The transfer season is in full swing, so let’s take a look at what transfer rumours concerning Chelsea FC are flying around the press this morning.
Pedro
In a bizarre Wednesday morning, Chelsea somehow muscled their way to the front of the queue for Pedro’s signature, and the £21.1million deal is set to be closed imminently. How did the Blues manage to gazump Manchester United? Apparently phone calls from the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Jose Mourinho helped. However, probably the most important exchange was between Cesc’s girlfriend and Pedro’s better half!
"With Mourinho and Fabregas working on Pedro, [Daniella – Cesc’s girlfriend] Semaan made contact with the Spaniard’s wife, Carolina Martin, about moving to London.Between them, Mourinho, Granovskaia, Fabregas and Semaan managed to clinch a deal with Barca and convince Pedro to forget about United and agree to move to Stamford Bridge. – The Telegraph"
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Willian
In news that I never wanted to hear, reports have surfaced that Chelsea have offered Willian to a pair of European giants following the Pedro developments. Arguably Chelsea’s only shining light in a dire season so far, the club have made Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich aware of his availability. I usually don’t believe half the stuff I write in this column, but this is something that I REALLY hope is not true.
"Chelsea have reportedly offered Brazilian winger Willian to European giants Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain…both could both be interested in snapping him up. – The Metro"
Paul Pogba
Everything is really happening in the aftermath of the Pedro swoop, and now it looks like Paul Pogba is closer to a Stamford Bridge move than he ever has been. After news of the Pedro move broke, the betting markets saw a huge increase in the amount of money being put on Pogba coming to Chelsea, thus forcing the bookies to slash the odds of the event occurring.
"And Betfair now claim Pogba could be next on their shopping list. They’ve slashed their price to 6/4 on the French midfielder completing a switch to Stamford Bridge.Michael Bowers, Football Trader for Betfair, said: “After a flood of bets on Chelsea to sign Paul Pogba, the Blues have been cut from 7/1 to 6/4 favourite.” – The Daily Star"
Branislav Ivanovic
Chelsea’s policy of handing one-year contract extensions to players aged over 30 have caused rumours to start swirling over Ivanovic’s future in West London. The defender’s deal is set to run out at the end of the season, but he is yet to receive an offer to keep him through the next campaign. Having said that, John Terry had to wait until after Christmas to sign his extension last time out.
"Ivanovic has one year left on contract yet Chelsea have still to offer a new deal with club policy now to hand out one-year extensions to players over 30.Several top clubs in England and abroad are monitoring his situation. Though the player is settled at Stamford Bridge, he has been concerned by the club’s lack of an approach and that seems to have affected his form. – The Daily Mail"
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That’s the rumour round-up for the day. Bear in mind that these are indeed only rumours so take them with a pinch of salt. Furthermore, most of the sources are British tabloid papers which are notorious for making up random stories in order to give their journalists something to do. Nevertheless in a period starved of any proper football action, what do fans have left to do but speculate?
Which one of these rumours do you see as plausible? Which ones do you really want to come true? Get involved and sound off in the comments below!
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