Official Gary Cahill transfer thread

[BWFC_Insane]

We should have sold Cahill last summer or last January if we could. Given we're where we are....

I'm not sure there is anything we can do now other than hope against hope that we can sign him up for an extra year or two.

Having said all that its not that nobody has bid what we want, nobody has bid full stop. Not even a cheeky 7M. Coyle needs to try and work some magic and persuade Gaz he can get in the England Euro's squad with a full season here. Don't fancy our chances.

But not sure now we have any other option?

except selling him to arsenal or liverpool....

That generally requires the consent of the buying clubs. Nobody has bid yet, what exactly can we do? Nowt, other than try and offer him a new deal. Or hope a bid miraculously appears from somewhere and is suitable.

[thebish]

We should have sold Cahill last summer or last January if we could. Given we're where we are....

I'm not sure there is anything we can do now other than hope against hope that we can sign him up for an extra year or two.

Having said all that its not that nobody has bid what we want, nobody has bid full stop. Not even a cheeky 7M. Coyle needs to try and work some magic and persuade Gaz he can get in the England Euro's squad with a full season here. Don't fancy our chances.

But not sure now we have any other option?

except selling him to arsenal or liverpool....

That generally requires the consent of the buying clubs. Nobody has bid yet, what exactly can we do? Nowt, other than try and offer him a new deal. Or hope a bid miraculously appears from somewhere and is suitable.

how do we know nobody has made a bid?

[BWFC_Insane]

We should have sold Cahill last summer or last January if we could. Given we're where we are....

I'm not sure there is anything we can do now other than hope against hope that we can sign him up for an extra year or two.

Having said all that its not that nobody has bid what we want, nobody has bid full stop. Not even a cheeky 7M. Coyle needs to try and work some magic and persuade Gaz he can get in the England Euro's squad with a full season here. Don't fancy our chances.

But not sure now we have any other option?

except selling him to arsenal or liverpool....

That generally requires the consent of the buying clubs. Nobody has bid yet, what exactly can we do? Nowt, other than try and offer him a new deal. Or hope a bid miraculously appears from somewhere and is suitable.

how do we know nobody has made a bid?

Lets not get into that.....

[thebish]

We should have sold Cahill last summer or last January if we could. Given we're where we are....

I'm not sure there is anything we can do now other than hope against hope that we can sign him up for an extra year or two.

Having said all that its not that nobody has bid what we want, nobody has bid full stop. Not even a cheeky 7M. Coyle needs to try and work some magic and persuade Gaz he can get in the England Euro's squad with a full season here. Don't fancy our chances.

But not sure now we have any other option?

except selling him to arsenal or liverpool....

That generally requires the consent of the buying clubs. Nobody has bid yet, what exactly can we do? Nowt, other than try and offer him a new deal. Or hope a bid miraculously appears from somewhere and is suitable.

how do we know nobody has made a bid?

Lets not get into that.....

[BWFC_Insane]

If we go with what the manager says though and assume we've had no bid, we can only hope he signs a new deal.

[thebish]

If we go with what the manager says though and assume we've had no bid, we can only hope he signs a new deal.

or that he signs for liverpool or arsenal... there's plenty of window left yet...

[BWFC_Insane]

If we go with what the manager says though and assume we've had no bid, we can only hope he signs a new deal.

or that he signs for liverpool or arsenal... there's plenty of window left yet...

There are two reasons for no bid though....

1) Nobody has enough interest to actually try and buy him.

2) Whoever is interested (and I'm assuming not Liverpool) want to get him on the cheap late in the window.

Either scenario, the best thing that could happen for us is if he signs a new deal, however unlikely that may be!

[Worthy4England]

If we go with what the manager says though and assume we've had no bid, we can only hope he signs a new deal.

I'm fairly sure there's a difference between no bid and no enquiries.

OC said there had been a number of enquiries (and he's also said there have been no bids).

It sort of suggests that people are interested, but not at the £17m (or whatever) that we're telling them it'll cost.

We could also hope that there's a compromise price somewhere too (if he's going to go), rather than us just hardballing for the full buy-out clause.

[BWFC_Insane]

If we go with what the manager says though and assume we've had no bid, we can only hope he signs a new deal.

I'm fairly sure there's a difference between no bid and no enquiries.

OC said there had been a number of enquiries (and he's also said there have been no bids).

It sort of suggests that people are interested, but not at the £17m (or whatever) that we're telling them it'll cost.

We could also hope that there's a compromise price somewhere too (if he's going to go), rather than us just hardballing for the full buy-out clause.

Could mean that. Or it could mean clubs have had a look at a few, and decided against Cahill. Arsenal moving for Jagielka for example.

Could purely be a haggling game as you say, but as its August now, that can only end in tears for us if a new deal is absolutely out of the question.

[Lord Kangana]

I'm at a loss as to how you can rationalise out the position "we should have sold him in January".

Why not go one step further and add "for at least a billion ponds"?

Theres no difference between now and any other time. If no-ones bid for him, no-ones bid for him. Ultimately either someone will meet our asking price (and I'm sure there is a privately held lower threshold beyond which its pointless selling), we offer him a new contract, or he leaves at the end of the season.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Arsenal moving for Jagielka for example.

For whom they've apparently been quoted £20m. Evidently it's still half past daft on Sillyday.

EDIT: For what it's worth, one well-known bookie has odds thusly:

Gary Cahill next club: 1/2 Arsenal; 7/2 Chelsea; 6/1 Liverpool; 12/1 Tottenham; 20/1 Manchester City

[BWFC_Insane]

I'm at a loss as to how you can rationalise out the position "we should have sold him in January".

Why not go one step further and add "for at least a billion ponds"?

Theres no difference between now and any other time. If no-ones bid for him, no-ones bid for him. Ultimately either someone will meet our asking price (and I'm sure there is a privately held lower threshold beyond which its pointless selling), we offer him a new contract, or he leaves at the end of the season.

You are right, but we didn't encourage bids for him in January and now were into the last year of his contract....anyways as it stands now I hope he stays!

[TANGODANCER]

Can GC play right back? If so, we may need to keep him.

[Hoboh]

Can GC play right back? If so, we may need to keep him.

3-5-2 its Coyles masterplan hence all the mids!

[a1]

Can GC play right back? If so, we may need to keep him.

we're not going to do that.

any donkey can play fullback.

we need to keep him because lee is injured.

[Abs]

word is Arsenal chief scout was at the bolton levante game to check his fitness. Hope he had a good game

[Athers]

word is Arsenal chief scout was at the bolton levante game to check his fitness. Hope he had a good game

and Kenny Dalglish.

[Abs]

word is Arsenal chief scout was at the bolton levante game to check his fitness. Hope he had a good game

and Kenny Dalglish.

Didnt Coyle say its nonsense Liverpool are looking at him? There's Liverpool and Arsenal after new CB and two CB that both teams are looking at seems to be Cahill and Dann. I dont klnow how good neither are tbh. For some reason Wenger has been a fan of Jagielka for a long time and prefer him to Cahill. Everton fans seem to think he's a level above Cahill. Me I just want a new CB

[BWFC_Insane]

Wouldn't hold your breath with Wenger by the time he's made his mind up Cahill will have started his second career as a Sky Sports pundit!

[Lord Kangana]

Highest bidder wins.

Doubt we give a shit who we sell to as long as they stump up the readies.

Though to be fair he'd probably prefer a club challenging for honours. So to the back of the queue you go.