Re: The Summer Transfer Rumour Thread

by Shed Thu May 15, 2014 5:17 am

Kick wrote:
Soul wrote:
Kick wrote:Oh, No. What I am saying is in my ideal world, Torres will be sold. We'd keep Eto'o and Lukaku and sign Costa.

Since that won't happen, we'll keep Torres and Lukaku and buy Costa.

This seems more likely IMO

Although it wouldn't be weird at all if either one of Lukaku/Torres's spot gets replaced by some unknown figure (like that Brazilian guy that was posted earlier)
I honestly don't see us buying another CF until we've sorted out LB and CM first.

Order of transfers:
1. Costa
2. CM
3. LB
then depending on time remaining
4. CF

That depends on Lukaku. If he goes, in any capacity, 2nd CF jumps above LB imo.

by Kick Thu May 15, 2014 5:21 am

It depends on more than just Lukaku, if we only sell Lukaku and keep Eto'o/Ba, then I don't think it will.

by Shed Thu May 15, 2014 5:22 am

Please don't give me nightmares this close to bed-time

by Kick Thu May 15, 2014 5:25 am

As much as I'd like to see us sign two CF's this summer. I am not sure it will happen.

by Shed Thu May 15, 2014 5:29 am

More pessimism from you The Summer Transfer Rumour Thread - Page 11 60

by Kick Thu May 15, 2014 5:38 am

Realism*

by Shed Thu May 15, 2014 5:39 am

^ Plagiarism :coffee:

#thatsmyline

by Kick Thu May 15, 2014 5:41 am

I never saw any copyright....

by Shed Thu May 15, 2014 5:43 am

Look harder, rock boy :coffee:

by Nedved Thu May 15, 2014 7:28 am

May be Pessimism has got something to do with Moderation. Smile

I am quite sure all 3 strikers will go. Although I would like Eto to stay. Mou is mind ****g Torres when says he likes him. Ba is gone for sure.

I am not happy with the Costa saga. We trolled Cavani all summer and PSG took him. I am quite sure Chelsea are looking at 2-3 strikers atleast.

Heard Chelsea is offering Lukaku 30 million deal as they think current offers are not good enough and loan him to Everton for 1 more year

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-offer-romelu-lukaku-a-new-deal--with-loan-option-attached-9373109.html

Assuming that is true we need at least 2 new Strikers if not 3. Long story short - Shed is right Thumbs up

by Kick Thu May 15, 2014 12:15 pm

Liverpool to rival Chelsea for £15m Spain star Alberto Moreno
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/476038/Liverpool-to-rival-Chelsea-for-15m-Spain-star-Alberto-Moreno

15m pound bid placed by Liverpool. Interesting.

by lszanto Thu May 15, 2014 1:07 pm

Not interested. We need RR bounce

RR can maraud up the pitch and provide penetration much like the Cole of old, currently we have a CB playing RB and a defensive fullback playing LB. To me you really want one side sitting back and the other more attacking. Playing a combo of Azpi/RR would be :wub:

Courtois
Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry -------------
------------------------------------ Rodriguez
------------ Matic
CM ----------
Willian - Oscar - Hazard
CF

by Shed Thu May 15, 2014 7:41 pm

Chelsea eye swap of David Luiz for Bayern Munich's Mario Mandzukic plus £15m:
Chelsea are intending to offer a Mario Mandzukic plus cash deal in exchange for long-time Guardiola target David Luiz to the German champions this summer
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfers-luiz-mandzukic-plus-3547100

by Art Morte Thu May 15, 2014 8:18 pm

Luiz is a good player and Chelsea should stick with him.

by Kick Fri May 16, 2014 12:48 am

Moreno is also an attacking LB. Honestly, I wouldn't mind either Moreno, RR or Luis.

As long as we get one.

by Kick Fri May 16, 2014 1:54 am

Shed wrote:Chelsea eye swap of David Luiz for Bayern Munich's Mario Mandzukic plus £15m:
Chelsea are intending to offer a Mario Mandzukic plus cash deal in exchange for long-time Guardiola target David Luiz to the German champions this summer
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfers-luiz-mandzukic-plus-3547100

Sounds good to me. I'd take that all day long.

by lszanto Fri May 16, 2014 1:54 am

Yeah I guess the advantage over Luis is that both Moreno and RR are alot younger.

Don't know if I'd want Mandzukic, he's got the filthyness of Costa without the ability imo.

by Nedved Fri May 16, 2014 6:48 pm

Lot of Mandzukic noise lately. Pep dropped him from the 23 men squad for the final against BVB and allegedly wished him good luck with new team.

source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/379189/Guardiola-to-Mandzukic-Good-luck-at-your-new-club-Is-the-Croatian-Chelsea-bound

If he is chelsea bound. I think we will be fine. I would have been happy if it was Cavani Smile

by Kick Sat May 17, 2014 12:54 am

I'd take Mandzukic all day every day.

by lszanto Sat May 17, 2014 1:07 am

Yucccck. Please no Crying or Very sad

by Kick Sat May 17, 2014 1:14 am

Honestly, Mandzukic is a step up from what we currently have. Sure, Costa is probably the better player, but Mandzukic is real quality too. He is very strong and good in the air, he also has a great goal scoring record.

Obviously, Costa is my first choice but I would still love Mandzukic.

The only reason I never really considered him until now is because I believed he'd stay at Bayern.

by lszanto Sat May 17, 2014 1:16 am

Yeah I just don't see him being as deadly, who knows maybe he'd fit into our system. The prices that are being talked about are only a few mil and for that Costa is 2 years younger and easily more talented. I just hope we don't miss out on Costa to save a few mil.

by Uncanny Sat May 17, 2014 1:21 am

I don't want mandzukic... Sad

by Uncanny Sat May 17, 2014 1:25 am

But either way, whatever will make us stronger in attack

by Kick Sat May 17, 2014 1:30 am

48 goals in 88 games is pretty solid tbh.

Plus I think he'd thrive in our system, how many times do we need someone to just put the ball in the back of the net? He could easily be that player.
However, I'd love us to take both.

Costa, Mandzukic and Lukaku...... :bow:

by Kick Sat May 17, 2014 1:35 am

Barcelona offer Alex Song to Chelsea as part of David Luiz swap deal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10836784/Barcelona-offer-Alex-Song-to-Chelsea-as-part-of-David-Luiz-swap-deal.html

Bayern can use Chelsea’s interest in striker Mario Mandzukic as a bargaining tool in their pursuit of Luiz and Barca will check on whether the Blues want Song. The Cameroon international will leave the Nou Camp this summer and is interested in a return to England. Barcelona have already offered him to Manchester United and Liverpool, and attempted to generate interest from Tottenham.

Barca have lost the plot....

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