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[eyimbafc]

VDW will still represent good investment. 17m quoted is only due to interest by Man City. But I strongly doubt they will go for him.. I believe Chelsea can get this lad for somewhere in the region of 12-15m. He is young and can be groomed to be a very good asset by the time he hit his mid 20s.. This is someone we could have aquired over last summer for around the 10m mark.

Boss is 28, Ferreira is done for and we have no RB coming up the youth rank. Ivanovic represents our best RB option.
Will not read too much into bosingwa's contract extension of just 12 months.. You do not give a player you have high hopes for 12 months extension. I think this is just to buy us time to get a replacement as well as to reserve Bosingwa's market value. Boss right now can still fetch us 7-10m in the market as well as be used as a make weight for future tranfer targets..

Chelsea board need to learn to plan accordingly.. Now we are trying to get luiz/kjear. Players we would have gotten at much cheaper prices if we made attempts to replace Riccy over the summer than waiting for a defensive crisis..

[Frawdulant]

eyimbafc, on 21 January 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

VDW will still represent good investment. 17m quoted is only due to interest by Man City. But I strongly doubt they will go for him.. I believe Chelsea can get this lad for somewhere in the region of 12-15m. He is young and can be groomed to be a very good asset by the time he hit his mid 20s.. This is someone we could have aquired over last summer for around the 10m mark.

Boss is 28, Ferreira is done for and we have no RB coming up the youth rank. Ivanovic represents our best RB option.
Will not read too much into bosingwa's contract extension of just 12 months.. You do not give a player you have high hopes for 12 months extension. I think this is just to buy us time to get a replacement as well as to reserve Bosingwa's market value. Boss right now can still fetch us 7-10m in the market as well as be used as a make weight for future tranfer targets..

Chelsea board need to learn to plan accordingly.. Now we are trying to get luiz/kjear. Players we would have gotten at much cheaper prices if we made attempts to replace Riccy over the summer than waiting for a defensive crisis..

I disagree that the players would be cheaper because as soon as we registered an interest their value would have shot to what it is now. It happens with any player I'd be tempted to leak our interest in sol Campbell and see what we can get his value up to

[Orange Blue]

He has been really poor this season.

I'm watching Utrecht-Ajax as we speak and he is the worst player out there. Absolutely shocking game he's having.

It's getting a bit embarrassing as the half went on. HT, 2-0 Utrecht.

Edited by Orange Blue, 23 January 2011 - 12:20 PM.

[Blue RebelZ]

Apparently Bayern has agreed to sign him for 10mn euros, acoording to Dan_Bu on twitter. So this one nearing to be closed chapter.

Not disappointed that Bayern got him, but at the fee reported, 10mn is pretty good bargain negotiation.

[maroj7]

Blue RebelZ, on 19 April 2011 - 05:11 PM, said:

Apparently Bayern has agreed to sign him for 10mn euros, acoording to Dan_Bu on twitter. So this one nearing to be closed chapter.

Not disappointed that Bayern got him, but at the fee reported, 10mn is pretty good bargain negotiation.

huh, may mean bos is staying

[James Prescott]

maroj7, on 19 April 2011 - 06:38 PM, said:

huh, may mean bos is staying

Or, alternatively, one or a combination of the following:

1) It's not true
2) Chelsea have other targets lined up just in case we didn't get our primary one, as we normally do
3) We were never interested to begin with

[Chelsea'Til_IDie]

James Prescott, on 19 April 2011 - 06:54 PM, said:

Or, alternatively, one or a combination of the following:

1) It's not true
2) Chelsea have other targets lined up just in case we didn't get our primary one, as we normally do
3) We were never interested to begin with

1) The source ("tz" - Tageszeitung) is Munich-based and usually very informed about the comings and goings at Bayern. No guarantee, but it's not like it's goal.com

2) Probably. But I don't see many alternatives. Ivanovic is pretty solid, but lacks some skills up front. We'd need someone offensive, who can defend, too. Short of buying Ramos from Real Madrid, I'm not sure anybody would provide much of an upgrade. I'd throw Isla into the room (I was impressed by him at the WC).

3) Frank Arnesen mentioned van der Wiel and a possible move for him in the summer. Given the low price and our current poor alternatives to Ivanovic, I'm guessing we were definitely giving this boy a good look.

[Orange Blue]

Like I've said before. Not depressed at all if Bayern would get him. Even if it's for 'just' 10 mil.

[thevelourfog]

Hope he has gone elsewhere- I'd prefer if we played a less expansive game and got our width from the midfield, so another attacking FB is not what I personally want to see here.

[sebcfc]

I think Snra would be the best bet on a three/four year contract, as he is free this summer.

[Alec_Cobas]

Van der Wiel is having a poor season, he's a liability in defence. Ajax sell him for this low price because of it.

We shouldn't cry for him going to Munich. The croatian kid, Sime Vrsaljko, could be a better option.

[Flinkers]

sebcfc1, on 19 April 2011 - 11:02 PM, said:

I think Snra would be the best bet on a three/four year contract, as he is free this summer.

Have to agree, a Bosman for Srna makes a lot of sense in my eyes.

It gives us quality at rightback, good delivery from dead ball situations and with him being 28/29, allows us to search properly for a replacement during the next few years.

[BlueMissimo]

Ivanovic as main RB is great for me + we will have him, JT, Luiz and Alex as CB's (and Bruma as backup). If everyone's fit, only one has to sit on the bench instead of 2 great players. I think it's ok how it is. Lets concentrate on pacy winger and creative midfielder this summer

[ulsterchelsea]

sebcfc1, on 19 April 2011 - 11:02 PM, said:

I think Snra would be the best bet on a three/four year contract, as he is free this summer.

100% yes

[ack17]

Srna turn 29 in May. I don't want the club to sign him