11 Jan 2017 09:50:17
Hi Ed002,
With regards to Chelsea's interest in van Dijk, I note Southampton are being steadfast in their want to hold onto the player. is this a front to the media or is there a real possibility that Chelsea (or a. n. other team) will be unable to secure a deal this transfer window?
Thanks again for the Sharkopod; out of interest, who chooses the soundbites for the Sharkopods, you or Sparky?
All the best,
Steve
{Ed002's Note - They have told Chelsea that he is not for sale. My PA dug out all of the soundbites but I pick what to use.}
11 Jan 2017 10:04:58
Safe to say we won't get Van Dijk then. It's a shame that we couldn't get a deal done for Süle as I reckon he's just as good, if not better already than Van Dijk. I guess it's the dream of most German footballers to play at Bayern, but surely Süle realizes that he'd have a much better chance of displacing Cahill than displacing Boateng or Hummels.
11 Jan 2017 13:31:45
With Ake returning I'm fairly happy to miss out on Van Dijk.
11 Jan 2017 16:27:02
Add long as we're only willing to spend big on the best players I'm happy. Van Dijk was always likely to be a bidding war anyway.