In the days preceding that deadline day, Jan 2011 when we got Torres & Luiz there was news coming out that Atletico had rejected a £52m bid for Aguero and Godin, coming from Atletico's CEO himself:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1350543/Chelseas-50m-bid-Sergio-Aguero-Diego-Godin-rejected-Atletico-Madrid.html
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/01/25/2323219/chelsea-offered-52m-for-sergio-aguero-and-diego-godin-and-we
Looking back, would you have preferred this deal had been accepted, or to us to have pushed for a higher price(considering Torres and Luiz cost £72million altogether)?
I often wish Atletico had accepted this deal, and to be honest it is kind of surprising they did not accept considering Aguero went for £35million to City, they would be getting a very good price for Godin. However, while Aguero is undoubtedly better than Torres, I do like Luiz and would prefer he was with us than not. I don't know terribly much abot Godin, but he is Atletico's captain and one of their most important players, but does he have Luiz's potential? I still think he(Luiz) can be one of the best CBs in Europe, and no less of a leader than Godin.
But then..as mentioned before, I'm still surprised we did not push further for this Godin-Aguero deal and instead went straight for the £75million Torres-Luiz deal. Still reckon that was a crucial part of that transfer window that we failed to capitalise on. O well.
£52m bid for Aguero and Godin
posted on 14/11/13
Had he wanted to leave in 2011, no doubt Atletico would have accepted the bid.
posted on 14/11/13
Summer 2011 he wanted to leave I meant, not 2012.
posted on 14/11/13
cmf you've confused us even more.
posted on 15/11/13
Good article
I can remember us being very close to signing Pato and Neymar
posted on 15/11/13
Centre backs havent been too big a problem for chelsea in my opinion, but the difference between Aguero and Torres would have probablt been huge. I expect you would have sacked maybe one or two less managers, and won a couple more trophies. Aguero is a brilliant player, great attitude, versatile, quick, skillful and scores goals. Torrres is virtually none of those. 52 Mill for aguero alone would have been worth it for chelsea.
posted on 15/11/13
Torres was once very quick, skillful and could score goals on a regular basis...
posted on 15/11/13
Yup, last seen about 6 - 12 months before Chelsea bought him.
posted on 15/11/13
defenders were definitely a big issue at the time we needed a 1st choice not a backup
posted on 16/11/13
So why has luiz spent so much time in midfield? Cahill I suppose..
posted on 16/11/13
He hasn't spent so much time in midfield he played a few games there last season when Rafa was the manager because we had a lack of options