I wonder what striker we'll end up with.
Lukaku is the obvious shout but with obvious drawbacks. He's gonna cost a lot and I fear a fair few more teams will want him and crucially be able to pay more. FFS.
Michy Batshuyi (I'm never going to be able to spell that). Interesting. Can't say I've ever seen him but he seems highly rated and again has richer clubs sniffing about.
Bony. Nah. See how he does a second season in the prem hey.
Bentekkers. Maybe. Villa are sh*te and him not world cupping it might bring his price down, at least a little.
Danny Ings. No mate. I'd guess an £8m fee and he's had one full season, although a decent one, as a first team player. Needs more time at a club like he's at for me.
I'm open to ideas.....
Batshuyi will have more suitors than Lukaku mate, that 8m release clause he has will attract all the good sides from England, France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Russia and Portugal.
Lukaku is a unusual instance, he's not the finished article yet will demand a guaranteed starting spot at a team at a CL calibre team in one of the BIG leagues, that narrows his choices down a hell of a lot to teams with a open spot without a great forward line up, then his fee, then his lack of European experience all further to make bidders wary of him, honestly think we could almost have a clean run at him as the biggest worry would be Spurs and Arsenal neither of whom Chelsea would sell too i don't reckon.
Bony I'd swerve and hope that one of the other teams interested in LUkaku goes that way instead, same for Remy actually, hope that a Athletico pick him up as a costa replacement etc
Benteke - could see him being bought by bsomeone in Jan, not until he's proved he's back from his achilles injury though
Ings - LOL
assuming right now the value of Lukaku is around 20m and chelsea are hanging on to see if the world cup drives his price higher, then honestly 'if' we have the money its worth just saying 25m right now for him, as delaying could lose us any chance of him if he goes on to star at the tournament, long term the 5m extra would disappear anyway so shouldn't harm any long term transfer policy
