[Football] Marc Cucurella

[Pavilionaire]

Don't agree with you on Enrique. I don't see the Chelsea hierarchy placing value on the slow burn brand of tika taka we saw recently at the world cup. Nagelsman or Poch, much more likely

International football is always slower than club football - all the top Prem sides play considerably faster tempo than England - and that is NOT the style Enrique played at Barca with the exciting front 3 of Messi, Neymar and Suarez. I agree Nagelsmann is favourite but risky, and Boehly hasn't got a clue.

 

[Badger Boy]

The problem for Chelsea is getting takers. Who is going to want Raheem Sterling?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

5 year contract signed in 2021 at £16.9m a year………

You’d want him back on those wages looking to fine on a weekly basis for any infringement

 

[Hugo Rune]

You’d want him back on those wages looking to fine on a weekly basis for any infringement

He could go to Newcastle. I think Eddie would back himself to re-energise Sterling and get him back to his best. Wages - no problem.

 

[Mustafa II]

The problem for Chelsea is getting takers. Who is going to want Raheem Sterling?

I think we'd be a great fit for Sterling.

We seem to bit a good fit for former England internationals, looking at Welbeck, Lallana and Bridge,.

If he's willing to take a big pay cut, I'd welcome him with open arms. He'd do really well here and become an asset.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I think we'd be a great fit for Sterling.

We seem to bit a good fit for former England internationals, looking at Welbeck, Lallana and Bridge,.

If he's willing to take a big pay cut, I'd welcome him with open arms. He'd do really well here and become an asset.

I think he could fit in as he is still capable and has loads of relevant experience. Not sure if he would become a Billy big bollocks and be difficult to manage. ie he might not pass the fit and proper Seagull test.

 

[jackanada]

I think we'd be a great fit for Sterling.

We seem to bit a good fit for former England internationals, looking at Welbeck, Lallana and Bridge,.

If he's willing to take a big pay cut, I'd welcome him with open arms. He'd do really well here and become an asset.

I don't see it. We seem to look to our senior players to be exemplars of attitude and work ethic and be there to pass on their footballing intelligence (and obviously help win matches!).
None of that screams Sterling to me.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Ah people really suggesting Sterling wouldn't get into the Brighton squad. .

 

[Springal]

Apparently on Newcastle shortlist - can’t see Mrs Cucurella moving up there

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Ah people really suggesting Sterling wouldn't get into the Brighton squad. .

No but l think they may be suggesting that Sterling wouldn' fit into the squad.

Get and fit, in this case are two very different things.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Apparently on Newcastle shortlist - can’t see Mrs Cucurella moving up there

They're reporting £30M which is what Pep offered and we turned down. We obviously thought he was more than £30m a year ago, so would that be a good deal for the strange naked people who don't speak English

 

[Hugo Rune]

They're reporting £30M which is what Pep offered and we turned down. We obviously thought he was more than £30m a year ago, so would that be a good deal for the strange naked people who don't speak English

Did we really think he was worth more than £30m or had Tony worked out the mad yank would pay a lot more?

 

[nickbrighton]

Did we really think he was worth more than £30m or had Tony worked out the mad yank would pay a lot more?

indsight is gre- but with it , Pep was about right, and Tony took Chelsea to the cleaners, however at the time, he was a vital part of the team, and so an inflated price was in order. We wont be getting the full 65 million, but we certainly got the better end of that deal

 

[Triggaaar]

Did we really think he was worth more than £30m

Yes I think he was. He was really good in his season with us. You can spend over £20m on a defender from the Championship without knowing if they're be able to make it in the PL.

He's just had a bad season, but then so has everyone in a Chelsea kit. He's also on high wages (befitting of someone who cost £60m) which will affect his resale value.

 

[Triggaaar]

indsight is gre- but with it , Pep was about right

No, Pep's valuation wasn't right - if he was really only worth £30m, then he wouldn't have been good enough for Pep's team anyway. Pep's bid was cheeky, he obviously thought Cuckoo was a decent player or he wouldn't have bid at all.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Apparently on Newcastle shortlist - can’t see Mrs Cucurella moving up there

Dreams impact people differently

 

[WATFORD zero]

No, Pep's valuation wasn't right - if he was really only worth £30m, then he wouldn't have been good enough for Pep's team anyway. Pep's bid was cheeky, he obviously thought Cuckoo was a decent player or he wouldn't have bid at all.

I think £30M was about right. £65M definitely wasn't

But at least they won't repeat that mistake by buying a player off us for £100M that we replace with a similar aged signing from them for £7M.

I jest, I think

 

[Bozza]

Apparently on Newcastle shortlist - can’t see Mrs Cucurella moving up there

It’s a little known fact that he drove past St James Park on his way from Heathrow down to Sussex and he’s wanted to play for Newcastle ever since.

 

[oldboyroy]

Oh, it'll be Marc's dream move if Newcastle go for him! Champions league football is what he wanted!!

 

[Beanstalk]

Was Cucurella worth £62m to buy from us after a breakout season in the Premier League, with many years left on his contract, with 2 (if not three) mega clubs interested in taking him? Probably.

Is he now worth anywhere near that after a year looking out of his depth at Chelsea? No way.

Valuation is mostly about context rather than ability. Chelsea will be looking to claw back as much of the fee as they paid us for him as possible - currently there is £50m left to account for. They’ll be trying to get as close to that as they can’t really afford to write off money with ffp.