6 hours ago, Deino said:

Even those teams don't have 22 grade A players. 

People need to come to grips that you don't have to sign every big name available to win. We proved that last season, Leicester proved that the season before. SAF won his last PL with Smalling and Cleverley among others

Blame it on FIFA.

Llorente could come in handy. Good player and actually the kind of striker Conte likes. They know each other as well.

This signing would give us some much needed depth with a very similar style striker to Morata. Could Llorente in many of the PL matches and domestic competitions.

Hope this works out and he is added to the squad. The Sun is reporting it is picking up steam, so it must be true!! 

I think this may well be our only signing. Now the Ox appears to have turned us down, Barkley being injured and Drinkwater being a price higher than the board are willing to pay.

Apparently this one is close to being finalised. £15m. Could be done today apparently. 

Looks like the price is around €15m or £14m...about what Swansea are paying for Bony...

Oh well. Faintest traces of the Belotti dream will vanish with this one :[

 

On the bright side...

At least it's not Marouane Chamakh.

Or Yaya Sanogo.

 

Belotti has to play every match to gain a world cup place.

He will go just where he will be sure to play all the game no matter what.

Will be really happy with this. A completely different kind of striker to what we've got and he could be a very important tactical player.

I know I'd prefer Llorente to Batshuayi if Morata is injured.

Looks like talks are going on today. Can see this being done soon.

 

 

8 hours ago, U Carcamagnu said:

Belotti has to play every match to gain a world cup place.

He will go just where he will be sure to play all the game no matter what.

Immobile, Gabiadini... Zaza... :} 

Struggling to think of the competition for that striker's Spot. Shared between him and Morata, he'd get plenty of gametime here. 

 

Pointless talking though, because there's less than 0.5% chance of him coming at this rate...

14 hours ago, Sun zhi said:

Oh well. Faintest traces of the Belotti dream will vanish with this one :[

 

On the bright side...

At least it's not Marouane Chamakh.

Or Yaya Sanogo.

 

or even mario balotelli......................

Chelsea are in advanced talks with Swansea over a deal for Spain striker Fernando Llorente, 32. (ESPN)

hopefully the talks wont go on and on..............

if he was a good as Drogba when he was 32 I might go for him...but 32..really.  I guess he will only be offered a 1 year with an extension if he is over 30? 

23 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

if he was a good as Drogba when he was 32 I might go for him...but 32..really.  I guess he will only be offered a 1 year with an extension if he is over 30? 

but he wud be better cover compared to bats for sure even if its for 1 or 2 seasons..

1 minute ago, acidicleo said:

but he wud be better cover compared to bats for sure even if its for 1 or 2 seasons..

I guess we will find out...if we sign him will Bats go out on loan?  I can't see him hanging around as a 3rd striker

Wonder if City have jacked the price up on Bony to put Swansea off and therefore stop us making this signing. 

 

One day left and my prediction of no further first team signings becomes reality.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Wonder if City have jacked the price up on Bony to put Swansea off and therefore stop us making this signing. 

 

One day left and my prediction of no further first team signings becomes reality.

in that case atleast why dont we bid for sanchez to obstruct city???

 

3 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

I guess we will find out...if we sign him will Bats go out on loan?  I can't see him hanging around as a 3rd striker

maybe late to sort that out ryt?

if he stays i think he may still chance in EFL cup and maybe some gametime in FA cup...

Llorente probably not moving as Bony has gone out on loan to Hellas Verona. Thank God for that, never wanted him. 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Wonder if City have jacked the price up on Bony to put Swansea off and therefore stop us making this signing. 

 

One day left and my prediction of no further first team signings becomes reality.

Llorente and Drinkwater are signing, 99% certainty.

Swans have missed on bony nd Batman apparently wants out on loan, being advised by hazard no less to push for such a move.

Imagine if we end up with only morata as our striker option lol.

 

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2017/8/31/16230698/batshuayi-llorente-bony-futures-hanging-in-intertwined-balance-for-final-hours-of-transfer-window

 

Edited August 31, 20178 yr by axman2526

We'll get him in 

Spurs are in for him now too.

Strap in...

You know you're in trouble when your transfer business comes down to competing with Spurs over LLorente on the last day of the window.