[Albion] Robert Sanchez to Chelsea for £25m plus add-ons

[albionalex]

It's a tough one for the club as his value will be much lower right now than it should be.

A loan move overseas for a year where he can play every week (and hopefully perform well) would see his value rise back up, but then he will only have one year left on his contract so his value will be capped.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I think he’ll end up abroad (not USG).

It sounds the most likely scenario, Spain perhaps.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

At the moment he has sulked his way out of the Spain squad. He is young and needs some sensible advice from family, friends and agent. He might decide he was wrong and stick around to sort himself out.

 

[Screaming J]

At the moment he has sulked his way out of the Spain squad. He is young and needs some sensible advice from family, friends and agent. He might decide he was wrong and stick around to sort himself out.

I really hope he does this as I think he IS a good keeper. Let's forget the Palace spillikins for now, after all, all players (not just keepers) make mistakes. Good though his end of season was, Steele wasn't error free.

If he puts his nose to the grindstone he either gets back in the team at some point or he puts himself in the shop window with a better back story than "touchy, sulky, bolshy so-and-so".

 

[Springal]

Looks like he’s with Welbeck & Oxlaide-Chamberlain in Portugal doing a ‘pre-pre season’

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I’d be worried that he may disrupt the wider team ethos if he didn’t get his own way, and the fact he apparently doesn’t like sitting on the bench, would be a concern. Perception is everything, and I kind of don’t agree about the attitude being ‘flipped’, because from the outside once it’s exposed, it’s ‘out there’, and he has it in his make-up.

So what if it has? Players with questionable attitudes have gone for good money in the past and will so again.

 

[dwayne]

Looks like he’s with Welbeck & Oxlaide-Chamberlain in Portugal doing a ‘pre-pre season’

Tale between his legs hopefully......

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

So what if it has? Players with questionable attitudes have gone for good money in the past and will so again.

Good, maybe, but less than if they were more of a ‘team player’.
Still I disagree with you on most things it seems, so I guess we’ll differ on this as well.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Good, maybe, but less than if they were more of a ‘team player’.
Still I disagree with you on most things it seems, so I guess we’ll differ on this as well.

We will never know but football does seem to have a blind eye when it comes to most misdemeanors.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I disagree with you on most things

Obviously always wrong then

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Obviously always wrong then

very good.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

We will never know but football does seem to have a blind eye when it comes to most misdemeanors.

If you were a top team and had the option of most keepers in the world who are at a similar age and level to Sanchez, at this moment I wouldn’t go for Sanchez, because of the reasons mentioned.

It doesn’t make him suddenly poor, but more of a potentially disruptive influence, so why bother?

 

[Mellotron]

Verbruggen reportedly a done deal now. Be a surprise if Sánchez sticks around?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

If you were a top team and had the option of most keepers in the world who are at a similar age and level to Sanchez, at this moment I wouldn’t go for Sanchez, because of the reasons mentioned.

It doesn’t make him suddenly poor, but more of a potentially disruptive influence, so why bother?

Same could be levelled at Trossard? He lost all interest after the WC, argued with team mates, fell out with RDZ and then stropped off to Belgium. All very disruptive. Why did Arsenal bother?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Same could be levelled at Trossard? He lost all interest after the WC, argued with team mates, fell out with RDZ and then stropped off to Belgium. All very disruptive. Why did Arsenal bother?

Fair point. Greater need in terms of Arsenal? Agent driven?

Clubs don’t appear to be queuing up for Sanchez.

 

[Weststander]

Fair point. Greater need in terms of Arsenal? Agent driven?

Clubs don’t appear to be queuing up for Sanchez.

They were never going to.

He’s a decent PL keeper, no better than that just now. Raya for example is outstanding.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

They were never going to.

He’s a decent PL keeper, no better than that just now. Raya for example is outstanding.

Quite and with the ‘attitude’ that makes him less desirable IMO.

West Ham?

 

[Weststander]

Quite and with the ‘attitude’ that makes him less desirable IMO.

West Ham?

He’s totally changed as a character.

There’s stuff online two or three years ago where he’s a humble Spanish ‘kid’ so grateful to get to get the opportunity, feet on the ground.

Now his ego is off the charts. It’s more than confidence, he’s become a sulky tart.

 

[dazzer6666]

So what if it has? Players with questionable attitudes have gone for good money in the past and will so again.

Trossard, most recently.

 

[GT49er]

Twom years left on his contract? Season long loan at a good level then - preferably mid/lower PL. Stellar season, contract extension and a cracking sale price.
Bloody good GK for any side that isn't obsessed with having a sweeper keeper.