And this really should've been done a week or two ago, so that he might have figures in the Arsenal game. Should've sent Matt "The Closer" Hargreaves sooner to Italy.
I spend 100-125 on his replacement. Probably another 70-80 on defenders.
Cucurella staying changed the plans. When the United loan fell through, they shifted to being open to moving Maatsen. Maatsen was always the preferred backup.
Which makes no sense. If Maatsen was “in the plans”, he’d be the one cup-tied right now and Cucurella would be on his way. Nu-Chelsea, same as Old-Chelsea.
It has nothing to do with being cup tied, United wanted to cancel the loan in January because that's all they need the loan for. That killed the deal.
He is, they literally started the same game. Being cup tied for the Carabao Cup isn't a factor in any of this.
Yes it does. You have such blinders on for your team. United needed him for Carabao too. There are (hypothetically) plenty of Carabao games in between now and January. United walked because the loan fee they were offering doesn’t have ROI if he can’t play those games. It’s not a coincidence. It’s not a conspiracy. It’s common sense. This is just typical Chelsea stuff. At least the other Chelsea fans on here can admit when the team does wrong
Money is a major issue for them, they do not want a full season worth of wages, when they only need injury cover for a small portion of the year. If Chelsea is going to loan him, they want him gone for the full season.
And none of that was an issue until he got cup tied!
Ooh, I looked quickly at the lineup and missed him in midfield.
Yeah but still, your point isn’t wrong. Burnley isn’t trying to win trophies and they aren’t making a loan offer. They played was great for them last year and it’s a very much a long term move for them. But it also seems the player may have turned them down. Got to be lousy when a player you previously loaned says no when you want them back
