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Chelsea Barkley Bid Rejected
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Everton have rejected an opening £25m offer from Chelsea for Ross Barkley.

Chelsea are expected to return with another bid and Tottenham have long been reported to have interest.

The 23-year-old has less than one year left on his contract at Goodison Park having refused to sign a new deal at his 'boyhood' club.

Everton are reportedly seeking around £40 million.
 
Great to see us digging our heels in with this. Sends a message to Chelsea and anyone else interested. Either pay up or push off, id rather we not sell at all if it means excepting a poor bid. It would send a message to other clubs that we won't be ripped off by anyone or bullied into selling our players for insultingly low amounts.
 

If we could use him as part of a deal with Michi coming the other way I'd be totally fine with that.

Suspect more chance of Chelsea using our desperation over needing a striker, and them needing a solution to avoid paying/tolerating Costa until January to move any deal along.
 
Suspect more chance of Chelsea using our desperation over needing a striker, and them needing a solution to avoid paying/tolerating Costa until January to move any deal along.
Would also be fine with this. Better than no one/someone a bit naff.
 

Which is what most of us have known all along. Teams were waiting until the last minute knowing they'd get him for cheaper. Some people were sure it meant that teams didn't want him though.

People were chatting that he'd have his pick of the top 6 clubs, and every single one was mentioned in rumour at some point this summer despite none showing an interest. Now Chelsea are panicking at the last second and pursuing him and Danny Drinkwater to tick an English quota box.
 

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