weller54 Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 6 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/16/chelsea-edging-closer-signing-leicester-midfielder-danny-drinkwater/amp/ Happening? £40m for DD!! Hahaha...the world's gone bonkers!!
Guest BlueBrett Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 4 years left on contract so basically it's give us the Matic money or no dice. Nice to see us playing aggressive with our strong hand for once
Gerard Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 12 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/16/chelsea-edging-closer-signing-leicester-midfielder-danny-drinkwater/amp/ Happening? I'm happy with that. We hold all the cards here and if they really want Drinky they're going to have to pay through the nose. He ticks a lot of boxes for them with him being homegrown and a central midfielder. We've probably asked for £40m but will accept £35m.
FrankieADZ Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 16 minutes ago, Bluearmyfox28 said: They won't pay £40m. Why they got rid of both Loftus cheek & Chalobah is baffling. tbf theyve sent out on loan Lewis Baker too, so theyve sent out/sold a good few english players this transfer window, glad to see we've put a high price tag on him, if Conte rates DD so highly then Chelsea wont mind paying what we want, wouldnt want DD to go mind
Gerard Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 26 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said: tbf theyve sent out on loan Lewis Baker too, so theyve sent out/sold a good few english players this transfer window, glad to see we've put a high price tag on him, if Conte rates DD so highly then Chelsea wont mind paying what we want, wouldnt want DD to go mind I'd be pissed off if I was a highly rated youngster like Lewis Baker or Loftus-Cheek that instead of promoting them to the first team squad they'd rather spend huge money on DD.
Wdywd Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 Loftus-Cheek looked pretty good for Palace on Saturday even amongst their total shitshow. So weird that Chelsea sent him out I really don't think we should sell DD. We'd just leave ourselves with the same problem of depth we had last year when we had to play King and Amartey for a load of games, and we really don't know if Matty James is genuinely still good enough yet. Plus DD can actually pass which elevates him above 90% of our squad
escos Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 NP didn't get on with him and Vardy has said that he could start a fight in a phone box. Perhaps he has a slight attitude and lowers the mood? Perhaps we want him gone because he is so miserable?
Gerard Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 Just now, Wdywd said: Loftus-Cheek looked pretty good for Palace on Saturday even amongst their total shitshow. So weird that Chelsea sent him out I really don't think we should sell DD. We'd just leave ourselves with the same problem of depth we had last year when we had to play King and Amartey for a load of games, and we really don't know if Matty James is genuinely still good enough yet. Plus DD can actually pass which elevates him above 90% of our squad Drinkwater isn't world class or irreplaceable. He's an excellent player but if we got £35m-£40m for him I think we can assume with a good degree of certainty that he'll never be worth any more that that. I'm all for selling our players when there value is at a peak price especially when they're replaceable. For us to refuse £35m-£40m is a terrible indictment on our scouting team that they don't have the imagination or ability to make us better long term with that money.
Nick Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 £40 million we won't get but we might get £35 at a push. How we'd replace him I don't know as we can pay over £100k a week in wages but nobody worth £50 million wants to come here seemingly.
breadandcheese Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 Drinkwater is a good player. There's no revisionism needed. He was excellent for us in the title winning season and last season until he got injured. But this is Chelsea, so of course he's had his head turned. He wants to play European football on a regular basis, so he wants to go. You can't argue with that. He is good enough to do that. So it comes down to a question of price. As long as the price is fair and Chelsea match it, then he goes. It's a shame we couldn't have done a deal for 25m + adds on + Lewis Baker on loan for 2 years.
Stevosevic Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 11 minutes ago, escos said: NP didn't get on with him and Vardy has said that he could start a fight in a phone box. Perhaps he has a slight attitude and lowers the mood? Perhaps we want him gone because he is so miserable? Pretty sure him and Vardy get on pretty well - it was probably just "banter"
yorkie1999 Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 1 hour ago, weller54 said: £40m for DD!! Hahaha...the world's gone bonkers!! Or it's a case of the club pricing DD out of the market, just like Mahrez.
yorkie1999 Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 11 minutes ago, escos said: NP didn't get on with him and Vardy has said that he could start a fight in a phone box. Perhaps he has a slight attitude and lowers the mood? Perhaps we want him gone because he is so miserable? Perhaps the moon is made of cheese.
Gerard Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 3 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: Or it's a case of the club pricing DD out of the market, just like Mahrez. I don't think either have been "priced out". If you want to come and buy our better players who we aren't actively trying to sell then you have to pay a premium. They don't dictate the price, we do.
dannythefox Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 It's ok people saying he's not worth that drinky/mahrez but you need to replace the player without putting any extra money. Most avarage players have had 9/10M put on them just because of stupid TV money.
RowlattsFox Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 I'm a big fan when he's on his game but I think it would be hard to turn down a bid of £30m plus for him and use the money to bid for someone who offers a greater goal threat from midfield and more creativity.
yorkie1999 Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 15 minutes ago, Gerard said: I don't think either have been "priced out". If you want to come and buy our better players who we aren't actively trying to sell then you have to pay a premium. They don't dictate the price, we do. Yes, but no-one is going to pay 40 million for DD and 50 million for Mahrez.
escos Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 19 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: Pretty sure him and Vardy get on pretty well - it was probably just "banter" I get that, but it's known he's quite moody. Just thinking it might be why he's not wanted as first choice. Surely his ability can't be questioned.
lcfc sheff Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 There is some players with release clauses lower than 40m or slightly above that are levels above drink water, I'd sell him for 35m+
Guest Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 We would have no chance of replacing him adequately for the money being discussed. On his game he directs our play as one of our best players. Absolutely need to keep him. Some of our fans have honestly lost their heads over the last 18 months.
Suzie the Fox Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 No way Chelsea will pay £40m for Drinky, its like the Mahez situation - we dont NEED to sell, they both have long contracts and we can put any figure on we want for them. The only problem is if we give them high price tags and they get disheartened and then they dont perform to the standards we expect from them. I personally dont think this will happen but time will tell. IF Chelsea do get THAT desperate and do offer £40m, it would probably be good business to sell. Although i would be sad to see him leave the club.
st albans fox Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 9 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: There is some players with release clauses lower than 40m or slightly above that are levels above drink water, I'd sell him for 35m+ They do also need to want to come to lcfc ......
Gerard Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 6 minutes ago, st albans fox said: They do also need to want to come to lcfc ...... Loads of foreign based players would want to join us. Adrien Silva for example is on £17k a week at Sporting and I see he hasn't got his move yet this window. He'd jump at the chance of coming here over staying at Sporting.
RoyFox Posted 16 August 2017 Posted 16 August 2017 14 minutes ago, Gerard said: Loads of foreign based players would want to join us. Adrien Silva for example is on £17k a week at Sporting and I see he hasn't got his move yet this window. He'd jump at the chance of coming here over staying at Sporting. His last contract he was on $2.43m per year, which equates to c£36k/wk. The new contract he signed last summer is probably more than that.
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