Andre Schurrle

[King of Otters]

It's clear that Chelsea have a deliberate policy of hoovering up the best talent they can get their hands on, whether they need the player or not. That policy will result in a lot of surplus, evidenced in their absurd list of loanees plying their trade around the world. When some of the betters players, too valuable to be loaned, either fall out of favour or fail to make the grade, then their first priority will be to keep them out the hands of their rivals, which was probably their original intention when they signed the player to begin with. There will be exceptions, such as Mata, which presumably made irresistible business sense, but generally the likes of Schurrle will end up in Germany, Spain or at PSG, and most definitely not at Spurs, or Liverpool, or any other big English club who'd chop off their right bollock to have him in their team.

It's a shitty way to do business. But then I guess football is a pretty shitty business all round these days.

 

[SpurSince57]

Would be a great signing IMO, but we'd have to pay a huge fee for him - and his wage demands would be bloody high I'd assume.

I know you'd think they wouldn't sell to us, but if our offer was big enough they'd sell. They sold Mata to United, a bigger rival than we are despite our rivalry.

The problem of course is that I doubt they'd view Levy's 6 million, final offer, tempting enough.

It's not a matter of rivalry; it's a matter of active dislike.

 

[mill]

It's not a matter of rivalry; it's a matter of active dislike.

JJ said in the summer over the links with Lukaku it's not a matter of rivalry or dislike but finance

 

[Mr Pink]

It's not a matter of rivalry; it's a matter of active dislike.

Yeah, but hypothetically if we offered a fair bit more than their valuation, and considerably more than any other Club outside the Premier League, they'd accept it. Business sense dictates they would despite their preference to sell elsewhere.

That scenario is obviously extremely unlikely but I don't think they would rule out selling to us no matter what. Its just that it wouldn't happen because we'd be quoted a premium and our Chairman wouldn't get involved in such.

It would take pretty exceptional circumstances to see the Clubs do business I concede, but never say never.

 

[worcestersauce]

I think this chelsea sideline of buying and selling young players will eventually run it's course as players more and more begin to realise that they are more likely to end up where they wouldn't have thought of otherwise, like Lukaku at Everton and Marco Marin at God knows where! Clubs really need to push the simple fact that you just cannot trust your career to chelsea they'll spit you out in bits.
Schurrle is a perfect example.

 

[mill]

It's clear that Chelsea have a deliberate policy of hoovering up the best talent they can get their hands on, whether they need the player or not. That policy will result in a lot of surplus, evidenced in their absurd list of loanees plying their trade around the world. When some of the betters players, too valuable to be loaned, either fall out of favour or fail to make the grade, then their first priority will be to keep them out the hands of their rivals, which was probably their original intention when they signed the player to begin with. There will be exceptions, such as Mata, which presumably made irresistible business sense, but generally the likes of Schurrle will end up in Germany, Spain or at PSG, and most definitely not at Spurs, or Liverpool, or any other big English club who'd chop off their right bollock to have him in their team.

It's a shitty way to do business. But then I guess football is a pretty shitty business all round these days.

Most business is shitty cut throat stuff. Chelsea are just playing the system well

 

[Teddy Klinsmann]

Not in Chelsea squad tonight.

 

[GeneralBurk]

Most business is shitty cut throat stuff. Chelsea are just playing the system well

FFP will have a major bearing on transfer fees going forward. Especially with artificially inflated teams like Chelsea, PSG or Man City.

I have a lot of sympathy for these teams as FIFA's FFP simply locks in the elite.

 

[tottenham28]

Speaking of the blue shite, Salah hasn't made their squad for tonights semi. I wonder whose in for him? Would easily be an upgrade on Townsend in my opinion, although I think a striker is far more important right now..

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Speaking of the blue shite, Salah hasn't made their squad for tonights semi. I wonder whose in for him? Would easily be an upgrade on Townsend in my opinion, although I think a striker is far more important right now..

As I've said before, no fucking way. He'd probably be the only player I would refuse to support at Spurs.

 

[ItsBoris]

If we payed the 25 million that Wolfsburg are reportedly willing to pay then Chelsea would sell him to us.

Think about that, Wolfsburg, a club with less than half our revenue, will buy players in the 25 million range without selling their best players beforehand, but we still go for the 5-10 million pound players.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Why would Schurrle opt for Spurs over Wolfsburg?

 

[Chris12]

If we payed the 25 million that Wolfsburg are reportedly willing to pay then Chelsea would sell him to us.

Think about that, Wolfsburg, a club with less than half our revenue, will buy players in the 25 million range without selling their best players beforehand, but we still go for the 5-10 million pound players.

Wolfsburg are loaded

 

[The Scarecrow]

If we payed the 25 million that Wolfsburg are reportedly willing to pay then Chelsea would sell him to us.

Think about that, Wolfsburg, a club with less than half our revenue, will buy players in the 25 million range without selling their best players beforehand, but we still go for the 5-10 million pound players.

He's not worth that kind of money imo.

 

[mill]

Wolfsburg are loaded

Still have to operate in the confines of ffp

 

[Chris12]

Still have to operate in the confines of ffp

I know. Just seems as though he is saying that Levy should be spending that much without having to sell because Wolfsburg can

 

[ButchCassidy]

Wolfsburg have the money to buy him. They have the money to pay him good wages. They have much better odds of being in the Champions League next season. And it would mean he returns to Germany, where he's probably more comfortable and would be more visible for national team time.

Even if we matched Wolfsburg's offer (we won't) and Chelsea were thrilled to sell to us (they wouldn't be), I still think we'd lose out on this one.

 

[225]

I know. Just seems as though he is saying that Levy should be spending that much without having to sell because Wolfsburg can

He's also forgetting the fact they play at a stadium built in 2002, we're building a new one for over £400m because ours is 120 years older.

 

[Shea]

As I've said before, no fucking way. He'd probably be the only player I would refuse to support at Spurs.

I still think this situation is blown out of proportion

Unless of course I am missing details or missing the point in some way

He never said or did anything anti semitic that I know of

He refused to shake hands with players from an Israeli team due to his political beliefs about the occupation of Gaza and killing of innocent Palestinian women and children

I'm not looking to debate the rights and wrongs of the Israel/Palestine situation personally - but I think there's a huge difference between someone taking issue with something on political grounds compared to someone doing the same actions because of colour of someone's skin of their religion

People boycotted South Africa due to apartheid for example - in Salah's mind I believe his actions were based on similar logic, he (and more likely people in his circle pressuring him to make a statement) made a statement against what they consider to be injustice and not because he didn't want to touch someones hand because of their colour or religion

He's not been particularly successful at Chelsea and I doubt they'd sell to us unless we paid through the nose anyway so the notion of him coming to us is moot - as in reality is Schurrle

 

[CornerPinDreamer]

He refused to shake hands with players from an Israeli team due to his political beliefs about the occupation of Gaza and killing of innocent Palestinian women and children

agreed.. he refused to shake hands with Jews, Christians and Muslims who were Israeli.. no anti semitism, political statement which he is entitled to if he can get away with it in a sporting context.. i'd support him as long as he concentrated on the pitch rather than politics.. only Ali was able to talk both and not look a plonker