Gatehawk":246an5si said:
peachesenregalia":246an5si said:
Gate, all of the Sanchez stuff that's flying around at the minute is just pure rumor and speculation. Sanchez has said he's not keen on England, so we'll see what happens. I reckon Chelsea will probably swoop in at the last and snatch him up, to be honest. Him and Costa would be devastating up front together, and Chelsea needs strikers.
Of course it's all rumors and speculation, but it's tough to ignore them when seemingly every media outlet is reporting the same thing. In my mind this won't be overwith until the 10th, when Arsenal and Puma reveal the new kit, at the earliest. I saw someone make the joke that Sanchez would be part of the kit reveal and that would be an interesting way to confirm a signing if they actually did it.
I really doubt Chelsea will come in and swipe Sanchez's signature, because that would literally be last second, and I don't see that happening out of thin air. It would prove my theory though, that Chelsea only signs some players so other teams can't do so and can't attempt to improve their squad as a result. I don't even think Chelsea actually need someone like Sanchez.
Here's my point though, and follow me a bit..
Most of this stuff, and I mean nearly 99%, is purely fabricated.
Let's take a look at a typical rumour...
Find a club (Liverpool). What does that club need (attacker). find an attacker (Sanchez) and come up with a reason he could leave (Messi hates him...or in the case of most United targets, Van Gaal coached them, etc. etc.)
@LFCITK.. been told Liverpool keen on Barca wantaway Sanchez.
Now, find a competing club with similar attributes (Arsenal, Tottenham). Do either need similar player (Arsenal). restart rumour
@AFCITK... Sanchez tipped for shock Arsenal swoop. Been told he prefers to London life.
is this not how all this went down? you can follow the same for nearly all of these rumours (nearly). Now, Sanchez may end up at Arsenal (how dow we know he "he prefers London life?" who is talking to him? hell, i read someone tweet his wife is a big shopper so it had to be London. Christ on a bike) he may end of at Liverpool. He may go to Juventus (look, lets do this one too, @JuveITK... been told Sanchez has heart set on joining Chile teammates at Juve. Juve keen, barca await bid)
Its all made up. As far as anyone knows, Sanchez is still a part of Barca's plans. They seem ready to sell, but we've heard nothing from them, or him, just people who've "been told". Regardless of the media outlets this isnt the journalism of days long ago. Think 1000 Jay Glazers with foreign accents and no accountability. Even the BBC need clicks.
Lets look at the done deals so far: Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana: both clubs made official bids. thats when the news came out. Lambert's signing came from nowhere. Emre Can? Noone had even heard of him, next thing you know he's agreeing personal terms. Liverpool are close to signing Origi and Markovich? Where the hell did they come from? Its been Sanchez 24/7.
When its real, we really have no access to inside info. Media dont know f--- all until the club tells them. Its all fun, and great times putting rosters together of potential targets, bit not worth taking seriously.
Sanchez may end up at Arsenal. He may go to Liverpool or Juventus or hell he may just stay at Barca. What we do know is this... not a thing.