Willian ??????

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Doubt it's made up considering Mou just pretty much confirmed the move in the pc.
 
As I said in another thread, the biggest thing wont necessarily be losing the stats of Mata, but Man Utd GETTING the stats of Mata.
Mata has managed to make Torres look decent before with his assists.....imagine him supplying a real striker in RVP.
If we give Mata to Utd, it doesnt matter if we get 9 Rooneys, Utd will have completed their jigsaw.

Despite Jose's interest in Rooney there is no way Chelsea would sanction a deal losing Mata to Utd.
 
I sincerely hope you are right!

While the Attacking options in midfield are many and indeed IMO the envy of the league:

De Bruyne
Oscar
Hazard
Mata
Ramires (gets his fair share of goals)
Lampard (who despite getting on will still play a role under Jose)
van Ginkel

Chelsea would be crazy to allow IMO the best Attacking midfielder from last season to leave to a rival. Mad.
 
While the Attacking options in midfield are many and indeed IMO the envy of the league:

De Bruyne
Oscar
Hazard
Mata
Ramires (gets his fair share of goals)
Lampard (who despite getting on will still play a role under Jose)
van Ginkel

Chelsea would be crazy to allow IMO the best Attacking midfielder from last season to leave to a rival. Mad.

I agree.
Now that I think about it, its becoming more and more likely that we will get a striker from elsewhere (Eto'o maybe) and you guys will be left with a Sulky Rooney.
 
While the Attacking options in midfield are many and indeed IMO the envy of the league:

De Bruyne
Oscar
Hazard
Mata
Ramires (gets his fair share of goals)
Lampard (who despite getting on will still play a role under Jose)
van Ginkel

Chelsea would be crazy to allow IMO the best Attacking midfielder from last season to leave to a rival. Mad.

Add Schurrle and Moses to that list too!!
 
this is such a strange one, i don't get it. Its a right well aimed kick by a Mourinho boot to our rather delicate testicles though. Would Chelsea do this just to put us down? I just don't see him being as good as the fantastic options you already have in that position. Mata > Willian, you'd be mad to let him go.

If we keep Bale because of it then it could turn out to be a favour, but the more likely outcome is that Bale will leave and we'll end up short a creative player. Personally i don't see us as a threat to you currently, hence my baffledness.
 
I don't think recruiting policy is entirely up to Jose. My guess is his reconciliation with Roman is partly his acceptance that as far as transfers go he gets to ask who he wants or the type of player he wants and the board come back with a list of possibles. They then go off to seal the deal. Plan B to a Rooney move may have been buy Willan and use Schurrle as a deep 'faux' striker.
 
I don't think recruiting policy is entirely up to Jose. My guess is his reconciliation with Roman is partly his acceptance that as far as transfers go he gets to ask who he wants or the type of player he wants and the board come back with a list of possibles. They then go off to seal the deal. Plan B to a Rooney move may have been buy Willan and use Schurrle as a deep 'faux' striker.

Exactly what I said at the start of the season and even before when targets were being drawn up and Jose reinstated. He doesn't control transfers and I'd be very surprised if there is a manager out there who does.
 
Exactly what I said at the start of the season and even before when targets were being drawn up and Jose reinstated. He doesn't control transfers and I'd be very surprised if there is a manager out there who does.

I think Arsene Wenger does, but that hasn't exactly worked out well for Arsenal in recent times has it :p
 
I don't think recruiting policy is entirely up to Jose. My guess is his reconciliation with Roman is partly his acceptance that as far as transfers go he gets to ask who he wants or the type of player he wants and the board come back with a list of possibles. They then go off to seal the deal. Plan B to a Rooney move may have been buy Willan and use Schurrle as a deep 'faux' striker.

I'd like to see that.
I also think Jose wants to revert to 4123 and that we'll see that soon.