Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[ASHTONVILLA]

But if Luiz gets an injury tonight, who would you play DM in the next game?  He's not great but as I said, we can't replace the whole squad this window.

Barcley or Loftus-Cheek hopefully if letting him go freed up room in the squad.

I do agree though that he is a useful player that we should not let go unless it means someone better comes in. I think our main problem is that we are not able to shed players like Lansbury and Kalinic who add nothing, but are getting offers for players like Nakamba and Guilbert who make good backup players.

[ozzjim]

Loftus Cheek maybe could play there. Barkley not a chance in hell. Not got the discipline. You would be better putting Ezri in there and playing Hause.

Or sign Tuanzebe and play him there.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Loftus Cheek maybe could play there. Barkley not a chance in hell. Not got the discipline. You would be better putting Ezri in there and playing Hause.

Or sign Tuanzebe and play him there.

Agree Barkley is no a like for like replacement, you would have to play differently. But my point is that I am happy to see players like Samatta and Nakamba go if it means better players come in. If it means we are more likely to see Lansbury et al in the team then I would rather keep them. Would like to see Tuanzebe back too, would provide cover for centre midfield and proper competition for Mings and Konsa.

Nakamba was getting rave reviews in his first few games, so I do think he is capable of improving if he can find that form again. But would still let him go if a better player came in.

[N'ZMAV]

are Barkley and/or RLC an improvement on what we have in CM?

Yes, miles better than Lansbury, Hourihane and Nakamba.

They'd be an upgrade.

[Axl Rose]

Nakamba is rubbish.

Can't pass, slow, doesn't score goals, can't beat a player, has made about three tackles in his time here.

I'd sell him for a tenner.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd sell him for a tenner.

you'll be lucky.

[Axl Rose]

I'd sell him for a tenner.

you'll be lucky.

Haha. Surely there'd be takers at 10p?

[eamonn]

Oh look, there's a fiver.

[cdbearsfan]

Nakamba will come good and I would rather not sell him.

[dave.woodhall]

Nakamba will come good and I would rather not sell him.

I think he certainly showed enough at the start of last season to give him until January at least.

[ChicagoLion]

Barclay could be an outstanding signing.  I understand the Drinkwater / Ireland type worry, but he's 26 and has real quality.  If he wants the move I'd much rather spend a loan fee / wages on him than speculate £6-7m on an unknown from Europe.

Have you seen him play since joining Chelsea ? Has not benefited from weight training.
He has been awful, Chelsea fans groan when they see him pop out the dug out ready to come on.
Drinkwater type signing.

[Big Ming]

Nakamba will come good and I would rather not sell him.

I think he certainly showed enough at the start of last season to give him until January at least.

Am I dreaming or did I see a table that had him 5th best PL defensive midfielder from last season just a couple of weeks ago?

(It may have been interceptions?).

[ASHTONVILLA]

Barclay could be an outstanding signing.  I understand the Drinkwater / Ireland type worry, but he's 26 and has real quality.  If he wants the move I'd much rather spend a loan fee / wages on him than speculate £6-7m on an unknown from Europe.

Have you seen him play since joining Chelsea ? Has not benefited from weight training.
He has been awful, Chelsea fans groan when they see him pop out the dug out ready to come on.
Drinkwater type signing.

Doubt they would groan if he were coming on to replace Lansbury, Nakamba, Hourihane, or mcginn. If Villa had their midfield options I wouldn't be so keen, but he is better than what we have.

[RamboandBruno]

I don’t get the downer on McGinn or reference that’s he’s somehow a crap footballer now. He had a bad ankle break, rumoured to have fractured it again in recovery, didn’t play for about 5/6 months and has had 7/8 very average games since. What about up to December last year, he was as good as jack then and showed that he could compete at this level.
He’s in recovery still obviously, I think he’s fined enough over the last couple of years to earn himself  a bit more time before being labelled championship

[ozzjim]

On the twitter pages I read this AM, Chelsea fans appear much happier to see Loftus Cheek go than Barkley.