Chelsea Rumours Archive March 01 2011



 

31 Mar 2011 22:49:33
Apparently the only thing holding up the neymar deal is some sort of contract he has with nike with changes to his contract having to be made if he joins a team with another brand.

 

31 Mar 2011 16:23:37
Chelsea
OUTS:
Turnbull-Wigan-£2m
Mikel-Juventus-£12
Anelka-Inter-£15m
Drogba-Marseile-£15
Mitrovic-Bolton-Loan
Bertrand-Newcastle-£500k
Tore-Southampton-Loan
Sala-Everton-Loan
Lalkovic-Gillingham-Loan
Mancienne-Wolverhampton-£6m or Loan

INS:
Neymar-Santos-£30m
Aguero-Athletico-£30m
Sergio Asenjo-Athletico-£5m

 

31 Mar 2011 10:45:09
31 Mar 2011 10:29:21
Neymar has a u turn and decides he wants to stay at santos after yesterday saying its his dream to play for chelsea what do you make of this ed {Ed002's Note - He is a kid - as I have said before take everything said in interviews with a pich of salt.}

stilll think he will come ?

{Ed002's Note - Possibly, as I have said before.}

every player says this before they move h'l be the first summer signing

 

31 Mar 2011 10:46:50
Hey ed is it true roman givin us 100 million 2 spend and do u think we get any of our top targets such as vdw sanchez neymer aguero and if so who most likely 2 come in and whos most likely 2 go and do u think it will be a differnt manger in charge next season thanks ed

{Ed002's Note - There is no fixed budget. As I explained previously there are some fairly high-end targets (Neymar, Ganso, Aguero, Sanchez) where there has been a lot of discussions with their clubs of the past few months, and in some cases offers made. You then look at the other interested clubs and it includes Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus, and in the case of Ganso, AC Milan. There are also a bunch of variables which could disrupt various negotiations, the two most significant being (a) the availability of other high-profile players – particularly Pato, but perhaps also Benzema, Ibrahimovic, Drogba, Eto’o, and (b) managers and coaches coming and going over the summer.

There are certain things we know and we can discount – for example Juventus’ interest in Sanchez, Neymar and Pastore all includes a slightly odd deal where Juve will offer several players either in exchange, on loan or in part-ownership as part of the deal. I understand an offer of €20m in cash plus Raffaelle Palladino, Sebastian Giovinco, and Amauri would be made for each of these players in return. What may prove attractive is a part-ownership deal which of course English clubs cannot get involved with. It also seems likely that Robinho will have warned Ganso and Neymar off Manchester City, and perhaps even England.

It is too early for me to stick my neck out. What I can say is that Chelsea are working very hard to get a head start on the transfer window – as are many other clubs. Chelsea are well placed to compete financially and have an advantage with the Brazilian players and other Portuguese speaking players already at the club to possibly attract Neymar. I feel the interest in Ganso has waned a little already and it won’t take too much to see the club walk away from any deal for Sanchez or Pastore. Van der Wiel could well be a target for right back and Subotic for centre back. I expect Hilario to be replaced by a third choice home grown goalkeeper or one of the younger ones already on the books.

Two wide players (Dimitri Payet of St-Etienne and Juan Mata of Valencia) and one striker (Edinson Cavani of Napoli) were party of discussions not so long ago – as were several younger players (such as Lucas Piazon who has since agreed to join). I will try and keep abreast of what is happening as far as I can.}

 

31 Mar 2011 10:29:21
Neymar has a u turn and decides he wants to stay at santos after yesterday saying its his dream to play for chelsea what do you make of this ed {Ed002's Note - He is a kid - as I have said before take everything said in interviews with a pich of salt.}

stilll think he will come ?

{Ed002's Note - Possibly, as I have said before.}

 

31 Mar 2011 10:11:56
Neymar has a u turn and decides he wants to stay at santos after yesterday saying its his dream to play for chelsea what do you make of this ed {Ed002's Note - He is a kid - as I have said before take everything said in interviews with a pich of salt.}

 

31 Mar 2011 09:42:59
We need to stop thinking we are getting Sanchez & Pastore.

Sanchez has openly said he's a Utd fan so he won't go City and Utd have now said they are spending so he will go there.

Also Pastore's agent has just been quoted as saying he is looking for his dream move to Utd ideally.

Lets hope we get Neymar then that will be at least a major coup for us.

Ben.

{Ed002's Note – I will try and explain what I know to be correct and what is “rumoured” about Alexis Sanchez. We know that Chelsea and Inter Milan have made unsuccessful bids, and we know that Manchester United and Barcelona have a declared interest. Juventus had previously been interested but were hoping that (a) Sanchez stayed under the radar until a deal could be struck, and (b) Udinese would look kindly on an arrangement that included some cash and several players either in exchange, on loan or in part-ownership as part of the deal. As an aside Juventus have proposed a similar deal for Javier Pastore. Anyway, there was a January meeting with Chelsea in Monaco and broad agreement was reached over the transfer before Giampaolo Pozzo said that the deal must include a loan of the player back to Udinese. Whilst Barcelona were apparently willing to agree to this until the end of the season, Pozzo proposed that whoever Sanchez moved to should allow him to be loaned back for 18 months – hence the end of any discussions. I expect that Juventus will not come back in to the picture. Although Sanchez has been watched by numerous teams, there is nothing new other than a "rumour" that Manchester City may be preparing a bid as well. They have, like Juventus, recently been knocked back in a bid for Pastore and are likely to aim their cheque book in another direction – this may well be Sanchez. I suspect that we will see a saga drag out through the summer transfer window as Pozzo puts the player on the market, takes him off the market, values him at €100M and so on. Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter will all likely remain interested but could well tire of the expected drawn-out negotiations. Manchester United and Chelsea were both originally wary of the player being not quite as robust as needs be for the EPL. Perhaps Inter will get their man.

As for Pastore, Palermo is a difficult club to deal with (to say the least) and money is not something they are short of. They crave success and I would not be surprised to see him stay another season. Juventus have been knocked back with their standard offer of €20m in cash plus players in exchange, on loan or in part-ownership as part of the deal. Chelsea are looking for a long-term replacement for Lampard and Manchester United are looking for a long-term replacement for Scholes. He is certainly not top of Chelsea's transfer list at the moment but they will, I am sure, keep a watching brief. The rejected bid that was publicised was certainly from Manchester City. Liverpool has shown an interest as well but may struggle with the price - which if he is sold is likely to be the highest of the summer.}

 

30 Mar 2011 20:16:25
Chelsea are looking for highley rated defender from shaktar

 

30 Mar 2011 16:43:18
Abramovich and Ancelotti had a meeting re future for him as manager as well as ins and outs of players in the summer.
Ron Gourlay has confirmed there are a number of targets, but obviously nothing is cast in stone.

Ancelotti was in Milan over the weekend, making enquiries with the availability of Pato and having talks with Pirlo.
Pastore at Palermo remains the number one target, and will cost 35-40m.
Neymar from Santos 30m, Van der Wiel from Ajax 12m are the two other targets Chelsea hope to complete deals on.

With Man City stealing a march on Sanchez, Ancelotti might turn to St. Ettiene's Payet.
Other targets which still could be on the radar if Neymar and Pastore deals don't come off are Kaka or Sneijder, Fellani from Everton, Ashley Young at Villa and Lakalu from Anderlecht.
With Hilario due to be released and question marks over Ross Turnbull, another attempt to get Begovic from Stoke.
Don't be surprised if Chelsea also offered 18m for Subbottic at Dortmund.

As regards players who could be on the way out. already known Mancienne to Wolves, Cork to Burnley, Mikel to Hamburg.
Ferreria and Hilario released.
Ancelloti then sees possible exits if deals can be done for Boswinga, Alex, Kalou, Zhirkov and either Anelka or Drogba but not both.

 

30 Mar 2011 16:18:22
Hi is there any news regarding Gregory Van Der Wiel ? {Ed002's Note - Nothing new - he remains a target.}

 

29 Mar 2011 19:56:54
Chelsea summer transactions:

Outs:
Bosingwa
Hilario
Mikel
Drogba
Malouda
Cork
Rajkovic
Borini

I expect them to listen to offers for non-transfer listed players like Van Annholt, Bruma, Benayoun, Kalou, Anelka, Fereira, Alex etc.

Ins:
Van Der Wiel (15m)
Fellani (20m)
De Bruyne (6m)
Sneijder (30m)
Neymar (25m+)
Kun Aguero (30m+)
A new right winger possibly Sanchez, Dimitri Payet, Willian, Pedro Leon etc.

Starting XI
- - -Cech- - -
VDW- Luiz- Terry- Cole
- - - -Fellani- - - -
- Essien- - -Sneijder
Neymar- -Torres- -Aguero

 

29 Mar 2011 12:21:27
Hey ed is it true wot the pappers are saying about neymer that chelsea is is dream move so if we do mannage 2 get him will we still look 2 buy aguero and heard that man city have snap up sanchez so thanks ed

{Ed002's Note - I will try and decypher your comment. Neymar may well be joining Chelsea. Aguero is an option but his wages are an issue. Other sides are interested in both. Sanchez may well go to Manchester City - they are known to have been preparing an offer. But he has other options as well.}

 

29 Mar 2011 12:15:58
If as the papers are suggesting we get Neymar, will we still be pursuing the likes of Aguero?

 

29 Mar 2011 11:21:54
Any substance to the rumours linking us with a move for Shaktars Willian?

 

29 Mar 2011 01:19:36
Ed are we interested in james maccarthy {Ed002's Note - I have seen that there are rumours but I know of no firm interest.}

 

29 Mar 2011 01:21:11
Ed are we still interested in hazard and which will we bid for first out of the top plsyers
and whos meeting to discuss these transfer targets {Ed002's Note - I don't know of any interest and I think it would be unlikely that teh player would want to move to Chelsea.}

 

29 Mar 2011 07:54:29
I have heard that Neumar has stayed in London. Hopefully this will meen that he is joining Chelsea, he is a world-class player and would be excellent at Chelsea {Ed002's Note - Chelsea cannot hold talks with the player directly, but a move remains very much on the cards.}

 

28 Mar 2011 19:00:43
Ed, is it at all possible that Alexandre Pato could make the move to Stamford Bridge? Obviously losing Ancelotti would be a blow to chances since Pato was under Ancelotti at Milan. I believe Milan will at least listen with the addition of Cassano as well as Robinho leading to rotation within the first team. Ibrahimovic's future with the club shouldn't impact Pato's future in my opinion. Just wandering your thoughts Ed. Thanks for your work!

{Ed002's Note - Pato is a favourite of Mr Abramovich as well as Ancelotti so it is possible. This is one of the variables mentioned over the weekend - the availability of players who are not currently subject to consideration. I would say it is looking less likely right now - but may perk up later in the season.}

 

28 Mar 2011 18:04:02
{Ed002's Note - Not new meetings as far as I am aware. The person who would represent Chelsea is in England at present though.}

Yeah i think they were still in london i think kia jorabchian was also present! wheres dorchester hotel ed any idea ?

{Ed002's Note - The Dorchester Hotel is still on Park Lane where it has always been. Kia Joorabchian would not be involved.}

 

28 Mar 2011 17:58:51
Any meetings? {Ed002's Note - Not with the player no.}

How about with zahavi and ribiero? seems strange he was the only one to stay behind

{Ed002's Note - Not new meetings as far as I am aware. The person who would represent Chelsea is in England at present though.}

 

28 Mar 2011 16:21:59
Chelsea want to reunite Fernando Torres with his former Atletico Madrid strike partner Sergio Aguero at Stamford Bridge.

And Spanish newspaper AS have also suggested that Nicolas Anelka will leave the club to make way for the Argentina ace.

Torres played alongside Aguero in his last season for his boyhood club before leaving for Liverpool.

And it has now been reported that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich hopes a move for Aguero might kick-start Torres' disappointing start to life at Stamford Bridge.

Sources in Spain have also suggested that Anelka's summer departure to America's MLS will pave the way for the move, which is predicted to be worth around £30million

any truth in this! ? {Ed002's Note - Yes, but it is far from finalised.}

 

28 Mar 2011 10:34:42
Hey ed is it true neymer have stayed in london wiv his father and agent thanks

{Ed002's Note - I don't know.}

 

28 Mar 2011 01:34:27
Ed reports in brazil say that neymar isn't travelling back to brazil and is staying in london on monday with his parents and his agent wagner ribeiro
also says pini zahavi(abramoviches guy and international agent) was at the brazil hotel

 

27 Mar 2011 20:17:46
Menezez backs move for neymar to come to the prem!

 

27 Mar 2011 19:59:01
It would be incredible if chelsea buy ganso,
neymar, sanchez and coentra.
cech
ivanovic luiz coentra cole
essien
ramires ganso

sanchez torres neymar

 

27 Mar 2011 19:27:48
Borini any ideas where he will end up? done well for swansea in his first game! I thought he could be used in the sanchez deal but it seems not!

Blueblood ! {Ed002's Note - Probably back in Italy.}

 

27 Mar 2011 18:38:24
Out will be Jack Cork, Kalou, Anelka, probably Bosingwa, probably Bruma, Hilario, possibly Drogba, possibly Lampard, possibly Benayoun, possibly Mikel

Thats a lot of players! must be a lot coming in then.

Blueblood! {Ed002's Note - Or up. Cork and Bruma are out on loan. Four of them are just "possibles" - although of those one is a "hopefully" Torres was added with no loss aside from Sturridge going out on loan, and he will return. I forgot to add Borini to the outbound players as well.}

 

27 Mar 2011 18:24:51
Great Analysis Ed 002

Juan mata would be a fantastic signing on the left hand side although im still unsure why we didn't move for david silva as before he moved to city he did say chelsea would be a great move for him.

I think Neymar will make the move to chelsea! As we have a lot of portugese and brazilian player which would make it a lot easier for him to move

Sanchez i feel will be dragged out throughout the summer. as there is a new club that is linked daily But with Chelsea and udinese meeting already in jan may make us slight front runners

Pastore i think will stay at least 1 more year as noone will pay the amount they want!

Aguero is the one that i am unsure of I feel that it will be inter or chelsea Hopefully us

Ganso i feel will be heading to inter after thiago silva said he expects him to got there maybe he has mentioned that to him whilst training with brazil

Van der wiel i expect man city and chelsea to fight over

Hamsik i am unsure of his ability havent seen enough of him although his team mates lavezzi and cavani sure look good but i feel they won't move out of italy just yet !


i think we may sign 3-4 players but i feel some big players will move Drogba Kalou anelka being some layers who may move do you think ed some of these players may be used as bait for some players as in 30 plus kalou or anelka ?

All in all i expect a great summer at chelsea !

Blueblood!

{Ed002's Note - Out will be Jack Cork, Kalou, Anelka, probably Bosingwa, probably Bruma, Hilario, possibly Drogba, possibly Lampard, possibly Benayoun, possibly Mikel.}

 

27 Mar 2011 17:12:53
All this talk from chelsea fans about transfer now lest hear from Ed 002 Who do you think in your opinion will be at chelsea next year ?

{Ed002's Note - It is very tough to say. As I explained below there are some fairly high-end targets (Neymar, Ganso, Aguero, Sanchez) where there has been a lot of discussions with their clubs of the past few months, and in some cases offers made. You then look at the other interested clubs and it includes Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus, and in the case of Ganso, AC Milan. There are also a bunch of variables which could disrupt various negotiations, the two most significant being (a) the availability of high-profile players – particularly Pato, but perhaps also Benzema, Ibrahimovic, Drogba, Eto’o, and (b) managers and coaches coming and going over the summer.

There are certain things we know and we can discount – for example Juventus’ interest in Sanchez, Neymar and Pastore all includes a slightly odd deal where Juve will offer several players either in exchange, on loan or in part-ownership as part of the deal. I understand an offer of €20m in cash plus Raffaelle Palladino, Sebastian Giovinco, and Amauri would be made for each of these players in return. What may prove attractive is a part-ownership deal which of course English clubs cannot get involved with. It also seems likely that Robinho will have warned Ganso and Neymar off Manchester City, and perhaps even England.

It is too early for me to stick my neck out. What I can say is that Chelsea are working very hard to get a head start on the transfer window – as are many other clubs. Chelsea are well placed to compete financially and have an advantage with the Brazilian players and other Portuguese speaking players already at the club to possibly attract Neymar. I feel the interest in Ganso has waned a little already and it won’t take too much to see the club walk away from any deal for Sanchez or Pastore. Van der Wiel could well be a target for right back and Subotic for centre back. I expect Hilario to be replaced by a third choice home grown goalkeeper or one of the younger ones already on the books.

Two wide players (Dimitri Payet of St-Etienne and Juan Mata of Valencia) and one striker (Edinson Cavani of Napoli) were party of discussions not so long ago – as were several younger players (such as Lucas Piazon who has since agreed to join). I will try and keep abreast of what is happening as far as I can.}

 

27 Mar 2011 16:49:22
Was on the liverpool page and noticed you thought kun and sanchez will move to inter , Ganso to barca and neymar to chelsea.

{Ed002's Note – I did not say that at all. You are misrepresenting what I said.}

if that's the case then i will be dissapointed i think sanchez is a must but it will be out of him and neymar not both If aguero moves to inter then how would chelsea line up
Neymar torres malouda? Any news on any left wingers cause malouda just is not up to it he goes missing half the season

{Ed002's Note – If Neymar did make the move he would play on the left of a front three – not on the right.}

I would hope IF inter do get ganso then that may lead to sneijder departing as i feel that we need a sneijder or pastore in the middle of the park !

{Ed002's Note – If Ganso moves to Inter and Sneijder moves on then I doubt that it would be to Chelsea. Pastore remains only a pretty remote chance.

What I actually replied to the question about Neymar and where he would end up before you managed to twist it:

“ I don't know. Inter have some very high profile targets and I understand that Neymar would like to move to Milan. I don't expect AC Milan to be chasing the player but Inter have Neymar, Ganso, Aguero and Sanchez as targets - and they will be expecting to get two of these (with Aguero being their first choice). Barcelona are keen on Ganso, but Ganso is keen on Inter. Manchester City are keen on everyone but anticipate difficulties persuading players to make the move - and Robinho will certainly have explained his experiences to Neymar and Ganso. Chelsea again have these players as targets and have been in a much better postion in terms of negotiation. So any could end up anywhere - if I had to split the four I would say Aguero and Sanchez could move to Inter, Ganso to Barcelona and Neymar to Chelsea. But you can also add Real Madrid and Manchester United to the mix - so who knows.”}

 

27 Mar 2011 16:15:31
Hey ed is it true manchester city have agreed a fee 4 sanchez and he be joing them in the summer {Ed002's Note - Not that I am aware of.}

 

27 Mar 2011 15:06:08
What is the fee chelsea would be likely to pay for neymar 30-35 million ?

{Ed002's Note - No fee has been agreed but I was told that Chelsea may also hand over player options that the club has agreed with Fluminense as part of the transfer of Deco.}

 

27 Mar 2011 14:46:29
What a performance by neymar SIGN HIM UP !

 

27 Mar 2011 14:00:17
ED do you think that talk are going to be held with neymar or his father and do you think chelsea scouts will use this see how he fairs in the british weather? {Ed001's Note - I think a decision has already been made and he will be spoken to.}

 

26 Mar 2011 21:39:43
There is a rumour that Chelsea are considering Villas Boas as a replacement for Ancelotti, and that Abramovich will use his contact with Mourinho to get him. Ed, is there any truth in this? {Ed002's Note - It is rather more complicated than that, but Vila Boas may be back at Chelsea at soem point.}

 

26 Mar 2011 17:55:42
Surely this is the perfect chance for chelsea to try and twist neymar's arm to come to us next year surely we will try to persuade him with him being in london this weekend {Ed002's Note - That would be tapping up. I am not sure if his father travelled with him or not; I will try and find out if any discussions are planned.}

 

26 Mar 2011 17:38:09
With both Neymar and Ganso in London this weekend for their friendly at the Emirates will Chelsea use this opportunity to sound out the players?

 

26 Mar 2011 15:21:47
Hey ed u saying sanchez and ganso goin 2 inter so wot happens then if we pay over the odds 4 them and people saying that sanchez has already agreed a pre contract thanks ed

{Ed002's Note - Ganso comes with no little baggage and a life-long admiration for whichever club he has most recently been linked with. At present, Barcelona and Inter are most interested and Chelsea's interest has waned. It may return. As for Sanchez, from my standard responses:

I will try and explain what I know to be correct and what is “rumoured” about Alexis Sanchez. We know that Chelsea and Inter Milan have made unsuccessful bids, and we know that Manchester United and Barcelona have a declared interest. Juventus had previously been interested but were hoping that (a) Sanchez stayed under the radar until a deal could be struck, and (b) Udinese would look kindly on an arrangement that included some cash and several players either in exchange, on loan or in part-ownership as part of the deal. As an aside Juventus have proposed a similar deal for Javier Pastore. Anyway, there was a January meeting with Chelsea in Monaco and broad agreement was reached over the transfer before Giampaolo Pozzo said that the deal must include a loan of the player back to Udinese. Whilst Barcelona were apparently willing to agree to this until the end of the season, Pozzo proposed that whoever Sanchez moved to should allow him to be loaned back for 18 months – hence the end of any discussions. I expect that Juventus will not come back in to the picture. Although Sanchez has been watched by numerous teams, there is nothing new other than a "rumour" that Manchester City may be preparing a bid as well. They have, like Juventus, recently been knocked back in a bid for Pastore and are likely to aim their cheque book in another direction – this may well be Sanchez. I suspect that we will see a saga drag out through the summer transfer window as Pozzo puts the player on the market, takes him off the market, values him at €100M and so on. Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter will all likely remain interested but could well tire of the expected drawn-out negotiations. Manchester United and Chelsea were both originally wary of the player being not quite as robust as needs be for the EPL. Perhaps Inter will get their man.

So, both one or neither could be moving to Chelsea, Inter, Barcelona etc..}

 

26 Mar 2011 14:03:46
Hey ed
chelsea wil let anelka drogba kkalou maludaou and bosiwga go in the summer

ins aguero van der wiel sanchez neymer and ganso

starting line up next season
cech

vdw luiz terry cole

rameries ganso sanchez

neymer

aguero torres

jose back as manger

wot u think ed

{Ed002's Note - A little better. I suspect that two out of your list will make the move. I think Sanchez is more than likely to end up at Inter, possibly with Ganso. I think there is a very good chance for Nemar to make the move - the issue with Aguero remains his wages and I expect VDW may come off. I am not going to comment on the manager at the moment.}

 

25 Mar 2011 13:12:58
Ed i think if neyar goes it will only be to us because in interviews last year he said he wants to play for us and would be ready this year for the move. also who else would outbid us or who else would he go to over us. in my opinion the only other team would be barcelona and i doubt they would move as most of their money is going to cesc. the only othere team linked is juventus who couldnt outbid us and honestly, why would he want to go there.

{Ed002's Note - I think there is a reasonable chance of Neymar making the move to London.}

 

24 Mar 2011 18:57:24
Ed y do u think gsnso would go inter over us
i mean santos would sell to the highest bidder they basically said that so how would inter be able to outbid us
when is the last time hey paid 30 mill or more for a player

{Ed002's Note - Ganso is keen on Inter Milan who are keen on him. They may well offer a deal involving part ownership that may be attractive to Santos. Chelsea are more interested in Neymar right now but could revive interest in Ganso if other targets are not available.}

 

24 Mar 2011 18:49:16
According 2 sum pappers and sites saying roman is goin 2 give the next mannager 150 million 2 spend in the summer transfer market is that true then ed thanks you

{Ed002's Note - There is not going to be a fixed budget. The club will spend what is necessary to refresh the squad if they can have offers accepted and get the players they want.}

 

24 Mar 2011 17:44:18
Chelsea are now believed to be favourites to sign the Brazilian Kaka and a senior source at Stamford Bridge recently told the Daily Telegraph that "there is a strong chance it (a transfer) will happen" this summer.

Chelsea have used their top Brazil scout Piet de Visser to accelerate the transfers Neymar and Kaka to Stamford Bridge.

This is from the facebook page So kaka now looks a real possibility along with neymar true ?

{Ed002's Note - Piet is Dutch and he is not based in Brazil. Kaka I hope not. Neymar is a possibility as has already been discussed. I have no time to validate the "facebook" posts for you.}

 

24 Mar 2011 17:25:00
Ed who do chelsea want more out of ganso and neymar
and would santos sell both to us
and would we be interested in buying both together

{Ed002's Note - Neymar; possibly; doubtful - I expect Ganso to move to Inter Milan.}

 

24 Mar 2011 15:21:34
I have read that we are ready to make an offer for Ganso, Is he any good and is he being lined up to replace Lampard?

 

23 Mar 2011 17:22:37
Theres a chelsea fc transfer target page on facebook all the quotes you put on Ed are the same are you the editor of that page too ?

{Ed002's Note - No - I don't have a Facebook site not have I ever used a facebook site. I guess he or she is using the information from here.}

 

23 Mar 2011 14:25:46
I am a big fan of Lampards and he has done us proud I agree he is not the player he was but who can we get to replace him, he has scored 20+ goals a season and provided as many assists. I was hoping he would see his carrer out with us. I was expecting him to be used a bit more sparringly over the coming seasons like giggs at utd. Kaka in my opinion is not the man to replace him.

 

23 Mar 2011 13:50:31
Will we go for michel bastos, ed? {Ed002's Note - There is no plan to, Juventus is his expected destination.}

 

23 Mar 2011 12:46:54
WillHill have put Ancelotti odds on to leave this summer. . . Huddink in as Manager for a season, then steps up to Arnesen's role in summer 2012 and Mourinho comes back. . or not!? :)

{Ed002's Note - This is why the plans are being looked at right now. The second variable is Mourinho departing Madrid this summer. You can see why there are issues - particularly given in the longer term there is a different managerial target.}

 

23 Mar 2011 11:36:24
23 Mar 2011 09:47:20
Again in the papers Jose has mentioned his desire to return to England. Will we be seaking his services this summer or will we let him go to one of our rivals?

{Ed002's Note - You will now need to wait and see. Everything was explained yesterday on these pages. There is likely to be a large bid for his services from Manchester City. Chelsea had a different plan that has now been disrupted - so a new plan is being formulated but it must include the long-term managerial solution and it must include Arneson's replacement.}

I think it could be jose a manager and hiddink in a high roll. ED what you think?

{Ed002's Note - Hiddink will be offered Arneson's job, there is no doubt about that. If Ancelotti leaves there are two options for the managerial role and this is all tied to the long term plans that need to be revamped. As such you will need to wait and see.}

 

23 Mar 2011 09:47:20
Again in the papers Jose has mentioned his desire to return to England. Will we be seaking his services this summer or will we let him go to one of our rivals?

{Ed002's Note - You will now need to wait and see. Everything was explained yesterday on these pages. There is likely to be a large bid for his services from Manchester City. Chelsea had a different plan that has now been disrupted - so a new plan is being formulated but it must include the long-term managerial solution and it must include Arneson's replacement.}

 

23 Mar 2011 00:02:53
Hey Ed, do know of any particular interest in attacking midfielders Chelsea would move for. Ganso, Modric, Sneijder, Pastore etc. {Ed002's Note - Yes, you need to read the other posts and you will find out what we know.}

 

22 Mar 2011 16:17:18
Why do you expect lampard to leave Ed? & is it true journalists know now our 3 main targets as they were leaked out and info? & wheres sharkey these days ?

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea are taking this summer as an opportunity to refresh the squad for the longer term when money will not be so easy to spend. Lampard is getting on for 33 and has suffered injuries. Time comes when one must take the old horse out and shoot it. I imagine a graceful free transfer. Some journalists know one or two things. Sharkey is no doubt keeping a watchful eye on you.}

 

22 Mar 2011 16:02:00
Hey ed in the gaurdin 2day its saying roman is getting raid ov terry 2 spurs lampard and drogba going 2 madrid and he is spending 150 million on aguero sanchez wesly snidger and mascrano and that means we only have 1 home grown stater in a cole wots ur thoughts plsae ed thanks

{Ed002's Note - I expect Lampard will leave, but I doubt it will be to Madrid. Drogba is a maybe and there are two possible destinations. I doubt that John terry will leave. As for targets, that is well discussed elsewhere.}

 

22 Mar 2011 14:11:56
Ed do know anything about this czech 15 year old were said to of paid about 1.5 million for dominek masek {Ed002's Note - I know nothing about it - but at 15 it seems unlikely that there would be anything other than scant detail.}

 

22 Mar 2011 13:41:16
So ed do you think if ancelotti goes and mourinho stays at madrid that villas boas will be our man. {Ed002's Note - There are too many ifs there. I don't think we need to go too far from the two options you suggest though.}

 

22 Mar 2011 13:22:01
Ed is it true chelsea are considering the current 33 year old porto manager Villas Boas who apparently worked with mourinho at chelsea and has beaten mourinhos 33 match unbeaten run with porto. he also had a english grand mother so speaks perfect english.
have you heard anything ed

{Ed002's Note - Yes it is true that there have been talks. He does speak fluent English as you suggest and was previously at Chelsea in a different role.}

 

21 Mar 2011 22:13:39
Hey ed people sayin jose is cummin bk and people sayin if it was next summer he would i now him and roman r friends again but i would keep carlo he won the double for us last season best in hstory look at fergie at united it took him 4 years 2 win the 1st trophie and look at them now persoly i would stick wiv carlo he playes the game roman likes and i think he would get the creative players we need and don't forget this is still jose team expect 4 david luz torres and rimires and look wot they doin 4 us ur thoughts please ed thanks

{Ed002's Note - The recent purchases were not at the behest of Carlo Ancelotti. Chelsea does not decide which players to buy players in such a way. Ancelotti has a contract for another year - which tied in with Mourinho. No things are changing. There may be other plans now.}

 

21 Mar 2011 21:23:51
Players in

neymar
ganso
aguero

out anelka
kalou
maludau
yossi
yuri

and another top player
ur thoughts ed

{Ed002's Note - If Chelsea were able to get two out of three than that would be good business. Don't expect Zhirkov to leave, but Hilario, Jack Cork and as you say one "top player" will likely go. Perhaps Frank Lampard.}

 

21 Mar 2011 20:46:25
Hey ed do u really think jose will come back bcause he only left 3 years ago and he wants fergies job at united and if ancelotti goes it is like if we going backwords because it no 1 out there and people are saying we going 4 aguero we could have had him about 2 years ago so wots the chances of siging him and al the players they been liked wiv such as aguero neymar nilmar mata ganso sanchez hazzard kaka ramos vander wiel ect so wots the most likely 1s thank u ed lookin foward 2 your thought

{Ed002's Note - If it were next year the I would expect him back. If the manager leaves this summer then you may see someone else at the helm. I expect also that Manchester City will make a heft bid for Mourinho. I am not going to go in to players too much, but the Aguero is a possibility but wages will be an issue. Neymar is first choice but the matter has already dragged out and Chelsea may walk away from it. I don't know of any interest (at this time) in Nilmar or Mata. Chelsea may look again at Ganso but he seems Inter bound. Hazard is a no and I hope Kaka is as well. I doubt any interest in Ramos. Van der Wiel is still of interest - particularly if Bosingwa leaves. The most complex of all is Sanchez and I will try and explain what I know to be correct and what is “rumoured” about him. We know that Chelsea and Inter Milan have made unsuccessful bids, and we know that Manchester United and Barcelona have a declared interest. Juventus had previously been interested but were hoping that (a) Sanchez stayed under the radar until a deal could be struck, and (b) Udinese would look kindly on an arrangement that included some cash and several players either in exchange, on loan or in part-ownership as part of the deal. As an aside Juventus have proposed a similar deal for Javier Pastore. Anyway, there was a January meeting with Chelsea in Monaco and broad agreement was reached over the transfer before Giampaolo Pozzo said that the deal must include a loan of the player back to Udinese. Whilst Barcelona were apparently willing to agree to this until the end of the season, Pozzo proposed that whoever Sanchez moved to should allow him to be loaned back for 18 months – hence the end of any discussions. I expect that Juventus will not come back in to the picture. Although Sanchez has been watched by numerous teams, there is nothing new other than a "rumour" that Manchester City may be preparing a bid as well. They have, like Juventus, recently been knocked back in a bid for Pastore and are likely to aim their cheque book in another direction – this may well be Sanchez. I suspect that we will see a saga drag out through the summer transfer window as Pozzo puts the player on the market, takes him off the market, values him at €100M and so on. Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter will all likely remain interested but could well tire of the expected drawn-out negotiations. Manchester United and Chelsea were both originally wary of the player being not quite as robust as needs be for the EPL. Perhaps Inter will get their man. Now you know as much as I do about the matter.}

 

21 Mar 2011 13:20:58
Drogba to the gooners in the summer. Hiddink to return, Steve Clarke staying at Liverpool. Despite all the load of hot guff doing the rounds, big money will not be spent this summer as the club needs to get in order for the new UEFA regs that are fast approaching, currently CFC do not meet the financial guidelines of living within it's own means.

Shoot it down, but this is how it is gonna be.

 

20 Mar 2011 22:56:35
I think they guy below is trying to say covert football is a group on facebook and twitter and posts chelsea realted statuse's The new one being that carlo is on the way out and jose is 100% likely to return & that chelsea will offer big money plus ivanovic for sergio ramos

 

20 Mar 2011 22:15:00
Hey ed, any chance of us going for ashely young in the summer? He's homegrown and a quality winger who could play on the other side so we would have zhirkov on the left and him on the right (hopefully selling malouda) {Ed003's Note - Wouldnt have thought so}

 

20 Mar 2011 19:50:00
Ed 007

What do you make of NOTW atricle on roman and how he is willing to spend 100 mil in the summer and wants sneijder and kaka ( i can see us trying to sign sneijder think kaka's age is against him though)

Do you think this article was true?

Also what did u make of gourlay's comments seems carlo's out in the summer if not jose who would succeed him? Is someone lined up

& what players do you expect to sign in the summer ?

{Ed002's Note - I think it is an old story about Kaka being recycled and I doubt we will see him make the move - if we do I will be disappointed. There is nothing to be certain about a change of manager in the summer and much depends on how the rest of the season goes. If it were next summer then it be be a return for Mourinho but nothing is in the plans for this year. There is someone else who is very well respected who could return to Chelsea in that role, but we need to wait to see what happens. As for players, you need to read these pages.}

 

20 Mar 2011 11:25:30
Thanks ed and do you think kaka will be good signing for chelsea and do you think he, ll do well for chelsea ed? {Ed002's Note - Did you not read what I wrote? There is only a slim chance of him signing. And no, I don't think it would be good.}

 

20 Mar 2011 11:33:42
Hey ed i would like 5 new sigings this summer van der weil ganso neymar mata aguero

we have a good chance ov getting van der wiel

i think it will be between chelsea and inter 4 ganso

it b a bidding war 4 sanchez with the likes ov barca inter juv milan madrid city

gd chance ov neymar if santos accept

and the main 1 i would love 2 see at the bridge is aguero and he said b4 he would like 2 play 4 us


outs then drogba anelka maluda and mikel and i would deffo keep lampard 4 1 more season ur thoughts plz ed thanks

{Ed002's Note - They are all of course very good players. There may be a chance for a couple and if you visit the Manchester United page you will see my view on Sanchez.}

 

20 Mar 2011 11:03:52
Hey ed is it true that chelsea could buy wesley sneijer and kaka in the summer . . does this mean maybe big names leaving whats your say ed ?

{Ed002's Note - I think there is no more than a remote chance of Sneidjer joining and a slight chance of Kaka. However, I would not be surprised if a few big names (e.g. Anelka, Kalou, Lampard) were to move on.}

 

19 Mar 2011 20:19:49
Kaka a cert signing in summer.

 

19 Mar 2011 15:40:50
Ed is sanchez most likely to go to chelsea and do you think inter Liverpool etc could outbid chelsea for sanchez {Ed002's Note - He may possibly move to Chelsea. Chelsea, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Manchester United have shown interest in Sanchez with two bids having been made.}

 

18 Mar 2011 14:56:04
So ed if we do get nemer ganso vdw sanchez and agero surly people like drogba anelka kalou maludou yuri mikel bosgwina will b off n

and i think jm is deffo cummin bk ed wiv stve clarke

{Ed002's Note - Expect some of the players to leave. In some cases their agents have been told that it is OK to seek new clubs. I expect Anelka and Kalou to leave; Bosingwa will either have to sign a new contract or leave; Zhirkov will probably stay; nothing has been decided about a number of others. Jack Cork will leave and a good offer for Bruma may see him leave as well. Steve Clarke will not be coming back in the short term.}

 

18 Mar 2011 13:26:21
Right then ed we been after players as such sanchez kaka neymer ganso hasmik fabergas ramos aguero van der wiel ect but ed who do u think we most probs get thanks {Ed002's Note - I have no way of knowing which deals will actually go through. I think there is a reasonable chance of Neymar, and a possible chance for Ganso, Sanchez, VDW and Aguero (but not all). Hamsik is less likely, and I doubt Kaka will happen. There is no interest in Fabregas and liitle in Ramos.}

 

18 Mar 2011 04:10:32
This is specifically not a rumour, this is an aspirational target list for acquisitions by CFC over the next two or three years which would place Chelsea at the top of European football for the better part of next decade. It is informed by Chelsea related transfer talk but not exclusively beholden to such talk (I think most people would fairly acknowledge that recent events such as those that occurred during the Winter window, both demonstrate a willingness upon the part of Roman to continue to invest in the club and that transfer talk is not necessarily even a vague indication of the transfer actions that may ensue at a particular club).

Chelsea Transfer Manifesto 2011-2013

DEF:

Defensively we have a few concerning issues, a lack of options on the right, injuries to key centre backs and more talent than we can field in one team on the left.

On the right we have Bosingwa and possibly the oft muted signing Darijo Srna, who will both be 29 by mid season next year will be useful, but again succession for maturing players must be considered. There is also considerable talk about the future of Bosingwa at the club, and gioven his recent form, probably not unjustifiably so. Barcelona's Sergi Roberto may be available and is a more likely signing than City bound Dani Alves, though the later should not be ruled out without atleast the consideration of a bid.

Continually mentioned in the transfer pages, Gregory van Wiel could be an alternative for the future, too. What bothers me about him is, that he plays lower-than-average under pressure, which showed at the World Cup. Despite these concerns van der Weil should be the main target on winter transfer period, a very strong player, whose contract expires soon. Benfica s Maxi Pereira has potential, though his availability is in question. Micah Richards is apparently unhappy at Man City but this is pure conjecture.

On the left, we already have Cole, Zhirkov and van Anholt, an embarassment of riches already but given that Ashley is now 30 it is time to consider the succession. Juan Manuel Vargas and Fabio Coentrao need to be considered and hopefully Yuri Zhirkov may see more time as a left mid in future, leaving the left back to van Anholt and Vargas/Coentrao/Bale (hell the left side would be incredibly strong if one of them played left back, one left mid and one left wing ).

Gareth Bale is the complete wingback but will be horrendously overpriced, his signature will depend upon more than our wealthy benefactor, UCL success could help. I am a large Zhirkov fan but would be willing to see him go should it help us land Bale. A better solution would see an aging Malouda make way for Zhirkov and have Vargas/Coentrao/Bale sit between Cole and Zhirkov or on the bench.

MID:

Age, injuires and a lack of squad depth are all issues for our midfield despite the fact we have one of the finest in world football.

We need to stiffen up our defensive midfield our current combination of Mikel, Essien and Ramires works alright, but having Essien and Ramires capable of getting further forward is an asset (my Nigerian friends would at this point note that Mikel plays much further forward for them too). Oriel Romeu, Gueida Fofana, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe and Kwadwo Asamoah are all youthful, strong exceedingly capable defensive mids, ideally I'd sign two and loan one out for a while.

An influential central midfielder like Axel Witsel, Josip Ilicic or Ivan Rakitic could be useful in Ballack type role. Ilicic is the favorite, but Rakitic would come cheaper and would blossom with the players around him at Chelsea (though that doesn't imply that Ilicic wouldn't)

Next season when Cesc hopefully returns and Barca youngster Thaigo Alcantara (and perhaps his younger brother Rafa) is suddenly pushed to the outer should be considered for a contract. Joao Moutinho is apparently also a Barcelona target, he would go some ways to cover our current midfield frailties, look for example at what Raul Meireles has done for Liverpool.

The young Shaktar Donetsk pair of Alex Teixeira and Douglas Costa would make fine additions. Teixeira was the star of the U 20 World Cup in Egypt in 2009, while Costa has been dubbed the next Ronaldinho. Another great prospect is Deportivo s new signing Uruguayan winger Urreta, young, fast and very creative, everything we need. One of them alongside Alexis Sanchez should be signed for the right.

Further on left Kakuta could be joined by Dimitri Payet, Antoine Griezmann, Balasz Dszudszak or Juan Mata. Despite this wealth of options Zhirkov playing more and further forward may be a simpler cheaper solution.

To properly replace Deco, Jacob Mellis just isn t good enough and with Alan Dzagoev, Paulo Henrique Ganso and Javier Pastore targets one of them may replace Mellis. Shaktar playermaker Fernandinho would be a valuable acquisition and at only 25 would be good for years to come.

FWD:

Up front I like all the regular names; Gervinho and Seydou Doumbia are all potential support strikers for a Chelsea after Anelka whom one of them could effectively replace. Doumbia s move to CSKA moves him into the orbit of a club with which we enjoy good relations and also has Tomas Necid, Igor Akinfeev, Keisuke Honda and Alan Dzagoev.

Romelu Lukaku is a must signing, but he needn t necessarily join the team yet, a loan back to Anderlecht would be ideal(his younger brother Jordan Lukaku should also be considered). Lacina Traore with his great height would make an ideal super sub in the mold of Tore Andre Flo, tall and dangerous near goal.

An emerging option is Sergio Canales given his bust up with Mourinho at Real. Edinson Cavani, Sergio Aguero or Pato would be the ideal long term 3rd forward alongside Torres and Lukaku.

Some have also been pushing for an Asian star for a while, namely Park Chu Young, Shinji Kagawa or Keisuke Honda, would be a great signing not just for Merchandising in Asia, but they are good players.

A final consideration needs to be given to the Mourinho factor, should the great man come home undoubtedly he would bring his well known preferences for his kind of players, and perhaps one or two current RM players may follow him. Could this mean Emmanuel Adebayor, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Yann M'vila, Samuel Eto'o, Wesley Sneijder or McDonald Mariga could end up at Chelsea. .possibly.

(Thought Ed. .?)

{Ed002's Note - Thanks for the efforts. I am afraid I don't agree with most of your thoughts though - and certainly the plans that the club has and are now being actioned are not in anyway in alignment with your thoughts.}

 

17 Mar 2011 23:18:51
Hi ed, my 3 dream signings for this summer for chelsea would be aguero, hamsik and sanchez. Is there any likelihood of chelsea signing any, if not all of these, and who would be the most likely in your view?

Thanks

{Ed002's Note - There is a chance of Sanchez and Aguero - perhaps less so Hamsik.}

 

17 Mar 2011 22:24:45
Ed whos this mystery bidder for pastore
is it us and if not who
and personally i don't rate him that much
i have watched him play and he hardly gets involved in the game and gets knocked of the ball too much
not suited to our league however hamsik is perfect for our league all action in ur face kind of player and cost less

{Ed002's Note - A number of clubs have shown an interest including Chelsea and Manchester United. I don't know who has bid but have enquired to see if it was Chelsea - but I suspect it is not. It may possibly be Real Madrid - but that is simply my best guess at this time.}

 

17 Mar 2011 22:15:24
Ed are we going to bid for coentrao as reports saying we will

{Ed002's Note - I do not expect that it will happen.}

 

17 Mar 2011 12:00:55
Hey ed, since Chelsea how now officially signed Paizon, what impact does that have on Chelsea signing another attacking midfielder such as Pastore, etc. as well as Kevin De Bruyne who plays in essentially the same role? {Ed001's Note - none mate, Piazon is for the future, there is still a need for one for the present don't worry.}

 

17 Mar 2011 09:35:55
Ed if murinho goes to chelsea in the summer do you think he will want aguero and sanchez {Ed002's Note - It is not the coach who decides on players alone, but the club has targets and this will not change.}

 

16 Mar 2011 23:12:43
A bid of 43 mil has been made for pastore? from chelsea ?

 

16 Mar 2011 21:05:15
Chelsea to sign at least one of the two of Kaka and Aguero in the summer.

 

16 Mar 2011 16:26:11
Talksport claim chelsea are readying a bid for sergio ramos any truth in this he seems to be linked to chelsea a lot.

 

16 Mar 2011 12:37:13
Some reports saying that Lucas Piazon has agreed a pre-contract with Chelsea and also Chelsea's bid for the 19 year-old Belgian striker Kevin De Bruyne has informally been accepted by his club, RC Genk. Is there any truth in this ED? {Ed001's Note - sorry it took a while to reply, but our man in the know on Chelsea, Ed002, is not about so I had to ask around the people other than him I know with Chelsea sources. They all agree that Piazon is pretty much certain to be joining and that De Bruyne is a target but don't believe an offer has yet been accepted but do believe that talks are advanced enough for them to agree to Chelsea holding informal talks with the player.}

 

15 Mar 2011 18:51:51
Ed from what i have seen from pjanic i think he is pretty average! what do you make of him and is he chelsea's first choice centrel midfielder target ? {Ed002's Note - He is a good player but certainly not first or second choice.}

 

14 Mar 2011 13:51:17
Is there any possibilty of getting Hamsik?

[AEdR09]

 

13 Mar 2011 18:13:46
Ed if mourinho comes to chealsea in the summer won't he have different targets than aguero and sanchez

 

12 Mar 2011 22:02:04
Spanish reports suggest mourinh is at the end of his rag with spain and real madrid the majority of fans are starting to turn on him he gets booed by all away supporters Jorge valdano and perez question his team selection sometimes all this suggests is that he is likely to return to chelsea at the end of the year!

 

12 Mar 2011 11:17:31
Jose Mourinho will be moving to Stamford Bridge this summer!
This is the main reason NO deal will be done for Kaka.
Ancelotti will be moving to AS Roma and no compression will have to be paid due to Roma paying compensation to Chelsea for taking their manager.
Expect a number of big name arrivals this summer, all under the age of 26!
Second time I have posted this information. .
Watch this space!
Maverick515

 

12 Mar 2011 00:26:45
Hey ed, Have you heard anything about Dzagoev in the last few months? What about Pjanic or Hamsik aswell? We are in need of a decent young central midfield and one of these 3 fill the need perfectly.
Personally I prefer Dzagoev. A deal wouldn't be too hard either with Roman and Zhirkov both being Russian. {Ed002's Note - I don't expect Dzagoev to be moving this year, but he does remain a player Chelsea have an interest in. Pjanic has been considered in teh past as has Hamsik - but I doubt either will be moving to Chelsea.}

 

12 Mar 2011 07:03:05
Does anyone else think the plan to sign Kaka (if it's true) is another massive risk, we have already signed Torres undoubtedly a massive talent but is prone to injuries and now we are looking at Kaka who again is a great player but also injury prone.
Surely we are asking for trouble as we could be paying roughly £75 million for two players who might only play for half a season each, surely this doesn't make good football sense ? {Ed002's Note - I completely agree - his age is now against him as well.}

 

11 Mar 2011 21:18:00
All these transfer targets but can they fit the play ?

Can aguero play with torres?
Who would be a better signing for chelsea sanchez or aguero i would say sanchez natural width bags of potential

But who would chelsea rathe pursue aguero or sanchez in your opinion ed or both ?

If so where does this leave a long term target neymar? does this rule him out of a move to us

Next up centre mid so many linked names? Ganso pjanic hamsik pastore sneijder kaka!

Which would be best i would say ganso or hamsik would be best and the most realistic, however if drogba was to leave i would think he would head to real and maybe a swap with kaka as reports suggest he is very unhappy!

But i think we need a left winger as malouda is far to inconsistent! is kakuta the man for next year or are we linked with any left sided wingers ?

Your suggestions ed please and who do you think chelsea will sign this summer and maybe the team for next year ? {Ed001's Note - it is a little early to know who is going to sign or what the team will be, but I do expect a new right winger, an attacking midfielder and a striker to join. Right now it looks like Sanchez for the right and Aguero as the striker.}

 

11 Mar 2011 21:46:49
Hey ed, could you shed any light on the kaka rumour? From what i've heard, we have agreed £26 million for him but surely that would be against our transfer policy for younger players. {Ed001's Note - I was told he was merely a back up option in case you don't get main targets.}

 

11 Mar 2011 21:01:06
Next Season Team Line-up

Cech
Ivanovic-Luiz-Terry(c)-A.Cole
Essien-Ramires-Lampard-McEachlen
Sanchez-Torres

 

11 Mar 2011 17:04:10
Udinese line up striker as Sanchez looks set for Manchester United. What are your thoughts ED on this headline?

[AEdR09] {Ed001's Note - my thoughts are that someone is putting 2 and 2 together and getting 85. It is a pure guess based on Udinese saying an English club have bid for him and him being a United fan.}

 

11 Mar 2011 11:42:41
Ed it seems that we are looking for south american and spanish talent nowadays which shows we are tryng to change r style of football with players like neymar, aguero, pato, ganso, sanchez, luiz, ramires, torres
what do u think

{Ed002's Note - It is age rather than style of play that is being changed. The team is being refreshed and you will see a much younger line-up next season.}

 

11 Mar 2011 11:22:07
Ed what do u make of this
GUILLEM SAYS: Valero will be a wanted man in the summer, Xolani. I think Barcelona will go for him if Arsenal don't accept 40-45m for Cesc; he would be the perfect player to bring a bit more creativity to midfield. But Barcelona may face competition from Chelsea and it would be great to see him partner Fernando Torres at Stamford Bridge.
is on his website in blog sectex west brom reject really?

{Ed002's Note - To the best of my knowledge, Chelsea have no interest in the player and this is simply idle speculation. Additionally I don't understand his not about seeing him "partner" Torres. I think it can be forgotten.}

 

10 Mar 2011 23:17:55
Hi ed, is a move for sergio aguero likely to be made in the summer? After the argentine said a couple of years back that he would like to play for chelsea, but would also like to play beside former strike partner fernando torres, surely this summer would be perfect timing?

Also ed, how much do you think athletico would be willing to let him go for?

Thank you ed

I also read that chelsea were renewing interest in javier pastore. . Any truth in this?

 

10 Mar 2011 20:57:14
Chelsea will this summer lodge a £40m bid for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale as the Stamford Bridge prepare to make significant moves in the transfer market as they look to freshen up a squad that has stuttered somewhat this season. Carlo Ancelotti has the full backing of owner Roman Abramovich to make a serious offer for the Welsh international and will hope that the lure of a move to the West London side will appeal to the youngster.
Ancelotti and Abramovich are looking to build a new generation of talent at Chelsea as a number of the club s squad edge towards the end of their glittering careers. Having spent large sums in January to bring in David Luiz and Fernando Torres the Blues will push on with more big name additions when the season comes to an end.
Whilst hopes of retaining the Premier League title appear to be fading Chelsea will hope to secure a top four finish and importantly will hope that their White Hart Lane rivals miss out for a top four finish which would aid any move to lure Bale into leaving Tottenham.
The 21 year old former Southampton man has had an incredibly season during which he has put himself on the footballing map and attracted the interest of European giants Inter Milan and Real Madrid and after an unsure start to his Tottenham career Gareth Bale has now become an integral part of the North London club s plans for the future and Harry Redknapp will fight tooth and nail to prevent any prospective suitors from getting their hands on their prized asset.
Chelsea find themselves entering the end of an era with the back bone of the club getting on in years with the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba all over 30 and other key players such as Ashley Cole, Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka also entering the final stages of their careers and Roman Abramovich is keen to bring in players to help any transitional period run as smoothly as possible.
Whilst the club s academy has indeed produced talented individuals like Josh McEachran there are not countless young talents coming through the youth system and as such Chelsea will look to buy up quality players with great potential, hence their interest in Gareth Bale.
TALRD BITC

 

10 Mar 2011 09:50:38
FIFA licensed agent Carrie Baird: CA' has already agrred with Roman to leave Chelsea at the end of the season. What are your thoughts Editor?

[aer09] {Ed002's Note - We have known for some time that this is likely to happen, the problem remains the timing. If this season had gone better it would have been at the end of next season. As it is, it will be in the summer.}

But it seems to me that Roman like Carlo and has showed it by providing the funding (75m) for Torres and David Luiz. Thought?? ?? ? ?

[aer09]

{Ed002's Note - I don't understand your point I am afraid.}

 

10 Mar 2011 01:41:07
ED what are your thought on Arda Turans link. . . {Ed001's Note - I think he would be a good signing, but I think Sanchez is more likely to come myself. Udinese will play hardball but at the end of the day he wants to play in England.}

 

09 Mar 2011 21:05:40
Hey ed, are chelsea actually planning a swap deal involving drogba and pato? Metro also talks about ibrahimovic wanting to come, do you think we would move for him? And finally, caughtoffside says that liverpool will move for alexis sanchez. Will this make chelsea increase their offer or will we move for someone else? {Ed002's Note - No swap is on the cards, there is no interest in Ibrahimovic, Liverpool may be interested in Sanchez but he has much better options available.}

 

09 Mar 2011 20:23:02
Ed who is the preferred signing in attack this summer? Aguero, neymar, Paton, or someone else? Thanks {Ed001's Note - I think Sanchez and Aguero are the preferred signings, from what I can gather.}

 

09 Mar 2011 18:57:59
Unsigned regarding Ganso at 08 Mar 2011 21:57:39:

"I doubt chelsea or any club will pursue their interest in ganso now that hes ruptured his cruciate ligament and is out for at least six months. ."

I am guessing your information is six months old - he has recovered from his injury.

Sharkey.

 

09 Mar 2011 18:03:33
Cech will have Delac as his understudy or expect a bid for Fraser Foster or Scott Loach. With Bosingwa been offload GVW will provide ivanovic competition on the right. Subotic will be brought in which will see Alex leave. Two players are being looked at for a replacement for Lamps firstly Jordan Henderson he has impressed this season but doesn't score many goals secondly James McCarthy impressive displays and scores goals, expect a follow up bid on him. Sanchez will come inplace of Malouda.

Ins
Sanchez 30mil
GVW 20mil
Subotic 20mil
James McCarthy 10mil

Bids for the following,
Romelo Lukaku, Fraser Foster, Scott Loach Moussa Sissoko, Javier Pastore, Eden Hazard, and possibly a major bid for Bale/Aguero or Pato

Outs
Bosingwa, Alex, Mikel, Florent Malouda, Yury Zhirkov, Salomon Kalou, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba, Henrique Hilario

 

09 Mar 2011 01:10:03
Ed r we going to bid for aguero again in the summer
because guillem ballague said that aguero wants to go to chelsea because aletico r going nowhere
and i think that's what we need is aguero to push for the deal
would be perfect for fernando {Ed001's Note - I would expect a return to trying to sign him, I think that was the plan all along, to create a Torres/Aguero partnership.}

 

09 Mar 2011 00:28:01
So who r the other cm targets

 

09 Mar 2011 00:07:36
Ed r we going to bid for pjanic
as hes th only creative cm weve been linked with
and hes a good player {Ed001's Note - possibly, it is not definite yet as far as I know.}

 

08 Mar 2011 21:52:42
Players we need in my opinion:

Sanchez 30m
Van der wiel 20m
Neymar 30m
Ganso 25m

Team:
Cech
VDW. Luiz. Terry. Cole
Essien
Lampard. Ganso.
Sanchez. Torres. Neymar

Subs
Drogba
Ramires

 

07 Mar 2011 23:15:02
So who is the priority
and who are most likely to come
and do we still want ganso and is he likely {Ed001's Note - from what I can gather it is forwards to play with Torres, though Kalou might well change that if he can combine with him well for the rest of the season! I am not sure which particular player would be first choice though. I don't even see why that is the priority, I would think midfield would be myself.}

 

07 Mar 2011 22:58:35
So ed this is what we cud b spending this summer

sanchez 28m
vdwiel 17m
pjanic 20m
aguero or pato 40m
neymar 30m
gk? 8m

will we be looking for a dm as i think we desperately need a specialit dm and if so who

and r we looking to get sanchez and neymar with aguero or pato or does one deal depend on another {Ed001's Note - I have checked with the other editors and none of us have heard of any DMs being looked at sorry. As far as I can tell you are looking to get at least 2 of them, but not all four at once.}

 

07 Mar 2011 12:44:07
Ed what about kevin de bruyne will we be getting him next summer as espn say weve sent abramoviches pa to go and get lukaku and de bruyne.

{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with Mr Abramovich's PA, but de Bruyne has been of general interest to Chelsea for a while. The issue would be that he would be very unlikley to get many first team opportunities for a year or perhaps more, and now that he is getting a chance for Genk he may well be best advised to stay there and gain experience.}

 

07 Mar 2011 11:41:28
Ed is this bertrand traore young congo player our player next year {Ed001's Note - didn't you sign him in the summer?}

 

07 Mar 2011 11:40:16
Ed who will be leaving chelsea
bcause if were buying these top players then alot will have to go the ones i think are at risk are
bosingwa ferreira mikel mlda drogba anelka
kalou zhirkov benayoun
do u know anything about confirmeD leaving next year and your thoughts o who might leave {Ed001's Note - no one is confirmed just yet, that I know of anyway. I expect to see Drogba, Ferreira and Kalou leave though myself.}

 

06 Mar 2011 20:23:04
Hey ed, i heard we're planning an astronomical bid for aguero in the summer to play along side torres and have already agreed a deal for romelu lukaku to join. I also heard that miralem pjanic was considered to be the long term replacement for frank lampard. Any truth in these? And if we were to get these players, would we still pursue other targets such as alexis sanchez, neymar and ganzo? {Ed001's Note - there is definitely an element of truth, I believe, in those stories, though I have no idea how you will get through the FFP ruling. I do believe the moves are instead of Neymar and Ganzo, but I don't think it is anything to do with any Sanchez deal.}

 

05 Mar 2011 10:08:23
Fresh rumours about an offer/offers being made for Neymar, I expect a front three of Torres, Neymar and one of either Kaka or Sanchez next season (Drogba and Anelka will prob move on).

Midfield three of Lampard, Essien and Ramires looks like it could gel so don't expect any big name players in those positions; maybe a squad player or two to replace Mikel?!.

At the back Terry and Luiz look good; Luiz is like a younger dare I say better version of Carvalho! Ashley Cole stands out consistantly and should do for a while yet; very good young left sided defenders at the club too so no left backs. Cover/competition for Ivanovic is the real need (Bosingwa and Ferriera to be sold/let go); Van der Wiel is an option but he won't be happy sat on the bench, will he? Karl Walker currently on loan at Aston Villa from Spurs looks a great prospect and possible England player; doubt Spurs will sell him as he will probably be their first choice next year (better than Hutton).

Better back up for Cech is a must too, Turnbull and Hilario not up to it.

Ed, whats your opinions?

{Ed002's Note - There will be a further offer for Neymar but I am not certain it will be accepted. Again, whilst Chelsea have made an offer for Sanchez I suspect agreement is a long way off given what happened after the Monaco meeting in January. The club are actively looking for a long-term replacement for Lampard so I would not be too sure about your midfield prediction. There is firm interest in van der Wiel but if he comes he will be first choice and not sat on the bench. I expect Bosingwa to leave, but at present, it is likely that Ferriera will stay as cover. There may well be a bid for another centre back in Subotic. It is likely that Hilario will leave to be replaced by an English, or at least home grown, goalkeeper. I have no idea who that would be but my preference would be for Scott Loach but somehow I doubt that he would want to move to sit on teh bench.}

 

04 Mar 2011 20:37:42
Where are we with the sanchez deal with chance would u give us of getting him ED ? {Ed001's Note - it is 50/50 at the moment. Udinese went public to drum up other interest.}

 

03 Mar 2011 19:25:03
Talksport have said the fee is 30 million ?

Does that meet the valuation for alexis sanchez ?

 

03 Mar 2011 18:24:33
Ed any chance we could bid for Sergio Ramos in the summer? Who, at this stage, is looking like our most likely signing? Thanks

{Ed002's Note - Ramos is unlikely in my view. In defence, still expect a bid for Gregory van der Wiel plus possibly Nevan Subotic.}

 

03 Mar 2011 18:13:16
03 Mar 2011 16:57:40
Rumours are surfacing today that Chelsea are ready to make an offer for Turkish playmaker Arda Turan after his agent talked up a move to one of the top 5 prem clubs. Any truth in that Chelsea have an interest in this player ED?

he loves liverpool - end of!

FFS iv already said this liverpool are NOT a Top 5 club jeez END OF. ED do you think that it is possible for this move to happen.

{Ed002's Note - It seems to be a case of his agent talking up the player, who will be available in the summer. Across the world people have seem the money spent in January in the EPL and agents are looking to get a cut of it from themseleves. His assertion about a top five team is neither here nor there. Atletico Madrid are certainly going to be a suitor come the summer, as I suspect are a number of other teams. I would not be surprised to see English clubs interested, although I am not convinced Chelsea will follow up on their previous passing interest, although they are clearly in the market for several players. Liverpool seem to be putting their efforts in to Ashley Young, but I suspect that Manchester United may interfere a little in that plan. I don't know of interest from Arsenal but I guess you cannot rule it out. Bottom line is I cannot see a move to Chelsea at present.}

 

03 Mar 2011 17:21:49
Ins
Subotic 15m
MVilia 13m
Sanchez 20m
Turan 9m
Richards 13m
Kaka 20m+Drogba
Llorente 35m

Out
Terry 25m (Man City)
Bosingwa 9m
Ferreira 3m
Lampard 18m
Drogba p/e
Kalou 9m
Malouda 13m
Anelka 9m
Mikel 14m

This is what i posted about 4 days ago and today SSN are reporting that an english club has placed a bid for Sanchez. Turans another the papers are claiming chelsea are interested in! No its not ironic because all of these WILL happen! trust me im in the know.
Blue Man

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea have indeed made another bid for Sanchez but it is much more than you have suggested.}

 

03 Mar 2011 16:57:40
Rumours are surfacing today that Chelsea are ready to make an offer for Turkish playmaker Arda Turan after his agent talked up a move to one of the top 5 prem clubs. Any truth in that Chelsea have an interest in this player ED?

he loves liverpool - end of!

 

03 Mar 2011 14:34:37
Chelsea have handed trials to Barcelona junior Cristian Ceballos.

Ceballos is currently training at Cobham with Chelsea's youth team after cutting ties with Barca. He is a free agent and hopes to win a contract .

Diario Montanes says Racing Santander are also keen on Ceballos, but must wait to see what happens with his Chelsea tests before making their move.

Ceballos has been likened to Ronaldinho at Barca and amazed coaching staff in 2006 with his skill as a 12 year-old.

>:P

 

03 Mar 2011 13:42:28
Ruggiero Rizzitelli has said that Ancelotti is already in talks with Roma's prospective new owners, following rumours that Ancelotti is set to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. What are your thoughts ED?

[AER09] {Ed001's Note - he was never likely to last after the collapse earlier in the season.}

 

02 Mar 2011 23:06:17
Udinese have received a bid of around 30 million (£25.4million) for Alexis Sanchez, according to chairman Franco Soldati.

Is this Chelsea ?

 

02 Mar 2011 21:22:28
02 Mar 2011 21:14:46
Hey ed, caught offside says we're interested in Pepe who may be sold in the summer. Is this true and will anyone move to make way for him?
PS why do my transfer rumour posts end up on the banter page? {Ed001's Note - Pepe Reina? I posted about this a few days ago on the Liverpool pages and since then it has gone up on hundreds of other sites and a few papers! I did point out at the time that I wasn't sure about it, it was just a whisper I heard from someone close to Reina. But, having checked with someone at Chelsea who should know, I think it is a case of Torres sending a few jokey texts telling him to come join him at Chelsea and it being jumped on and taken as a serious move by Chelsea. So I don't think there is actually anything in it, unless the Chelsea source is lying to cover up a bit of tapping up!}

Not pepe reina, pepe the portugese real madrid defender. . {Ed002's Note - I thought of that as well, but I have no confirmation that Chelsea are interested in either.}

 

02 Mar 2011 21:14:46
Hey ed, caught offside says we're interested in Pepe who may be sold in the summer. Is this true and will anyone move to make way for him?
PS why do my transfer rumour posts end up on the banter page? {Ed001's Note - Pepe Reina? I posted about this a few days ago on the Liverpool pages and since then it has gone up on hundreds of other sites and a few papers! I did point out at the time that I wasn't sure about it, it was just a whisper I heard from someone close to Reina. But, having checked with someone at Chelsea who should know, I think it is a case of Torres sending a few jokey texts telling him to come join him at Chelsea and it being jumped on and taken as a serious move by Chelsea. So I don't think there is actually anything in it, unless the Chelsea source is lying to cover up a bit of tapping up!}

 

02 Mar 2011 14:46:00
Ed out of the top players were going for which one r we ahead of the other teams with
sanchez, neymar, hazard, hamsik, pastore, pato
and i have a feeling that maybe when we were going for sanchez in january that we may have come to some nwritten agreement that we get sort of first refusal wat u think ed
and i think sanchez would take us to another level and will be the best player in a few years {Ed001's Note - I think Sanchez is pretty much done myself, though there is a long way to go until the window reopens and things can change in an instant.}

 

01 Mar 2011 20:13:00
Hey ed, are the rumours about kaka coming true? surely with ancelotti we could beat city to him {Ed001's Note - they are still just rumours from what I can find out, it depends on Jose's summer plans. If he stays Kaka will likely leave, if he goes Kaka is likely to stay.}

 

01 Mar 2011 15:23:38
There are a lot of noises regarding Carlo returning to Italy, has a deal been done and does this mean a return of the Special One?

 

 

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