Also; yet another argument for a stricter policy on squad size/players on loan to avoid rich clubs stockpiling talent.
Chelski currently have 25 players in their first team squad, and 35 (I kid you not) players on loan to other clubs. That means Batshuayi will be Chelski's 61st player. Good luck with that.
I can see the Costa move happening but I also see Chelsea going in big for another forward, a headline grabber, in addition to Batshuayi.Diego Costa has been pushing to go back to Athletico for a while now i have read from various sources so potentially this would allow that to happen.
Rather they sign him than Lukaku...
Good luck to the guy but for me spending £30m plus and £100,000k a week on a player unproven in this league to play in a position where he wouldnt be our first choice player is a little excessive.
Personally i think the Janssen option was agreed and waiting to see whether the fee for this guy dropped or not, i think we will push the button on him now instead.
Rather they sign him than Lukaku...
I think we dropped our interest in this player a few weeks ago (at about the point that we started talking to Janssen) after it became clear that Marseille were looking for a transfer fee around 50% higher than what the player is really worth.
Lyall Thomas @SkySportsLyall 1m1 minute ago
Batshuayi hasn't 'chosen' #ChelseaFC over anyone else, or for any reason. They're the first and only club to do the deal that was on table.
I dont think there are any on here going into meltdown at Levy for not signing him, but others on tacoter definitely are.
Wonder how many of them have ever complained about high ticket prices?
Lyall Thomas @SkySportsLyall 1m1 minute ago
Batshuayi hasn't 'chosen' #ChelseaFC over anyone else, or for any reason. They're the first and only club to do the deal that was on table.
I dont think there are any on here going into meltdown at Levy for not signing him, but others on tacoter definitely are.
http://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenham...-transfer-deal-pretty-much-wrapped-month-ago/
Don't know how reliable 'La Provence' is, but they're apparently saying that we had him and Benjamin Mendy sewn up a month ago and then let it slip away (how, they don't say).