Chelsea Rumours Archive January 06 2015

 

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06 Jan 2015 13:04:38
Good day Ed, can you please give us the latest on Cech as there are stories of him joining Roma doing the round and also I know you don't care much about the youth side but do you know anything about chelsea's interest in Rayan Souici and are we likely to sign him?

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{Ed002's Note - There is no "latest" on Cech that I am aware of. His situation remains unchanged as far as I know and I expect him to leave in the summer. I cannot help with Rayan Souici but am seeing someone later who may know - I'll ask.}

Dastanj, who is this young player? The young ones are always exciting :)

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I think he's from saint E'tiene(forgive the spelling), same academy that produced Zouma. He is supposed to be the next Pogba and he himself said that he mirrors his game with Pogba's.

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Oh well, if the name Pogba gets mentioned then I'm all for it :)
Cheers Dastanj

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Did you get to meet the person Ed?

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{Ed002's Note - I am told that there is no agreement on a contract with Rayan Souici but it is likely that something can be done this week. The issues will be regarding when any move to England happens and what happens at the age of 18.}

Surely there is more . .

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{Ed002's Note - Of course. I forgot to mention that my second wife says that Newcastle United and Monaco both had negotiations about Rayan Souici earlier this year and that a deal with Monaco was proche - close.}

Noooo!! If we can't have the original Pogba, then we must get the 'next' one at least :) and I'm not talking about his brother haha

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The funny side of the boss.

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06 Jan 2015 01:18:52
ED I risk your wrath but I am sure many of us are thinking the same thing has of tonight apparently Messi followed Chelsea and some of the players on instagram which normally I wouldn't even bother with but a lot of press are running with this Chelsea have now inquired story I thought i'd ask I remember you said a while back that Barcelona would possibly be willing to sell and though they are not hawking him around he may be available from the summer on wards this still being the case my questions is of the 3 teams that he may go to are we still one of them and if yes have we now spoke to Barca/Messi about the possibility of making it happen? or are things much the same has they were and this is all just blown out of per portion hype.

Sorry if the question does your head in a bit just your the only guy who doesn't seem to spout BS, appreciate you taking the time to answer has always.

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{Ed002's Note - Nothing has changed. So people do not need to keep asking, here are the words again:

Although his club have not been hawking him around, my expectation is that Messi will be made available and Barcelona will start looking to rebuild around Neymar from January 2016 when they can start bring players in again and I expect that Barcelona will make Messi available from next summer. A number of questions have been asked of representatives of UEFA regarding the transfer of the very high-end players and the impact on FFP. It is clear that exceptions would need to be put in place as the alternative could be lawsuits from players regarding restrictions on trade. In the past Messi has turned down a transfer to one side who had agreed to meet Barcelona's then €250M price tag, and Barcelona and a commercial partner resisted an approach by a commercial organisation on behalf of an English side with an offer to buy the player. I am aware that in Spain there has been speculation about an offer being made during the summer 2014 transfer window, but it is "largely" incorrect. This all started in 2012 when in mid December Anzhi made an offer to Barcelona that matched the €250M euro release clause that existed in his contract, and put up what I am told was a "very" significant personal package. However, Messi was not interested in a move to Russia and Barcelona did not want to sell - so Messi, in early February 2013, extended his contract with Barcelona. In the early summer of 2013 efforts were being made by Adidas to broker a deal that would get Messi away from Nike and to one of their three high-profile clubs. Very quickly Real Madrid were ruled out and with Pep Guardiola moving to Bayern Munich that pretty much saw the end of any chance of a move there (given the strained relationship) at the time. This left Chelsea and I can confirm that discussions were held about making a firm bid - at this point we are late 2013 and early 2014 and Messi was in a verbal spat with Barcelona about getting a further extension - which the club were against. Ultimately, the player was (at least in his eyes) available during the Spring of 2014 and at that point Chelsea and Adidas made his management representatives and Barcelona aware of what they would be willing to pay. Since then he has again extended his contract with Barcelona. I understand that again they see three possible destinations for the player but I am not going to get involved in any further speculation at this time.}