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[Zianfranco Gola]

As long as we aren't back in for Ribery...

[Liquidjump]

Zianfranco Gola, on 15 June 2011 - 07:52 PM, said:

As long as we aren't back in for Ribery...

What's wrong with Ribery?

[genjuro]

No facking way......Alex is world class and still under 30. Why would we even sell him? He's happy here so no he aint going nowhere. And forget about Ribery, he's done for and extremely injury prone. We must strive for better and younger players.

[Adaemus]

Liquidjump, on 15 June 2011 - 08:47 PM, said:

What's wrong with Ribery?

He was overrated, now he's invisible.

Either way I'm very glad we never signed him. Our targets these days are a lot more palatable (with the exception of Kaka!).

[Olusisi]

Liquidjump, on 15 June 2011 - 08:47 PM, said:

What's wrong with Ribery?

He is a typical chelsea signing, he tick most of the box, expensive and on big wages check, injury prone check plus he has past his peak check.

[thevelourfog]

Alex should only be sold for the sort of fee we'd pay ... £25m+.

Personally I'd rather he didn't go at all, but we have to live in the real world financially now.

[Chelsea'Til_IDie]

thevelourfog, on 16 June 2011 - 09:53 AM, said:

Alex should only be sold for the sort of fee we'd pay ... £25m+.

Personally I'd rather he didn't go at all, but we have to live in the real world financially now.

So we sell what is quite possibly our only world-class player on non-crazy wages?

Alex is worth much, much more than Bayern is offering, especially because we have absolutely no need to sell and we'd need another CB if we did sell him.
So, unless they want to swap Breno or Badstuber and a big, big wad of cash for Alex, I'm thinking "No, thanks".

[thevelourfog]

Chelsea'Til_IDie, on 16 June 2011 - 11:13 AM, said:

So we sell what is quite possibly our only world-class player on non-crazy wages?

Alex is worth much, much more than Bayern is offering, especially because we have absolutely no need to sell and we'd need another CB if we did sell him.
So, unless they want to swap Breno or Badstuber and a big, big wad of cash for Alex, I'm thinking "No, thanks".

No, you clearly misunderstood. I'm not sure how, considering I explicitly said I'd prefer he didn't go, but I suppose that's how these threads work.

[thevelourfog]

DDA Drogbar, on 16 June 2011 - 02:43 PM, said:

So you want to drive Alex to the airport yourself do you? Buy him his ticket and pack him off to Germany for two pennies and a packet of nails?

You make me sick.

:)

[Chelsea'Til_IDie]

German media

Apparently Bayern are after Alex again. Supposedly Chelsea are willing to part with him if someone bids €10m. That's about £8,9m.
And a complete joke, IMO.

[Budgeezer]

It is a joke and tells me we will probably being hunting down another defender, when the one we are supposedly selling is brilliant.

[NandoNumberNine]

Chelsea'Til_IDie, on 08 July 2011 - 09:34 AM, said:

German media

Apparently Bayern are after Alex again. Supposedly Chelsea are willing to part with him if someone bids €10m. That's about £8,9m.
And a complete joke, IMO.

Alex is a top top player.

€10m has to be some sort of sick joke...

Forget ten, we should say....

Nein.

[thevelourfog]

Chelsea'Til_IDie, on 08 July 2011 - 09:34 AM, said:

German media

Apparently Bayern are after Alex again. Supposedly Chelsea are willing to part with him if someone bids €10m. That's about £8,9m.
And a complete joke, IMO.

No need to be concerned- the fee quoted demonstrates that the story is a load of rubbish.

[Droy was my hero]

NandoNumberNine, on 08 July 2011 - 09:37 AM, said:

Alex is a top top player.

€10m has to be some sort of sick joke...

Forget ten, we should say....

Nein.

9 or 10, € or £ is about right. Not a great player. But more than good enough for us given we already have JT and spent a fortune on Luiz.
Not bothered if Alex goes, just worried if someone at the clubs thinks our defence is a problem and wastes cash on another good value defender. Reminds me of all the fantastically cheap stuff I've gathered over the years from Decathlon and Lidl when I need a proper shirt and tie.