Chelsea Rumours Archive May 05 2011

 

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05 May 2011 23:21:07
Were representatives of anderlecht in London to discuss the lukaku transfer ? If so do you have any idea how the talks went? Thanks Eds {Ed002's Note - I don't know of any talks in London.}

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05 May 2011 22:39:28
With Aguero what are his actual wages in this time and how come athletico can afford to pay his wages and no other clubs can find a package to do this ed002?

{Ed002's Note - His wages are paid net of tax so the equivalent in England would be about £200k per week before tax. Chelsea have been looking to reduce their wage bill and it is simply not viable to pay that much.}

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05 May 2011 22:10:50
But with Palermo or Udinese at the moment not being in a champions league spot Wont both players decide that it may be the right time to leave

{Ed002's Note - Pastore may well be moving this summer - it seems to be on/off week-by-week. 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 Raffaelle Palladino, Amauri and Sebastian Giovinco 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 but they will keep a watching brief. The rejected bid that was publicised was certainly from Manchester City. Liverpool had shown an interest before Christmas but will struggle with the price - which if he is sold is likely to be the highest of the summer. The fee will be in the region of £50M or a part ownership deal may well be negotiated.

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 or respond positively to reported interest from the nice folks at Real Madrid.}

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05 May 2011 22:10:01
Lakaku denies any chelsea deal has been done, what do you make of the story Ed002, Reports suggest anderlechts general manager has been in london to finalise a deal do you think this is true, Will this affect the neymar deal? {Ed002's Note - I have already answered this question when you asked earlier.}

Will Lakaku be likely to be sent on loan or straight into the squad?

{ed002's Note - There is no deal for him right now.}

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05 May 2011 21:59:01
Lakaku denies any chelsea deal has been done, what do you make of the story Ed002, Reports suggest anderlechts general manager has been in london to finalise a deal do you think this is true, Will this affect the neymar deal? {Ed002's Note - I have already answered this question when you asked earlier.}

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05 May 2011 21:59:28
Apart from the site what other sites are a credible source for chelsea ? {Ed002's Note - I really don't know of any at all. Sorry.}

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05 May 2011 21:52:53
ED002 Are you a Chelsea fan? {Ed002's Note - Yes.}

So what players would you like to see coming to the bridge of the ones who we have been speculated with?

{Ed002's Note - I would be happy with Van Der Weil, Subotic and Neymar.}

C'mon ED002 would'nt u like to add a sanchez aguero or pastore to that list i think we could also sign one of them a refresh is needed to the team and squad.

What players would you expect to leave then mate ?

{Ed002's Note - The question is who I would be happy with. It is much harder to speculate on what will actually happen. vdW, Subotic and Neymar are solid targets and Subotic probably teh most difficult. Wallace will be arriving but will be a year, per haps two, away from the first team. Lucas arrives in January and may be ready for next season. Sanchez and Pastore have also become watching briefs due to difficulties with negotiating any sort of deal. Aguero is off the list at present as no financial deal for the player was possible - and Manchester United are suffering the same problems I hear. There remains interest in some other Fliminense youngsters as there are still a couple of options to take up. But until the end of May when we will likely have a resolution to the managerial situation, it is tough to say anything else. Others are being looked at and will continue to be considered. I am not going to speculate who will leave beyond what I have said previously.}

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05 May 2011 21:40:34
ED002 Are you a Chelsea fan? {Ed002's Note - Yes.}

So what players would you like to see coming to the bridge of the ones who we have been speculated with?

{Ed002's Note - I would be happy with Van Der Weil, Subotic and Neymar.}

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05 May 2011 18:12:50
Hi Ed - What do you make of the Lukaku /with Kevin de Bruyne going to Anderlect on loan rumour?
Are we even close to signing de Bruyne? Cheers guys {Ed002's Note - I know of the reported story, but nothing more than that.}

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05 May 2011 18:22:32
Ed can you tell me if there could be a possibility of player swap deals becoming something of the future as you can only spend what your club is earning as from next season if I'm correct.Could this be a sneaky way around this. . {Ed002's Note - No it is not a way around it.}

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05 May 2011 20:29:27
Hey Ed, do you think it's possible that fabregas could make a move to the bridge this summer? That would be super cool! {Ed002's Note - No, I don't think that is on the cards at all.}

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05 May 2011 20:43:33
Ed, are Chelsea seriously interested in Tevez?
In my opinion this would be a stupid move! 300 miles closer to Argentina won't cure homesickness haha!
I am hoping we get Aguero and Neymar but do not want Jose to return. .
I think Ancellotti has done brilliantly this season after losing Ray Wilkins and think with Paul Clement and Gianfranco Zola by his side next season we'd be unstoppable!
Van de Wiel, Bale, Schweinsteiger and De Rossi would be my hopes although I think De Rossi is a dream that won't happen!
I'd like to see Malouda, Anelka, Drogba, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Hilario, Turnbull and I'm sorry to say it Lampard (wages to high for age) leave with suitable younger alternatives found.
Thanks for your efforts. . {Ed002's Note - I don't expect Tevez to arrive.}

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05 May 2011 21:15:22
Ed, are we interested in Nilmar? {Ed002's Note - No interest at this time.}

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05 May 2011 21:16:01
Ed, are we interested in Hulk? {Ed002's Note - No interest at this time but a watching brief.}

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05 May 2011 21:18:21
Is it true that we are Negiotiating about k. De Bruyne and Lukaku? {Ed002's Note - See earlier answers.}

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05 May 2011 17:37:56
I would love to see hulk at chelsea with a front 3 of Hulk Torres And Neymar would be phenomonal,

Also Ed002, Which centre mids do you think chelsea will be in for ?

{Ed002's Note - Much depends who is leaving. Sahin was a target but it looks likely he will move to Madrid. Pastore will likely be priced out of the market.}

Oh i hope we go in for sneijder or schweinsteiger in all honesty fine fine player

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05 May 2011 17:28:14
Any news news on transfer and developments over the past few days ? Or any managerial news ?

{Ed002's Note - Nothing has changed yet. I am sure it will become very clear by the end of May, but nothing has been decided or agreed yet.}

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05 May 2011 17:30:57
I would love to see hulk at chelsea with a front 3 of Hulk Torres And Neymar would be phenomonal,

Also Ed002, Which centre mids do you think chelsea will be in for ?

{Ed002's Note - Much depends who is leaving. Sahin was a target but it looks likely he will move to Madrid. Pastore will likely be priced out of the market.}

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05 May 2011 17:01:42
Could chelsea use players such as anelka or kalou or zhirkov as bait for some players who they may be targeting ? {Ed002's Note - No, player exchanges are very unusual.}

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05 May 2011 14:08:09
Hey ed were 2 u think sergio aguero will play is football next season thank ed

{Ed002's Note - I am not going to speculate at this time.}

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05 May 2011 09:34:18
Essien+5m to Milan for pato
Drogba+20m city for tevez
25m for neymar
Pirlo in free
Begovic 7m
Mata 20m
Fabregas 35m
No more sales as we need a big squad

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04 May 2011 23:46:44
Some reports say AC will offer 18 million plus a player do you think chelsea would be interested i doubt it would be pato or ibra as they wouldn'nt let them go your thought ED002 {Ed002's Note - I don't have any on this at the moment.}

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