Romeo Lavia

[Cityfan]

wonder if this is our Salah-KDb moment where Chelsea sold them and not really building them into the team and came back to haunt them at rivals.

KdB and Salah were bought in as relatively expensive young players to the first team squad
and not given a chance.

I feel a better comparison would be Ake who had some youth development at Chelsea bit went elsewhere to develop.

I suspect this will happen a bit as we can't always develop players. If he had stayed instead of Phillips getting Phillips game time wouldn't have been much use. He probably needed time at Southampton.

 

[Damanino]

as per Ornstein we only get 20% of the profit Soton makes, so 2-3m less but still 8m or so.

 

[LongsightM13]

Agree, I think that fee is based mainly on the fact he played for us. He was no better last season than many half decent CDM’s last season. He looks bright, but £60m is a little crackers to me.

My thoughts exactly. He could turn out to be Rodri, he could turn out to be Dabo
We don’t need to gamble £60m to find out, leave that to the mentalists like Chelsea and the cult.
We already have the main man

 

[schfc6]

So, Chelsea are about to drop another £90m this week. Still playing a 39 year old centre back, Brighton’s 3rd choice keeper.
Still no real goal threat.

It’s bizarre how bad their business is. I do think Poch will make a proper midfield 3 out of those 3 though.

 

[LongsightM13]

So, Chelsea are about to drop another £90m this week. Still playing a 39 year old centre back, Brighton’s 3rd choice keeper.
Still no real goal threat.

It’s bizarre how bad their business is. I do think Poch will make a proper midfield 3 out of those 3 though.

I think they know the 115 is bollocks and so are trying it on and pricing in a breach

 

[WRicko]

So, Chelsea are about to drop another £90m this week. Still playing a 39 year old centre back, Brighton’s 3rd choice keeper.
Still no real goal threat.

It’s bizarre how bad their business is. I do think Poch will make a proper midfield 3 out of those 3 though.

3rd choice ? I thought the keep was number one and doing really well

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

So, Chelsea are about to drop another £90m this week. Still playing a 39 year old centre back, Brighton’s 3rd choice keeper.
Still no real goal threat.

It’s bizarre how bad their business is. I do think Poch will make a proper midfield 3 out of those 3 though.

Pochettino is the biggest grifter of the lot. Done absolutely fuck all in his managerial career yet somehow has managed to con people into mentioning his name in the same sentence as the likes the likes of Guardiola and even Mourinho and Klopp.

Gets called a "young manager" as well by some quarters which is mental. He's the same age as Pep.

Shame he didn't go to the rags when they wanted him tbh, would've been the perfect fit.

Chelsea are winning jack shit.

 

[schfc6]

3rd choice ? I thought the keep was number one and doing really well

He was axed in favour of a journeyman keeper as he was shite.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

£60m for a player who looked decentish for a season in a team that got relegated to play as back up for a £115m player who looked above average for a season for a team who finished mid-table is fucking mental.

Lay me out a line of whatever they're snorting down in Chelse before the game on Saturday and I'll be out partying till sunrise the next day.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Unbelievable. Nobody can ever again raise their eyebrows about what City pay out for transfers. I thought Jack was not worth what we paid for him at the time, and I still do, come to that (and I'm fond of Jack and appreciate the skill he brought to the table in helping us win the treble). If a nineteen-year-old who had one fine season at a team which was relegated can go for this, Josko is starting to look like maybe the bargain of the summer. As for hesitating over Paquetá, well, I'd now say go for it.