19 Jul 2016 20:41:17
Looking like Chelsea going all out for morata rather than barbosa! £70m a bit steep if you ask me though. How true these reports are I don't know! Any the eds got any information.
19 Jul 2016 21:39:18
I'd take Higuain at 70 mil any day of the week. Morata is one player I really don't rate at all. If I was at the club i'd be doing everything to add a bit of mass and in turn strength to Traore and develop into a striker. I said it when we signed him and still believe he is world class.
19 Jul 2016 23:18:41
The problem is Higuain wouldn't be available for any less than his release clause (something like €94m) .
If we are serious about playing two up front and want to look within the squad Traore and potentially Solanke are ideal for the support striker role.
20 Jul 2016 00:28:35
Am I the only one that thinks traore will never make it at Chelsea. I just don't see a position for him in the team. If Costa goes, Madrid will play hard ball and try to milk Chelsea for every penny, but morata is not worth more than £50m even in today's stupid prices. A player not been mentioned for a while is aubameyang, maybe moving away from the physical forward that we are used to seeing at the bridge and bring a more pacey, mobile striker in.
20 Jul 2016 04:13:35
Shame if you ask me. I know my opinion means little, but i'd have much rather seen us get GB than Morata, especially at the ridiculous prices we are being quoted. I really don't think Morata is even that good :/
Certainly not world record striker money good!
I know strikers have to do more than score goals, but to me that's their main function and he simply doesn't excel at that, and I don't really think any of our other players do either, other than Costa and Michy looking at previous goal returns, who realistically only one of is likely to be on the pitch at a time alongside Morata if he were to be on the pitch.
Leaves us lacking goal scorers in my opinion.
20 Jul 2016 04:14:49
The above is all of course hypothetical if Morata is signed and no new wide players or midfielders are signed, and if our other striking options remain the same (Plus Morata) going into the season.
20 Jul 2016 05:41:08
75 million for Morata if that is indeed true is extortionate, he hasn't done anything to warrant that price if and again big IF the reports of that price is true surely the club should offer the same amount for pogba but also include Matic i mean assuming costa now stays him and batsman be fine with traore has cover and hazard could play there should a disaster occur. i just don't see how madrid have come to the conclusion he's worth that kind of money.
20 Jul 2016 07:31:21
Lampsy_8 - Pogba will not be moving to Chelsea. as we know too well.
20 Jul 2016 10:56:55
yh i'm well aware just saying don't get why an attempt isn't made instead of forking out 70 mil for morata.
20 Jul 2016 11:55:10
It's not just about the transfer fee. It's the agents payment, signing on fee, wages. Etc. The amounts get more and more ridiculous the more you read about it.
20 Jul 2016 20:27:25
Think it's time something was done about the fees that the top agents earn in a transfer. Seems to me that half the discussion in any transfer revolves around how much money the agent will get.