacement maksimovic.

Wishful thinking i know.

Supposedly going in with a €40m bid in the coming days according to rumours in Italy

Supposedly going in with a €40m bid in the coming days according to rumours in Italy

Chelsea has offered Napoli €40m + bonuses for Koulibaly. Napoli close to signing Maksimovic from Torino as his replacement.

Matt Law from the Tele has also reconfirmed our interest on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/762762271722467328

Hmm interesting, maybe this will be a deadline deal like when we hit Davud Luiz in

Some other guy has said they rejected a €50m bid from us

3 things are guaranteed in life, death, taxes, and napoli rejecting chelsea's offers for koulibaly lol

So if we'd manage to get Koulibaly how would we set up?

Branna - KK - JT - Azpi?

History suggests otherwise but i do hope we have a Plan B.

I do hope we get this guy really needed

"There’s a report in Tuesday’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport, which may well give some hope, even if just a little, to Chelsea over Kalidou Koulibaly.

It’s claimed that Napoli currently hold a bid of €50m from Chelsea for Koulibaly (a relative bit over £40m) and that the Italian club’s chief Aurelio De Laurentiis has refused it because he deems the player unsellable.

But now there’s a reason, which gives a shed of light. Gazzetta say Napoli can’t sell Koulibaly because they haven’t been able to secure a replacement.

It’s not simply a principle thing, or De Laurentiis refusing because he’s already sold Gonzalo Higuain this summer and can’t take another blow to his pride.

That’s good news, it’s far easier for Chelsea to deal with a logical situation, rather than De Laurentiis bringing his giant pride into the equation.

Napoli have tried to sign Nikola Maksimovic from Turin for around €25m, but they received a refusal. The offer alone would suggest a little doubt on Koulibaly. They’re also linked to Benfica’s Victor Lindelof, but then so are Chelsea.

Gazzetta say Napoli have previously tried to sign Daniele Rugani from Juventus this summer, but failed there too".-Sport Witness

How about we give them Miazga and Hector as part of the deal to help with their CB issue 

History suggests otherwise but i do hope we have a Plan B.

 

 

Sack the manager when it all goes pear shaped.

Meanwhile, #Chelsea remain confident of striking a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly despite seeing an offer worth £42m knocked back. [standard]

I really hope this happens

offer 40m + hector!

£37m + Miazga + Hector + Kalas

 

Or £40m + Miazga + Hector + Kalas + Marin

Isn't Kalas already at Fulham?

f**k knows, we've got so many players