Armando Broja
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he shouldn't be for sale under any circumstances or any amount.
If Newcastle are willing to pay £40m+ for a 20 year old, and Southampton a large fee themselves, surely it tells our hierarchy everything they need to know. However, recent history tells us we will accept a bd.
If Newcastle are willing to pay £40m+ for a 20 year old, and Southampton a large fee themselves, surely it tells our hierarchy everything they need to know. However, recent history tells us we will accept a bd.
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Was an absolute handful again. Scored but could of had a hattrick, but his pace tormented the Spurs defence. Another impressive outing. Amount of progress is evident when you realise that he started of from not getting a game, apart from up games then being brought on as a sub to now undisputed starter.
axman2526
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He clearly needs more time to learn though. Does he not know a "top" striker spends most of his time standing still, moaning, pointing and only running to avoid the salad bar and catch the dessert cart?
Argo
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And instead of sulking he fought for his place and won it.
Meanwhile our current striker at a similar age rage quit on his supposed boyhood club because he felt competing with prime Diego Costa was beneath him.
It wasn't Diego, hell that would've made sense. He was competing with physically shot Torres and Eto'o the guy who spent the last few years half retired in the Russian league.
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I'd take our version of Eto'o over this Lukaku let alone the raw one.
2014 was when he left for good (well so I hoped), he had the chance to come back as Diego's direct understudy/competition which in itself would have been a lot of minutes and a chance to prove himself.
axman2526
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axman2526
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I did want him to stay this season, and despite our issues I am glad he has gone there. They have a good manager who made him fight for it and now he made himself a key player. Great development for him.
That said there is no good reason he is not given a chance next season.
That said there is no good reason he is not given a chance next season.
I'd prefer we kept loaning him to Southampton tbf, they've done a brilliant job developing him. If he has a few bad games at Chelsea people will be calling for him to be dropped like Tammy
axman2526
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If we are not going to give him plenty of chances then yes that is the best option. Same with Gallagher.
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I think we all need to take a step back and just let the season play out.
I think it’s pretty obvious that Chelsea have two gems in Broja and Gallagher. Both without doubt are having outstanding seasons we know it, the clubs they are loaned out to know it and of course the players are developing at a pace.
Its pretty clear that post this season big decisions will need to be made some will be easier to decide such as letting Ross B leave, but then you have some that will be more challenging but will have to factor in the future not just season 22/23
Personally I think we need to let several players leave if they tick two boxes
1) Their sale will generate a fee
2) They are blocking younger players with a far higher ceiling not just now but in say two seasons time
We actually need a mini rebuild and fundamental to that will be how we set up and there for me is why and how you integrate Broja into the squad first and then let his talent make it impossible to ignore.
There is a whole debate that we could have in terms of the 22/23 squad but for me there is no debate that space has to be created but if and a big if any fee of note, at least his amortised value ( £30 mill ish) can be achieved in respect of Werner I wouldn’t hesitate in letting him go.
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It's crazy but i'd sell every single one of our attackers if we could get back what we paid for them.
Werner, Lukaku, Havertz, Ziyech, Pulisic - £300 million is what we paid for that lot, more than that if you include agent fees.
Just an insane amount of money for very little talent. Incompetent recruitment as we've become accustomed too now unfortunately.
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ForeverCarefree
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Problem is he'll come back to Chelsea and won't get any sort of reliable service to score the goals like he is for Southampton.
He's doing well and there's definitely going to be a big decision for the club to make come the summer about his future.
He's doing well and there's definitely going to be a big decision for the club to make come the summer about his future.
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Very simple decision. Keep Broja and sell Lukaku. Harry Kane needs to show some ambition for once and leave Spurs, so Conte can use the money to replace him with Lukaku.
I just have a hard time finding a club willing to spend big for Harry Kane. I guess United, but I said he should show ambition and they are just another Europa League mid-table team like Spurs.
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I'm fairly certain he would have anticipated Azpi's cut back yesterday, got to that tap in against Plymouth or tucked away the two goals Mount layed on a plate for the forward against Spurs (both of which easier finishes than his goal against the same opponents).
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From what I've seen of Broja at Saints (though I don't watch every of their games), he can make the opportunities by himself. He presses high up, recovers the ball and can score from it, which is what we are lacking at the moment, someone with that hunger.