Originally Posted by NinjyBear:
“He wouldn't have wanted to come back with Mourinho here, but not including a sell-on fee clause was a big mistake. His next move way always going to include a large fee.
We are seriously shit at judging talent. It's ridiculous.”
You sure? I read that the club demanded £25 million for him, and had to sell him because he was constantly asking to leave. The club could only get £17 million and DID insert a sell on clause and an add on clause that was activated recently.
Recently he has looked good, but let's face it, if some people say 'the jury's still out' on Sterling (which imo it certainly isn't), after 3 seasons playing world class football in the PL and for England, then KDB needs to prove his consistency for at least two full seasons in the PL before anyone can say he's the real deal. He looked diabolical when he played for Chelsea, although he badly wanted to leave. A bit like Sturridge.
It does call into question Mourhino's style yet again, not rotating, not resting players, not utilising the squad, not being prepared to change the approach for different games. I doubt Benitez will ever come back, but many players at the club liked him, and he gave more of the squad a chance to contribute to the team's success.
Hazard wants to play under him again, and for all the stick Benitez gets from a minority of people, that says a lot imo.