Chelsea signing Hakim Ziyech

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:22 pm

For £38 million.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51474234

How close were we to signing him?

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:29 pm

About as close to Vydra starting a game for us.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:32 pm

I think we had a bid accepted then Ajax came in for him.

If Ajax hadn't bid, who knows? It's all hot air now though because it's hypothetical.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:34 pm

Perhaps our recruitment team is better than some give it credit for.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:20 pm

Had Ajax not come in for him I believe we would have got him

BurningBeard · Post by **BurningBeard** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:24 pm

InB4 Boysie - missed opportunity, tin pot, Dyche out etc

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:36 pm

About as close as Gibson to Pendle St chippie.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:48 pm

No doubt the amazing Brentford were in before us when he was even cheaper....

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:00 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:34 pm
Perhaps our recruitment team is better than some give it credit for.

Why. We didn’t recruit him.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:01 pm

Absolutely zero chance we ever would’ve signed him. Ajax or not.