Chelsea Rumours Archive March 31 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 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 10:29:21
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 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.}