05 Jul 2016 22:07:17
Probably not "news" to anyone, however thought I'd post what I know- through circumstance I have crossed paths with Nemanja Matic a fair amount and I am pretty certain he won't be at Chelsea next season, which he himself has hinted at. No idea where he is going and would be good to hear from anyone who might know more. Not a Chelsea fan just curious.
05 Jul 2016 22:15:41
Think he will be going to juventus and we will get witsel as his replacement.
{Ed018's Note - Witsel would be a massive disappointment. He does very little out there}
05 Jul 2016 22:48:44
If we get kante then sell matic.
06 Jul 2016 00:38:33
That would be a shame. Matic is a far better player than Witsel, despite last season.
06 Jul 2016 07:18:33
I wouldn't want Witsel even if we sold Matic.
06 Jul 2016 09:15:45
Matic will be at Chelsea as one of most important players for Conte.
Conte is a type of manager who plays with what he's got, during his spell at Juventus he never spent more than 15m€ on transfer for single player and that was Vidal.
The best indication that Chelsea will play with 3 in the back line is Nathan Ake's loan to Bournemouth, that means he will not use typical fullbacks.
06 Jul 2016 11:36:50
If we do bring in Kante, fingers crossed, Matic will be sold, it also looks like Juve want Cuadrado? Hopefully will give some bargaining chips for Bonucci?
06 Jul 2016 12:58:29
Actually he won't be sold if we sign Kante simply they're completely different type of players. If Kante signs for Chelsea he would compete with Fabregas,Oscar and RLC for starting position. With Mikel mentioning theoretical move from Chelsea we might be forced to sign one CDM. Selling both Mikel and Matic would be complete disaster since Chelsea would be forced to spend really a lot for 2 CDMs.
{Ed002's Note - Put aside the thought of "offers" being made. Valencia's Andre Gomes was watched last season by representatives of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Milan, Manchester United and by Vicente Fernandez on behalf of Chelsea. However, the asking price was well beyond anything that would make any transfer possible in the summer. This season many clubs, including Chelsea again, PSG and Manchester City have watched the player but it will likely be Manchester United, Chelsea, Napoli, Barcelona and Juventus that fight for his signature in the summer - and I very much doubt Barcelona, Napoli or Juventus will be able to match any financial offer made by the others without a sudden influx of money - but that may be coming. Napoli and Juventus would need the money from a significant sale in order to move for Gomes without it becoming an unnecessary financial burden - but they are both pushing for a deal. Valencia want a Juventus player in exchange and they think that may be the means to make the transfer happen but Juventus will only agree to that if another player stays - but they are talking. Additionally, Juventus have a preferred target in mind to cover for Pogba leaving so Valencia might have to consider other option. The player is open to a move for English wages and if were not for the toxic fans Manchester United would have signed him in January. I expect Manchester City to step back having agreed their first choice in now - and I expect PSG to do the same. Real Madrid has spoken with Valencia about his availability recently, as have Chelsea yet again. Obviously if Valencia hold out for the sort of figure he has in his release clause then he won't be going anywhere - but they won't.}