If you ask me, I will say the fundamental difference in both players in their ability to play in the prem. This is what defines my choice. For all of the talents of Kroos, I still see him as a player that requires the space for execution. When given the space he's lethal. I have seen him being nullified a few times against Dortmund.

This is what the PL is about. Denying that space. Pogba is tailor-made for this. Pogba will engage in the thick of the action. He will create space through sheer ability or bully his way through by brute force. And he's only 21.

I am not defining the better player; just who I feel is more suited to our style and the PL.

nateevs: If you ask me, I will say the fundamental difference in both players in their ability to play in the prem. This is what defines my choice. For all of the talents of Kroos, I still see him as a player that requires the space for execution. When given the space he's lethal. I have seen him being nullified a few times against Dortmund.

This is what the PL is about. Denying that space. Pogba is tailor-made for this. Pogba will engage in the thick of the action. He will create space through sheer ability or bully his way through by brute force. And he's only 21.

I am not defining the better player; just who I feel is more suited to our style and the PL.

Bros leave that matter. There is no iota of comparism between them. Kroos is a dynasty builder, Pogba is just another decent midfielder.

The first thing to understand is that Kroos is a game controller whilst Pogba is one of the controlled.

No be today we done dey argue midfield. My eye is better than yours in that position.

Oriol Romeu signs 3 year contract extension. Mikel should read the signs and get lost.

Filipe Luis admits he could not turn down Chelsea's approach as he closes on his move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are set to pay around £15million for the 28-year-old Brazilian, who is set to complete his move to the club in the next 48 hours.
Luis admits that it was difficult for him to decide to leave Atletico Madrid, but he could not reject the chance to join Chelsea.
"I never thought about leaving Atletico, but I took the decision because of the offer which came from Chelsea," said Luis.
"A change of team gives new hunger and ambition, and I was worried about being too comfortable here. A footballer’s career is very short and I want to finish it in a strong and spectacular way."
Luis even claims to be a Chelsea fan.
"I have always liked Chelsea a lot. I watch a lot of the Premier League and it is a club where you can feel the warmth of the fans," he continued.
"When we played there in the Champions League I felt comfortable in their stadium and when the offer came I thought it was the ideal team for me to play for in England

This one wey goal.com dey force Khedira for our neck.

To me we're already well stocked in midfield, if we're gonna buy khedira or pogba, then atleast two midfielders must leave, no be 2 midfielders per match we dey play ni, matic, fabregas, ramires, mikel, van ginkel, cholaboh(prob gona go on loan), baker, rlc, romeu(i think he's staying this season), all these are enough na

Sami Khedira is considering ignoring interest from Arsenal and Chelsea and staying at Real Madrid.

chelseabmw: Sami Khedira is considering ignoring interest from Arsenal and Chelsea and staying at Real Madrid.

God go bless am.. Even though he dey com Chelsea, taxi go carry am go north London instead.

Ibime:
Bros leave that matter. There is no iota of comparism between them. Kroos is a dynasty builder, Pogba is just another decent midfielder.
The first thing to understand is that Kroos is a game controller whilst Pogba is one of the controlled.
No be today we done dey argue midfield. My eye is better than yours in that position.

I fully understand Kroos' abilities. They are indisputable. I just worry if how it fits into a Chelsea style and the PL at large.
Re: Pogba. He's only 21 and there isn't more than one season to go by in his support but in time, this discussion will be reviewed.



Re: Oriol Romeu. He has suffered a third knee injury. Contract extension may not be a good move.

chelseabmw: Sami Khedira is considering ignoring interest from Arsenal and Chelsea and staying at Real Madrid.

That greedy mofo is only using Arsenal and Chelsea to negotiate for higher wage in Madrid

Good read - Stresses the point I've been making for long:

UEFA’s Financial Fair Play laws have changed the beautiful game forever. Introducing rules that dictate transfer spend must be in proportion to profit and loss, the days of exuberant billionaires pumping personal fortunes into Premier League clubs will soon be behind us.

Evidence thus far is perhaps yet to suggest this. Real Madrid forked out £87million on a single player, Gareth Bale, only last summer, and Manchester City were only too happy to accept their recent £49million fine from UEFA for breaching FFP. To Sheik royalty, that’s not even loose change.

But do not be fooled. The rules of the transfer game, especially in the Premier League, have changed significantly. Although England’s top clubs will continue to spend as lavishly as before, every lucrative acquisition must be offset by an almost as lucrative departure.

And of all Premier League clubs, it’s currently Chelsea who are showing their ability to adapt. Whilst title rivals City have felt UEFA’s bite, or at least a slightly vicious nibble, and Manchester United allegedly plan a £200million summer spending spree with the potential repercussions yet to be foreseen, in terms of shrewdness, astuteness and abiding by FFP, the Blues are some way ahead of the pack.

First of all, there’s Chelsea’s somewhat sinister but undoubtedly impressive loan farm of youth talents. Although many have questioned whether the youth system at Stamford Bridge will ever consistently produce first team players, it’s had a tremendously positive effect on balancing their books.

Kevin de Bruyne for example, was picked up by the west Londoners in January 2012 for just under £7million after impressing at FC Genk. Two years, one impressive loan spell at Werder Bremen and just three senior appearances for the Blues later, he was sold to Wolfsburg for an £11million mark-up in January. Another, more relevant way of looking at that, is £11million-worth of free spending Chelsea were privy to under Financial Fair Play.

This is just one instance. Last season, Chelsea’s loan operation involved 26 players of 14 different nationalities playing in nine different divisions across five countries. Their potential and values vary, but most are expected to eventually make the club a tidy profit after increasing their market worth during loan spells rather than ever feature for the Blues first team.

That’s a solid basis to start from. If Chelsea were to hypothetically sell Christian Atsu, Marko van Ginkel, Wallace, Patrick Bamford, Oriol Romeu, Ulises Davila and Lucas Piazon – their more notable youthful acquisitions over the last three seasons – for double of their original investments this summer, that would constitute an extra £29million they can spend under FFP without scrutiny from UEFA.

But Chelsea’s shrewdness doesn’t stop there. The arrival of Jose Mourinho has provided some much-needed stability at Stamford Bridge and resultantly the first team can be moulded around one clear vision, rather than constant turnarounds of managers with different ideas, preferences and opinions on certain players.

In turn, the Portuguese has been able to sacrifice players for the sake of making new signings without endangering the club’s FFP standing. For example, Juan Mata, a diminutive playmaker that lacked defensive work-rate and was dangerously similar to what Chelsea already had, was sold to Manchester United for £37million in January and soon replaced by 6 foot 5 midfield monolith Nemanja Matic. In contrast, the Serbian addressed the west Londoners – and more importantly, Mourinho’s – intrinsic need for an imposing, powerful anchorman.

Likewise, David Luiz, although a talented player and a useful squad man, became unjustifiable to keep at Stamford Bridge under the new era of FFP. He was simply too valuable to be utilised as bit-part cover for midfield and at centre-back, something which PSG soon confirmed with a record-breaking £50million bid for the Brazil international.

During Roman Abramovich’s reign, Chelsea have made a statement of never being forced to sell a player. They are not a feeder club to the rest of the European elite, and in my opinion, had FFP not come into existence, David Luiz would still be a Blues player right now. But just as Mata’s January departure paved the way for Matic – a player far more crucial to the Chelsea game plan – Luiz’s exit to Paris has allowed the west Londoners to spend £30million on Cesc Fabregas and £32million on Diego Costa.

Once again, Chelsea have traded ambiguity for more prevalent needs. If the Blues suffered from two fatal flaws last season it was a lack of firepower and presence in the final third, and the inability to break well-organised, ten-man defences down in midfield. Costa and Fabregas address both issues respectively, making Chelsea a far stronger side, yet the club’s overall spend from these transfers, in terms of the FFP accounts, remains just £12million.

That, in addition to the £20million arrival of left-back Felipe Luis, is expected to be offset by the anticipated departures of Fernando Torres, Victor Moses, Ryan Bertrand, Demba Ba and Marko Marin, not to mention the now customary annual sales of at least a handful of Chelsea’s value-fatted loan youngsters. And that’s before the amount Chelsea are actually allowed to spend under FFP, depending on their profits from last year, is even considered into the equation.

We may not have felt it’s full force just yet, but Financial Fair Play will have a huge impact on the transfer market over the course of the next few years. And within the realms of the Premier League, proving devilishly shrewd in their ability to benefit financially from the natural progression of youth products whilst also demonstrating prudence in spotting players whose worth to the market exceeds that of the first team, Chelsea have undoubtedly made themselves the example to follow.

http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/chelsea/why-chelsea-are-setting-the-perfect-ffp-example

Ba only 5M . . . . Its good we have sold sha.

Still need to sort out the Lukaku issue.

Torress/Lukaku/Costa is not a bad strike team but i see Lukaku suffering on the bench and i don't think he will like that. We dont even know if Lukaku will be staying because of the reported bid by Dortmund
Bamford will surely get sent on loan again!

Either way, i'm keen to see what our final squad for the league would look like!

Courtois bids farewell to Atleti fans on Fb!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2697263/Thibaut-Courtois-thanks-Atletico-Madrid-three-years-club-prepares-Chelsea-return.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

ElGuapo: Courtois bids farewell to Atleti fans on Fb!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2697263/Thibaut-Courtois-thanks-Atletico-Madrid-three-years-club-prepares-Chelsea-return.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Yea.. I saw it on his Facebook page, it was written in Spanish, I had to translate it.

Tval:

Yea.. I saw it on his Facebook page, it was written in Spanish, I had to translate it.

Certainly a message not meant for you

I see Lukaku Staying, No way we'll be banking on Torres when Diego Costa is not available

Flawless Victory !!!!!!!!! Best CB in EPL. Kos the BOSS!!!!!.

Keky: Flawless Victory !!!!!!!!! Best CB in EPL. Kos the BOSS!!!!!.

Na who open Yabaleft?

Where Kenneth Omeruo plays next season will be primarily decided by Chelsea. The Nigeria international has been linked with a loan move to newly-promoted QPR but Boro remain hopeful that he'll return to Teesside for the coming campaign.

Source : The Express

^^I'd like for him to go to a premier league club, luis is going to be wearing the no.5 shirt previously worn by essien

Ideye costing West Brom 10M . . . . What are they smoking at the Hawthorns?

lalaboi: Ideye costing West Brom 10M . . . . What are they smoking at the Hawthorns?

Are u serious? Ideye of all people?!

^^
Diaris God oo

CFCfan: ^^
Diaris God oo

in everything we do

lol.

Ninjas never learn. Never sign West African players at face value except maybe Ivorians. That 10m signing will not be able to run soon due to old age.

Ideye old pass all of una from ElGuapo to CFCFan to Chelseabmw to Coogar to Elampiro to Dayokanu sef

Age cheats are still issues for Nigeria footy. Imagine Onazi is claiming 21. . . As is Musa

Sunderland just signed borini for £14m, Like seriously?? Some people are just high, same way Fulham spent 11m on one cormack guy, All this clubs are just dumb, 10m will get you two good players from South America

lalaboi: Age cheats are still issues for Nigeria footy. Imagine Onazi is claiming 21. . . As is Musa

Azzin, Musa played U20 with James Rodriguez in 2011 and Musa still claims 21 when James is 23 now