Jorginho

[ganganvince]

Class player that will/Would have strengthened the squad, if he chooses to go elsewhere then so be it we still have Fern and Gung at DM also believe Stones could do a job there if required.

 

[Pigeonho]

Maybe we should have just paid what they wanted for Sanchez!

I am proud that we walk away from deals that are too expensive. It filters it all down to those players that WANT to play for us.

In one.

 

[aguero93:20]

Curious if this is a new quote. But If City have briefed Blackburn and others then maybe it's not dead yet?

It's very simple. De Laurentagob lies as easily as you or I breathe. Don't pay any attention, to anything he ever comes out with.

 

[BlueBrain]

Go on, I'll bite, how exactly have we messed this one up

More about us missing out on the player. Just think the DM position is critical to be successful next season. Really worried that Fernandinho may dip a lot next season.

 

[mosssideblue]

If it's a ruse why is he in London?

We have offices there - no?

 

[aguero93:20]

My point is this guy hasn't been at the world cup and we've been chasing for weeks. One of the keys to last season was the early deals we got, why have we taken so long here and been seemingly "gazumped"?

The early deals like Danilo, Mendy and Walker?

 

[taconinja]

We have offices there - no?

And it isn't as if traveling from London to Manchester is some epic journey fraught with peril.

 

[The Doctor]

Why should he dip .........he's a super pro and never let's us down

 

[Tim of the Oak]

My point is this guy hasn't been at the world cup and we've been chasing for weeks. One of the keys to last season was the early deals we got, why have we taken so long here and been seemingly "gazumped"?

We don’t know the facts. Jorginho and Agent could have been stringing is along until they knew whether Sarri was about to be confirmed as Chelsea’s manager.

What is clear is that Jorginho’s price was more than we were willing to pay. It is likely that the salary package we were offerings Jorginho was dependant on us securing his signature for less than £50mil.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

I think, and you guys might call me a cynic/crazy/paranoid, that the recent developments have brought a few WUMs and trolls to the thread.

There's definitely a worse than usual odor...

Nah, it’s just that a lot of today’s posters must’ve been too busy, doing a bit of early Christmas shopping perhaps, to come on here & give Txiki a well deserved pat on the back (Re his handling of the Mahrez deal)

 

[cjn]

Go on, I'll bite, how exactly have we messed this one up

Because we clearly wanted the player but couldn't close the deal for some reason despite agreeing an overall fee two weeks ago? It's not the end of the world but it's actually ok to admit we mess things up every so often.

 

[nmc]

And it isn't as if traveling from London to Manchester is some epic journey fraught with peril.

It is if you drive up the M1 and M6 !

 

[mosssideblue]

The flapping on here is hilarious. A rumour here, a tweet there and this place explodes.

Keep it up lads and lasses, a few hrs to kill before kick off :)

 

[mosssideblue]

And it isn't as if traveling from London to Manchester is some epic journey fraught with peril.

Why is there a need to come to Manchester?

 

[mosssideblue]

Because we clearly wanted the player but couldn't close the deal for some reason despite agreeing an overall fee two weeks ago? It's not the end of the world but it's actually ok to admit we mess things up every so often.

Can you post the pic of him holding the Chelsea shirt please

 

[daztrueblue91]

My point is this guy hasn't been at the world cup and we've been chasing for weeks. One of the keys to last season was the early deals we got, why have we taken so long here and been seemingly "gazumped"?

We’ve treated this deal like every other deal. If Jorginho sticks to the arranged agreement then we’ll get him.

The club can’t help it if players go back on agreements.

 

[vmsuhail]

To lose our first target was regrettable to then lose our second target after being first in a one horse race for two months is unpalatable , both against our rivals next season dont see how those on here can be satisfied with the outcome i am sure we will end up paying more to get someone of his ability

I'm more disappointed in losing Fred than Jorginho. Fred wanted to come here, but for some reason we chose not to pursue.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

If what Brennan has said is true then it smells of Napoli and Chelsea trying to effectively get us to pay more for Jorginho so that they can offset that against their compensation they are trying to sort for Sarri.

Bingo. Either way, I’m genuinely not that arsed. We need defensive midfield cover, but Jorginho looks to have as many shortcomings as he does strengths from what I’ve seen. If he comes he comes

 

[NQCitizen]

Yeah but all the player's are a year older now, can't expect them to go jumping all over the place.

The weirdest thing is the older players getting older is a catastrophe but no one says anything of Sterling, Leroy, Jesus, Stones, Laporte, Bernardo, Ederson even Kev getting older and making us better.

 

[domalino]

The weirdest thing is the older players getting older is a catastrophe but no one says anything of Sterling, Leroy, Jesus, Stones, Laporte, Bernardo, Ederson even Kev getting older and making us better.

Age is an issue because getting old makes you more fatigued, need more recovery time and be more prone to injuries.

Going from 23 to 24 doesn't make you less fatigued or need less recovery time or be more injury resistant.

The two don't balance out, because it's not about quality, it's about the physical load of playing 50 games a season in a very high intensity team. Sané, Sterling, Jesus, Stones, Laporte and Ederson can all become twice the players they were, but if Fernandinho gets injured, or loses a yard of pace, or can't play 3x a week at the same level, we're still fucked.

So it's really not weird at all.