Posts Tagged ‘Chelsea’
Would a European Super League benefit Man Utd, »
The proposal of the Real Madrid president Florentina Perez to create a new European Super League made up of the top (richest?) clubs in Europe has raised some serious questions for English teams and the Premiership. Perez has threatened to get support for a breakaway elite group to create it if UEFA refuses to discuss the proposal within the [...]
Can Aston Villa stop Ashley Young moving to Chelsea, »
It looks like there is going to be a bidding war developing between Tottenham, Chelsea and Man Utd for the Aston Villa winger Ashley Young. The Young-Player-of-the-Year last season has been consistently linked with these top clubs for some time now, and the reports that Martin O'Neill is trying to buy Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough has not [...]
Arsenal or Tottenham to nab winger that rejected »
Chelsea's policy of buying top stars rather than promote from within seems to have driven one promising youngster to prefer a move to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, a team with the distinct policy of promoting their youngsters. The player in question is 17 year-old Frank Nouble, who is a close friend of the midfielder Jack Wilshere, who recently [...]
Star Asian striker to train with Chelsea – but »
Chelsea are soon to be receiving the top young striker in Asia, Ahmed Khalil, to train with them for four weeks. At just 18 years old he already a star at the top Asian club Al Ahli. Probably because Khalil comes from the United Arab Emirates, he has also been linked with a trial at Portsmouth, but that has been denied by Al Ahli's chairman [...]
Chelsea bid for Ibrahimovic confirmed – Is he »
It has been reported today that Chelsea have made a bid to take the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic away from Inter Milan, and the player has been quoted as saying that he is flattered to be linked with them. He is quoted as saying: "I am fully aware that Chelsea want to sign me and, of course, it is very flattering. They are one of the [...]
Liverpool reject Torres bids from Man Utd, Chelsea and »
The papers this morning are full of bids for the Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. The People steps in first and credited Real Madrid with offering £65m for the player that came from their bitter rivals Atletico Madrid. They say that Florentina Perez was hoping that Liverpool's financial woes would make them vulnerable to accept such a large [...]
Chelsea have bought three players so far – but »
The new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has begun his reign with the announcement that Yuri Zhirkov has finally completed his move from CSKA Moscow. Also in the last week, Daniel Sturridge has arrived from Man City, and Ross Turnbull from Middlesbrough. This has given Chelsea an impossibly large first team squad of over 30 if my calculations are [...]
Who is Ribery? And why do Liverpool, Man Utd and »
The Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery is in demand from all the biggest clubs in Europe, and today it has been reported that Liverpool have been made odd-on favourites to sign him, after Real Madrid refused to pay the asking price, but both Chelsea and Man Utd have also been strongly linked with him. The question should be asked as to why [...]
Ancelotti must deal with unrest at Chelsea quickly, »
Carlo Ancelotti has begun his reign in the Chelsea hotseat, and he has walked into a cauldron of unrest and uncertainty, but he only has one month to smooth the squad into a fighting force before the new season begins. The John Terry saga cast a cloud over his opening day press conference, but Ancelotti dealt with it professionally, and showed [...]
Chelsea and Barcelona fighting over Bruno Alves »
It seems that Chelsea have not given up on signing the Porto defender Bruno Alves as a ready-made replacement for Ricardo Carvalho, who was expected to be rejoining his old boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. Alves is rated very highly as the best defender in Portugal and at 27 is mature enough to fit easily into the Chelsea first team, but he [...]
Wolves close to securing deal for Chelsea defender »
It is being reported today that Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is going to be allowed to have the Chelsea and England U21 defender Michael Mancienne for another year on loan, after he spent a few months at Molineaux last season. Wolves had made a £4m bid to buy the promising youngster, but Chelsea are unwilling to let him go on a permanent [...]
Terry will hold crunch talks with Chelsea today »
The England captain John Terry will be at Stamford Bridge today for crunch talks with Carlo Ancelotti about his future. The Man City offers have caused unrest at the Bridge, with accusations coming from both sides, triggered by media speculation. Chelsea have announced that Terry is not for sale, and it is rumoured that they are worried that [...]
