You see, I really dont understand posts like this, (no offence meant).
He's not my first choice but....
He's 24 and had 36 England caps. This is a player who could quite conceivably end his career with over 100 caps for England. He's twice been Chelsea player of the year - yes, Chelsea aren't regularly our standard, but they aren't bad by any means. And he has won the Champions League with them.
If we could get him cheap and if he would be happy being a squad player, would he be that bad?
And if you feel that so strongly, can I ask why?
Seems to me that it would be a relatively sensible and safe signing. Might not set the world alight, but certainly not a horrendous idea.