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Summer transfer thread, AvB window wrap up pg 1527
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Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
What did this one get right last time around? I know you think he's one of the few worth listening to.
Harry to Qatar is in tomorrows red tops !!
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
Bassong to Wolves, Saha and Nelsen to us.
Hmmm not sure on him don't think he got a fair crack at Chelsea cos of the player power rubbish but it also could affect his stance if we brought him in with players as he was supposed to be un liked ..
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Denmark Spur
Michael Carrick
Seems like Chelsea have agreed a ?ú38m fee for Hulk
Dont think he is worth that much money - but what do I know?
Dont think he is worth that much money - but what do I know?
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
Naughton16
Clive Wilson
Abramovich will get bored if Chelsea win the CL.. what happened to this theory?
milo
Jack L. Jones
What are you going to do when it does not happen? You pinned your hopes on the court case and the England job and called it wrong both times. I know that you do not like him but it is looking very likely that you are going to have to put up with Harry for at least one more year. Why not just get behind the team?
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Chelsea have agreed a fee of ?ú38m for the Porto striker Hulk and the deal is ready to be closed. The figure has been brokered by facilitators working on behalf on each club and, with the Brazil international's personal terms not expected to be an obstacle, it merely remains for the directors on both sides to sign the relevant paperwork.
The Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, as ever, will reserve the right to renegotiate until the last minute yet there is a confidence, not least on Hulk's part, that there will be no glitches, after what has been a lengthy process, and that he will get the move that he has craved, subject to a medical.
Porto have been happy to push the line about Hulk's release clause being €100m and although the Guardian has now learned that the figure is €60m [?ú48m], the Portuguese club have been forced to accept less, not least because only Chelsea have been willing to make a competitive offer. The release clause was never going to be binding. Porto had wanted no less than ?ú40m but Chelsea have haggled them down.
The fee, however, represents an eye-watering outlay and, on the back of the ?ú32m deal that Chelsea have put into place for the Lille attacking midfielder Eden Hazard, it is a serious statement of intent from Abramovich, who still does not have a permanent manager.
Roberto Di Matteo, the Champions League-winning interim coach, remains in the dark about his future, with his Stamford Bridge contract set to expire at the end of June. Abramovich has a frosty relationship with Di Matteo and it is clear that he is exploring other options, with the former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola his ideal candidate. Guardiola says that he needs a break from the game.
Abramovich, with the help of his influential technical director, Michael Emenalo, is calling the shots and the Russian drove the capture of Hazard, a player who stands to inject greater fantasy into Chelsea's game. Hulk is also considered a player to excite the crowd, a powerful and clinical presence, who can play as the centre-forward or off the right, where he is likely to feature for Chelsea.
Ron Gourlay, the club's chief executive, made it clear last Wednesday that Fernando Torres would start next season as the team's No9. Abramovich made it a personal mission to sign the Spain striker in January of last year from Liverpool for ?ú50m and despite Torres's poor goals return – he has 12 in 67 appearances for the club – the owner is determined to see him prosper. "Fernando Torres is the man that we will go forward with and Fernando Torres will score us the goals," Gourlay said.
Torres's principal competition last season came from Didier Drogba but the 34-year-old has left the club as a free agent and he is ready to sign a contract at Shanghai Shenhua that is worth €300,000 a week after tax, which would make him one of the highest paid players in world football. The current leader is the Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, who takes home €423,000 a week after tax at Anzhi Makhachkala.
John Terry, the Chelsea captain, has been banned by Uefa for three European club matches over his red card against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final. Terry had to sit out Chelsea's win in the final against Bayern Munich and will miss the Super Cup match against Europa League winners Atl?®tico Madrid in August, plus Chelsea's first Champions League group-stage match in September.
Chelsea's moves for Hulk and Hazard are a big part of the plan to rejuvenate a squad that lagged 25 points off the Premier League title pace. Along with Drogba, Jos?® Bosingwa and Salomon Kalou have been released while the club are open to offers for Florent Malouda and Michael Essien, both of whom have one year to run on their contracts. Chelsea have also added the young wingers Marko Marin from Werder Bremen and Kevin de Bruyne from Genk, each for ?ú7m fees.
Hulk, 25, has been in Chelsea's sights all season. His record is outstanding – 57 goals in 91 games in the past two seasons – and there is the belief that he can improve at Stamford Bridge. Neither Hulk nor Hazard have allowed the uncertainty over the managerial position at Chelsea to deflect them. Together with the Spaniard Juan Mata, they stand to form a potent trio behind Torres.
CL qualification in 2013/2014 looks even further away for us now
The Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, as ever, will reserve the right to renegotiate until the last minute yet there is a confidence, not least on Hulk's part, that there will be no glitches, after what has been a lengthy process, and that he will get the move that he has craved, subject to a medical.
Porto have been happy to push the line about Hulk's release clause being €100m and although the Guardian has now learned that the figure is €60m [?ú48m], the Portuguese club have been forced to accept less, not least because only Chelsea have been willing to make a competitive offer. The release clause was never going to be binding. Porto had wanted no less than ?ú40m but Chelsea have haggled them down.
The fee, however, represents an eye-watering outlay and, on the back of the ?ú32m deal that Chelsea have put into place for the Lille attacking midfielder Eden Hazard, it is a serious statement of intent from Abramovich, who still does not have a permanent manager.
Roberto Di Matteo, the Champions League-winning interim coach, remains in the dark about his future, with his Stamford Bridge contract set to expire at the end of June. Abramovich has a frosty relationship with Di Matteo and it is clear that he is exploring other options, with the former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola his ideal candidate. Guardiola says that he needs a break from the game.
Abramovich, with the help of his influential technical director, Michael Emenalo, is calling the shots and the Russian drove the capture of Hazard, a player who stands to inject greater fantasy into Chelsea's game. Hulk is also considered a player to excite the crowd, a powerful and clinical presence, who can play as the centre-forward or off the right, where he is likely to feature for Chelsea.
Ron Gourlay, the club's chief executive, made it clear last Wednesday that Fernando Torres would start next season as the team's No9. Abramovich made it a personal mission to sign the Spain striker in January of last year from Liverpool for ?ú50m and despite Torres's poor goals return – he has 12 in 67 appearances for the club – the owner is determined to see him prosper. "Fernando Torres is the man that we will go forward with and Fernando Torres will score us the goals," Gourlay said.
Torres's principal competition last season came from Didier Drogba but the 34-year-old has left the club as a free agent and he is ready to sign a contract at Shanghai Shenhua that is worth €300,000 a week after tax, which would make him one of the highest paid players in world football. The current leader is the Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, who takes home €423,000 a week after tax at Anzhi Makhachkala.
John Terry, the Chelsea captain, has been banned by Uefa for three European club matches over his red card against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final. Terry had to sit out Chelsea's win in the final against Bayern Munich and will miss the Super Cup match against Europa League winners Atl?®tico Madrid in August, plus Chelsea's first Champions League group-stage match in September.
Chelsea's moves for Hulk and Hazard are a big part of the plan to rejuvenate a squad that lagged 25 points off the Premier League title pace. Along with Drogba, Jos?® Bosingwa and Salomon Kalou have been released while the club are open to offers for Florent Malouda and Michael Essien, both of whom have one year to run on their contracts. Chelsea have also added the young wingers Marko Marin from Werder Bremen and Kevin de Bruyne from Genk, each for ?ú7m fees.
Hulk, 25, has been in Chelsea's sights all season. His record is outstanding – 57 goals in 91 games in the past two seasons – and there is the belief that he can improve at Stamford Bridge. Neither Hulk nor Hazard have allowed the uncertainty over the managerial position at Chelsea to deflect them. Together with the Spaniard Juan Mata, they stand to form a potent trio behind Torres.
CL qualification in 2013/2014 looks even further away for us now
Wriggly
Banned
I was more impressed that I think weve found a guy that can take a corner.
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
It was blown away the next morning when reports came about a speech Abramovich made in the dressing room after the CL final that "this was just the beginning".
milo
Jack L. Jones
Why? The team is unbalanced, filled with mediocre and fading players which they have no chance of recouping their fees on. We have no idea what funds the owners are prepared to make available. And to top it all, it sounds like the owners are going to impose a confused and untested management structure over Rodgers. The Liverpool fans are not famed for the patience and they have a distorted view of what calibre of manager they could/should attract. It sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.
We'll finish above them again and make a mockery of their millions with shrewd signings. (I really wish this is true)
Wriggly
Banned
fudging LOL, read this....
Akqayid on SC
Harry to Chelski isn't going away.
I know JJ and Ryan both have said, and certainly Ryan has closer ties than anyone....
BUT it's not going away. He may not go, but doesn't mean he's not been approached/sounded out/thought about it.
In other news. 1st of June tomorrow. Massive 7 days.
Akqayid on SC
Harry to Chelski isn't going away.
I know JJ and Ryan both have said, and certainly Ryan has closer ties than anyone....
BUT it's not going away. He may not go, but doesn't mean he's not been approached/sounded out/thought about it.
In other news. 1st of June tomorrow. Massive 7 days.
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
Chelsea will go for Falcao next.
hazard mata and hulk behind him in a 4231.
hazard mata and hulk behind him in a 4231.