fine by me, as above I'm happy with Gyokeres, Isak is a little injury prone and I think to have backtracked on Gyokeres at this stage would have been pretty shoddy IMO, if we'd done it to chase after Isak
fine by me, as above I'm happy with Gyokeres, Isak is a little injury prone and I think to have backtracked on Gyokeres at this stage would have been pretty shoddy IMO, if we'd done it to chase after Isak
Mosquera has officially signed
There's an analysis of him on Skysports looks like we've got a quality player.
So an update on all things Madueke:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...grown-players/
So apparently he does qualify as homegrown in the EPL but won't in the CL.
@IBK
Also, though it's not been confirmed yet, it seems we actually signed him on the same salary he was at Chelsea i.e. 50k a week, which really surprises me.
Firstly it makes a little more sense now why our suits rushed the deal...in the long run it's actually not that expensive seeing he's on a 1/3 of the salary of Martinelli and even cheaper than Trossard! So it seems you had a point afterall on us not having enough info on the club's valuation.
Secondly, though I've been one of his hardest critics and firmly in the camp of "WTF did we do this deal" , I'm taken aback by him personally forsaking his final match (and medal) at the CWC and actively choosing to join us seeing as I seriously doubt now that Chelsea pushed him out, seeing as his wages represent a pittance to them.
Anyway, let's see what he does on the pitch, but I'm officially wiping the slate clean thanks to this info... that's of course until they reveal the Chav whose been making the "I know what you did last summer" calls and hoarding the dirty pics of Arteta and Kronke jnr at that slumber party
According to the Metro I think it was, we wanted him last summer but the board didn’t want to sanction the move (wasn’t sure about the player) which is probably why we ended up with Sterling instead
I don't think you can assume Chelsea didn't push him out just because his wages are relatively 'low' - as I've said before my understanding is they need to offload some players in order that newer signings (e.g. Delap) can play in the CL (not entirely sure why but that's what people are saying, something to do with squad size maybe)Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE
So an update on all things Madueke:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...grown-players/
So apparently he does qualify as homegrown in the EPL but won't in the CL.
@IBK
Also, though it's not been confirmed yet, it seems we actually signed him on the same salary he was at Chelsea i.e. 50k a week, which really surprises me.
Firstly it makes a little more sense now why our suits rushed the deal...in the long run it's actually not that expensive seeing he's on a 1/3 of the salary of Martinelli and even cheaper than Trossard! So it seems you had a point afterall on us not having enough info on the club's valuation.
Secondly, though I've been one of his hardest critics and firmly in the camp of "WTF did we do this deal" , I'm taken aback by him personally forsaking his final match (and medal) at the CWC and actively choosing to join us seeing as I seriously doubt now that Chelsea pushed him out, seeing as his wages represent a pittance to them.
Anyway, let's see what he does on the pitch, but I'm officially wiping the slate clean thanks to this info... that's of course until they reveal the Chav whose been making the "I know what you did last summer" calls and hoarding the dirty pics of Arteta and Kronke jnr at that slumber party
I didn't know he left ahead of the CWC final but that just proves he for one realised it was BS, maybe he didn't want to share the stage with Orange Man
Well Mac, if you remember at the time, even while we were speaking with him and the rumours were swirling, Maresca made it clear that the player was wanted and he was in no mood to entertain any distractions.I don't think you can assume Chelsea didn't push him out just because his wages are relatively 'low' - as I've said before my understanding is they need to offload some players in order that newer signings (e.g. Delap) can play in the CL (not entirely sure why but that's what people are saying, something to do with squad size maybe)
I didn't know he left ahead of the CWC final but that just proves he for one realised it was BS, maybe he didn't want to share the stage with Orange Man
Once we agreed the deal, again he stated publicly that it was the player that pushed for it. A bit similar to how we got Trossard, though Chelsea were in a far stronger position than Brighton to hold on to their player.
Also there were quite a few rumours about him not getting on that well with Marseca, falling foul of the rules a few times and poor performances in training. I just hope he knows Arteta is going to be far stricter than anything he witnessed under Enzo.
But you are right that Chelsea do need to sell some players to appease UEFA (they are fine with EPL FFP rules), but I doubt Madueke was identified as one of the players that needed to go initially.
https://www.football.london/chelsea-...-noni-32012971
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/nob...054924269.html
Gyokeres announcement is expected over the weekend where he’ll join up with the squad in Singapore.
So that just leaves possibly one more signing, Eze maybe? Would make what is currently an excellent window into a great one.
You’d think we will see some exits soon too.
Yep, Chelsea did have to make player sales (which is why I was mainly against the move, I don’t want to help them get out of a financial hole of their own making) but it was also why I said the deal was likely to have been a relatively easy one. They weren’t going to demand clauses and cash up front etc because they just want to make it appear like they are keeping in line with FFP.
...and the other thing that made it easy was Arsenal seemingly just agreeing to the fee Chelsea demanded without any haggling - yes the wages are 'low' but still they should bargain over any player as a matter of principle, after all there was no sign anyone else was in for him
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