According to your link, he didn't say that. According to google translate he said "it is most likely that Alexis will already be playing in another team next July."
So most likely, not will
And when is next July? Is it this July or next July?
So you're saying that this quote is made up: "We won't talk to other clubs until the end of the season, that's our position. He wants to reach Europe with Brighton and then he'll evaluate the best option for him"
He may well leave, we know that, but as posted already on this thread, Brighton saying to Liverpool 'we'd like £60m', when our season hasn't even finished and we desperately need Ali to be focused, is not very Brighton is it.
Did we receive £80m bids last summer? Ok, how about £60m? £50m?
His price has gone up significantly.
The sort of agreement that let Zaha leave Palace a few years ago? It might simply be that Watford accepted our offer, once they knew they wouldn't get promoted.
One reason he would have signed it is a big wage increase. It was also before his WC exploits and a great season for us making the big clubs more interested in him.
I disagree. If Man City had expected Cucu to be as bad as he's been this season, they wouldn't have wanted him taking up a squad place fullstop. I suspect Cucu is a good player who is failing at Chelsea for the same reasons that all their other good players are failing.
I can't say I saw that, I thought he was great. Many times he was surrounded by players in tight situations and he managed to keep the ball and find a pass.