Polarboy

Chiesa's agents have supposedly travelled to England for talks according to an Italian paper. How many clubs they're talking to, whether we're definitely one, and indeed whether his agents actually are in England has to be questioned 😂

The only thing that's really out of place in that is the pesto. The other stuff is basically just tomato sauce and cheese. Five beers and I'd devour that thing. Then again that's not a very high culinary bar.

Just to be clear, I'm not a homosexual. Not that's there's anything wrong with that 😉👍

Deciding whether I should post rumours

Aye, he's right footed.

They'll be lucky to get 50m. It might drag on till the end of the window if Leicester dig their heels in, but I can't see them getting more than the 40m they got for Maddison regardless of his contract. At the end of the day they're a championship club and there are other pressures on them to sell Barnes. Incidentally, he has two years left on his contract.

I'm reminded of that episode of Seinfeld where Bryan Cranston plays Jerry's dentist, and Jerry is convinced that the dentist only married a Jewish women so he could get a pass for telling Jew jokes 😂

See, it wasn't that hard to agree with me 😂👍

Yes, let's get back to talking about Chalobah...oh wait. 😂

I don't know you at all really, so we're not at the gippo banter stage yet I'm afraid. Give me another thousand comments at least. If there was no real animus behind it I'll take this as an apology and accept it.

I'm fine. I just don't appreciate people I don't know implying that me or any Irish person, including travellers, are 'gippos'. I thought this was the peace and love, quasi socialist message board, judging by some of the comments on here 😉

Replying to a comment that wasn't for him, and then implying McGregor is a gippo, is a very roundabout way of doing it. Bit like you now. If you're going to be a keyboard warrior you may as well be up front about it.

Are you and Monkeys Fist one in the same? 🤔 If not, not only is it a shit joke it doesn't make any sense.

Nah, he's just going to snap his leg again over your head 😉👍

For this crime against the Irish and comedy the punishment is Conor McGregor coming round your gaff in a coke fuelled rage.

Your tone appeared a bit condescending. If you didn't mean anything by it fair enough, and I'll take the comment in the spirit it was intended.

😂 Are you actually from NI? Belfast?

Backing your own opinion when it's challenged is hardly an example of pugnaciousness. It would be an example of timidness if I didn't. But I can imagine which stereotypes you are alluding to. If that kind of thing amuses you knock yourself out 👍 Where are you from again 🧐

If he was already better than Schar and Botman he wouldn't be coming as cover, which it seems is what we're looking for. As for sitting on the bench, he might end up fourth or fifth choice at Chelsea, so being a second choice right sided CB and RB would see him closer to the first team if he was signed. As for price I don't think Chelsea could legitimately ask for much more then 25m. When you see that Guehi is valued at 60m he's a decent option for cover who Howe can work with and improve. As I said he has all the attributes, even he's still understandably a bit raw.

No, my argument was clear it's your reading comprehension and general knowledge of football that isn't. Lascelles was a decent centre back in his prime for us. He generally kept the team together through some tough times as captain, was phenomenal in the air at clearing crosses for example, got a big stat bump in our championship winning season he played, but is well past that peak now. If you can't see the difference between him and someone who's just turned 24 as cover, but has all attributes, physical and otherwise, to be a top defender, I can't help you. I mean Tuchel promoted him to the first team and played him in Champions League games, but I'm sure you know better than him that he's in fact gash. And the profile that we're looking for seems to be someone with a bit yet to learn who won't mind being Schar's understudy for 18 months or so. It will depend on the price but anything around 20m will be value in this market. And Chalobah's stats are good for a young centre back. For comparison, Guehi at Palace, a solid defensive team, has an average rating of 6.79, and there's talk of him going for 60m maybe more. Don't get me wrong you need to pass the eye test as well, but I clearly I don't concur with your eye test that he's gash. Chalobah is someone Howe could coach into a very good player.