Zidane wrote:Chelsea trying to hijack Spurs move for Willian by entering the race to sign him even though the player has undergone a medical at Spurs......Chelsea hope to entice him by offering Champions League football this season. (BBC Sport)
Looks like they've got him.
Has Juan Mata been shagging Joses missus or something?
He's one of, if not the best playmakers in world Football and everything points to Mourinho not wanting him.
Bizarre move from Chelsea in my opinion, Will.I.Am plays in Hazards or Mata's position and they've got an abundance of those sort of players anyway with Oscar and De Bruyne as well.
The Russian connection sounds about right, plus obviously Champions League Football and a bigger chance of winning things.
Can't say I've seen that Rodgers quote and I've seen his most recent press conference. By all accounts, if we'd payed the price he'd have come, it's just that we set a value and that's it.
Is London really that big a pull really in your opinion? You can get a nice gaff anywhere.
And before anybody starts with the Liverpool cliché crime nonsense, it's below London, Manchester and Birmingham in real life statistics.
Shame as he's not a game changer for Chelsea, he could've been for Liverpool or Spurs.
The question is not so much why Willian would choose Chelsea, but why Chelsea would want Willian. There are going to be some very under-used and probably quite pissed off attacking midfielders at Stamford Bridge by the end of the season.
Still, if we had 30 million to spend on Willian, it means we still have it to spend on someone else. And now we have yet another reason to dislike Chelski!
caller seems such a decent fellow and its a shame he is associated with such an appalling club as Chelsea !
I do hope that after this shameful Will.I.Am episode you Spuds fans will be cheering on United against Chelski on Monday night.....maybe thats expecting too much from Jimmy,though ?
Mourinho is a shrewd operator.....maybe now he thinks he can offer Mata plus cash for Rooney......dont believe all this "I want him to stay"mallarkay......if I was Moyes I would bite Chelseas hand off if this deal was offered !
We're all on our uppers,we're all going skint,
I used to suck fat cigars but now I suck Polo mints.
Zidane wrote:Mourinho is a shrewd operator.....maybe now he thinks he can offer Mata plus cash for Rooney......
It wouldn't be all that shrewd considering Mata is the much better player and about 4 years younger. It's the wobbly headed Russians plaything so it's pointless taking wages into account.
Why are you all assuming its Mata v Willian? That's not my take on it.
As for pissed off players, Mourinho has stated quite openly his ideal squad size is 22. Those that aren't let go / loaned (Moses, Ba etc), will all be involved, hopefully, in the final stages of several tournaments.
