Even if that rumour was true, I think it’s a pointless one as we all know Arnie is going to be off for £30m odd.
That would already put the budget at the best part of £60m & we already have a decent squad & management.
Pelle isn’t selecting Hernandez for nothing. He knows he is gonna need him to be persuaded to stay as come the summer he could be our only striker on the books.
I'd still sacrifice Hernandez for anything around £10mil
I mean he is working hard and always gives 100%, but he's 31 this summer, doesn't really fit into our team and is out of contract in 2020 so could go for nothing
We struggled for so long to find a natural striker, then when we got one we couldn't fit him into the team (and he still scored more than most we've had). Then ended up with Arnautovic becoming one of the best strikers in the league...
Even if that rumour was true, I think it’s a pointless one as we all know Arnie is going to be off for £30m odd.
Do we all know that? In January he wanted to go to China for a big salary increase but we turned down £35m.
The Chinese aren't going to come back with another offer in the summer because they'll be halfway through their season, no other club is likely to offer more than £35m and he's not going to get anywhere near the wages the Chinese were offering.
If we wanted to cash in on Arnie we had our chance and missed it. If the Chinese do come back it won't be until January 2020.
I agree with Bazshuayi. Pelle knows who he wants to stay and who he wants to go. Then he and the head of recruitment, whose name escapes me, will work some magic and bring in the players they want with the budget they have.
I trusted him when, after losing the first four games, people were questioning him, me myself included, he turned around and said, "I have been a manager for over thirty years, I know what I am doing"
claret imo he has had an impressive 1st season, players take a while to adapt to the PL, and he is also our top scorer i believe, not difficult i know!, but think we will see an even improved player next season hoping he stays, Nasri, he's imo coming to an end of a good career.
What I said the other day... I think he'll get better next season after adjusting well this one. However, if we were offered 65M I'd be tempted (always tempted by a TF I guess ;hmm ;puzzled ).
Having said that, if someone offered 65M for rice, although its a massive price, I dont think I'd be happy with him going... (Although I know theres an inevitability to it). He really is crucial to our team whereas a flair winger like Andersen is someone we could replace and still have plenty of change from 65M. Players like Rice are tough to find and anyone in a certain class would be heading to a top 6 club. So it'd have to be a young, up and coming player and there's not many of a certain skill, class and maturity level who'd do what Rice does (and will get appreciably better at doing it too)
Considering Sancho is being talked about at £100m, I wouldn’t accept any less than £80m for Rice. I think he’s got just as much potential as Sancho, but accept that you don’t get as much money for defensive players.
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That would already put the budget at the best part of £60m & we already have a decent squad & management.
Pelle isn’t selecting Hernandez for nothing. He knows he is gonna need him to be persuaded to stay as come the summer he could be our only striker on the books.
I mean he is working hard and always gives 100%, but he's 31 this summer, doesn't really fit into our team and is out of contract in 2020 so could go for nothing
The Chinese aren't going to come back with another offer in the summer because they'll be halfway through their season, no other club is likely to offer more than £35m and he's not going to get anywhere near the wages the Chinese were offering.
If we wanted to cash in on Arnie we had our chance and missed it. If the Chinese do come back it won't be until January 2020.
I trusted him when, after losing the first four games, people were questioning him, me myself included, he turned around and said, "I have been a manager for over thirty years, I know what I am doing"
In Pelle I Trust.
Who worked with Manu at Malaga
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11671671/real-madrid-target-west-hams-felipe-anderson-if-chelsea-wont-sell-eden-hazard
It's not that I don't think Anderson is a great player, but I don't think he actually changes the amount of games his talent threatens to.
Having said that, if someone offered 65M for rice, although its a massive price, I dont think I'd be happy with him going... (Although I know theres an inevitability to it). He really is crucial to our team whereas a flair winger like Andersen is someone we could replace and still have plenty of change from 65M. Players like Rice are tough to find and anyone in a certain class would be heading to a top 6 club. So it'd have to be a young, up and coming player and there's not many of a certain skill, class and maturity level who'd do what Rice does (and will get appreciably better at doing it too)
They interviewed Collison and asked him who the next player to step up to the senior team will be.
He said Nathan Holland, can play either wing and as a number 10...
That would be a nice addition to the squad.