If willian was the guy available for a 1 year loan, id actually take him over coutinho any day of the week. He's still pretty sharp. Unfortunately a loan isnt on the table, and a permanent deal would just be a waste of resources
The thing is each of these individual deals for these pensioners on their own look small, but they add and you quickly realise that we have thrown away large wages on the income statement side and added nothing to the balance sheet. It's a disaster! No to Willian. No to Coutinho. And sign Ceballos already.
I struggle to see Willian as a starting player on his wages even as a free agent when we have given Saka #7.
Claudius wrote: The thing is each of these individual deals for these pensioners on their own look small, but they add and you quickly realise that we have thrown away large wages on the income statement side and added nothing to the balance sheet. It's a disaster! No to Willian. No to Coutinho. And sign Ceballos already.
I don't think we sign any of Coutinho, Willian or Partey without both UEL next season & with PEA/Laca also staying.
Some pensioner eh
Granted he's not getting younger but that beats the output of any of our wide players.
That's aside his work rate which is on another level to Pepe.
Aubameyang is a wide player and he scored 23 goals.
I'm convinced. let's put all our money in the pensioner. Zlatan is also one of the best strikers in Europe right now. Hopefully, we stick some cash in him too
Klaus wrote: Aubameyang is a wide player and he scored 23 goals.
Yeah, very convenient to ignore one of our two starting wide players. 😆
Can't see Willian coming here and keeping that level of intensity. More likely to breeze through his stay here en route to retirement. Dont sign him.
He can stay at Chelsea.
Yeah, why would we sign a player from that loser club?
Hmm
Native Portuguese speakers in conversation shocker. Gabi is probably ordering Nando's.
If signing him means we can allocate more funds to signing a CB, DM & CM then I could probably live with it. Don't think we will have enough money to also sign a top wide player as well.
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Its happening. We can't give this guy a multi year deal surely.
Yep...all over the press now. Looks like it will happen, don't like it one bit, at least I hope it's just a 2 year deal. This means Auba as a striker?
He wants a 3 year deal. We really should not do it.
Probably means we are saving the funds for central midfield and centre back. Which is understandable.
I'm ok with it. Sell Laca, move Auba up top. £40m odd to spend elsewhere.
If Auba moves central, then Saka, Nelson, Pepe and Willian is not a terrible set of wingers, but it's far from great.
If we can get willian and another winger while selling Laca then that's great.
Willian is a good experienced pro who still is performing at the top level.
Zaha would be great if he can come cheaper.
