I prefer to think of it that he could have gone anywhere and chose us.
I'm a glass half full type of guy.
I'm a glass half full type of guy.
Good luck with that then.I would imagine that it was his agent after Chelsea told him that they would pay him 5m if they got his signature.
He tweets when he wants, he tweets when he waaaants...
Yeah, because Manchester is a city renowned across the globe and London is provincial...Can't believe he wants to live in this shit tip of a City. The Olympics are going to be a nightmare.
Meh, the most important signing Chelsea will make this Summer is their next manager, I won't in any way call them challengers until I find out who it is.Indeed.
But I'm worried about next season now. Chelsea will be proper challengers again. They will add a few more. So will city.
Nope, the owner. He commissioned the Marin deal and all.Wonder who gave him those assurances? Di Matteo?
Considering nobody knew where he was going thirty minutes ago do you not put doubt on further details from before then?I would imagine that it was his agent after Chelsea told him that they would pay him 5m if they got his signature.
I've had no problem with Rooney or Ronaldo being in the teamIf all of those quotes in the pics are true then who the hell wants a player like that in their team?
I would rather him join Chelsea than City. City seem to have a more cohesive 'project' than Chelsea. Chelsea finished 6th remember, they were pretty far off a title challenge and they are likely to lose arguably their best player in Drogba.Indeed.
But I'm worried about next season now. Chelsea will be proper challengers again. They will add a few more. So will city.
I guess in the end it could be down to the fact we already have Rooney, Welbeck, Nani and Young for him to compete with and Chelsea can almost guarantee him a start.Why the feck can't we attract these kind of players anymore? FFS we need a sugar daddy owner.
Can't beat them, join them.Why the feck can't we attract these kind of players anymore? FFS we need a sugar daddy owner.
To be completeley honest I'm not really that fussed. I don't follow french football so have only seen this guy in a few youtube clips.
How do you feel about this as a Chelsea fan? I imagine it must feel all feel very "last minute"? I mean, United and City fans immersed themselves in Hazardness when it looked like it was between the two of us, so we hyped him up and got ourselves excited about the prospect of him playing. Because you entered the race so late, did you as a Chelsea fan manage to get as worked up at the prospect of signing him, or is is more of a "I'm pleased we got such a highly-rated player, especially when we were competing against our rivals"?
They will try and sign Falcao and Modric.I would rather him join Chelsea than City. City seem to have a more cohesive 'project' than Chelsea. Chelsea finished 6th remember, they were pretty far off a title challenge and they are likely to lose arguably their best player in Drogba.
I think that if City had got their main transfer targets then there would have been a good chance of them getting too far ahead. Now all we need is Van Persie to feck them off.
went for the wages, can't begrudge him that. Kagawa was always the better fit but you cant help but want all the diamonds on show. If we don't get Kagawa either then there's something horribly wrong at United...
I bet they get both and PepThey will try and sign Falcao and Modric.
Agreed. He strikes me as a prick, and has done for a while now with this constant media whoring.If all of those quotes in the pics are true then who the hell wants a player like that in their team?
They've lost Drogba, so no more directness. Cole, who was excellent in the Munich final was awful against mid-table opposition. Terry -- the less said, the better.Indeed.
But I'm worried about next season now. Chelsea will be proper challengers again. They will add a few more. So will city.
Disappointing tbh. I hope we are not in for Kagawa, Hazard is a far better prospect.
That's hardly the most annoying part of the story.FFS I go out to walk the dog and he announces it minutes later.
He does seem a twat. But for some reason I found that appealing. Nothing wrong with a cocky, confident young footballer, assuming he will back it up too.Agreed. He strikes me as a prick, and has done for a while now with this constant media whoring.
A great player he may be, but with an ego like that he'll be off to Real Madrid the first chance he gets.
How does he know?Nope, the owner.
Did he?He commissioned the Marin deal and all.
I don't think Guardiola would be that easily convinced.Probably Abramovich's way of convincing Pep to join.
Maybe he'll commute?What happened to moving to Manchester? Dopey cock.
Why haven't Chelsea announced it on their site?
Not really, they'll be in the CL next season and be challenging for the league, not too mention they gave him a lot of money.In all seriousness though, it's a fecking strange decision in footballing terms.
Despite being the champions league winners, they were dreadful all season. This definitely points to a big summer spending spree.
That's your opinion, my opinion however is these are both young, quality players in a position we desperately need to strengthen. If you can't see that missing out on both players is an issue then you need to take off the blinkers.
No there isn't, you tit.
No I'm being serious, just seems a bit strange.
just leave it mate
Marin was 7 million, less than Bebe. He was also signed as a squad player, to replace Kalou.Mata, Marin, Hazard and Torres is going to be one hell of an expensive bus to park in next years CL.