Chelsea Banter Archive March 15 2011

15 Mar 2011 23:11:22
Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal to sign Sao Paulo starlet Lucas Piazon when he turns 18.

Press Association Sport understands the Blues are poised to beat off competition from Juventus for the 17-year-old, who is currently playing for Brazil in the South American Under-17 Championship.

Dubbed 'the new Kaka' by some commentators, Piazon was first linked with a move to Chelsea two years ago.

He was also courted by Juve, who appeared to have won the race for the teenager two months ago after he spent a week training with the Italian giants.

That sparked erroneous reports he would join them in January next year.

Instead, he is set to move to Stamford Bridge in line with FIFA laws after Sao Paulo agreed to sell him to the Barclays Premier League champions.

The fee is unclear but reports suggest it could be anywhere from £5million to £8million.

Piazon's signing would reaffirm Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's commitment to bringing more young players to the club in addition to splashing out on the likes of Fernando Torres and David Luiz when necessary.

This was on sportingLife looks promising what do you think ED? {Ed002's Note - It seems that a deal is pretty close.}

15 Mar 2011 16:11:27
Udinese say 30 mil will secure sanchez in the summer didn't chelsea already offer that ?

15 Mar 2011 14:50:23
Hey ed when Mourinho said "I was happy at Chelsea, I was thinking about spending my whole life there, until a man arrived who should have never arrived" who is he referring to? Arsenen or Abromavic? {Ed001's Note - Abramovich brought Jose to Chelsea mate, he is friends with Roman again, it is nothing to do with Roman.}

15 Mar 2011 11:55:48
Ed are we still interested in lucas piazon and do we have a chance of still getting him as juventus were meant to of agreed but now its up in the air and were still being linked with a move i think he was one of our main young targets {Ed002's Note - I suspect that he will not be moving to Chelsea.}