Chelsea Rumours Archive January 07 2013

07 Jan 2013 06:31:40
If ed002 or ed018 can answer this I'd appreciate it

I have looked at search function aswell

1. Ed002 in the past you have said chelsea are not interested in alen halilovic, is this still the case

2. You also said that real Madrid had an offer turned down, I know you don't have interest in money but was it around 8 million?

Thanks in advance and don't worry if you can't answer

Plus, regulars, what do you think of this player, I watched him against psg and at 16-17 I couldn't believe the class he had !

Billy {Ed018's Note - As of right now there is no interest and i'm not sure what the offer was}

07 Jan 2013 20:12:02
Ed, are Chelsea still looking to try and persuade Pep to become the permanent Chelsea manager? {Ed002's Note - Nothing has changed.}

07 Jan 2013 19:47:01
The players that I'd like to see us bring in by the end of the summer. Note that Chelsea may not have expressed an interest in all these players, and my list assumes that Lamps and Ash have left as well as some others sold.

Baines/ Shaw
Fernando Reges/Wanyama/Modric
Isco
Alen Halilovic
Falcao(1st choice)/Cavani

Wanyama is a person you dnt give the ira money

I reckon Cavani should be 1st choice striker, he is taller, stronger and has better work ethic than Falcao. As of 7/1/13 Cavani P23 S25 in all competitions and Falcao P16 S20 La Liga. Nothing much to seperate them and in terms of value there isnt much either but id prefer someone who works hard for the team at both ends of the pitch. Scott M.

07 Jan 2013 18:11:31
Forget about isco sign super frank up another year then bring mceachran through

Unfortunately McEachran is already starting to fall through the cracks at Chelsea! He struggle to ever be a first team regular - and I'm a massive fan of his!

Surewould

I think you are right Surewould. It seeems to me that he has just about reached his level. A real pity but appens to many many players.Irony is if he had been at Arsenal he would probably have got a 5 year deal

Josh is struggling to hold his position down at Middlesborough. He needs to improve his all around game and also start scoring the odd goal from midfield beofe being considered for Chelsea's first team squad. He needs to raise his game to the level of Hazard and Oscar as they are also only youngsters before breaking through properly.

07 Jan 2013 17:44:24
What About Loaning Islam Feruz Out For Some First Team Football Then Have Him In The Full Squad For Next Year

HH25 {Ed002's Note - Can't happen - too young.}

07 Jan 2013 15:06:14
Ed what other club are interested in taison? If I had to guess I would say spurs or qpr, but do you know? {Ed002's Note - Aston Villa's interest may have disappeared when it appear issues associated with obtaining a work permit may be difficult to resolve. Bayer Leverkusen have looked at Taison as a replacement for Schurrle.}

Ed002 Does that mean that we would also struggle to get a permit ?
If so is the interest claimed by the media wide of the mark?
Thanks
S.S. {Ed002's Note - All I can say is that there is no commitment to buy him right now - but that may change. I really don't know what the WP situation is but he will need one and it won't be based on National appearances. Getting one by exception becomes more difficult the older the player becomes.}

07 Jan 2013 12:01:51
Ed is the interest in Taison and Isco connected or are they seen as both possibilities.

PB {Ed018's Note - I can't see both coming in during January }

07 Jan 2013 11:03:51
Eds: Could you please enlighten us to the Isco rumours. Are they genuine? Do we hold interest? Are we planning on bidding for him, or have we done that already?

Carefree {Ed002's Note - Barcelona, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Juventus and Spurs have shown an interest in Isco and he came close to a move to Dortmund, who may still follow up the matter. Chelsea had someone watch Isco in a recent game against Granada and again very recently. I suspect AC Milan might look to the player as well if he does not move before the summer. There were rumours of interest from Manchester United and Arsenal. If they are forced to sell - and they don't want to, I would suspect Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid are best placed right now to push a deal through although Manchester City could well make a bid. A move in January is by no means certain as Malaga are looking to have Isco sign a new long-term contract. Malaga wanted 21M euros and are now negotiating an increase in his release clause to 42M euros using a pay rise to tempt the player to agree - but they do fear a move for the player this month.}

They can't afford to keep him and trying to geta release clause up will only put clubs off for a player his age.

Thanks ed pretty informative stuff :)

He looks to be a decent player too

07 Jan 2013 11:42:15
Nice work eds, I assume that the interest remains despite Taisons possible move?

Nathswindon

07 Jan 2013 09:58:42
No deal for lamps according to his agent bad choice roman

Shame to see Lampard go. But if fans recall 5 years ago, he held the club to ransom over his 5 year deal by threatening to leave. Still a good player and will be sorry to see him go but Chelsea need to look to the future.

07 Jan 2013 09:47:33
So I guess the signing of Taison kills any hope of signing Isco...and what's the saddest thing? With his current contract, Isco would cost just a little little bit more than Taison...

To be honest I think Taison is being chased because he can be effective playing up forward due to his scoring abilities. His a QUALITY player.

Isco signing to me wouldn't have made sense due to the number of attacking young players in the team. Mata, hazard, Oscar, Marin etc. To be honest I don't know whether we need Taison to that matter

Shak

Mate, I suggest you should take another look at how many goals he has scored in the UKRANIAN league. And, no, he is not a striker. He has played pretty much all of his games on LW, so if the plan by you is to put Taison up front, then we might aswell put Hazard there. Signing Taison is a 1000 times more pointless than the potential Isco signing.

07 jan 2013 08:58:03
conor hunte has signed a new contract with chelsea> dubbed a wonderkid>

So was kakuta

Is there any info on him, checked the official chelsea website and couldn't find anything

07 Jan 2013 08:20:47
Ed, i tried searching but i can't find latest information on some two players. I am a fan of Sanchez and Jovetic.
Rumors are that Alexis Sanchez is not settled in Barcelona. He needs more playing time.
Previously, chelsea had interest in jovetic.

Ed, does chelsea still has interest in Sanchez and Jovetic and is there
likelihood of any of them coming this January?

Thanks for the good work

Hussein {Ed002's Note - Attempts to buy Sanchez in the summer were met by a 40M euro asking price although I suspect 30M will be nearer to what will be paid next summer for him. Juventus have very clear targets and a significant budget to buy a player to play off their main striker. They have identified three possible players - Sanchez is one, and perhaps the most likely one.

Chelsea, Arsenal, Roma, Napoli and Spurs did show interest in Jovetic over the past 18 months, but Manchester City, Palermo and Juventus remain interested if the price is acceptable for a transfer. At this time it seems most likely he will stay in Florence for the entire season after bids from Juventus and Manchester City were rejected during the past summer. I think it would take a very significant bid to change that in January. He was very clearly the primary target for Manchester City next summer and until recent comments from the player and his agent that he does not want to leave Italy, I could certainly see that happening. The clear alternative is Juventus who have very clear targets and a significant budget to buy a player to play off their main striker. They have identified three possible players - and Jovetic is one.}

And the third one for Juventus is Isco, correct? {Ed002's Note - No, that is a separate matter.}

How many strikers do man city want? they seem to be chasing everyone...

07 Jan 2013 06:56:22
Abramovich is getting a bit to greedy and not really considering his purchases if the Isco deal is genuine. Chelsea already have a number of attacking midfielders that thrive up the field not to mention the ones out on loan and coming through the academy. Without any shadow of a doubt Isco is a quality player but Chelsea are coming into a position where they will be set for the next few seasons and essentially not need to sign anyone. I thought the point of buying young players, developing relations with clubs to secure them good loan destinations was to look at some point, bringing them through. Do we really want Chelsea to be a team that buys players, trains them only to sell them on at a later date without them playing a single game for the team?

D

06 Jan 2013 23:26:57
Hi ed does modric want to return to England