Chelsea Rumours Archive April 29 2011

 

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29 Apr 2011 19:10:36
Heard from a source today that abramovich is considering making a bid for gerrard to try and get torres to score more goals. Thoughts Ed. {Ed001's Note - highly unlikely considering they fell out while he was still at Liverpool.}

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29 Apr 2011 16:29:12
Hey ed do u kknow anything about this guy we're interested in - Jean-Christophe Bahebeck? are we likely to sign him? {Ed002's Note - He is a kid and attracting the attention of a number of clubs because he does not have a professional contract.}

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29 Apr 2011 15:19:23
Will mourinho nd ancelotti swap their managerial jobs this summer???

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29 Apr 2011 12:48:10
Sky Sports News! reports chelsea send a scout to the benfica match to check on contreao

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29 Apr 2011 08:12:36
{Ed001's Note - Sanchez is a player you will adore, trust me. He is the most exciting young player around, that you could buy anyway. Watching him dribbling past player after player is a delight.}

So what are our chances of getting him ed? {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 including Roma, there is nothing new other than Manchester City preparing a bid for the player 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. 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 take an offer from Manchester City.}

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