They can't transfer his registration, yes. Sorry if I wasn't clear - did it make a difference to the point of the post?
Summer Transfer Window 2017/18 - Rumours & Signings
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They most definitely want Costa but Chelsea are ******* around, which doesn't make much sense given the situation. Gamerio is decent but isn't good enough to be leading the line with Griezmann, especially in the latter stages of the CL. Costa is a massive upgrade that they've needed for a while.
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Meh, Costa is a ****, they deserve each other.
They want him but due to greizeman not going as anticipated I don't think they want him this moment, once he leaves which I think he will next to summer I can see Costa go then.
Costa is a **** of a player and blatant cheat anyway.
If you could just take the on field Costa without the baggage* off the field, I'd take a horrible **** like Costa at Liverpool all day long. He's one of only a very few strikers that I could see Klopp changing his system for.
*by baggage I'm talking about the constant talk of wanting to go back to Spain, then wanting to go to China, again wanting to go back to Atletico.
It appears that this mess has been caused by a new tax on foreign transfers to the Chinese League. With the move to China off the table Chelsea have got a player they've told has no future at the club but nobody to sell him to.
Chelsea's biggest (only) mistake was completely committing to getting shot of him without a concrete offer on the table.
*by baggage I'm talking about the constant talk of wanting to go back to Spain, then wanting to go to China, again wanting to go back to Atletico.
At the very least it's 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other. From the very first season he joined Chelsea there was constant speculation that he wanted to move back to Spain and then half way through last season, on their way to the title he's trying to force a transfer to China. It was clear from January that Costa's Chelsea future was up at the end of the season - it was widely reported that he and Conte effectively reached a truce that he'd stay until the summer and then could leave.
It appears that this mess has been caused by a new tax on foreign transfers to the Chinese League. With the move to China off the table Chelsea have got a player they've told has no future at the club but nobody to sell him to.
Chelsea's biggest (only) mistake was completely committing to getting shot of him without a concrete offer on the table.
You're wrong.
I meant to say a view can't be wrong in certain circumstances. Fact is has Costa left? No. So I'm saying my view on the situation it can't be wrong because nothing has factually happened with Costa. He is still at Chelsea. Greizman is still at athletic I'm only saying my view on it all.
Not my faulty he is all salty about it
The Chelsea/Conte/Costa situation is quite funny at the moment.
The press completely ignore what's said by the club and Conte regarding how happy he is at the club, how in tune he is with the hierarchy and his long term desires here and just focus on what Costa says and how badly he's been treated etc
Conte and the club aren't at odds about anything to do with Costa or a lack of signings, it's Costa who's bat**** and that's all that matters as far as stories go.
As is always the case I guess reality is never as sellable as myth in football.
The press completely ignore what's said by the club and Conte regarding how happy he is at the club, how in tune he is with the hierarchy and his long term desires here and just focus on what Costa says and how badly he's been treated etc
Conte and the club aren't at odds about anything to do with Costa or a lack of signings, it's Costa who's bat**** and that's all that matters as far as stories go.
As is always the case I guess reality is never as sellable as myth in football.
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Thompson always had delusions of grandeur when it comes to Liverpool. I remember when he had a meltdown on SSN when Alexis chose Arsenal over Liverpool. Screaming about how Alexis has made the wrong decision and he'll regret it. Pretty much insinuating that no one should dare turn Liverpool down. Quite embarrassing tbh.
I'd rather our ex players were saying we should sign Suarez than have them saying we should sign Gareth Barry 
And as mad as Thompson's comments are, if City do end up signing Sanchez you have to wonder what the future holds for Aguero. There were already question marks over his importance to Pep from last season, with it appearing that he preferred Jesus to him. With the signing of Sliva and potentially Sanchez too, will he be the first name on the team sheet as he once was?
Like I said last night, the mistake Chelsea made was to tell Costa he had no future at the club without their being a concrete offer on the table.
And as mad as Thompson's comments are, if City do end up signing Sanchez you have to wonder what the future holds for Aguero. There were already question marks over his importance to Pep from last season, with it appearing that he preferred Jesus to him. With the signing of Sliva and potentially Sanchez too, will he be the first name on the team sheet as he once was?
Like I said last night, the mistake Chelsea made was to tell Costa he had no future at the club without their being a concrete offer on the table.
Has been.
Given we're now being sold to a rich Chinese businessman, maybe the ethos is set to change?
Yeah that story appeared last night saying exactly that, he has to sell as new owner won't invest any extra funds this window
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The conditions for Coutinho's transfer sound ridiculous and it's no wonder we rejected it immediately. We should using this to try and convince Coutinho they don't really want him.
Would anything change though if Barca offered £120m up front? Liverpool are giving the impression they won't sell him whatever the offer. I don't think he's worth that or irreplaceable but as people have said, Liverpool will end up in the same position as Barcelona are in now, so they'll have to massively overpay for a replacement who probably won't be as good, at least to start with.
The only way I can see anything changing is if Coutinho acts like a total **** (it won't bother Barca) and forces his way out in a somewhat unprofessional manner.
The only way I can see anything changing is if Coutinho acts like a total **** (it won't bother Barca) and forces his way out in a somewhat unprofessional manner.