Cesc Fabregas signs for Chelsea (page 190)

[pml79]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

We're not getting rid of Milner, he wants to leave and has 12 months remaining in his deal, it is not about more money for him.

Likewise, Kolarov has 12 months remaining and Roma are very keen.

As for a right midfielder, Fernando, Fabregas and Fernandinho more than cover.

We will have plenty of incoming money to cover the bases.

Yeah sorry Tolm, should have phrased it better. If Kolarov is leaving then who do you expect to replace him at left back? Perhaps a late bid for Shaw/Moreno?

Just because Roma want Kolarov, doesn't mean it will happen.

He seems happy enough here and a new contract has been mooted.

It depends entirely on how much we want Benatia, because we don't have the cash flow for him and Fab.

Do we have the jan window to make our net spend back up if we overspend this summer or does it have to be this year? If you know

 

[martinmcfc]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

For me this could be one of the best signings we have ever made and at £30 million it is an absolute steal. I knew yaya, silva & aguero before they joined us were good players but not to the extent they have been for us, but watching fabregas who was the heartbeat of the arsenal team play like he did made him an immense player and will be unbelievable for us. I know nasri has been great for us last year but i would put cesc in over him every day of the week, because as good as nasri was cesc is at a different level entirely, that's not to say he is replacing him but fabregas is quality.

 

[cmdub]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

360Sources on Twitter (respected source, always debugging stuff and confirming early) has just posted an hour ago saying BREAKING: Fabregas has agreed to join Manchester City. Got loads of followers. Tbh I can see it happening.

pls stop quoting this guy, accounts like this are always frauds..

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

It depends entirely on how much we want Benatia, because we don't have the cash flow for him and Fab.

We do mate. If we sign the expected players we only need to generate £20mil in sales - easily covered by Richards, Guidetti, Sinclair, Milner.

If UEFA aren't using "book" values to monitor the net spends, then they'll certainly be needing to limit them to the initial fee rather than any add ons. On that basis I reckon we could easily sign Benatia, Fabregas, Fernando, and even a top drawer LB if Kolarov goes.

 

[Danamy]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

I think it's we're certainly in for him. This is a difficult transfer because of the Arsenal factor. Bottom line if they do come in, he will go there. I suspect City won't want this to drag out and will finalise it pre W/C. If it goes beyond that then I think we won't be involved.

Gooners aren't interested, we've got a free run

that inside info danamy or media reporting it??

A bit of both really

I was told by someone who has contacts at Arsenal that Cesc looks City bound and with Tolmie saying over the weekend there had been developments, it seems to all be coming together, that's what i meant by momentum, add to that what the media are saying, it's looking positive at the moment and i wouldn't be surprised to hear something soon.

On another note i'm not surprised with the Kolarov rumours coming out, i know we've been putting the feelers out for a left back for a while.

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Gooners aren't interested, we've got a free run

that inside info danamy or media reporting it??

A bit of both really

I was told by someone who has contacts at Arsenal that Cesc looks City bound and with Tolmie saying over the weekend there had been developments, it seems to all be coming together, that's what i meant by momentum, add to that what the media are saying, it's looking positive at the moment and i wouldn't be surprised to hear something soon.

On another note i'm not surprised with the Kolarov rumours coming out, i know we've been putting the feelers out for a left back for a while.

You still think we're not in for Shaw and that that one's wrapped up to United mate ?

 

[Bruun]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

360Sources on Twitter (respected source, always debugging stuff and confirming early) has just posted an hour ago saying BREAKING: Fabregas has agreed to join Manchester City. Got loads of followers. Tbh I can see it happening.

pls stop quoting this guy, accounts like this are always frauds..

Amazing if it happens, but followers doesn't necessarily mean credibility.

 

[B3nStr0ng]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

We're not getting rid of Milner, he wants to leave and has 12 months remaining in his deal, it is not about more money for him.

Likewise, Kolarov has 12 months remaining and Roma are very keen.

As for a right midfielder, Fernando, Fabregas and Fernandinho more than cover.

We will have plenty of incoming money to cover the bases.

Yeah sorry Tolm, should have phrased it better. If Kolarov is leaving then who do you expect to replace him at left back? Perhaps a late bid for Shaw/Moreno?

Just because Roma want Kolarov, doesn't mean it will happen.

He seems happy enough here and a new contract has been mooted.

It depends entirely on how much we want Benatia, because we don't have the cash flow for him and Fab.

Richards £5-7m
Milner £10m
Garcia £5-£8m
Rodwell £5m
Sinclair £3m

Total £28-£33m plus the £49m we can spend.

So approx £77 - £82m to spend.

Fab £30m
Fernando 15m
Sagna Free

£45m, still leaves £32-£37m for Benetia and a LB is Kolarov is included!

 

[LoveCity]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

Where would we play Fabregas? IMO his best position is central midfield, but Yaya, Fernandinho, Fernando and Fabregas (and Garcia... he'd have to go, but his agent said the player is 100% staying) would be ridiculous depth and hard to manage for Pellegrini if we continue to play a '2' (we could play a '3', yet then comes the problem of having 4 strikers for 1 position as we'd have to sacrifice one from the starting 11).

We could play Fabregas further forward, but where? He can't play on the flanks and even Silva, who is amazing behind a striker, is often drifting in from the right. So he could replace Milner as a homegrown player but not like-for-like in terms of where he plays. He plays up front a lot for Barcelona, no chance of that here with our wealth of strikers.

I'm just finding it hard to see unless Yaya does leave and there's still no concrete evidence that will happen.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

Re: Cesc Fabregas

So to sum up the last few pages.

Fabregas deal is on.
Milner potentially going arsenal or Liverpool for £10m.
Kolarov wanted by Roma as part of a deal for Benatia but depends on whether he wants to go.
Club wants yaya to stay.
Sagna and Fernando early next week.

Not bad then really. If we can get benatia without losing kolarov and with staying in budget, by making up money through milner and some of the fringe players, then it's been an unbelievable summer and txiki and sorriano have earned their money for sure.