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raumdeuter:
Its expected when you inherit an ageing team and you are trying to upgrade them in this climate of expensive buys

Conte didn't need to spend up to 150mil to win his first PL title.

Kante, Luiz, Alonso and Batshuayi were all he needed to get the job done.

Khaki no be leather Dayokanu. Pep na fraud.

AC Milan drops bid for Belotti.

This club is serious.

Lurking on the news is the report that Nemanja Matic could be used as a makeweight in order to secure the signing of Sandro from Juventus.

Go for it I say.

How much has Pep spent already?

Greatihex:
where is the competition there.
Nathan's case is like that of a gladiator that is sent out to fight against three soldiers with sword without being given a sword.
Nathan did nt hv a sword to fight against fab and matic with swords, and you are bringing a bakayoko with another sword [£40m and UCL semifinal] for him to fight against. Where is the competition there?

Competition brings out the best in you, unless you are one who would shy away from it.

If Chalobah can't stay at the club to fight for his place, then he isn't good enough as we've been made to believe. If he can't stay to stake a claim in the League Cup, FA Cup and dead rubber games he'd feature, then he isn't good enough.

Debuchy was the first choice RB at Arsenal until Bellerin got a chance to steal the spot for life.

Casemiro joined Real in 2013 but had to wait till 2016 to cement his place in the team.

Just last season, Rashford had his chance and he took it, relegating big money buy, Martial and Uncle Young to the bench.

When did Nath even become Chelsea's level BTW?

A player who couldn't nail down a place at Napoli and host of low-level sides, is all of a sudden Chelsea level?

He was offered a deal, but the lad chose to chicken out. I can't be worried!

airmark:
But he tweeted good morning from Manchester. I hope he was trolling the manures.

Trolling.

Greatihex:
what do you mean by it is nt conte's fault. Conte is signing a certain bakayoko that wl ensure that Nathan gets his ass glued to the bench with fabregas nd matic still around. How wl u expect the boy to play.

There is a word called 'competition'.

Tiemoue Bakayoko has followed Chelsea FC, Willian, David Luiz, Michy Batshuayi and Didier Drogba on his twitter account this morning.

This boy is blue.

Greatihex:
why aren't you blaming it on conte, like hw we all blame mou for the ones that happened under him?

Mou doesn't negotiate your stay at the club, if he doesn't like you, he sends you parking.

Conte wanted Nath to stay hence the new deal that was offered to him. Kid felt it was time to leave, how can it be Conte's fault?

bigkesh:
You didn't need this ,you know

What we have here is a boy with the features of a statutory homosexual.

Every good looking fella is a potential victim in his eyes. Watch your asxx Kesh, watch it.

PietroRico:
Speak all the plenty Grammer you want.
You are an airhead and no amount of lengthy epistle filled with words you barely understand will change that.
So continue to try and pretend to be something you are not.

Till you at least realize that people here laugh at you like.

But next time think twice before jumping into issues you don't have a good enough grasp of.

If you like cuss from now till tomorrow, I have made my point

Airhead without a valid opinion of his own calling me an airhead? Son you are a piece of sh1t in the pantheon of best posters that abound on this board.

You deserve to have died in every genocide that had happened in history anuofia.

You have been knocking my way like a randy dog on a hot date, I tried ignoring your advances but you showed no restraint like the indecorous gay you are.

In a civilized setting, a terminal retard like you would be thrown in a dungeon of wild monkeys, because your existence challenges the ingenuity of God.

Go to your thread and hold fort, attention seeking perv. If you paid the same attention on me to your football season, manure urinated would have won the league by 20pts.

PietroRico:
Lmao. No be by force to form say you get knowledge for everything. At times it's cool to sit your ignorant ąss down and learn from the back without embarrassing yourself.

See me see trouble oo, na who be this born-throway wey wan disturb my peace for here?

Are you stupid enough not to see that I was sharing my view in reply to Tval's report, not knowing it was at first a cardiac?

Tval:
That Ajax boy that collapsed on the pitch in a friendly game now has permanent brain damage, damn!

It's two mentions I am getting from you just in a space of three days. It's not like you aren't aware that you are an attention seeking perv, you would have thought you are equally decent.

You are a terrible schmutz son, one that feeds on people's replies.

You have health departments to thank for no longer considering masochism a mental illness, cos it's alarming at the rate at which you are seeking pain in my hands.

Could it be masochism or another inquiry into homosexuality? If my memory serves me right, you've made advances toward A40 in the past, but got rebuffed. Is it my turn on your long list of men to send out signs?

I'll advice you grab your filthy self to your thread, this place holds no space for a despicable soul like you.

Nihilist:
At all.

The video of him collapsing is out there. No contact

Acquired brain damage then.

bigkesh:
I never graduate and I don't live in Australia

If he wants me,he knows where to find me

Afrodoc2?

Well, given this happened on the field of play, it's most probably a TBI, i.e. traumatic brain injury.

It is caused by an external force - such as a blow to the head or an aerial battle collision which causes the brain to move inside the skull.

Dammit. I pray for the kid.

PattyCake:
RIP Nouri...Vegetable is as good as dead, Sometimes I wish God exists for miracles like uthis

To the "My Child will Be a footballer" Gang...are you observing? anyways to the real doctors in the house and I'm not talking about the ones that graduated months ago with no residency or Job and still live off their daddy's allowance nor the fake ones in Australia that pretend to be doctors when infact they are nursing Assistants, can you explain why the boy collapsed, I mean go into detail like a Reddit comment not some bullshit_ like "Too much running".

Uhm...Nihilist, Bigkesh and Afrodoc2, I believe these are stray bullets headed your directions.

diggz:
You just had to codedly advertise the size of ur c0rk right? abeg were dem bres-tars of this thread? I am sure one of them will be dying to have you for dinner

They can't stand the heat, not even Breast-star

hensben:
All those ones na rumor..The truth is Chelsea didn't sign Lukaku due to his price tag, they feel he's not worth it.

No one is worth what's being quoted for them in today's market. Simple.

Bimffo:
Nobody is talking about Lewis Baker here.

Even if we have forgotten Pasalic, why would anyone forget Baker. The guy should be handed a Jersey number.

I will take Baker over Bakanonsense.

2 footed, strong at set-pieces and a generally good baller.

I hope Conte gets it right with him

I am a big fan of Baker but bro, this is Conte's call to make. If we are looking at challenging genuinely in Europe next season, I am sure the club wont be looking his way.

I'll say bring him over to England, loan him to Huddersfield where he would get game time and follow his progress closely. That boy is a diamond. Never on social media, always working on himself. Consummate professional!

Nihilist:
You don't have to be elite to make an impact in EPL football.

Graziano Pelle, balotelli, Dani Osvaldo, Fabio Borini, Angelo Ogbonna, emanuelle Giacherini and co have all been capped for Italy, and almost all of these players arrived on these shores with high expectations based on their exploits back home.

All of them flopped. All.

Jury is still out on Galbadini.

raumdeuter:
With all these argument people are making in favour of Belloti I really want Chelsea to buy him and lets see how it will end.

I dey take one eye look forwards from Italian league, DO you remember all the guys Man City wasted their money on when dem first hammer, Bojinov, Bianchi, Bernado Corradi. When I look at the curious case of Ciro Immobile one of the buys who got Klopp sacked

20+ goals in Torino
5 league goals foor DOrtmund
3 league goals for Sevilla
20+ goals back for Lazio
Assuming Immobile didnt travel out too, thats how someone will be pricing him for 70M

That guy wey dey do Rabonna for Spurs, Lavezzi, Pastore Darmian all looked hot n Italy
Italian NT sef, who are the genuine talents under 30 aside Verrati

Lucatoni dey win top scorer at about 40yrs old

I believe there is something called mental toughness in football.

It's that part of science of football which enhances the performance of a player and a big contributor to the development of the complete footballer.

I have gone through the list of the Serie A players who all flopped in England and it seems they all shared one thing in common - absence of mental strength.

While in EPL, the likes of Pelle, Bojinov, Bianchi et al, never showed a high level of commitment and passion for the game to suggest they were in possession of a healthy mental strength. When they got marked out, that was the end of it. No willingness to fight and prove a point. They all relied heavily on their skill-set, which eventually let them down.

That was the case with Fernandud Torres. Amazing goal poacher at Liverpool, switched to Chelsea for 50mil, too many expectations, low mental strength, FLOP!

Conversely, Belotti is different. This dude is a beast, both in his mind and on the outside. Belotti is the scrapper, boasting tenacity, intensity and presence in the final third, and will do whatever it takes to put the ball in the back of the net, pushing defenders around and giving no quarter to his opponents (sic). Someone described him as a 'young Tevez' here.

Balotelli was able to show flashes of greatness because he was in possession of this mental toughness, it was his character that cut his time at City short.

I believe a trend can NOT go on forever. There used to be a time Chelsea were cursed down the RB position. We went from Ferreira to Geremi, Bouhlahrouz, Belleti, Bosingwa until Ivanovic came calling and then Azpilicueta.

The Serie A might have churned out failures in the past, but hey, that trend can always come to an end. I'll bet my 7 inches c0rk that Belotti and Dybala would both do fine outside the shores of italy.

See as bad market make us dey happy over Bakayoko, a player wey e be say we watch en game see say trapping na wahala give am.

Any way na way sha. Anything the club wan buy make them buy, so far it's a human.

It's not my money.

nateevs:
Isn't Auba being quoted at £70m? In a straight choice between Auba and Bellotti, considering all factors, it's insane to spend that amount on a 29-year old, despite Auba being the more established. One long term injury and that's £70m gone. Unless I am wrong about the asking price.

Although I am not supporting spending £80m on a player who is not Ronaldo level, if we have to bend to the market trend, then it has to be Bellotti. If the unfortunate happens, I don't believe he can be as bad as not being able to recoup £35-£40m on him, because he is 23. How bad can he be?

My point exactly.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has contacted Torino striker Andrea Belotti over the phone about a potential switch to Stamford Bridge, according to La Stampa (via www.calciomercato.com).

Instead of paying 75milla for a 28year-old Auba, I say add cash to that figure and land that stocky Italian who knows no mercy.

Breaking our transfer record for Belotti can never be a bad idea.

Squawka with a neat breakdown of who'd fit in better at Chelsea. They've got stats to support their assessment.

Good read: http://www.squawka.com/news/aubameyang-bellotti-and-morata-which-lukaku-alternative-best-suits-chelseas-style-of-play/969301#bb7wyJbBLcHEMwsD.97

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Fresca:
Modified: all you hypocrites mentioning me and calling me names but at the same time you're trying so hard to email me or send me messages here on nairaland... I know you wanna fuvk but you're all dirty touts and I'm too classy for you fools

NL dudes have got no chills at all. Like they are still sending you PMs, requesting to fuvk?

Are they blind not to see the serious civil war raging on your chest, which has successfully created a distance between the two fleshy lumps? Eh?

Ibime:
The simple answer to all these questions is Rudiger is German and his role model is Boateng. That is like a red rag to a bull. Airmark being the bull.

We will not take it!

Uncle Orubebe there

That role model part gives me concern too honestly.

I still maintain that Danilo isn't bad for the RWB position.

He is yet to learn the defensive discipline required at a top club, hence the horrendous displays at Real Madrid. But that doesn't make him useless.

His surging runs and deliveries down the flank are two attributes needed for that RWB position hence I think he'd be a good competition for Moses.

His signing can only be a bad one if he is going to be playing anywhere near our box. Na then I go swear for Conte and the board.

airmark:
Nobody told you performance is solely responsible for market value. Stop creating a non-existent argument. Every football follower will tell you performance is major, among other contributing factors. Dybala is 23, iheanacho is 20 anyone with his eyes working will know dybala will cost more than iheanacho despite the age difference. It's just a matter of an epl team ready to get scammed buying rudiger. Pedro had 1 good season out of the last two for chelsea, i didnt expect you to compare with a manolas, who has been shinning since he joined roma 3 seasons ago. Consistency in performance is the key. Bonucci is only a CB, but anyone who wants him will pay more than 60m+, despite being 30 years old and his contract ends 2021. That alone knocks off all your excuses on rudiger and manolas issue. We dont need a prophet to tell us the italians are up to scam epl teams of their mega bucks. It's obvious you didnt follow our arguments logically. The point is that the rudiger bought for 35m is not a solution to our problem. Apart from the inflated amount, he will add almost nothing to our area of weakness, based on his quality. What is the essence of spending 35m and our lcb position remains weak or we still use the old players there? If you could call danilo, a decent rwb, then calling rudiger, a decent cb is now understood. Ion need to drag this further.

You have a peripatetic brain airmak but it's a good thing bud. Not everyone is gifted with wandering thoughts

The emboldened is you struggling to understand why you don't need Rudiger at Chelsea. You are torn between understanding why we paid 34mil for the nigga and how the useless nigga is NOT going to strengthen our backline.

Can we break it down?

1. The Price Isn't Right: According to you, paying 34m for Rudiger is us getting magad. Now I am asking you, do you have an estimation which takes into account the inflationist trend of transfer fees?

Do you have an explanation to why Southampton are holding out 60million for Van Virgil Dijk, Napoli holding out 60million for Koulibaly, Swansea holding out 50million for Sigurdsson, Belotti valued at 88million, Morata valued at 75million, Mbappe valued at 100million, Lemar valued at 60million? What are your explanations to why these average players have got high price tag dangling on their necks?

Conversely, don't you think getting an equally average player like Rudiger at 34m is shrewd business?

2. Rudiger Isn't Going To Strengthen Us: You know this how?

Whoscored.com highlightes "Committing too many fouls and delivering poor crossing" as Rudiger major weaknesses, now tell me, how bad is that? We are not playing a high-line and Rudy isn't going down the flanks, meaning his two major flaws are most likely to be mitigated at Chelsea.

I have been following this guy a long time to know that the only blot on his copybook is rash defending. He is dominant in the air, excellent on the ball, solid, composed in every sense, wins back possession and recycles it. But NO, he is no better than Gary Cahill.

So what are your assessment about his qualities and what makes him a very stupid defender as you put it?

Answers on a postcard please.

airmark:
Oga griffon forget the epistle you typed. I dropped more than one gif where he defended stupidly. Cahill didnt do more than that when we asked for him to be replaced cos we are going for ucl and not just going there to participate like olympiacos or besiktas, but to compete to win it. Real madrid and barca hardly coughs out 35m on a defender vulnerable like this. Attached is how rudiger did last term in serie a. If manolas could outperform him as cb and was almost sold for 26m, why should chelsea buy rudiger for 35m? We need cahill's upgrade not another rb. Chelsea should be going for the best players around not germany's second team defender. When we put manolas and rudiger beside each other we dont need extra brain to know who will improve our defence. Roma played a fast one on us and it's a shame. So keep your beer parlour delusions to yourself.

Your argument lacks direction.

Are you concerned about Rudiger being outperformed by Manolas yet got sold at a higher figure or are you concerned that we snapped up a bad defender?

If the latter is your argument, then believe me when I say you don't have an argument. Rudiger is a decent defender.

If you're making case for the former, then believe me, you equally don't have an argument. Players market value aren't determined solely by performance. Indicators like age, position, length of contract remaining and the residual book value, all play big roles in a player's valuation. This is not to mention that the level of the national team represented is also taken into account.

Using the criteria above, Rudiger has every right to cost higher than Manolas.

The German had a contract with Roma that was to run till 30.06.2020, a year longer than Manolas'. Rudy can play anywhere across the defence, Manolas is only a CB. He is 24, two years younger than Manolas. He plays for the German national team, Manolas is with fvcking Greece.

If you still think performance should solely dictate market value, then feel free to tell the world that Pedro who had a stellar outing last season should be valued higher than Hazard. The joke would sell

Danilo is a good signing for that RWB position. I have in the past expressed my concern about Moses being our sole RWB guy. We need like two to three fellas vying for one spot. That's healthy competition.

Good to have a player who has a decent delivery and good off the ball movement coming in to give Victor a run for his money.

More signings abeg.