Rumour Mill

I doubt we're after a CB, tbh.

Zouma getting back to full fitness should squash those rumours.

Telegraph are reporting we're will to sell Oscar, 25m is his price.

Inter is reportedly interested.

Mikel is in talks with OM over a Jan move.

There were rumors in Italian media that Bernardeschi to Chelsea was developing. Would love that move for him, great talent and fit for Conte, who launched him to the NT. Can play in any role mid or forward. Fiore play a 3-4-3 and Bernardeschi plays as right or left WB or right or left forward there. Some games (but few) as the CM. More games at CM when they use a midfield 3. Most of his games come for RWB or LW.

rincon wrote:There were rumors in Italian media that Bernardeschi to Chelsea was developing. Would love that move for him, great talent and fit for Conte, who launched him to the NT. Can play in any role mid or forward. Fiore play a 3-4-3 and Bernardeschi plays as right or left WB or right or left forward there. Some games (but few) as the CM. More games at CM when they use a midfield 3. Most of his games come for RWB or LW.

Yea, we were linked to him this summer as well, and his manager just said that it's inevitable that he'll join a bigger club or something along those lines.
I think he's a really fine player who works best as a wide forward and one of the most interesting prospects there is.

All transfer activity will be discussed here for now:

http://www.goallegacy.net/t40073-the-2017-january-transfer-window-thread

According to Duncan Castles (lol), we're interested in Lukaku and Joao Cancelo in the summer.

Cancelo's name hasn't come up before but he seems like a very good option for RWB, if he can improve his horrible defending.

Guy is reliable for nothing apart from sucking Mourinho's sack at every turn.

Pretty much.

However if we did sign Lukaku (as has long been rumored completely independent Castles' reporting it), we'd be reaching comedic levels of bringing back players we years before got shot of Would mean a starting XI featuring Rom would likely be compromised of over 1/4 of players we previously pied off (Luiz and Matic as well)

I hate Lukaku, the guy can gtfo.

Would rather have Shane Long.

We're apparently interested in Aleix Vidal from Barca.

He has been out of favour since he joined and is now injured. Would be a decent option to rotate with Moses at RWB.

Has signing Barça/Real castaways/rejects ever worked out well for any club?

Robben, Sneijder, Ozil, Sanchez, Fabregas, Pedro, to name a few

I stand corrected

Naingolan scored an epic brace against Inter today.

While we haven't been linked to him in a while, could you imagine how good we'd be if he lined up alongside Kante?

So Lukaku has confirmed he won't sign a new deal and is looking to leave at the end of the season.

Welcome home, Rom.

God let's hope not.

Matt law is reporting we're preparing a 100m pound bid for Barkley and Lukaku. It has begun

No one is dumb enough to have 100m you're willing to spend, only to do so on nobodies like Lolkaku and Berkley. You could contend for next to any player on the planet with that kind of money yet we're going to use it to raid mid-table Everton? Please.

I'd honestly take Lukaku back. He clearly loves the club, has been banging in the goals and is a very similar player to Costa.

Both would be very solid CF's to have next season.

No thanks to Barkley though.

Reports last summer widely suggested we had a £65m/£70m bid for him turned down then. That asking price will only have gone up since. And again I have to come back to, if we're going to spend £75m+ on a striker, there are much much better ones to do so on than Benteke Mk. 2.

Shed wrote:Reports last summer widely suggested we had a £65m/£70m bid for him turned down then. That asking price will only have gone up since. And again I have to come back to, if we're going to spend £75m+ on a striker, there are much much better ones to do so on than Benteke Mk. 2.

The situation has changed. He's rejected a contract and wants to leave. They will never get more money for him than they will this summer, and if they hold on to him, he'll likely not perform, so Everton would be silly not to sell. I can see him going for 60-70m pounds and nothing more.

According to L'equipe we've bid 38m + 5m euro bonuses for Bakayoko: http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/2017/3/21/15011908/chelsea-bid-38m-plus-5m-bonus-for-as-monaco-tiemoue-bakayoko

While the Mirror are reporting we've 32m pounds for him: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-make-32m-transfer-bid-10070836

and Guillem Balague is reporting that we've agreed to personal terms with him, but are yet to agree on a fee: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3144653/chelsea-monaco-tiemoue-bakayoko/

Looks like something could be in this.

Not sure I want him, would rather have Radja.