Chelsea Banter Archive March 28 2011

28 Mar 2011 21:27:01
Hey ed do u think chelsea will try 2 buy there targerts stright away or will it b a long old summer thanks ed {Ed002's Note - It will be a long summer.}

28 Mar 2011 20:35:22
Do you think Chelsea will move quickly this summer to try and sign their targets or do you see it being a drawn out process like most of their transfers have been in recent years

28 Mar 2011 17:54:31
The three English clubs are among a limited group of elite teams who could afford to sign Neymar from Santos, given his buyout clause currently stands at 45 million (£39.6 million). Chelsea attempted to sign him last summer, only to be rejected by the player as he chose to remain in Brazil.

Neymar has previously expressed his admiration for Italian football in particular but could be warming to England having been given permission by Brazil coach Mano Menezes to remain overnight in London on Sunday while the rest of the squad travelled home.

The player and his entourage were treated to a night out by Ribeiro and Zahavi, who has been given the authorisation to conduct Neymar's international affairs.

After his performance at Arsenal's home ground, Neymar said: ". .the stadium is great; the pitch is too. The [English] weather I don't like all that much, but I could get used to it."

Meanwhile, Zahavi told ESPNsoccernet: "Yes, we were all very happy with his performance at the Emirates."

Any meetings ? {Ed002's Note - Not with the player no.}

28 Mar 2011 14:17:33
Hey Ed,

From what I can tell, it seems that Jose's more likely destination should he leave Real this summer would be Man City. Im hearing alot about Villas-Boas being targeted to replace Carlo, I understand that if Carlo finishes the season very strongly and wins either or both the Prem and the CL he is likely to stay. But with the wages Jose would demand compared to Villas-Boas it might be wiser to go turn all of our attention to the latter. When you read their bio's they do seem quite similar, almost like he is the next Mourinho as they say.
What are your thoughts Ed on who is more likely to return to the bridge, should Carlo leave? And is Villas-Boas the other managerial target that you were speaking of a few days ago?

Cheers. {Ed002's Note - As I said I am not going to comment further on this matter until everything is clearer.}