€50M for Chiellini? What a fucking joke. If we get half that, we should be more than happy.
Carvalho got sold to Real for €8M which is a bargain, and in terms of quality, Chiellini doesn't even come close. The same goes for Vidic, who also is on a whole other level than Chiellini.
To me it all depends how much we could get from a Chiellini sale. If a club would pay around €25M i would sell him. We should be able to get a classy replacement with that kind of money, who's younger and who could develop into a world beater.
I totally agree with you on the pairing of Chiellini and Bonucci. I said it the moment we bought him last summer, those two will never fit together. We should have bought Ranocchia instead, seeing as he's the type of defender who would fit in perfectly with Chiellini.
I disagree that Vidic is better than Chiellini. And Carvalho is simply NOT in any way. Getting
25 millions for Chiellini? He is born 1984 and you know that, right? He has 6+ top seasons ahead of him and he is the best defender in italy for close to 5 years... Jeez, I though by thinking of a sale at all I was not rating him enough, but you are on another level.
One should not forget that Vidic is playing with Evra, Ferdinand, Neville and a bunch of young stars next to him. While Chiello is changing partners like napkins, with the only consistent part of this strategy being him - the only one that has class out of his colleagues. Not to mention coaches, tactics ...
Mark my words here - if Chiellini goes to Real Madrid, and believe me they will gladly pay more than 25 mils for him, he will be the beast in seasons to come. Equally important to Ronaldo for them. Mourinho knows his defending and his desire to have Chiellini for quite some time now is well bespoken of. In conclusion, I would just like to add that if the fans of this club rate chiellini, our top player for years, less than 25 mils - i would love to see him proving them wrong. I have this feeling, that with him and Pepe at the back Real would make a new home record for Mourinho.