Valencia in for Negredo?

[johnmc]

Neither us or valancia could force him to sign in 12 months could we? If they changed managers or something or he had a fall out. Surely he must want to sign for them for it to kick In

 

[Burtonblue]

Maybe something in the pipeline for January? Unlikely to sign any big names in jan though.
Possibly David Villa as fallback?
Just thinking of reasons we would want to reduce our striking options but struggling with this one guys...

 

[Pencochyn]

This should set us up in good stead for FFP next couple of windows-plus we can only look at bringing quality players in from now on.

We will do ok, still challenge for title, fight in the CL.

League cup needs to be for the kids now-don't piss about playing Sergio!

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Could we not move David Villa here from down under?! We'd just be paying his wages!

 

[Chippy_boy]

At the end of the day Negredo would have been out for a couple of months & was due to be left out of the CL squad

We still have a war chest should we need someone come January

€30mil euros for a soon to be 30 year old making an 8 million profit is good business whichever way you look at it

£8m and losing the league would end up being the most stupid "profit" we ever made.

The Chelsea forum thinks it's great news. Tells you all you need to know.

 

[Rammy Blue]

We keep Sinclair and Guidetti and off load Negredo?

That's 18 outfield players we have that would get a start and will have to carry us through to January not including Nasty and Boyata.

I hope we get a decent run with injuries ffs because we must be the smallest squad going around that is in the chumps league for sure and certain and has designs to challenge for the title as well.

Jose must be grinning from ear to ear at present.

Wonder if the scribes will drill MP on why there was no replacement for Negredo when he stated last Friday he was a required player and he wanted four strikers like last year.

Chelsea's day

From the moment it broke that Utd had got Falcao the writing was on the wall. Still FFP is well and truly behind us now, and that is something. It has affected us whatever we might say, and I think it was a factor in not being able to replace Negredo. Once we bought Mangala we were forced to wait for an incoming Spanish bid for Negredo before we could try and buy a replacement. Do it the other way, an we'd be lucky not to be thrown out of the Champions League

I just don't get the negativity. IMO, we've strengthened the squad with the acquisitions of Willy, Fenrnado, Sagna, Mangala and Lampard. Got rid of majority of deadwoood.Lost a decent player in Beast that hasn't been replaced but overall on a window hamstrung by FFP we've actually made a net PROFIT.

 

[nobody can eat fifty eggs]

At least we won't have to see his name spelt WRONGLY on here for much longer (bites hand)

 

[bumbleblue]

Well that was a strange day. Been following bm all day initially expecting the deal we thought we had last night..then today unfolded. I don't know what to make of it all really. Good business but high risk surely. I am already wondering if we are planning ahead re the monies in..and whilst I trust the suits to get it right I am a little flummoxed by Today's turn of events..unless there is higher plan to be revealed in the fullness of time.

 

[blue_sonic176]

We should be good without him if injuries doesn't screw us.

Businesswide, great job. We had him score 25 goals and spent 0 pounds on him.

We should have made a profit on him .
Even a small profit .
We lost money on Mario Balotelli

We most cetrtainly did make a profit on the beast. Didn't we buy him for 16m pounds? The reported fee to Valencia is circa 24m

 

[@BluePhil8]

The more I think about it, the more barmy it is.

We can't predict Jovetic's and Aguero's fitness but going from last season, it will be up and down. The club obviously must know this.

The club also know we play with two strikers.

And to top it off, it's a loan. I know it's a good deal but we won't see the benefit until next summer.

Howver you dress it up, United have gained a 30 goal a season striker today and we have lost a 25 goals a season striker for a small loan fee.

Not sure how that is relevant considering even United fans know they aren't our rivals currently in terms of challenging for honours.