Chelsea Rumours Archive June 15 2011

15 Jun 2011 23:49:43
Do chelsea have any plans to sign two CMF such as sneijder and modric , , or we will be signing only one if we sign any ??? and thnx in advance {Ed002's Note - There has been a primary target in Pastore for more than a year. It seems unlikely that two would be signed, particularly after the arrival of Ramires last year.}

15 Jun 2011 22:24:08
I have just seen an article that says Ron Gourlay has stated Didier Drogba is going nowhere... WHY???!!!
He is 33 and a massive character in the dressing room!!!
We will never see the best of Torres while he thinks he is in Drogbas shadow!!!
Argh!!!!!!!

15 Jun 2011 22:16:30
alan dzagoev of cska moscow to sign for £17m, if hiddink takes over.

15 Jun 2011 21:19:13
A few players I believe Chelsea should sign:
Arjen robben, I believe owes Chelsea, we took a chance on him as a youngster and as soon as Madrid showed a intrest he wanted out.maybe Alex(as he wants more first team action)plus 15m.
Honda from CSKA very creative player who would raise Chelsea as a club in Asia.
Juan mata, maybe would make Torres feel more at home and is also a great player.
Sneijder would add experience and quality in CAM
Aguero quality player could also play behind Torres
Falcao who has been in great form and is also young
Pastore, but not for the price quoted 45m
Hughes or rikard, Zola as no 2 with hiddink upstairs

15 Jun 2011 20:38:59
ed do you think chelsea could get mata? i read it in a spanish newspaper! {Ed002's Note - There has been passing interest in the past. Probably not.}

15 Jun 2011 20:18:29
Chelsea are going to sign mata after another great preformance u21 game!Valencia want 30 million euros and they need the money! He can play as am LW and a CM! Valencia have said chelsea can have him for that price. Liverpool will sign carzola and not mata as they have enough CM, so chelsea are the only ones left with money and need for creativity!

15 Jun 2011 19:28:08
Chelsea have opted not to sign Neymar and are pursuing a cheaper move for Spanish U21 star Adrian. One of Modric or Pastore will likely sign, as will Begovic and Van Der Wiel. {Ed002's Note - Ah, MOTD Fever.}

15 Jun 2011 19:18:20
Chelsea Rumours

15 Jun 2011 16:13:54
Ed at present we seem to be making very little progress regards signings do you expect things to drag on or will things pick up? {Ed002's Note - Things will pick up. You know the transfer window is not even open yet.}

the english one is so why arent we making moves on players in england, why are we only wanting foreigners its not good at all we need some good young english lads brought in

{Ed002's Note - Don't hold your breath.}

15 Jun 2011 18:13:34
ED002 do you really think that playing in the World club championships will be such a big deal for Neymar to play in as he will if he joins Chelsea be playing champions league football and can showcase his talents on that stage but i understand the player would want to play in the final....If they was to lose i think a deal would be easier to strike or maybe he will want to stay and win it {Ed002's Note - As I have explained, the issue has been raised: "One final complication is that there is a very good chance that a request will be made to say if a move is agreed the player will not join Chelsea until January 2012. This is all wrapped up with the Copa Libertadores and subsequent World Club Championship. It is most unlikely that Chelsea would agree to such a provision."}

15 Jun 2011 17:38:34
Why pay an absurd price for an unproven player like Pastore? why not just do the smart thing and pay for a Proven player like sneijder i just don't understand why....

15 Jun 2011 17:33:08
ed, i just wanted to ask why have chelsea not even attempted to sign wesley sneijder?, in my opinion he is the player that chelsea above all teams need rather than an overpriced pastore, aswell as sneijder being the perfect foil for torres to get going again.thanks. {Ed002's Note - Chelsea have enquired about Sneijder. THe International Transfer window does not even open for another two weeks. Don't start to panic just yet.}

15 Jun 2011 17:20:45
Ed, do you think it is likely Abramovich will pay the £40 million for Neymar or will he look elsewhere?
Also, are we likely to sign Pastore? {Ed002's Note - It is not a simple case of the money, as I have repeatedly said. Pastore is a possibility.}

15 Jun 2011 16:43:59
Allo' ED, I just wanted to get my point out there, I've seen Chelsea transfer speculation for years, and to me it always seems either to little to late, or we lose out to a lesser club, take the latest news for example, we were adamant about the signings of Neymar, R.Lukaku, Sneijder, Van der Weil, Arda Turan.. Neymar is a brat let's be honest here, yes he's an exceptional player but why would we pay a 19 year old, un-proven striker, wages on the level of our captain, as for Lukaku, personally I think we should do all we can to sign him, Sneijder- it's all hype he's moving no where.. VDW is considering moving to Everton, why would anybody choose them over us, Arda Turan- pointless never going to be the level we need, ed please help us out here;
Romelu Lukaku? Likely to sign?
VDW? Likely to sign?
Next season should we consider this?..
GK-Cech
LB-A.Cole
CB-J.Terry
CB- D.Luiz
RB-Van der Weil
DM-Essien
CM-Lampard
CM-Hamsik
AM-Lucas Piazon
CF-Torres
CF-R.Lukaku
???
1 more thing Ed, Lucas Piazon, is he %100 ours and coming? Thanks. {Ed002's Note - I am not going to comment on teams, by Lucas will join in January.}

15 Jun 2011 16:23:15
My friend told me that he was watching sky sport news on tv this morning and he told me that chelsea are not willing to pay 40m for neymar, then he told me chelsea are not getting neymar cuz chelsea is not willing to pay 40m? Ed is this true? {Ed002's Note - We will have to wait and see what happens; but I cannot possibly comment on hearsay or any nonsense from Sky.}

15 Jun 2011 16:13:54
Ed at present we seem to be making very little progress regards signings do you expect things to drag on or will things pick up? {Ed002's Note - Things will pick up. You know the transfer window is not even open yet.}

15 Jun 2011 15:01:15
Given what you know Ed what would you regard as the most likely signings this summer including the management team?
The positions I think need filling teamwise are RB a Creative midfield player plus a pacy winger as an absolute minimum. {Ed002's Note - As I have said before my making guesses is not going to help. As for manager, I still expect Hiddink to arrive.}

15 Jun 2011 14:26:44
Hi ED, the lukaku and de bruyne situation has gone awfully quiet, can you tell us anything? {Ed002's Note - There is nothing to say right now. The proposed meeting about Lukaku was cancelled last weekend.}

15 Jun 2011 14:14:35
Do you believe ed, that we will try and get Aguero if Neymar falls through, and what are we doing about the left side attacking wise? {Ed002's Note - Sturridge, Malouda.}

15 Jun 2011 13:53:33
ed do u still believe neymar will come to us
as we our the ones who wanted him the most
and abramovich personally wants this player {Ed002's Note - Possibly.}

15 Jun 2011 13:51:21
ed if we didnt get neymar who would be are other target instead of him aguero?sanchez?pato? {Ed002's Note - Interest remains in Neymar.}

15 Jun 2011 13:50:08
ed would we pay 44mill for pastore and do u think the presidents just trying to get the best price and we could prob get him for about 30m {Ed002's Note - It is not simply the case of the money - the player must want to come as well.}

15 Jun 2011 11:54:45
ed why aren't we bidding for sanchez when hes probably the cheapest player we could get out of are targets {Ed002's Note - We know that Chelsea, Manchester City 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 including Roma, there is nothing new other than Manchester City having a bid rejected for the player and Inter entering further discussions about the player - but I am told that no further bid has been made. Manchester City, like Juventus, were knocked back in a bid for Pastore and are likely to aim their cheque book in another direction – this may well be another bid for Sanchez. The advantage they have, in addition to being able to match any transfer fee, is the ability to put together a wage deal far beyond anything the other clubs could afford or would be willing to pay. I suspect that we will see this whole 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 or perhaps Sanchez will respond positively to reported interest from the nice folks at Barcelona or even Real Madrid. There is an unconfirmed report that Manchester United have asked for time to consider a further bid and that bid appears to be imminent. I have speculated that Manchester United may turn their attentions to Eden Hazard instead if a further bid for Sanchez fails. The player has made no secret of his desire to stay in Italy. An enquiry from Anzhi Makhachkala has also been rebuffed at the first hurdle.}

15 Jun 2011 00:49:23
With Zhirkov leaving and Kakuta to likely to on loan will chelsea sign a left footed player Mata would be ideal IMO {Ed002's Note - Possibly but not on the basis you suggest.}

15 Jun 2011 00:33:15
ED002 any more news on Neymar and this move to madrid any new info on it? also if chelsea were to miss out on Aguero and Neymar what other targets would they have for the strikeforce Cavani and Mata? {Ed002's Note - There is no news at all about this.}

15 Jun 2011 00:14:07
Ed, Where do you see Ramires in the current plans? If we sign a playmaker would they play along Essien and Lampard in the middle on the pitch and was just wondering where Ramires stood in this, as he looks like he has a lot of potential {Ed002's Note - Ramires is here in the squad for the long term.}

15 Jun 2011 00:03:09
EDS are Chelsea out of the sanchez race? {Ed002's Note - I would have to say probably.}

14 Jun 2011 22:55:35
Ed, are the rumours involving Modirc coming to Chelsea and Drogba possibly going to Spurs as part of the deal valid rumours? {Ed002's Note - HArd to say - seems most unlikely to me.}