24 Aug 2015 09:00:14
Chelsea are on the verge of bidding £36m but . It seems that we have now accepted that it is unlikely that Everton will let Stones go and have switched attention to Varane. If successful I believe that this may be a blessing in disguise as the only thing that Stones has over Varane is his nationality.
24 Aug 2015 11:52:53
Exactly. Though I really can't see Benitez allowing Varane to leave.
24 Aug 2015 12:00:56
I have to disagree, Varane has not played well for sometime whereas Stones is improving game on game. Regarding a previous post of yours Mrs Costa, could Varane handle Tommy Langley? Probably not as that legend scored 43 goals in 139 appearances only bettered by Diego Costa in the current Chelsea team! Thanks as it did make me laugh.
24 Aug 2015 14:12:14
Agree with Jackson. If stones isn't English he would barely be a blip on the radar. Slating varane for being inconsistent is short sited as he's been in and out of the team since mourinho left. He looked awesome against Juve.
24 Aug 2015 15:07:07
Varane is class. Prefect for the present and future. Stones would be a good option with real potential but Varane is ten years of first team for me.
24 Aug 2015 16:49:08
He might've had an inconsistent season last year, but I'm pretty sure he'd return to his excellent form under Mourinho.
24 Aug 2015 19:14:24
I think Thomas kalas could have done a job for us. He was fantastic in that game v Liverpool. Shame we so swiftly send youngsters on loan. Him and zouma could form a great partnership. Strong, quick. Passes from the back exceptionally well, reads the game well. What else do you ask of a young player.
24 Aug 2015 20:42:08
Benitez will not sell Varane to Mourinho.
If you have watched Stones lately you would understand why Mourinho wants him at Chelsea so much.
Chelsea is getting better from week to week.
Last two seasons we struggled with fitness in last 2-3 weeks of a season. That's the reason why Mourinho started this season slower.
24 Aug 2015 22:47:20
I certainly hope we turn our attentions back to Varane. Real are looking to sell players to fund transfer business, and the fact we were so close in January shows a deal can be done for the right money. The sums being mooted for Stones are inflated to say the least and Varane is a much better player right now, has competed in much bigger matches in Europe, and is more a Mourinho type player. Varane and Zouma could be centre-back pairing for both us and France for over 10 years!
24 Aug 2015 22:57:09
Benitez has pretty much no say of the comings ang goings at Madrid. So he won't have a choice, if the board agrees a fee.
25 Aug 2015 09:32:46
Just one name Andrey Shevchenko, so much about Mourinho's independence.
25 Aug 2015 14:32:21
Not sure what Mourinho's independence 10 years ago has to do with Benitez not having a say in transfers.
25 Aug 2015 15:46:31
If you were as smart as you though Antibot, you'd know we are run very similarly to RM. So no, Jose doesn't have all the imput. We also have a group that makes decisions on who will be bought and sold. Jose is just one link in the chain.
He may target some players, which the club follow up on, but the club also targets their own. This has been going on fir quite a while now.
But fuser is 100%. You talking rubbish (again) about Rafa not allowing the deal, has nothing to do with what happened with Shev almost a decade ago.
25 Aug 2015 19:22:52
You're underestimating role of head coach at RM.Also there are no signs that RM as a club has any intention to sell Varane. Seems that Mourinho's hands were tied up this summer due to his transfer decisions in last two years, so he is now treated as head coach in some of European teams.
Melbourne better look for help, it seems that you really have a problem. Anger management?
25 Aug 2015 20:58:42
Antibot, Real Madrid pretty much agreed to sell us Varane in January but we weren't able to finalise the deal. Not sure why JM's hands would be tied up after the last 2 years of transfers. Off the top of my head only Cuadrado, Salah and Luis have been duds for us. For the most part, our transfers have been great. If his hands were tied then it's down to the fact that we won last year at a canter, and it was felt that we should be strong enough to challenge again this year. Nothing to do with JM's transfers.
26 Aug 2015 00:40:03
Antibot, I don't have to be angry to know that you're a numptie. It is worrying/hilarious that you suggest someone else needs help though!
26 Aug 2015 12:22:00
Fuser Varane's situation has changed since January.