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Tiémoué Bakayoko

havelschayes
in General Chelsea FC

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6 hours ago, Zeta said:

The f**k are you talking about, you've made some pretty big leaps there. He is what, 23/24 now? Never shown anywhere near enough promise for the first team. Signing a new contract when both parties clearly know that its just to try and add another million to his sale value, is such a waste of time. Chalobah had the balls to say no to the bigger wages and go find a career for himself, piazon presumably isn't as interested. 

The whole point of this forum is for fans to discuss everything related to the club, everyone is entitled to their opinions, whether you like them or not. 

This is good. At least you're asking yourself 'why' and that has led you and to an answer. I think your answer is hopelessly wrong but it's progress all the same.

My own guess, and it is of course a guess, is that this is to do with work permits. As you may know, each time a non-EU player changes club he must re-qualify for a work permit. It's highly likely that Lucas would fail that test. He is however entitled to continue with his original employer, so the extension is a workaround.

As to Lucas's ambition and his contract; perhaps you've forgotten that Lucas made it absolutely plain last season that he had decided it was time to move on. Given that, I think it is reasonable to assume this extension is a convenience for him, not an earnings boost.

It seems to me that the real difference between us is that I give the board credit for being at least as sensible as we are.  At least as sensible, but in possession of more information and, since they do the job we only speculate about, able to benefit from more experience. If, in situations like this, they use that information and that experience, to make decisions which we don't understand that is because we don't understand, not because they don't.

That everyone is entitled to an opinion is a given. That doesn't mean thier opinion on matters of fact will be right though. Pope Urban VIII, who imprisioned Galileo, had an opinion. It was nonsense. For as long as human civilisation endures, Galileo's great work will be honoured. On the other hand, I think I am one of the few people who even remember the taken name of the idiot who are persecuted him.

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    1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

    This is good. At least you're asking yourself 'why' and that has led you and to an answer. I think your answer is hopelessly wrong but it's progress all the same.

    My own guess, and it is of course a guess, is that this is to do with work permits. As you may know, each time a non-EU player changes club he must re-qualify for a work permit. It's highly likely that Lucas would fail that test. He is however entitled to continue with his original employer, so the extension is a workaround.

    As to Lucas's ambition and his contract; perhaps you've forgotten that Lucas made it absolutely plain last season that he had decided it was time to move on. Given that, I think it is reasonable to assume this extension is a convenience for him, not an earnings boost.

    It seems to me that the real difference between us is that I give the board credit for being at least as sensible as we are.  At least as sensible, but in possession of more information and, since they do the job we only speculate about, able to benefit from more experience. If, in situations like this, they use that information and that experience, to make decisions which we don't understand that is because we don't understand, not because they don't.

    That everyone is entitled to an opinion is a given. That doesn't mean thier opinion on matters of fact will be right though. Pope Urban VIII, who imprisioned Galileo, had an opinion. It was nonsense. For as long as human civilisation endures, Galileo's great work will be honoured. On the other hand, I think I am one of the few people who even remember the taken name of the idiot who are persecuted him.

    I suspect it was something like this too

    This Twitter thing, don't most players have others who run them for the player, I didn't think they did it themselves.

    1 minute ago, dkw said:

    This Twitter thing, don't most players have others who run them for the player, I didn't think they did it themselves.

    Yeah. Not everyone but most public figure/celeb have people running it for them ofc the player can still post stuff too despite the advice of his people

    11 hours ago, mad_mac said:

    Or maybe it's his way of thanking them?  I think Monaco were (seemingly) a little pissed off at him tweeting all that sh*te ahead of anything being actually finalized.

    That's what I was thinking as well.

    Him taking pictures of the training ground, talking to Conte in training, going out for dinner with Luiz and Willian, Batshuayi attention seeking tweet about Baka, it's a travesty how he isn't announced by now.

    Of course he will be announced today but still it's got to be the worst kept secret ever.

    1 minute ago, dansubrosa said:

    Him taking pictures of the training ground, talking to Conte in training, going out for dinner with Luiz and Willian, Batshuayi attention seeking tweet about Baka, it's a travesty how he isn't announced by now.

    Of course he will be announced today but still it's got to be the worst kept secret ever.

    It's the year 2045 and Tiemoué Bakayoko, 51, is expected to pass his medical and complete a move to Chelsea this week.

    2 hours ago, pacquiao said:

    5 year contract, he will cost £40m our 2nd highest transfer and he will wear the number 14 shirt 

    And worst tease of all time

    33 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

    I wonder what his biography will be called when he retires. The Invisible Man? :biggrin:

    The twitter troll: life and times of Tiemoué Bakayoko

    Longest transfer saga since Mikel.

    I'm thinking there are a few questions about this deal: the knees for one, I'm also not convinced of his qualities on the ball (he seems to lose it a bit too easily for someone playing that role). The Juve match also exposed some tactical naivety. 

    I don't think he'll be an upgrade on Matic straight away. But he may grow into one. With Matic seemingly on the way out and no more Nat this is a big punt. Let's hope it comes off.

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