Blues must show love as well as the money

HOPEFULLY, by the time you read this, the Luiz deal will have been completed.

If it has, I imagine it would not be thanks to the way we conduct our affairs if the Pienaar debacle is anything to go by. More details emerged this week about how Chelsea negotiated on this deal and it has to be said, were I a player, I wouldn’t join us either.

Putting aside the vulgar subject of money, I imagine that a player wants to know that the manager rates him – that he is going to play – that he is an integral piece in the future of his prospective club. It seems that at no time did Ancelotti get involved – not only that, but Abramovich stooge, Emenalo, was offered to the player to discuss playing matters. I hope no-one at Chelsea is actually surprised we didn’t land this player?