There has been a fair amount of debate over Scott Parker and whether or not he would be a good addition to the Chelsea squad to cover for long-term injury casualty Michael Essien.
Personally, I’m unconvinced by Parker and I do not think it is a deal that is worth pursuing considering the players we already have in the squad and I don’t believe he is up to Chelsea’s standards.
Others argue that he was unfortunate during his first stint at the club and that he could ‘do a job’ for the Stamford Bridge club, but it’s a short-term measure and a costly one at that, which is one of the reasons why our London rivals Tottenham have cooled interest on the England international.
Harry Redknapp told the Sunday Mirror recently:
“If you take into account the fee of around £8 million, signing-on fees and wages you’re talking about a £30 million deal.
There is no way the club would sanction a deal for a 30-year-old who would have no resale value at the end of his contract”.
Now, although ‘Arry is mostly accustomed to talking crap from his car to Sky Sports reporters, but he’s right in what he says here and I do not think Parker is a smart option for us either, especially as any deal would likely be a permanent one and it doesn’t represent value for money in my opinion.
Also, I don’t see Parker worrying the likes of Jon Obi Mikel, Ramires, Frank Lampard or even Josh McEachran for the midfield positions. If we really do need to buy in a Essien replacement then there are far better alternatives out there.
£30million deal? Does that include £12million in bungs?
whats the point? bring in rodwell instead or someone for the future !!!
Parker is the writers player of the year whilst playing for the worst club in the league. Imagine what he could do in a good team. Anyway since when have Chelsea ever cared about how much they buy players for? They are known for over spending. Like £400m + on players bought in the last few years. So debating if it is financially prudent to do the deal is quite amusing for all on lookers. .
I’m guessing about the same time the Financial Fair Play rules came into play
Scott Parker….Not worth £30mil.????
Are you high???
Parker – Voted the Players Player of the year last season, in a position of need Vs. Fernado Torres £50mil PLUS 5 year £100k a week contract for 5 years meaning close to £100mil.
And how bad did Torres look in Chelsea Blue???
Having watched Torres and Parker this season, I’d pay more for Parker than Torres…
He wasn’t voted Players’ Player of the Year, but Gareth Bale was. Scott Parker won the Football Writers’ Player of the Year, both the aforementioned are horrendously overrated.
You’d pay more for Parker than Torres off the back of what, his 6 months at the club? I don’t think I’m the one that’s high here.
Disagree with this article completely. Are there better midfield players out there? Of course. But Parker is better than Essien has been since 08. He was better than Lampard last year, and is obviously better than McEachran at this point in time. The only midfielder we have whose recent performances stack up to Parkers is Ramires.
Parker would improve our squad, is still good value for money at 8 mil (especially for being English), and will still have value after a couple years if we sell him later on. I’d straight swap him with Essien in a tick!
Haven’t heard a good reason to sign Parker. He looked good at West Ham, didn’t Sidwell look good at Reading?
Parker isn’t good enough for Chelsea and taking the £30m hit isn’t worth it when you can get Vidal or Benaga for less money. Money IS a factor, open your eyes to FFP.
you obviously didnt watch any west ham games , or england games lately as he has been englands best player the last few times he played for the 3 lions , so you need to give y0our head a shake and wake up , he would be a great pick up for any team in the world right now
“If you take into account the fee of around £8 million, signing-on fees and wages you’re talking about a £30 million deal.
More of an achievement to look good in a good team than good in a not so good team…West Ham are a truly abysmal team.
i hope you guys dont get him as hw will make you guys better , and i would rather clelski lose the premier league again
For now, scot will be a good addition to chelsea; why are we talking of 30, hav been calculating dat in other deals.