RLC might turn into a great signing, just hope there's some sort of first option to buy, otherwise we developing for Chelsea gain.

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If he fails, yes. Bamford was useless and a terrible idea, Remy is class but fragile and as it turns out a gamble that wasn't worth taking but that couldn't be foreseen. This boy is thought of very highly across the football world, including importantly by Chelsea fans.

Pretty negative mate - if he works out we will have got a very decent player for a season for a fraction of our transfer budget - a budget that should increase the following season as hopefully we wont have to blow the majority in January to stay up.

And yes, he's a cheap option for number 10 but that is the pool we will be fishing in after what happened in January - it was always going to happen. And cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad. This squad needs a few, they wont all be 20 million. Chin up!

Loftus Cheek is an exciting signing in my opinion. My only disappointment is that he is on loan and not permanent.

I struggle to understand how fans can see this as anything other than a positive. He is head and shoulders above any of our youth.

Think he's a quality player and vital to De Boers system if he does in fact go 4-3-3.

Usually the 3 will include a holding midfielder (Luka), someone roaming in a more creative role (presumably Cabaye) and a box to box midfielder who does a bit of both which I think is exactly the type of player Loftus-Cheek is. Looked very good everytime I've seen him play for Chelsea.

Shame we can't buy him permanantely or at least have a buying option but if he's a part of a Palace team that progresses and is still out of favour by the time his loan spells up, who knows what could happen.

With the amount of cover we need, I think it's inevitable we'll be using our allocated loan spots and also signing some younger, perhaps less known players for cheap as well. Nice to broaden our horizons a bit.

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Why do people make such wild assumptions? Who said we have a choice out of Zouma and Loftus-Cheek? People comment as if these are legit choices for the club which is just nuts...really makes no sense to me.

As for Loftus-Cheek 100% good deal for Palace even if he goes back to Chelsea and never returns. If having him on loan helps the club spend its budget in more important positions like CB then great. He can't be any slower than Ledley and is perhaps even better on the ball.

The average age in our center midfield needed to come down. We conceded far too many late goals last season which could be down to a lack of stamina.

Everything about him fits the bill for a box to box midfielder. Has a fair bit of stamina, good size and can attack and defend. The 4-3-3 Dutch type system isn't that different from a 4-2-3-1 anyway as usually the 2 would be made up of a holding midfielder and another who has license to get forward a bit more. The "creative" one would be the number 10 in the 3 behind the striker. Either way I think he's exactly the type of player we need to add some well needed depth and different options in midfield.

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