Ferran Torres | Signs for Barcelona (see main forum)

[clarion]

Good Business for us.

 

[decmancity]

So why, in that case, did we keep Garcia?

Yes I’m going for the record.

Don't get me started on Garcia, we should have sold imo but tbf I think Barca were even more fucked back then so I dont think they ever put an offer on the table.

I also think Pep just liked the lad and figured we might need a CB for the run in.

 

[pudge]

Three and a half years left on his contract.

Again, the same sources reporting it done had said he was happy to fight for his place and stay here should the deal not happen.

Starts, and stars, at international level for Spain.

Only 21 years old.

... And I'm not even fussed that he's gone, I'm fussed that it makes no sense for us to lower our asking price. Zero.

 

[mccity]

If Chelsea flipped a squad player within 18 months from £20 million to £50 million we would all be waxing lyrical. Put it in perspective, it’s a good return.
The disappointing element is he was just hitting form as a 9 with us before his injury and you do have to wonder whether this would have even been on the cards if he’d had not got injured. Ah well, all hindsight.

It's a good point this. We have a lot of people who mention our inability to make a profit on our players, but here we are raking it in for a potentially great player who hadn't yet escaped the fringes for us, all in 18 months.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

So €45m fee, + €10m in adds ons and another €10m if/when the sell him on

 

[Cobwebcat]

Don't get me started on Garcia, we should have sold imo but tbf I think Barca were even more fucked back then so I dont think they ever put an offer on the table.

I also think Pep just liked the lad and figured we might need a CB for the run in.

I think we might need a striker on this run in!

 

[TFC]

Hopefully just freeing up a squad space and some spare change for the replacement that is already lined up.

 

[Cobwebcat]

To me this can only mean Vlahovic in January which will piss off those wanting Haaland

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I'm always sorry to see good players leave, and it's no different in this case, but does anyone think he maybe had some issues with the physicality of the Prem and that was a reason to leave? That was my suspicion when I'd see him get knocked around in the middle sometimes. I don't know enough to know if this is true; it was just a casual observation.

I don't think he couldn't hack it, there have been plenty of smaller players who have coped playing upfront, and not of them all were power midgets.

Whether he actually wanted to adapt to the physicality is another issue.

 

[colorado blue]

At least this hasn’t dragged on and gives us time to replace him if we are going. Wonder how much is in the transfer kitty for January