[Archived] Chelski Transfer Madness

[roversWASmylife]

Thought this was interesting move. Desailly in my opinion has given Chelsea some fantastic service over the years. He’s too old for me, so I don’t think we should sign him, although my guess is that he’ll probably look for a move abroad either France or Italy.

Desailly leaves Chelsea

[Billy Castell]

Marcel was a brilliant signing for Chelskov. And wasn't he on a Bosman ?. I would hazard a guess that he'll move to Qatar, along with the other pensioners Effenberg, Le Bouef, Rivaldo and Batigol.

[roversWASmylife]

Chelsea trying again to buy Drogba.

Mourinho has said at the press conference a couple of days back that he would like one more striker, you never know with Chelsea now because of their spending power all they have to do is wave a cheque in your face and they’ve got the player.

Mourinho in my opinion is playing it well under the media spotlight

Chelsea set to buy £24m Drogba

[Oklahoma]

I think he is doing well too!

He has avoided buying half a team till now, at least.

That will be good for the team, better for team spirit.

[greggyk]

I guarantee that that deal wont come off.

Its written by Alan Nixon.

[Paul]

6 keepers

10 defenders

12 midfielders

4 strikers

[Ossydave]

6 keepers

10 defenders

12 midfielders

4 strikers

You've got to laugh really, especially when you compare it to Burnleys 8 man squad or whatever it is

[92er]

What I find interesting about Mourinho's approach is that he appears to want to sign players who can play in more than 1 position.

[Oklahoma]

He did that in Porto too!!

All midfield players could play in every position. And the forwards too!

Even Deco, that was only a attacking midfielder, now plays more defensivly if necessary.

[roversWASmylife]

This transfer story takes yet another twist.

If Chelsea can get Drogba, I think they have got a brilliant signing. He’s a goal machine, strong, powerful with pace and can finish everything what a good striker needs.

I’ve watched him a few times in the European Competitions last year and I was impressed with him, he does have a heated temperament if things don’t go his way.

He ripped Newcastle apart with his pace, so he should do it to us.

Drogba 'heading to Chelsea'

[grizfoot]

Drogba and Kezman ,looks like there gonna be there 1st choice front 2 for next season.

[Ricky]

He’s a goal machine

I wouldn't describe Drogba as that. He has scored a few in the last 2 seasons but in the past he has never really been a big scorer. The lad Kezman is a goal machine, he's got a better scoring record for PSV that Van Nistlerooy.

[Oklahoma]

Tiago for Chelsea!!

Here it is reported it's for 10 to 12 million Euros.

Very good player, young (23) and still a lot to progress!!

he is a centre midfield.

So, who do you think will leave Chelsea after Tiago is in?

That is, if anyone leaves.

[est990]

i dont think anyone will be leaving, those two signings, tiago and drogba will take the squad size to 22 which the manager wants

thats excluding goalkeepers because theres six of them! sureley they dont need that many!

[T4E]

If that comes off, I'd love to see us make a loan move for Smertin. Very doubtful, but you never know.

[tchocky]

Mourinho just said the other day that they would not be signing any more players, so I doubt they will be signing Tiago or Drogba. Unless he's just being media clever...

[JonnyH]

Mourinho always strikes me as the kind of guy that was in 'Sleeping with the Enemy" - a kind of obsessive psycho type. I'm sure he's not though.

[Morph]

If memory serves what he said was that he wouldn't sign any more players after Chelsea leave for their pre-season tour later on this week, clearly intended to send a message to his remaining transfer targets - if they want to get their hands on a fistful of roubles they better get a move on, or words to that effect.

[Oklahoma]

Tchocky, Mourinho talked of those tranfers recently.

he said they had to be made till yesterday or maybe tomorrow.

Maybe we can get one of their goalies on loan, to prevent a similar situation to the one that hapenned last season.

[Cheshireblue]

I was chatting to a Gooner this weekend, and he said that he actually wants Chelsea to win the permiership ths year. That way, Roman will be happy, will have achieved what he set out to achieve and can then sod off and get involved in another sport or club, thus leaving Chelsea up the proverbial creek without so much as a boat, let alone a paddle.

[tchocky]

Right you are, it appears now (accoring to ESPN) that Drogba has signed for around £24 million, while Tiago has passed a medical and only has to accept the contract offer.

Madness indeed. Surely there must be some departures after pre-season when he has had a better look at everyone?

[chris]

Right you are, it appears now (accoring to ESPN) that Drogba has signed for around £24 million, while Tiago has passed a medical and only has to accept the contract offer.

Madness indeed. Surely there must be some departures after pre-season when he has had a better look at everyone?

maybe a few bargins, but also likely every player is on a stuidly high wage and thats why their fees maybe lower

[adopted scouser]

I was chatting to a Gooner this weekend, and he said that he actually wants Chelsea to win the permiership ths year. That way, Roman will be happy, will have achieved what he set out to achieve and can then sod off and get involved in another sport or club, thus leaving Chelsea up the proverbial creek without so much as a boat, let alone a paddle.

Surprised really about the stick Abramovich gets. Whilst his spending is exceptional, why complain when a multi millionaire invests in a football club ? (Didn't do our litle club any harm a while back).

My boss is currently at loggerheads with a bunch of amateurs running a premiership club (It'll take you about two minutes to figure out which one). They regularly pull in sellout gates for home matches, spend very little on players and are apparently skint.

He has been offered £30m by two seperate parties that I know of and still they dismiss changes in the day to day administration and structure of the board.

Add to that a suggestion three years ago that they invest around £65k improving the sales and concessions areas that would have netted them at least £200k pa, and they refused. Pathetic.

It'll be interesting to see how this one pans out. Without change, I'm tipping them to go down in spectacular style next season.

[krislu]

Goalkeepers:

Carlo Cudicini

Neil Sullivan

Petr Cech

Marco Ambrosio

Jurgen Macho

Defenders:

Paulo Ferreira

Glen Johnson

Celestine Babayaro

Wayne Bridge

William Gallas

John Terry

Robert Huth

Midfielders:

Boudewijn Zenden

Alexei Smertin

Arjen Robben

Claude Makelele

Frank Lampard

Joe Cole

Damien Duff

Geremi

Scott Parker

Tiago

Strikers:

Mateja Kezman

Adrian Mutu

Eidur Gudjohnsen

Drogba

Total of:

6 Goalkeepers

7 Defenders

10 Midfielders

4 Strikers

First team:

Cech

Ferreira - Terry - Gallas - Bridge

Robben - Lampard - Makelele - Duff

Drogba - Kezman

Reserves:

Cudicini

Johnson - Huth - Gallas - Babayaro

Parker - Geremi - Tiago - Cole

Mutu - Gudjohnsen

What a failure it will be if they dont win anyting this season...!

[emerton]

chelsea need a right winger, i pity mourinho for not seeing that, unless he plans to play cole on the rm spot