Chelsea Rumours Archive August 17 2011

17 Aug 2011 23:05:39
hi ed,

honestly when can you see chelsea doing the deals, i mean either this week or last couple of hours of the market being open?

blues boy {Ed002's Note - Impossible for me to say.}

17 Aug 2011 20:51:32
hi ed tough question in your opion for the good of CFC hazzard or mata {Ed002's Note - My preference is for Di Maria. If not then Mata.}

17 Aug 2011 19:11:23
Dear ed

looking at the arsenal rumours page, one of the ed says the reason why the lukaku deal is taking long to complete because he has an offer from arsenal. 1)is it true and if so would he even consider it? {Ed002's Note - I answered this there. Lukaku's deal was meant to be signed this morning. That was when it was scheduled. I have not checked if it happened.}

Nothing has become offical on the website? {Ed002's Note - I wouldn't worry about it at all.}

17 Aug 2011 19:09:16
omg We really need kevin de bruyne in cfc.on youtube this kid is d real thing.

Type in any name you want on youtube and you'll get the most amazing video.. who's going to make a montage of every mistake a player has made. Personally, I find Arsenal's Denilson's video the funniest.

Lmao it makes him look as good as ronaldinho

17 Aug 2011 17:48:46
ED,
some queries:

1. Has Inter Milan really had an interest in Drogba?

2. If our pursuit of both Mato and Hazard fails (if), is there any option in thought?
however, the winger problem doesn't look much complex with rumours including Hazard, Mata and Nasri anyone possible..

3. The center Mid, as we are much much focused to Madric, if fails (as Redknapp is insisting again), have we any optional alternative in mind?

4. We are already running 2 short of the plan on Midfielders (as AVB said, he requires 6 but currently just has 4.) and thinking of offloading Banayoun, don't you think it limits us to 4 again (even if we sign a new)?

thanks.. {Ed002's Note - (1) Seemingly so but it is tough to see how they could afford him without moving other players on. It has to be an option he may consider. (2) Nasri has had a medical at Manchester City today and Chelsea have never had an interest in him. I suspect the scouting staff will get their way over stopping any bid for Hazard. Di Maria is the number one choice, but seemingly not available. No bid has been made for Mata but it could easily happen. Chelsea are not going to buy for the sake of buying if none of these come off. (3) Don't get too carried away over specific positions. There is interest in Fernando and de Bruyne as discussed. (4) You will get used to what AVB says being misleading as the season moves on. As I said, there is interest in Fernando, seemingly interest in Modric, interest in de Bruyne, waning interest in Costa, Ganso has been considered, as has M'Vila and others that I cannot think of right now. Lucas arrives in January as well. There are no shortage of possible options, but there will be no panic buys.}

Thanks Ed.
that's why you are here with us.
we fans are a bit afraid, as the days are passing..

Ed how can we not go 4 hazard
he has potential to b one of the best players in europe {Ed002's Note - The scouting team, in particular the head scout, is against it. The reasons were discussed earlier. It means it is less likely to happen.}

Ed cud we get hazard and mata as at the moment we have no rfooted genuine winger {Ed002's Note - Please read the earlier posts on the subject of both players.}

Surely Inter will have quite a bit to spend now Eto'o is moving on.
And what complications are there if Hazard does have an attitude? It could just be overlooked or AVB regime would put him in his place {Ed002's Note - Inter may have that money to spend but running a football club is about a lot more than transfers. Drogba has other available options including a contract extension from Chelsea. As for Hazard, it is primarily the head scout advising against a move for him. But is is not always a neat thing to do to buy a player who says he wants to play elsewhere. We will see what happens over the next week I guess, but it is looking very unlikely that Di Maria will be available - and he remains, with Neymar, a primary target.}

17 Aug 2011 16:52:37
i know de bruyne is a winger, but i would love to see him as a CM because he is a creative player looking on youtube.

blues boy

I like the thinking, possible replacement for super Frank when he retires?
CFC FOREVER

17 Aug 2011 16:38:40
Hi Ed, Modric IS NOT playing in Tottenhams Europa league match tonight. Now is it that they are now resigned to loosing him or is he genuinely injured. I think 27m + Yossi is a good deal. And if it does happen are we expecting it to happen at 23.59 on the 31st. {Ed002's Note - I have no idea why he is not playing. Sorry.}

His excuse is an "apparent minor Groin Injury" which translates as Levy trying to annoy him further as he pushes for a deal now Arry and Levy are split over sales decision.

Summer transfers in order of probability
Modric joins 31/08/11 23:59 GMT+1
Subotic joins 31/08/11 23:59 GMT+1
Hazard joins 31/08/11 23:59 GMT+1
Nasri joins 31/08/11 23:59 GMT+1
Sneijder joins 31/08/11 23:59 GMT+1
Messi joins 31/08/11 23:59 GMT+1

A fan can dream can't he...

CFCFORLIFE

He has a groin injury

Hopefully

17 Aug 2011 14:23:34
Thanks for the update ed. Personally, I think that mata will be the most likely to come out of him and hazard. A question on de bruyne. In an interview he mentions that he will stay at genk for another year. If he is the only winger we bring in, would this still happen? {Ed002's Note - I would not get too tied to the concept of who is a winger and who is not - and certainly Mata can play there. The original issue with de Bruyne was that he did not want to go out on loan but did want first team football - which meant that one option would be to stay at Genk. At the moment nothing will happen unless he can pass a medical, but Chelsea have provided an assurance that they will remain interested if nothing can be done by the end of the transfer window.}

17 Aug 2011 12:44:15
ED002 do you know of the stories that are flying around in all major newspapers that Chelsea approached valencia for Mata and they said they will sell for 30 mil euros? {Ed002's Note - No bid has been made at this time. Valencia will want to drag this out to get the best fee that they can. It is possible.}

I personally feel he should of been our number 1 target all along, Would be the perfect player for us. If Man City do get Nasri then surely they wont need Mata, Arsenal seem reluctant to pay the required amount, the 2 spanish clubs seem pretty well stocked in those positions. So if we genuinely want the player then we must stand a big chance of landing him. Im hopeful of a succesful deadline day, landing Modric and Mata would set us up to challenge on all fronts in my opinion.

17 Aug 2011 12:21:51
Ed, if Modric is not going to play in Tottenham's Europa Cup match against Hearts.. could this be seen as a sign that they are actually softening their stance on the situation? It seems you really do not like to comment on Modric because my guess is that you aren't really for the move. I understand your view point but can you offer a response better than 'perhaps' because that is the response I'm expecting from you. {Ed002's Note - Maybe.}

Modric is injured.

Of course that is what the club would 'officially' say... why would they come out and say "Hey, Luka's not going to feature for us today because he's probably going to end up moving to Chelsea so we don't want to risk injury in light of his potential move, nor do we want to take away his European cup eligibility because Chelsea will need him in the champions league." Especially after all the big talk Levy/Harry have been spitting.

I think he is genuinely injured, personally i cant see Tottenham accepting this £27m + Kalou & Benayoun deal and i dont see Chelsea bidding above the £27m cash they have currently offered. If Levy lets Modric go now then he would look like a fool to the spurs fans which is something im sure he does not want to risk.

17 Aug 2011 12:03:45
Inter Milan keeping tabs on Drogba pending Eto'o departure.

Source: Daily Mail Online

I think Drogba will go next summer, but i cant see Chelsea selling this late in the window unless the deal included Sneijder

Drogba+20 million for Sneijder would be good, like Didier but think Torres will fill the void this year with a hatful of goals

^^Agreed^^

Chelsea would never get Sneijder, thats the sad truth because of his ridiculous wage demands.

17 Aug 2011 08:52:18
Fabregas goes to Barca for 35m , Aguero goes to City for roughly the same , and heres Arry expecting to get ridof Modric for roughly the same amount , if we pay anything over 30m this is daylight robbery in the highest order Expect a few deals next week , its Chelsea we're used to the last minute deal policy.

16 Aug 2011 23:16:12
ed is hazard being looked at as a serious transfer target {Ed018's Note - he is being looked at yes.}

Good He is the only player left in Europe after Sanchez and Pastore that can actually give us that wide quality we need. We should go all out to get him, £30m would be a fair price and maybe throw in Maloouda as well if need be. {Ed002's Note - There are concerns over his attitude and that he has a stated desire to move to Spain that will influence any possible move for Hazard.}

I take it then that if Spain is his prefered destination he has eyes for Barca and RM. But Barca are skint and won't be signing any more players after Fabregas and RM havn't got space for Di Maria, Naymar and Hazard. So if we end up with 1 of the 3 it would be a success for Chelsea. {Ed002's Note - As long as it is one who wishes to play for the club. A further complication for Real MAdrid would be any interest they have in Tevez.}

Good point Editor, but he still does look a class act and would be perfect as a creator for Torres? Still i'm surprised so many Arsenal fans believe he's going there, surely A) its too high a price for Wenger to even consider. and B) Chelsea have a better FA Cup, CL and EPL chance than Arsenal who may fail to qualify for the second one? Keep up the fantastic work on the website and Cheers for all of your information Ed
CFC FOR LIFE

17 Aug 2011 00:41:23
Guardian.co.uk is reporting Chelsea to offer Yossi Benayoun and Soloman Kalou in a player plus cash offer for Luka Modric and that Kevin De BRuyne could be bought then loaned back to Genk for 12 months. Personally i think if we can offload Kalou and Yossi for Modric and a fee in the region of £20m this is good business for Chelsea. They are freeing up a non eu quota spot and getting rid of a 31yr old and also getting rid of one of our most under performing and inconsistant players in Kalou. Do you see Tot going for this Ed and what do you make of the deal if it where to come off.

Thanks

PB {Ed018's Note - they might. if there is another bid from Chelsea, Tottenham are gonna have to ask themselves if they are gonna be happy with keeping a player who wants to leave and if they get the right offer i believe they will sell him, i have no idea if that rumoured offer is enough to make them happy}