Some interesting names in there. Khedira is the obvious one, Chiellini now that is an interesting one. At 30 you'd only get 3 maybe 4 years out of him but a club like ourselves or even Man U could really do with someone like him to marshal the defence. I see all the Ukraine based players wanting out if they can. Terry and Gerrard will probably get 1year extensions to their contracts.
Lfc ain't getting khederia.... This is like reus and all those other names. It ain't happening when there's 5 million or so per year extra elsewhere!
Arsenal will sign Khedira. He's said he wants to move to England, he suits Wenger's style and Arsenal have a few Germany players already. He'll fit right in. ------------- There are more rumours of Gerrard to Italy in January today. If this was to happen he could be bloody expensive to replace and it could cause huge problems in January. If he goes it will be for free. e'll need replacing with a top young DM which could cost up to £35m. This could eat a huge chunk out of the Suarez fee. I do think spending big on a top DM will be worth it though. Even if we have to cut back on what we can pay for a striker. This DM could be hard to get in January.
khederia said h wanted to stay in madrid too... sooooo.... If he wants football he will move. Its all about cash anyway. the biggest offer will get him. expensive to replace gerrard? he's on his bloody last legs. lucas can step in tomorrow! we need to buy one ANYWAY he is gone. everyone says so bar a few die hards.
Schurrle is a talented player, and I would like for us to go for him. However, £25m is too much IMO. There are some quality players who we can get on pre-contracts in January: Khedira Konoplyanka Shar - young talented RCB, could be a good partner for Sakho. Re. Gerrard in Italy - technically, he'd be suited but I think he would be tactically out of his depth.
meh............... precontract won't fix this season. where is the striker buy. jan 1 or the sack rodgers.... thats reality now.... based on the hope that sturrdige fires us totally to life this very weekend!
Schurrle - decent player but not world class. Tnds to be a mixed bag of some good stuff, some bad stuff. Would be a decent addition to the squad, and would probably improve our first 11. Depends on whether we think he's the standard (at the end of the day, he's a sub at Chelsea for a reason) we should be setting for our first 11 (and for 25 mil he should be first 11).
Think we all need to stop with the delusion to be honest. We aren't gonna be signing any world class players. The Reuses of this world don't want to play for us and we can't afford their wages anyway. Remember that Sturridge was also a sub for Chelsea. All we need to do is learn not to splurge cash on unproven talent (Markovich I'm looking at you), and spend a bit more where it's obvious certain players will improve us.
He's a sub at Chelsea based on Mourinho's opinion and preference of player. Sturridge was a sub there and Coutinho couldn't get a game at Inter. Its about getting a functioning team, not eleven star players.
Agree. But Sturridge was younger than Schurrle is now, and didn't cost 25 mil. No doubt Schurrle would probably be an improvement; he would be a decent signing. Just unlikely to be one to take us to the next level.
Not sure if you count Sanchez as world class but you could easily have signed him. Him and Ozil are both on the kind of wages Liverpool can pay
We tried to, and he didn't want to join us. But on that occasion apparently it was due to his missus preferring to live in the capital. Which is actually quite a common occurrence, unfortunately.
I think £25million on Schurrle would make a **** load more sense than £20million on the likes of Markovich. So if spending that on him stops us wasting it on someone else, then it works for me!
They won't live in the city, they'll have their mansions on the outskirts. there aren't many places in the world I'd rather live if I had that kind of money
this is all bad thinking. if a player is truely dedicated to maximising his career the clubs location shold not matter. they should be resting between sessions not out on the two in london. you know this is the fact lads. only a few things separate some players from the also rans and the top players... eg... ronadlo/messi/suarez and then you've lots of zlatans and rooneys who frankly are good time charlies. this is why krome.... mr sanchez aint a top player,
