Chelsea Transfer Rumours
UP FRONT
We still don’t know whether Drogba’s staying or going, although recent reports suggest a new deal for our vertically challenged frontman is in the off-ing, so with that in mind maybe a second striker like the seemingly unsettled Carlos Tevez is an option? We’re also hearing a lot about Milan’s Alexandre Pato already but with nothing yet confirmed or denied, who else is being linked? Sadly, Arsenal’s Adebayor falls into that category, with plenty of gooners no doubt happier than us to hear that.
Better news though, are the links to 20-year old Sergio Aguero. Unfortunately though, the comparison’s to Maradona have given the Argentina international a £50million price-tag. Another expensive option would be David Villa, a real possibility with Valencia a bit on the skint side. Although maybe a cheaper option would be Man City’s Daniel Sturridge – English, 19 and a potential bargain at around £8million?
IN THE MIDDLE
It could be a little difficult to justify any more midfielders, with Lampard, Essien and Mikel all worth a place and even Michael Ballack given an extension to his current contract, but the press don’t let trivial details like that stop them. So, according to reports who might we bring in here? Well, we’ve heard already about Ancelotti’s plan to bring in Andrea Pirlo – because you can never have too many over 30s eh? And is if that particular rumour isn’t displeasing enough, how about the one that links us to a move for Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso – now that one really makes the bile rise. So, moving on swiftly to someone we might actually be able to stomach, and we’re rumoured to be ready to offer the unhappy Rafael van der Vaart a way out of the Bernabeu – very generous of us at around £20million too.
ON THE WINGS
Yuri Zhirkov has certainly been linked with a move to Chelsea on plenty of occasions although more recently seems a less than likely candidate having made it clear he wouldn’t tolerate time on the bench. With that maybe in mind, it seems Florent Malouda might actually be staying. Salomon Kalou’s position at Chelsea though, looks a bit more fragile, so rumour has it, Chelsea could try and bring in Aston Villa’s Ashley Young, who for £15million, plays on either wing or even up front. The more expensive option, and Carlo Ancelotti’s preferred choice apparently, is Franck Ribery at around £50million.
AT THE BACK
We’ve already heard Ricardo Carvalho is considering life away from Stamford Bridge next season and Alex might get an improved deal during the summer. And we’ve also heard Glenn Johnson could be in line for a return, so with Branislav Ivanovic capable of playing anywhere across the back four and Michael Mancienne waiting for opportunities either at the centre of defence, or right-back, who else could we possibly need? According to the press, Bolton’s Gary Cahill of course. Mind you, with the £20million price tag just slapped on the 23-year old, do we really need him that much?
BETWEEN THE STICKS
Petr Cech hasn’t exactly covered himself in glory although to be fair, with Carlo Cudicini allowed to move to Spurs, he hasn’t had much to motivate him in the form of competition. Hilario’s never really been more than a third choice for us, so who might we replace Cudicini with during the summer? Well, so far the only name that seems to have cropped up as an option is Middlesbrough’s 24-year old, Ross Turnball. His contract expires this summer and with Boro playing Championship football in the next campaign (snigger), we’re rumoured to be ready to nip in for him.
Anyone I missed?
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I wish chelsea or who ever it not to say we going for this player or that player unless we have actually made a bid for player, The orther day kaka for 73.5m chelsea said no offer, news that we have put a bid in for velencia forward has a bid been made, I wish chelsea football club would let the fans no whats going and stop us getting are hopes up that we have bid for players when we have not. I do feel that player are needed to improve the team and that the new manager needs to buy A.S.A.P or Madrid will just by every tom dick & harry
I agree with what Lampard recently said- that we need a cutting edge. Some one like (David) Villa, or (Sergio) Aguerro. We need a striker that can score every chance in bid games. That is why we failed to beat Barcelona. We didn’t take our chances.
Its about time we should say goodbye to old drogba n sell him to mancity my chelsea team is here
Gk cech rhys taylor n turnbull
cb ivanovic terry mancienne alex
ful baks cole bosingwa rajkovic beleti
cm esien balak lamps mikel hernanes/dzagoev
wide positions asheley young joe cole zirkov stoch rakitic/adam johnson
strikers villa/benzema pato/dzeko anelka sturidge di santo
first team
formation 4 4 2
cech
bosingwa tery alex a.cole
j.Cole lampard esien young
pato vila
subs ivanovic turnbul beleti anelka mikel zirkov hernanes/sturidge
I think Carlo Ancelotti should put Ricardo Quaresma on the first 11 come on people he could be our CR 7 please Ancelotti put the RQ 18 on the starting 11 please
come on do u really think were going to get near thoose players for the most part pato ar u fucing serious the last thing we need is ANOTHER old man at 20mil a throw a realistic and bargain option is young got everything we need youth and that cutting edge hes a younger cheaper ribery hu were also bidding for at 50million get real if he does move which is unlikely hell go to madrid hu have the sun the money and basically the life i hope we snap up zhirkov but at a cheaper price no need to sing defenders but one dire need is a striker we need a striker were relying on that fool up front hes a disgrace hes a FUCING disgrace we need villa nd tevez real workers real players sadly we wont get near them it will be an exciteting summer at stamford make or break summer nd u couldnt have a worse man managing all ur affairs at d club abromivich good luck to him nd every1 at d club theyll need it
we need some name like villa , pato ,young &yuri .such a fast young players only can break a deadly defence &can soccer an every chance
You guy’s english is pethetic, but anyway here’s my desired squad
cech
zhirkov
terry
alex
a.cole
young
lampard
essien
j.cole
drogba
aquero
subs
j.hart
ivanovic
bosingwa
stoch
malouda
anelka
a.cole malouda and Zhirkov can’t be on the same team! Zhirkov will only move if he is assured to be part of the starting eleven. For all the spanish strikers, Madrid is buying none of them will come to the Bridge. And sell Drogba? to who? we can’t sell him to an English team cause basically that would mean strengthening the opposition with a player that knows everything about our team and is one of the best on his days ( granted they are not as often anymore), we could only sell him to either a french or Italian team, but for some reason! and i don’t get it! his price is not even 20 mil reportedly, The bids on him have been ridiculously low! even lower than our bid for Pirlo! we should keep him, hope he has a good season, if he does sell him for more, if he doesn’t have him as an impact sub.
Best bet is, we sell A.Cole , get Zhurkov in his place. Well Bosingwa to Bayern, get Johnson if he agrees to move back knowing he will be in the starting 11, ( i love Bosingwa, but i think Johnson does a lot better defensively ). Stop pursuing Pato and Pirlo, with all these headlines we are just losing any momentum in the market right now. All the headlines for Chelsea read ( so and so refuses to join chelsea or Madrid beat Chelsea to so and so). Make concrete bids for players like Zhurkov that we have a chance of signing and after we have some momentum go for the bigger fish. Like his we are just disgracing our name. We are not Madrid players don’t dream of moving here! we need to wake up to that! and oh our transfer budget i assume is much much much smaller than the 250 Madrid has. I think we should forget the whole Ancelloti revolution at chelsea at most it seems like its going to be an evolution and nothing more.