Now you’ve gone and done it - the first page on the 100th page always come true!!!!!Fully expecting Rabiot to show up in a Chelsea shirt any time now.
The issue might be getting anyone to take the last two off our hands first!I dont buy this - there is no one to improve the squad statement...
No one to improve on Trippier, Llorente, Nkoudou?
No guarantees thoughCorrect. Their information tells them there is exactly a 50% chance of either of those two scenarios occurring.
I dont buy this - there is no one to improve the squad statement...
No one to improve on Trippier, Llorente, Nkoudou?
Maybe the issue is not that there is no one, it is whether we can afford the wages/transfer fees
The only thing I can see a need for is another strong midfield player. With Dembele leaving, Rabiot would be a natural fit. Young, skilled, strong on the ball, decent wheels getting about and ambitious.
Wouldn't view him as anything more than a short term project unless he establishes himself and becomes well integrated into the core group. But the presence of Moura and Aurier from PSG and Lloris should serve to offer a strong perspective of where his head and heart are at.
Both parties have a lot to gain if it works out.
Big few days coming up for us. We NEED to do something by Thursday, we can’t just accept “we tried” Three points on Wednesday and a couple of players coming in and things will look a little brighter.
we def need one midfielder to replace Dembele, why do they keep saying we need to sell to free up places, doesnt dembele place count??
We've still got too many - Foyth couldn't play in the CL and Janssen I don't think was in either the PL or CL squads.
So I think we're now (minus Dembele) down to 17 overseas players for the EPL and 18 for the CL (with the maximum for both being 17)
Only one RB is non homegrown - wouldn't drop Aurier.well we dont need 3 x right backs and 3 goalkeepers registered for one game in the CL, cant see us beating Dortmond so no need to have that quota of GK or RB's
Only one RB is non homegrown - wouldn't drop Aurier.
I would drop Vorm from the list to free up another place.
But for every signing, someone else has to be knocked out the squad. We really need to sell Janssen, Nkoudou and Wanyama this week (Vorm and Llorente don't matter as they are out of contract in June).
No we dont.
We can loan them, or let them rot. We cant NOT strengthen the team because we still have Jansen on the books FFS.
Ideally things can work out for all, Im sure Jansens agent is ringing round now chasing a deal for example, but if we need to we must be ruthless.