SalvadorsDeli Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Surely Chelsea could have just kept Chalobah or Loftus-Cheek around instead if this is ending with spending 40 million pounds on Danny Drinkwater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Drinkwater would have been worth £10-15m only about 3 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 13 minutes ago, BaltimoreTerp said: Surely Chelsea could have just kept Chalobah or Loftus-Cheek around instead if this is ending with spending 40 million pounds on Danny Drinkwater. Or kept Matic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 City have had an £18m bid for Johnny Evans turned down. I don't know what's crazier. West Brom turning down £18m for a centre half Or City trying to sign a West Brom centre half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustrianNiner Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 26 minutes ago, texans_uk said: City have had an £18m bid for Johnny Evans turned down. I don't know what's crazier. West Brom turning down £18m for a centre half Or City trying to sign a West Brom centre half Think Johnny Evans is pretty decent tbh and considering how City's CBs have performed in recent years I don't think he'd be out of place there. And 18M looks like absolutely nothing this summer, especially for City. Chelsea going for Drinkwater is the real head scratcher for me, reasons have been mentioned and I don't rate him that highly either. Just a good workhorse in CM, nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles $5$ Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) In todays market... Evans is worth £30m. Why should West Brom take £18m when City is paying £50m for John Stones who is ****. Edited August 16, 2017 by Eagles $5$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 12 minutes ago, AustrianNiner said: Think Johnny Evans is pretty decent tbh and considering how City's CBs have performed in recent years I don't think he'd be out of place there. And 18M looks like absolutely nothing this summer, especially for City. Still shows what the market has become. Can't believe Ben Gibson is still at Middlesboro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalvadorsDeli Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, texans_uk said: Or kept Matic. True, really does put into perspective just how bad that business was for Chelsea that they sold him to a rival and mega-rich club for the fee they did if they're gonna go and spend the exact same amount on Danny Drinkwater. Edited August 16, 2017 by BaltimoreTerp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 How much do you think Christian Pulisic is worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalvadorsDeli Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, texans_uk said: How much do you think Christian Pulisic is worth? If I'm Dortmund and it's the EPL clubs who are circling I would hold out for somewhere around 65m right now. I think with Dembele likely on his way out and Reus' injury issues always a concern, he's in line for a lot of playing time this year and if he has a big year coupled with a great World Cup, he could be a 100 million pound player as soon as next summer. As much a statement of his talent as it is about the fact that he is a potential marketing goldmine. My guess is he ends up Man United's big glamour summer signing in a year or two. IIRC he's a fan and they're not a club that's shy about making footballing decisions with 'brand' concerns included so they'll be willing to pay an increased fee based on the marketing impact it'll have in the US. The EPL top 6 are all salivating at the possibility of having the first true American superstar on their books. Edited August 16, 2017 by BaltimoreTerp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky mark Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 10m is a bit low in this market but we need to sell some players if we're bringing more in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 3 hours ago, BaltimoreTerp said: Surely Chelsea could have just kept Chalobah or Loftus-Cheek around instead if this is ending with spending 40 million pounds on Danny Drinkwater. I agree. Two things though, one Chalobah wanted to leave. He turned us down and left. Lotus Cheek as well but even then he needs that playing time. I just don't see us spending 40mil on a decent midfielder who is gonna be a back up. Another thing is that, I can't remember the last time we kept somebody that wanted to leave. Matic I'm not bothered my tbh. My preference would've been to sell him abroad but 40mil is 40mil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Kip Smithers said: I agree. Two things though, one Chalobah wanted to leave. He turned us down and left. Lotus Cheek as well but even then he needs that playing time. I just don't see us spending 40mil on a decent midfielder who is gonna be a back up. Another thing is that, I can't remember the last time we kept somebody that wanted to leave. Matic I'm not bothered my tbh. My preference would've been to sell him abroad but 40mil is 40mil I agree with you about the youth players but with CL games it's hard to believe they couldn't get some serious game time. If Chelsea lose these guys like Lukaku and KdB that would be unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 minute ago, LeeEvans said: I agree with you about the youth players but with CL games it's hard to believe they couldn't get some serious game time. If Chelsea lose these guys like Lukaku and KdB that would be unbelievable. They'd get more game time than last year sure, but significantly more. Just a bit more. They'd be getting CApital one Cup games. We would still play our strongest teams in PL and CL. I don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kip Smithers said: They'd get more game time than last year sure, but significantly more. Just a bit more. They'd be getting CApital one Cup games. We would still play our strongest teams in PL and CL. I don't You could be right, I just think those mid week games would lead Conte to rotate and that would be at bare minimum six games not including cups. I hugely enjoy Chelsea letting go of talent and seeing them flourish elsewhere so I don't mind but it's got to be frustrating from their perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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