07 Aug 2015 17:40:41
According to Marca, Chelsea made a bid of 65 mil Euro for Koke ( 5mil higher than his release clause). However, Diego Simeone persuaded him to stay at the club.
What a shame! He is the perfect player that can help us to control the midfield.
07 Aug 2015 17:49:41
Gotze is apparently available , would love to see him at Chelsea, another player we need
07 Aug 2015 18:23:54
Yeah. Me too. Wow! U really have same view with me in this one.
Gotze is not only can play in the centre but also the wings.
But not only Bayern never sell their player in good ages but also Pep hates Mou.
07 Aug 2015 18:47:00
Koke wouldve been the perfect signing for us! Shame that most of our targets this year have been pretty much impossible. Imagine if we had signed Pogba/Koke, Varane and Griezmann!
07 Aug 2015 18:49:49
A player we need yes I agree for sure but he seems lazy I don't think he would fit into the mourinho philosophy to be honest
07 Aug 2015 18:51:35
Disagree about gotze who to me is in the same spot as Oscar. Very high ceiling but has only shown ability in glimpses and lacks consistency. To go even further with the comparison they are both probably in their last season where their respective clubs will put up with it before buying over them. They both have a massive season ahead.
07 Aug 2015 20:57:28
Respect for Koke if it's true. He stayed loyal to the club where he became a star. So props to him for saying no to probably a significant wage increase.
There's always next year and this shows that the club obviously tried to bring in top class players. For those who had their doubts.
07 Aug 2015 21:17:01
We need someone who will be direct for once. Through pre season our attacking midfielders have been more interested about passing out to the wings all the time. It's not always a bad thing but when you have Falcao who's movement is insane, making all these runs yet they prefer to pass wide is very frustrating, one of many reasons we haven't scored last few games.
Whether that is gotze or not, we need someone like him to challenge the normal 11. Or they will think there position is secure in the starting 11. Look at Willian he was alright, cuadardo came in an he stepped up his game an now is arguably one of stand out players.
07 Aug 2015 21:25:04
Don't agree Willian is a stand out player he offers zero going forward and never scores so don't see what improvement u talk about other than he breaks his back every game defending which is fine but he's a winger
07 Aug 2015 22:37:38
I agree he doesn't score, it's something he needs to improve, but his work rate is crazy and he drives forward
07 Aug 2015 23:44:03
His work rate is second to none I don't think he's much good going forward to be honest he doesn't take on the full backs enough for someone who has blistering pace he's a disappointment going forward to be honest I still love him do for his work rate alone I just don't ever see the current squad winning in Europe and believe wel face a huge battle to keep our pl
08 Aug 2015 08:26:48
Willian was one of our most important players last year and most consistent performers.
08 Aug 2015 09:46:57
Agreed, I think without signing another attacking mid who can score and and get a good amount of assists I think Europe is just out of our reach, I'm not positive but I'm optimistic about us retaining the league, we shall see. Let the stress begin