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29 Jan 2012 22:47:18
Hazard to england. Good news.
Only club i feel has a chance to sign him is chelsea. What are your views ed? Thank you
Shak {Ed002's Note - Last week it was PSG he admired. Previously Spain. The summer is a long way off and the asking price will be high.}
29 Jan 2012 21:47:29
Lucas Moura to stay with Sao Paolo till the Summer.
Sorry
If he comes it'l be a deal done now and he would arrive in summer
29 Jan 2012 21:46:21
On hazards twitter profile which has been verified it really is him not some fake he tweeted 30 mins ago Alors propre sur moi au CFC? Vos avis lol ED02 your french must be good any idea what it means? {Ed002's Note - It translates to "go alone to CFC? Your thoughts."}
Whats that meant to mean?
If he were to move it would be in the summer anyways...so boohoo
He is referring to a TV programme Canal football club!
29 Jan 2012 21:29:04
I've just got 2 questions:
1.are Chelsea done with signing players this jan
Or could we see a new face before the deadline Ed?
2.please could you inform me about the de bruyne
Situation I.e is he going back on loan to genk
Or is he even a chelsea player Ed?
I would much appreciate it if you could
Take a moment of your time to answer both
Of these questions ed.(as I'm hopelessly lost on both fronts. {Ed002's Note - (1) There may be an arrival. (2) I don't know what is planned for de Bruyne but very much suspect he will stay in Genk until the summer after the deal is completed.}
Thanks ed ;-)
29 Jan 2012 19:54:30
hey, any weight to the recent link to pepe in exchange for luiz?
also were we interested in luuk de jong?
taabish {Ed002's Note - Lets assume no to both questions.}
I should hope so. Luiz is so much better than Pepe!
Pepe wouldnt be out of place in wimbledons 80s team, dirty player
29 Jan 2012 19:46:14
did chelsea unveil de bruyne yet or are we still negotiating?
taabish {Ed002's Note - Not yet.}
29 Jan 2012 19:40:25
Interesting interview with Hazard on Canal+ basically ruling out any move before summer but saying he will most probably go to england when he does move, to a team that plays good football and where he is guarenteed a starting role, food for thought....
JK
Well we don't play good football so looks like he is of to Arsenal
P.S Man City
Off to play europa league is it....very doubtful.
Doubt he would want to ruin his career. Would only leave like fabrgas,henry,nasri etc.
29 Jan 2012 19:28:06
ed dou you expect chelsea to make a move for higuain in this window? {Ed002's Note - I doubt it.}
29 Jan 2012 19:26:25
I recon a possible situation to happen this transfer window is for us to sign Eden hazard but fr him to stay with Lille until end of season.
Jr
29 Jan 2012 19:25:33
Interesting quotes direct from Hazard just on canal + When asked if he would move before Tuesday he replied it's impossible,when asked where he would like to play next year he replied England a team that plays good football he mentioned Chelsea united city Arsenal spurs
Who is in pole position for him ED002? {Ed002's Note - I would not believe everything you read. There is no "pole position"; folks are now just running wild with hopeless cliches.}
Dugarry to Hazard i bet it will be Chelsea in which he replies you are free to put a bet on {Ed002's Note - If, and it is a big if, he moves to England much will depend on (a) the asking price being met; (b) Champions League qualification. Real Madrid would likely need to see Di Maria to buy him and already have Cavanni as their primary target for the summer.}
Madrid would need to see Di maria to buy him? If he does move to England who is the most likely club he will go to? {Ed002's Note - The summer is a long way off. I have explained the situation.}
29 Jan 2012 19:09:53
i think de bruyne will be the only arrival this window,chelsea have made contact with lille and shakhtar donetsk about hazard and willian so they know what the club want in terms of money for them!why sit on it till 2 days before the window shuts? i suspect if they were going to bid then they would have done it already! i know ul remind me of torres and luiz but in my opinion that was a one off(or 2 off lol) hope im wrong tho!
ED002, as you mentioned several times unless an "extrodinary" bid is made for hazard he wont be leaving lille in this window, just wondering wont his value be the same in the summer if not more if we decide to bid for him then? perhaps more competition for his signature then also that could also inflate his price more? thanks
-jack- {Ed002's Note - I have no idea what his value will be in the summer. Sorry.}
29 Jan 2012 18:37:33
To help ed. Here is a list of things on each player we are interested in.
Hazard - There is a massive evaluation on the player for january, or he will be available in the summer.
Moura - there is interest, not sure what is happening, maybe not in january.
de bryune - expect to be completed soon if not it will be in the summer
Higuin - there is interest, high price and a stipulation saying we won't bid for cavani
cavani - interested. high price, face competition.
Subotic - One looking at for the summer
there are other but these are the main ones.
All of this is common knowledge.
These players are mentioned almost everyday on here so you are helping no one lad
29 Jan 2012 18:28:26
ED just a general enquiry is it possible Mourinho and AVB could work together next year? {Ed002's Note - It is not something we are speculating over right now.}
I am certainly warming to this idea. ed, do you think they could work again together? Did AVB leave Jose at Inter on acrimonious terms? {Ed002's Note - What part of "It is not something we are speculating over right now" was so tough to understand?}
Ed you sound like my wife. C'mon, speculation is about all we have this window.
29 Jan 2012 18:25:51
Do we anticipate movement on the Azpilicueta front this window? It's gone very quiet. {Ed002's Note - More of a maybe than a perhaps.}
29 Jan 2012 18:10:10
other than de bruyne...which player do we have the highest interest in? lucas...ganso....willian...vdw....azicpuletza...hazard...johnson. no smart answers please? just a name...
makalelad
You hardly expected a serious answer to that question did you?
-jack-
Heskey
29 Jan 2012 18:05:44
Ed are Chelsea intrested in Robert firmino? {Ed002's Note - Not that I am aware.}
29 Jan 2012 17:54:35
Ed, Do you reckon Chelsea will even test the resilience of Lille for Hazard? {Ed002's Note - I have explained ad nauseum what is required for him to move now.}
29 Jan 2012 17:10:05
Ed, i was just wondering, during the summer i believe you said Real Madrid might be interested in Tevez, do you know if they still are? I would have thought Jose would love to have a player like Tevez in his squad, and now would be a great time to pick him up. {Ed002's Note - There is no interest at present. They have another target.}
Who ed? is it cavani? {Ed002's Note - Right.}
29 Jan 2012 16:15:02
I just don't feel were signing anybody this window. As much as id hate to say it.
We are really struggling to score these days, not like the last few years. Its going to be a fight this year for champions league football with our current squad. The goals have dried up. Big games next week and we need goals. At the moment We seem to struggle to put goals past norwich, qpr, fulham,wigan etc. No excuses and these games have cost us dear.
Malouda,mikel,kalou, drogba etc have had their prime in the past and ain't the level of players they once was. Feel like the squad are lacking the winning hunger they had previously where we would grind a goal in difficult games.
Rim sure we can turn it around and get a top three finish. But a few signings won't bite avb.
I reckon one will come.
Mikel and kalou are both 24-26 so they cant have reached there prime yet
29 Jan 2012 16:00:35
hi ed, are chelsea favs to sign lucas moura n eden hazard? {Ed002's Note - I am not going to answer questions about "who is favourite ...."}
29 Jan 2012 15:56:25
Why is everyone hoping Mourinho comes back for? He will go to man city or United if he came back. AVB is here for the long run and he hasnt done that bad considering his squad, in the summer Chelsea will rebuild the most.
Why wouldn't someone wish Mourinho back? What else is there to wish for Chelsea? A man has proven so many times now, that he is the best at what he does. Why would i wish he be gone to united or city. It would mean there won't be league titles for us. Has ge ever failed?
On big budget, moderate budget, or relatively no budget. While i rate AVB a tad better than Scolari. What is there to rate, anyway. He will probably end up here for another year, or maybe even two, but if the play of the team and results don't change, he'll be off. Trust me, the buy out clause we paid for him, won't matter.
JG
Apart from the football is boring, slow, predictable and basic
Mourinho gets wrongly accused of negative football, sure initially in the game he set us up not to lose but if we were behind or needed a goal in the last 30 mins he would change the game with his subs and we would bombard teams into submission. AVB and his "attacking brand of football" must be the biggest myth ive seen. The defence now plays really deep again, the team has stopped pressing, the tempo is painfully slow and his subs are boring and basic. If that is what is classed as attacking football then im a monkeys uncle
I could not agree more with the above. We only attack through the flanks, the flank to be precise, we do nothing with our possession, we are slow, even lethargic at times, we move the ball sideways, without a clear idea of what to do next. This attacking football nets us a goal a game, if that. Now that is truly boring.
Somehow Mourinho's Real is scoring goals at will and beating teams with ease. That is apart from Barcelona, of course. But at the same time, that is a tall task for anyone.
Our biggest problem is that when our players pass a ball they stand still, there's no movement.
Kenny
29 Jan 2012 15:38:14
lucas n hazard plz
I doubt both will come, maybe one though :)
Hope thy both do, coz thy are the two positions we need! att mid n a gd winger
Neither will come...we dont look like a club who would want to meet anyone's demand anyways..
29 Jan 2012 15:28:57
De Bruyne flyong to London on Monday
Exciting indeed.
29 Jan 2012 15:27:05
hi ed, is it true that arsenal have signed eden hazard please? {Ed002's Note - No.}
I have to ask m8 where in the world did you get this from?
Why wud hazard wana play europa league?
You should have posted stuff like 'Arsenal' has signed higuain !
29 Jan 2012 14:45:16
Hi ed, any late swoops for chelsea? Or another quite window. Thanks
+beastyLiam+ {Ed002's Note - I guess we will all have to wait and see Liam.}
Thanks
29 Jan 2012 14:01:43
Whilst I know this is the Chelsea page, i was wondering whether you heard anything of the supposed swap deal Liverpool proposed to Man City? Personally I have no idea why they thought Man City would want Caroll, even if it meant they got rid of Tevez. Thanks =] {Ed002's Note - You may do better to ask this on the Liverpool or Manchester City pages.}
29 Jan 2012 14:00:08
hi guys im an everton fan are you really going to sign rodwell
Havent heard anything to that effect recently.There was an interest a while back but not at the fee Everton wanted for him.
No. Does that make you happy or sad?
To be honest if your prepared to the money reported ill drive him there myself good player but not worth money reported
29 Jan 2012 13:55:09
If AVB has a 'project' in mind which may take several years, surely he should be the principal decision -maker in who the club buys? Every purchase made should be part of his project.
Today he has publicly stated that he has not been involved in the decision to purchase DeBruyne but he'll do his best by him as a manager. I know eds have stated that interest in players has 'pre-dated' managerial arrivals. I know this a common practice on the continent but appears to be one that is thriving at Chelsea (Torres to Chelsea last January being the salient point!)
I would like to see a list of club targets compared to a list of the managers targets. How can AVB honestly hope to realise his footballing ethos when he doesn't have absolute autonomy over transfer dealings (ins & outs).
I know of Micheal Emenalo's influence, but who has the last say (on a footballing rather than financial basis)
I may just be being naive but would appreciate others opinion including the eds.
KTBFFH!! {Ed002's Note - It is a collaborative process. There is no real "last say" on a footballing basis.}
According to AVB, others are 'collaborating' without him (DeBruyne). If he fails in his project - he will undoubtedly have to fall on his sword.
Is it a strategy designed to fail? {Ed002's Note - I think you are reading too much in to this.}
Yeah maybe you're right.
I just thought that scouts fed in to the manager who then evaluated the reports and made a decision (or 3) which would be put forward to Gourlay et al to progress with. If this is wrong could you give us a brief idea as to what the process actually is?
From what we're led to believe AVB is no Carlo Ancelotti (who made the best with what he was given)
One last thing - I don't suppose you could tell us who these collaborators are and what their footballing experience is that enables them to be such strong stakeholders?
Great site BTW! {Ed002's Note - The manager is not responsible for the scouting system for a start. There is a Director of Football, there is a Head Scout, there is a coaching team and there are a number of others who provide advice. Some are consulted on an ad hoc basis and others are in regular dealings with the club and may even be responsible for the removal of a manager, the purchase of certain players etc.. Those consulted perhaps even include an ex-manager or two, but they all have experience of the game from various perspectives.}
If AVB will get the boot eventually, i very much doubt it will be of his failure to buy cheap and sell expensive, to be the man and make the key decisions.
He was brought to the club because of the quality of football his former side demonstrated. We are nowhere near that football for sure. We are struggling on both ends of the pitch and are quite frankly - uninspiring.
While the man who did not bring the exciting football to the bridge is on course to win the championship in fourth different leage, while trashing opponents in 6-1, 4-1, 5-0, etc.
Thanks!!
Ed2: if we have so many people meking decisions on transfers, then how in world do we end up the likes of Benayoun, Turnbull, Obi, Bosingwa?
Wish Ranieri was our director of football with sole control over all comings and goings.
JG
29 Jan 2012 12:55:02
ED002 Apart from the De Bruyne deal will there be any more incomings? {Ed002's Note - I don't know - I have already explained what I know.}
What is that guy doing in south america ED? are chelsea trying to sign someone from there? {Ed002's Note - He has a number of things that he is doing there. You are aware of the situation with Moura. Time has also to be spent with Fluminense.}
Ronaldinho :)
Edcisvhevsorting outvwallace deal for future
29 Jan 2012 12:47:34
Can we expect any news today ED02? {Ed002's Note - I doubt it.}
29 Jan 2012 12:05:36
anything concrete on the lucas moura deal yet?
also we were in the hunt for christien erikksen last summer...is that interest past us? {Ed002's Note - Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and AC Milan have shown an interest in Eriksen. He has already rejected both Manchester City and Chelsea but AC Milan remain the most interested club. Back in mid July someone from the Milan Press Office said he had heard of interest from Manchester United and that now appears to be the case. I doubt that January is an option for a move but perhaps the summer. The player has expressed an interest to move to Spain. There is nothing new on Moura.}
29 Jan 2012 11:20:07
Ed due to ramires injury are we gonna look to sign any midfielder {Ed018's Note - very doubtful}
29 Jan 2012 10:43:33
Is there likely to be a deadline day signing? {Ed002's Note - It is not possible to predict when things will happen.}
Thanks. Is there likely to be any signings before the window shuts? {Ed018's Note - really}
Really ED? do you expect any more players to come in? {Ed018's Note - i'd expect the De Bruyne deal to be finalized. other than that im starting to doubt anything else but we shall see}
29 Jan 2012 10:05:06
Heyy Ed. I have heard alot about Adam Johnsons possible move to the bridge! What do you have to say about that? He's a great player and would get into our A-team quite easily IMO. His price tag is only 14m. {Ed002's Note - I know nothing of it - Twitter again?}
Noo, Facebook. :)
Alot of chelsea pages and other football pages have been saying this. Ramires is out for a mont,Adam would be a perfect replacement.
-Haris
Adam Johnson is a winger. Ramires is a central midfielder. How is Adam Johnson a perfect replacement?!
TB
I think ED have already mentioned that chelsea are not looking for replacement for ramires. Also as he said before that there is no such a tactics ad the players should adapt to a game (play in more than one position:mata is an example). Sorry for my English guys as I am Lithuanian, But I am true Chelsea fan till I die.
LRD
Ed is a She and not a He. :p {Ed002's Note - I checked and it turned out that was another false rumour.}
He can play there too TB.
29 Jan 2012 09:51:35
Ed2: would you rule out Mourinho's come back this summer?
JG
P.S. I guess each and every Chelsea fan wishes this "transfer" more than anything. I would take such manager over any player in the world. {Ed002's Note - See earlier answers.}
Ed2: i saw earlier answers. Would have not written.
I want lucas moura or mario gotze more than anything. mourinho is in the past.
I am happy with our current manager, do not want to get anyone we got in the past. Past is past and we have to look to future or atleast do something now for example sign a good winger (I think it would be enough) who can play on left and then play the formation 4 - 2 -3 - 1 with mata behind the striker. Also Lukaku should get his chance! as Torres isn't looking good
LRD
Gents: what makes you think that AVB will prefer to play Mata behind the striker and all he needs is a winger to do so?
Remember the Norwich game. Off came Lampard, on went Malouda. He did not swich the play formation. He just slotted Malouda into midfield. And did the same against QPR. Have he wanted to play Mata behind the striker, he would have done it. So please stop this crap.
I think he done it because Malouda is not good as the winger anymore (I think he is sh*t anywhere he plays) SO this is the reason why he is keeping mata on the left. If we will get a good winger Mata may easily be pushed in the middle
LRD
29 Jan 2012 09:28:00
Looks like another silent transfer day
We chelsea fans feel hopeless when it comes tp
Signing anyone this window.. I wish theyde give us a real rumour of us approaching someone
29 Jan 2012 03:25:19
ed are we looking to buy any cms as we tryed to get modric so we were looking and were having to put malouda in cm {Ed002's Note - Don't expect to see anyone this month.}
29 Jan 2012 02:42:58
ed is there any genuine real chance of getting lucas this window {Ed002's Note - I have explained the situation already. Please read the other posts.}
29 Jan 2012 01:18:23
Hi ed do you expect another signing to be made this window? {Ed002's Note - Yes - I am getting a feeling of deja vu here.}
Oops just saw the last post
29 Jan 2012 01:08:33
Who are players chelsea submitted a bid for this january window ? it is hard to go through the older posts X) thnx in advance :) {Ed002's Note - It is not that hard.}
29 Jan 2012 00:46:12
ed is the willian deal dead {Ed002's Note - Although not entirely out of the question, I doubt that there will be a bid made.}
29 Jan 2012 00:12:42
Ed, Do you expect Hazard to leave for any club this window? {Ed002's Note - Unless an extraordinary bid matching Lille's valuation of the player is made in January, Eden Hazard will not be available to the summer.}
Ed are chelsea people thinking about whether to bid rigt amount for hazard in next few days {Ed002's Note - I don't see Chelsea matching their valuation in the next few days.}
29 Jan 2012 00:01:51
Eds
Doing a Great job!
Rumours of Hazard have fizzled out and talks of a bid for Lucas Moura. Any updates on the clubs current position regarding these players or are we stalling till the summer?
Cheers
Kj {Ed002's Note - There is nothing more to say than has been said already further down the page.}