Sadly not too many Italians have taken to the premiership...GFZ aside...not sure he'd cut it over here...big gamble for £83m...

1 hour ago, doctorblue said:

Sadly not too many Italians have taken to the premiership...GFZ aside...not sure he'd cut it over here...big gamble for £83m...

For me Belotti at £83m represents better value than Rom at £70m. The lad has quality. Indeed, let's allow someone else to stump up the dosh for Rom, cash in our sell-on clause, and use that money to offset Belotti's fee.

That'd make me happy if it worked out but would anyone bar Chelsea pay £70m for Rom? I'll believe it when I see it.

Edited June 13, 20179 yr by OhForAGreavsie

12 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

For me Belotti at £83m represents better value than Rom at £70m. The lad has quality. Indeed, let's allow someone else to stump up the dosh for Rom, cash in our sell-on clause, and use that money to offset Belotti's fee.

That'd make me happy if it worked out but would anyone bar Chelsea pay £70m for Rom? I'll believe it when I see it.

What sell on clause? 

Looks like the italian Costa.

27 minutes ago, doctorblue said:

What sell on clause? 

As long as two years ago, Rob Beasley stated unequivocally that a sell-on had been included in the contract drawn up for Rom's transfer to Everton. There have been reports contradicting that in recent days but I think Beasley can only have made that statement if he had been briefed. I don't see that he would have made this up then gone into print with it. Also some of the contradicting stories claim that no clause exists because Jose decided not to include one. That does not ring true to me because I don't see how that would ever have been Jose's decision to make.

It would be quite normal for Everton to offer a higher fee with no sell-on, but a lower one with one included. I don't see how it could have come about that Chelsea accepted the higher fee but that someone then leaked to Beasley that a clause was in place. I don't suppose we'll ever know since clubs regard these types of things as deep secrets but my own belief is that a clause exists. 

Edited June 13, 20179 yr by OhForAGreavsie

If memory serves me right Beasley was on the only one to say there was one in place...personally I don't think there is...Lukaku's agent doesn't strike me as the type to keep something like that quiet...

Is this the same Beasley who claimed José desperately wanted to keep KdB all along after he returned to England and City? Yeah I dont see why his word should count for much

13 minutes ago, Xfaxtor said:

Is this the same Beasley who claimed José desperately wanted to keep KdB all along after he returned to England and City? Yeah I dont see why his word should count for much

Jose has said himself that he told the board not to sell KDB. That was easier said than done however. Not only was Jose not selecting Kevin, he had also fallen out with him. Given the situation, and irrespective of Jose's recommendation, I think the board made the only decision they could in letting Kevin go. Short of sacking Jose that is.

Edited June 13, 20179 yr by OhForAGreavsie

Jose has said himself that he told the board not to sell KDB. That was easier said than done however. Not only was Jose not selecting Kevin, he had also fallen out with him. Given the situation, and irrespective of Jose's recommendation, I think the board made the only decision they could in letting Kevin go. Short of sacking Jose that is.

It has become a bit of a joke among fans about how KDB always goes on about having talked to Jose only once while at Chelsea. Jose definitely didn't want to keep him and if he said so, that's a lie.

12 minutes ago, Barrettinator said:

It has become a bit of a joke among fans about how KDB always goes on about having talked to Jose only once while at Chelsea. Jose definitely didn't want to keep him and if he said so, that's a lie.

Didn't KDB and Courtois fall out? Thought that was instrumental behind him leaving. 

Didn't KDB and Courtois fall out? Thought that was instrumental behind him leaving. 

Not really. It was a footballing decision. Forget about those tabloid dramas.

13 hours ago, Barrettinator said:

It has become a bit of a joke among fans about how KDB always goes on about having talked to Jose only once while at Chelsea. Jose definitely didn't want to keep him and if he said so, that's a lie.

Your response has moved my post out of context. It went only to the credibility of Rob Beasley as a writer on Chelsea maters. The comment to which mine was a response had questioned that credibility by citing Beasley's report  about Jose's desire to keep Kev. The poster implied the the story was untrue and therefore Beasley's credibility was questionable. Well, whether Jose lied or not, he did say it, and so the report was certainly credible. I think Beasley is a useful source on Chelsea.

5 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Your response has moved my post out of context. It went only to the credibility of Rob Beasley as a writer on Chelsea maters. The comment to which mine was a response had questioned that credibility by citing Beasley's report  about Jose's desire to keep Kev. The poster implied the the story was untrue and therefore Beasley's credibility was questionable. Well, whether Jose lied or not, he did say it, and so the report was certainly credible. I think Beasley is a useful source on Chelsea.

Fair enough. I'm indifferent on Beasley. He works for the Sun after all. But whether that's his fabricated reporting or he's actually reporting what Jose told him, imo it does not reflect the reality of the situation.

On 17/06/2017 at 20:03, Barrettinator said:

Fair enough. I'm indifferent on Beasley. He works for the Sun after all. But whether that's his fabricated reporting or he's actually reporting what Jose told him, imo it does not reflect the reality of the situation.

OK.

First things first; I'm no fan of The Sun.

There is no if to be fair. I heard Jose say it myself, albeit several months after it had been reported. I believed it but it was a hollow truth because his actions gave the club no choice but to sell KDB.

Edited June 19, 20179 yr by OhForAGreavsie

Not sure how reliable this is. 

 

6 minutes ago, Barrettinator said:

Not sure how reliable this is. 

 

What does it say?

Excellent player imo, would love to have him as the replacement for Costa.

1 minute ago, Paccbet said:

What does it say?

It says something like: Morata is Contes second choice striker, Belotti is his first.

Hilarious. Straight after the Lukaku to United stuff is revealed, the media come out with their next story involving us. Oh well, i guess if they keep guessing, they will get one right eventually 

Exactly that they will do they pick name's and run with it

Must confess I have never seen the man kick or head a ball. Am totally in the dark here.

8 minutes ago, Brutos said:

Exactly that they will do they pick name's and run with it

And then when it's wrong, pick a new name and ad infinitum

Belotti is a good player but 83m is crazy money saying that i think 75m for Rom is ridiculous. I just think transfer fee wise its going to be silly season for a couple years till the bubble bursts  

Never seen him play, but I'd be very wary he would end up like gilardino, or immobile, and for the price we would have to pay, you would either want some one that has proven themselves in the prem or the champions league. 

What I like most about his goals is that he rarely takes more than 2 touches to score, how his markers seem to lose him quite a lot and how he never takes his eye off the ball when the ball is in the air when some players just swing and hope or some closes their eyes when the ball comes towards them