StuGers 477 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 £70m Morata to Chelsea. That's a lot of money for a 24 year old who doesn't have a very great goal record, though Conte knows what he's doing. £50m+ seems to be the standard money you pay for anyone half decent in England now though. Crazy money. I've seen Morata come on as a sub for Madrid on more than one occasion and I've seriously questioned how he got on the bench. Now he is a £70m player!? Crazy. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Crazy money. I've seen Morata come on as a sub for Madrid on more than one occasion and I've seriously questioned how he got on the bench. Now he is a £70m player!? Crazy. Conte must be furious about not getting Lukaku 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I am unconvinced lukaku is worth anything like 75 million. He has some great parts to his game but his touch is poor for the top level and his goal record v the better teams is questionable. Will be interesting to see how he does at man utd. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I am unconvinced lukaku is worth anything like 75 million. He has some great parts to his game but his touch is poor for the top level and his goal record v the better teams is questionable. Will be interesting to see how he does at man utd. I think he'll do well at Man Utd. However other areas must still give cause for concern for them. The fact Carrick still seemed to be getting a game last season spoke volumes 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 I think Batshuayi may be key to Chelsea this season, he started to score at the end of last season and may come good after a 1 season settling in. He played well against Arsenal on Saturday in the friendly. Morata doesn't seem like the Chelsea type of striker in the way Drogba and Costa are. Agree about Lukaku, over priced for that fee. Not sure if he will be able to raise his game to challenge for a title or in the CL. Rashford must be wondering what he has to do. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,373 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) I think Batshuayi may be key to Chelsea this season, he started to score at the end of last season and may come good after a 1 season settling in. He played well against Arsenal on Saturday in the friendly. Morata doesn't seem like the Chelsea type of striker in the way Drogba and Costa are. Agree about Lukaku, over priced for that fee. Not sure if he will be able to raise his game to challenge for a title or in the CL. Rashford must be wondering what he has to do. Perhaps not a Chelsea type striker per se -- not sure what that is tbh -- but Morata is a Conte striker. Conte bought him at Juventus, and he scored for fun until Madrid wanted to poach him back (buy-back clause) when they had no intention of allowing him many starts. He's pacy, strong; he'll hold up the ball and run like a dog. Just the type Conte likes. Is Morata a better striker than Lukaku? Possibly not. But Conte has a history of utilising players that are not top-class; he likes players that can do a job and that can be relied upon. That's why he likes Asamoah, Giaccherini, Isla, Darmian, Llorente (signed for Juventus) and now Moses and Alonso; they're not world-class players -- some failed in the English Championship -- but he can rely on them to work like dogs and do a job. Edited July 24, 2017 by Rousseau 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Javier Hernandez completes move to West Ham for 16m. At last a good transfer fee. Considering the money being splashed around 16m is a snip. Im happy with West Hams business this summer. They are buying quality rather than quantity. Last year the signings were awful and a few of them still need to move out. But Hart, Zabaletta, Arnautavic and Hernandez are all experienced and first teamers. Just need a centre midfielder (Wilshire would do) and the squad is looking good. Edited July 24, 2017 by Gribz 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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