Chelsea Rumours Archive July 21 2012

21 Jul 2012 21:42:48
De Laurentiis (Napoli Chairman) has said: "Cavani is not for sale, but we could consider it if a crazy person gave me 100million Euros."
Makes the Cavani deal seem even more unlikely now.

The Napoli chairman is one of the most excentric in football! Some of the prices he quotes are ridiculous, however he is know for it. In January he stated that they wouldnt sell Lavezzi for anything less than £40 mil plus, and he has just gone to Psg for £25 mil....?

That Napoli guy talks buLls**t all the time.

I don't think we need him anyway. Keep Lukaku, we don't need Hulk or Cavani. It will just make Torres unsettled and he would be unsure of the boards confidence behind him. IF we sell Sturridge, then a good backup striker should be bought, who's also young. Lewandowski or Jovetic instead of Cavani or Hulk in my opinion would be best.

Can people please stop putting forward this absolute BS notion that we shouldn't buy a top forward because Torres might get unhappy and nervous and worry he isn't number 1. It is absolute BS. Are you proposing we close the gap on City who have 4 top strikers by using 1? Torres the main man? Get real. Seriously turn it in. Anelka, Drogba, Kalou have all left. We need Hulk or Cavani and another top striker at least if we are going to consider winning the league. Don't forget the FA Cup, Champs League, Carling Cup, Super Cup and World Club Championship either. If Torres isn't able to deal with competition and raise his game and perform for the team then that's his problem. We can't leave ourselves short of striking options because Torres gets all nervous feels like people don't have confidence in him. The argument is pure hot-air and I wish people would stop posting it. Torres will be fine i'm sure next season as Drogba is probably the only player who could devour him in terms of competition and he is now gone. Ancelotti said this once if you google it, 'Drogba devours the competition'. He did it to Kezman, Crespo, Shevchenko, Torres. But he's gone! Also don't forget that Torres is also due an injury, he hasn't been injured once since joining. Seriously please stop this argument. Thanks - James13

Hulk would be a fantastic signing. We are starting to lack some physical presence in attacking areas and he will give that in abundance in addition to blistering pace. - James13

James 13 is spot on! We need another world class forward, cavani would be my chose but not for 100m!
Blue aero

Totally in agreement with James13

I could not have said any better James. You are so right! If we depend on what we have now, we'll just be fighting for fourth place from the start. Never mind the rest of the competitions.

James13 is spot on, we do need another striker...realistically Lukaku needs a loan and you never know if Sturridge is going to turn up or not. Cavani would be fantastic but De Laurentiis is, let's say, eccentric and tough to deal with - plus the Italian press have been reporting that a new deal is on the table for Cavani...let's not get our hopes up just yet!

Hes not that good fo 100 million {Ed002's Note - |Don't pay too much attention to the statements from De Laurentiis.}

Ha! That's you lot told! Well done Jimbo. Nice use of the expression 'turn it in'. Old London sayings like that aren't used enough.

Guvnor.

21 Jul 2012 16:37:01
Just read there that Jose Baxter is a free agent this summer, was wondering if anyone know if we hold any interest in him? I seem to recall we were linked with him during the year, great talent, young and english, fits our current model really. Cheers,
EireCFC

There's a reason he's a free agent...he's not good enough

I remember once when Baxter was supposed to be england's 'next big thing'...

that went well!

Haha fair enough
EireCFC

Gone to Palace I believe

21 Jul 2012 15:35:09
Hey ed ,

What's the situation regarding piszczek at Dortmund. Are they asking for a hefty price which we can't match. If so how much ? {Ed002's Note - Chelsea's choice for RB is Azpilicueta.}

21 Jul 2012 15:11:57
Ed002 why is Willian coming out with all these quotes saying chelsea made a bid for me after the agreed to sign oscar do you know if we are interested in him again? {Ed002's Note - Is there a reason I have to keep answering the same question?}

21 Jul 2012 10:58:32
Is it true that Chelsea had been thought to be considering a £35 million bid for Napoli's Edinson Cavani but not everyone at Stamford Bridge is convinced that he is suited to Chelsea style of play??

BlueFox {Ed002's Note - Ignore the money as it is not a matter for discussion. I have explained that Chelsea have a serious interest in Cavani and it is true that someone remains unconvinced.}

Ed does that mean its more likely we wont sign him if the opportunity came because of that person(s) remains unconvinced? {Ed002's Note - It is oft the case that not everyone agrees on a player. We will see what happens but right now it is in the hands of his agent and Napoli.}

I think it is ridiculous that they remain unconvinced. His movement off the ball is exceptional and he works extremely hard for the team. He's good in all departments; strong, good in the air, quick etc.... He is the type of striker that could fit into any style of play.

Except a passing style of play!! as he does not have a good final ball allthough he does get back and help defend when he gets the ball in his own half and it comes to playing in other players, something which drogba was very good at he isnt??

Mate Cavani is a Striker not a playmaker; his job is to score the goals not make them. IMO cavani is just as good, if not better, than Torres at passing and certainly Lukaku.

True but remember ed saying someone wasn't convinced with hazard but he still ended up at Chelsea! So this still could a possibility!

He plays on the shoulder Of the last defender most of the time and occasionally drops deep to play a simple pass to Someone. We lacked a prolific goal scorer last season, Cavani is the answer !

Is this the same person who was not convinced about Eden hazard, and going off the game v Seattle we have a world class player on our hands. Hazard was a step above everyone on that pitch in quality and fitness. Personally I think cavani would be a great addition.

NWBLUE {Ed002's Note - No. And the Hazard situation was to do with his attitude and use of the media - not his ability.}

Alright thanks for the answer Ed:)

Is it the same person that didnt want hazard {Ed002's Note - No.}

Who isn't convinced about Cavani? Robbie? Roman? Emenalo? Can you tell us? {Ed002's Note - It is unimportant.}

It takes 5 seconds to answer Ed... {Ed002's Note - But it is not a matter for discussion. So unimportant.}

In my opionion cavani is the closest player out there to the legend that is dider drogba power speed knows where the goal is at all times great shot,but prem is new to him and i feel it would be the end of fernando at chelsea which im not sure is a good thing just yet
Carefree

21 Jul 2012 09:09:36
Why I think Lucas moura is good and bad for us.
There have been many reports this transfer period about how we have been linked with Lucas moura particularly at the beginning of the window. However more recentley he has been closely associated with manchester united. The deal has still not been reached with Sao Paulo wanting more and more money for there super 19year old. My analysis would be good for Manchester united as well.
The reason why moura has had so much attention is due to his truly sensational skill and speed. You only have to go onto YouTube to see how amazingly he intergrates his skill and speed into his game. However, what we don't see on those videos is him playing into the team effort and working with the players around him. This attitude might change with being surrounded by awesome players in the premier league however, I can't help thinking it would turn out to be another sturridge incident. He just won't adapt into playing for the team and not himself, which is evident in the videos, or it might be something he matures into.
Also i can't help thinking with the much better and experienced defenders in the Premier league, his awesome skill would be diluted and snuffed out easily.
But, you cannot ignore his brilliant attributes and at such a young age he could become a true asset in the premier league. With champions league football as well he could develop into a truly magnificent player. An individual, that is, not a team player. That would take time and adaptation to the teams he could be in.
Overall then he is a great player with so much potential. If we could harness that potential we would be tapping into a brilliant future we do desperately want. Whether its a good investment for us too make is down to Matteo and Abramvomich.

He looked pretty good against a British defence last night. Ok so it was a weak defence, but I would be very happy to have him at the Bridge after what I saw last night.

Good accurate post dude

Oscar > Moura. Any day of the week

I really hope we go for Moura again and beat all the other team...he is a class...i have seen few matches of him...really want him in a Chelsea shirt...!! Chelsea for life.

To the person who said Oscar is better than Moura that may be true but Moura brings some versatility that Oscar doesn't. Moura has pace and skill enough to play on the wings whereas Oscar doesn't really play out wide.

Tk

21 Jul 2012 03:50:47
hey ed i was just wondering what teams are interested in jack butland? thanks =] {Ed002's Note - Realluy don't know. Sorry.}

Are you wondering if we should sign him? imho i dont think we should as Courtois looks to have Petr's spot truly nailed when he retires and to sign butland it would be a waste of a very very good talent
ChelseaL

Whilst no doubt Courtois will replace Cech, I believe Butland has a bright future and if he were bought now, could be loaned for the next few years to gain experience.

21 Jul 2012 03:11:42
Hey Ed, just wondering if you could put my mind at ease about Willian if you get a chance? Please tell me we haven't bid for him, I don't believe we need him and he's a very average player, especially for the price quoted! Appreciate the work guys, stellar job,
EireCFC {Ed002's Note - As I have repeatedly said I know nothing of any recent bid for Willian.}

Thanks for the reply Ed, just wanted some reassurance is all :P Thanks for the work you and all the Eds put in for our benefit, we really appreciate it!
EireCFC

20 Jul 2012 23:09:57
Ed
Just out of curiosity were we as far away as man utd supposedly are from moura ?
And also do you think we would go back in for him
Oh and by the way I think oscar looks great
Thanks for your time
Jason {Ed002's Note - The situation with Lucas Moura is very complicated and it could drag out all summer and come to nothing. Chelsea made two bids earlier in the year and Inter also made a bid in January. Real Madrid looked to a deal involving another player going in exchange but that came to nothing. His agent would prefer a part ownership deal with Inter. Manchester United remain interested in the player but probably not at a price that is acceptable to Sao Paulo and I expect their bid would be unacceptable. I would not discount any of the clubs, nor would I discount him staying until the end of the year and discussions starting again in January. The feeling from someone in Brazil is that he thinks that Manchester United will probably not make any further offer for Lucas Moura as they feel they have already bid to the best value of the player. He cannot be certain there will be no higher bids but he can be certain that if there are then the club would be paying over the odds for the player.}

Manu will probably get moura and rvp
Chelsea are trying to buy everyone

Juve will probably get rvp. i expect lucas moura will be sold but loaned back to sao paulo until january, i have no idea who he will go to though

trueblue012

20 Jul 2012 21:23:19
ED002 is it true we have had a bid turned down for Lewondowski? you said the club were actively looking for a striker ? {Ed002's Note - There have been discussions about Lewandowski but I do not know of any bid actually being made.}

20 Jul 2012 18:59:11
ed002 are chelsea interested in pisczek to fill the gaping void left by a certain Mr Bosingwa? {Ed002's Note - Azpilicueta is the target for RB.}