The Official Santi Cazorla Thread

[Grebbo]

It was well documented that Mata was available for around 20m because of the release clause he had, however for one reason or another we never stumped up the cash in time. Then his contract was renewed, the release clause trebled and we were priced out.

I think we were too wrapped up in the Cesc and Nasri sagas. If we had just told them to fuck off earlier in the window we might have landed Mata.

Oh well.

Didn't Chelsea buy him for £18m though?

[Marc Overmars]

Can't remember, I thought it was closer to the 30m mark?

Either way we had a decent chance to get him but I doubt our intentions were strong enough at the time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

£23.5 million I believe.

[Grebbo]

Yeah so his release clause didn't treble cos then it would have been £60m

Either way we missed out but I'm not sure he's all that tbh. He's not a regular at Chelsea is he?

Bottom line is we cannot sign players if Chelsea want the same player and that's the same for all but 3 clubs in the world.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He was very much a regular at Chelsea last season, he played 53 times last season and I don't believe many of those were as a sub. However they've gone creative crazy now so it's possible it will all get a bit messy there. Hope so, think he's brilliant tbf.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Hazard, Romeu, Mata, Lampard, Ramires, Merieles, Benayoun, Malouda, Mikel, Essien, McEachran, little Hazard, Sturridge, Marin and now Oscar.



Granted little Hazard and McEachran will be mostly reserves, and possibly Meireles, Yossi and Malouda will be sold, but even so...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marin, Oscar, Water Hazard and Fire Hazard all in one window.

Mad.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I guess that plan for being "self sufficient" has gone out the window as well...

Has Roman just gone off on one after people renaming "parking the bus" to be "doing a Chelsea"?

[Kano]

Hazard, Romeu, Mata, Lampard, Ramires, Merieles, Benayoun, Malouda, Mikel, Essien, McEachran, little Hazard, Sturridge, Marin and now Oscar.



Granted little Hazard and McEachran will be mostly reserves, and possibly Meireles, Yossi and Malouda will be sold, but even so...

and moses shall return to rule them all...


let's not forget that they also had bids for schuerrle and willian turned down. for now.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Yeah so his release clause didn't treble cos then it would have been £60m

Either way we missed out but I'm not sure he's all that tbh. He's not a regular at Chelsea is he?

Bottom line is we cannot sign players if Chelsea want the same player and that's the same for all but 3 clubs in the world.