Chelsea Banter Archive May 25 2016

 

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25 May 2016 18:42:45
Di marzio saying United really keen on matching the fee for Manolas and Di Marzio is very reliable also saying Nainggolan has stalled. i'm trying to stay positive but we might be having another shocking summer here.

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25 May 2016 19:15:59
Relax man. Its May.

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25 May 2016 20:38:01
Also Jose wants Nainggolan at United, let's hope it's just press talk.

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25 May 2016 22:50:36
The press say Utd will sign everyone.

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25 May 2016 18:34:48
Courtois as Madrid's plan B if they don't sign De Gea? I could see it happening. I'm sure Mourinho will convince De Gea to stay and with his somewhat defensive football it will make De Gea look even better.

I cannot deny I'll be disgusted if Courtois leaves after letting Cech go, it would have to be Handanovic or Leno as his replacement for me.

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25 May 2016 20:50:33
I don't see the problem in courtois leaving as long as it's £40m minimum. I don't think he's as good as say cech was. His distribution is awful and for someone of his size, his collecting from crosses is also not great. Don't get me wrong I would prefer him to stay but believe he's a little over hyped and think the position of goalkeeper is not hard to replace. Let's say he left for £40m, I wouldn't feel at all nervous about begovic being no1, and using that money for another position in the squad.

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{Ed018's Note - the way you describe him it sounds like he's worth about 5 million}

25 May 2016 21:33:59
I think he's a good goalkeeper with a huge future, one of the best out there. What I mean by letting him possibly go would be begovic is also a good goalkeeper with a lot of years still left in him so if a bid of £40m for courtois was made then I would sell. In an ideal world you would like to keep your best players but when the club is losing money due to no champions league and who knows if we will be top four next season, because of this courtois is a player I would sell for no less than £40m to strengthen other areas where we are weak.

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26 May 2016 09:11:45
handonovic is an average player IMO.

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26 May 2016 09:12:36
I think we would mad to let him leave for £40 million, he is what 23? That means as a goalkeeper he has another 15 years in him and will only get better, most goalkeepers say they peak at about 30 years old. I appreciate that he didn't have a great season but if Chelsea want to compete at the top again we need to keep our best players - Courtois, Hazard, Costa and we will need 2 top keepers
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26 May 2016 16:20:27
Don't forget about Jan Oblak, he's one of the better and more realistic options out there and would probably come to the Bridge for 30mil.

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25 May 2016 12:30:04
Hi Eds, Emanuel Mammana good young CB with good skills with the ball. Do we have any interest and can we read anything into him flying to London? Thanks in advance.

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25 May 2016 12:23:30
Hi Eds, any news on Emanuel Mammana flying to london to chat to chelsea officials. Good young centre back with good skills on the ball?
Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - I have no idea about his travel plans at all.}

25 May 2016 13:19:04
Ok, do we hold any interest in him at all then Ed002?
Thnaks again.

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{Ed002's Note - River Plate's Emanuel Mammana has been subject to ongoing interest from Spurs with the interest of Arsenal moving on. At that point do not be surprised to see Italian interest coming out of the woodwork, probably from Napoli if they lose Koulibaly or even Chelsea.}

25 May 2016 12:03:07
Ed001/ Ed002 (or any other Ed that could possibly answer this question), I've got a question about Chalobah's loan to Napoli.

He seems to have really enjoyed his time at Napoli, and likewise the fans and the club itself seem to really appreciate Chalobah as a player and part of their team. This is however all after a season in which he's barely played any games.
I've been wondering why it is then that the fans and Napoli really seem to like him.

Any of the Eds that possibly know why this is? Sorry if this question is not worth answering :-P
But it's something I've been wondering about.

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{Ed002's Note - I would like to answer but cannot do so as I know nothing of the Napoli fans.}

25 May 2016 13:25:42
Alright, no problem, Ed :-)

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25 May 2016 11:48:44
so arsenal sign xhaka. a bit sceptical on how good he will be as not all players from the bundesliga adjust to EPL well, however I think arsenal are a CB and a striker away from the title now.

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25 May 2016 11:18:43
Heard this morning Nainggolan is a done deal? Any truth?

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