Re: The Official Winter Transfer Thread

[Shed]

'Foolish argument'. Says the one arguing 2 goals should keep an otherwise hopeless player in the side for
life

[Robespierre]

You know transfer season is well and truly upon us when Tancredi starts tweeting out bullshit rumours he gets sitting on his arse watching Sky Italy all day

It's not a bullshit rumour anyway ... Guarin to Chelsea is  a very very hot track
He has reported that that Gianluca Di Marzio said, and Gianluca Di Marzio is one of the few truly informed on the transfer market . And I have always sceptical attitude about transfers news but Di Marzio is reliable really , the only one I trust ...
sincerey I think Fredy Guarin will be a player of Chelsea in January , I would almost be surprised if it did  not happen . there are signals ..

[Kick]

i am starting to question whether Shed actually likes any Chelsea players......

Also, we won't but Guarin.

[Shed]

Just because I, like many many others, think Ramires is severely lacking as a player?

[Kick]

And Luiz, and Hazard, and all of our strikers, Branna, Cole, Willian, Mikel, Lampard (at times)..........

Also, did I dream it or are we being linked with Schar from Basel? (I can't remember)

[Shed]

Pointing out that x player is in poor form ≠ hating
Not particularly rating x player ≠ hating

[Kick]

I didn't say hate anywhere. I said "not like"

[Shed]

You implied a dislike of a personal nature. Same difference.

[Kick]

Hardly, hate is a strong word, I doubt you hate any Chelsea players, I certainly couldn't.

turns out Arsenal are after Fabian Schar.... I think we should try snatch him up instead.

[Shed]

Never heard of him

[Kick]

the kid is talented. Bossed the defence against us.

[Shed]

Another kid. Just what we need...

[Kick]

It's just a suggestion, we're going to need a new CB sooner or later anyway.

CM should be priority though.

[Shed]

Just looked him up. He looks like James Franco ffs

[Kick]

You think so?

I'd only look at him in jan if we do sell DL4.

Matic or another CM should be priority and I would sell or loan KDB too. If we have enough money remaining, buy and loan back Luke Shaw.

Get a CF and perhaps a CB in the summer.

[Shed]

You think so?

He even smiles like him ffs

I'd only look at him in jan if we do sell DL4.

Matic or another CM should be priority and I would sell or loan KDB too. If we have enough money remaining, buy and loan back Luke Shaw.

Get a CF and perhaps a CB in the summer.

My only reservation about singing yet another youngster for a prominent place in the team it's probably been one of our biggest, and perhaps most understated, problems of late. Too much 'potential' and not enough players at their peak. Risk becoming the new Arsenal of a few years ago. Balance swinging too far into the 'inexperience' column imo.

[Kick]

Matic isn't a player with potential, he is 25 now. Getting close to his peak.

Rooney would be my choice for CF again, not young. CB is a hard choice, I'd go for Howedes over anyone, personally. Not a youngster either.

That's what I'd do anyway.

[Shed]

I meant in the case of Schar.

[Kick]

I know, I was just pointing out that not all of our potential signings will be young. We have enough youngsters imo.

[Shed]

Chelsea could miss out on Rabiot if Paris Saint-Germain don't land Pogba:
Chelsea's chances of landing Adrien Rabiot could be dashed should Paris Saint-Germain fail to pull off a move for Paul Pogba
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/448686/Chelsea-set-to-miss-out-on-Rabiot-if-PSG-don-t-land-Pogba

[Kick]

I wouldn't be worried about him yet anyway.

[Shed]

Would be straight in the reserve team at this point anyway. Or Vitesse

[Kick]

Exactly, a waste of 10m when we need first team players.

[Kick]

Just throwing it out there:
Next season:

Cech/Courtois
Azpilicueta Howedes Terry Shaw/Cole
Ramires/Mikel Matic
Mata Oscar Hazard
Rooney

[Shed]

Mata will be gone by next year.

[Kick]

We shall see about that.

If he is, There is always Schurrle.

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