Alves..

jackdaw

Apparently Sevilla have rejected 2 new offers :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6956185.stm


jesus he is just what Chelsea need at right back and they are going to let it pass ...

~Rebel~

holding out for 27million!! for a right back!! He's good and everything, but they should really be told where to go with that kind of demand! Even 21million is ridiculous. His value should be 15mill max, maybe 18for chelsea.

Seville obviously have no intention of losing him unless its for double(ish) his real value. Fair enough i guess.

PHB

Everybody is learning from Lyon on how to deal with Chelsea, Kenyon's incredible imcompetence in the transfer market strikes again.

He's no ordinary right back, he can play attacking midfielder and is dynamite going forward. But even so, that price is ridiculous.

Agree with Rebel, Lyon screwed Chelsea when they got Tiago in for 8 mill after sellin Essien for 32mill! Aulas!!

Nunu

It's gas really.
Seville have imho an even better right sided player called Navas, so Alves loss would not be so keenly felt. Yet they are holding out for a ludicrous sum. Blatantly obvious they're milking it for all its worth. I honestly thought he could be got for £10 million...how wrong I was!

Mr Alan

have to say, as a liverpool fan, i've watched Seville a few fair bit of the last while thinking we'd be signing Alves and everytime i have, i've always been more impressed with Adriano playing at LB!

jobonar

Belletti off Barca is being linked with Chelsea now. altho now that they have sold Robben they have the funds for Alves

Necronomicon

Breaking news on SSN, Chelsea have reached an agreement with Barca for Belletti. I guess we won't be seeing Alves in the Premiership now!

Attractive Nun

Belletti will turn out to be another Ferreira/Geremi/Johnson/Boulahrouz/Essien-style right back, average or worse, and still the weak link in the Chelsea team. Grand!

~Rebel~

yeah thats a bit of an odd move. He's great going forward, but not so good defensively..I think id start Fereira ahead of him. Good attacking sub to be able to use though (as Barca always used to do, taking off Oleguer)

leninbenjamin

i dont rate Belleti at all, move makes no sense to me really. imo this must just be an effective "two fingers" to Sevilla.

cole9

I think that Chelsea are just using Belletti to put pressure on Sevilla to sell Alves. I'm sure that an agreement for Alves will be reached soon

Mr Alan

why would they sign two right fulls??

maxi-twist

bellettis 31. im sure he knows he prob wont get played and just wants a lot of money.

Nunu

millersangel wrote:

why would they sign two right fulls??

Maybe because the 2 they currently have - Ferreira / Johnson - are utter ****e?

Mr Alan

so are they on their way out?

Nunu

I don't have a clue? But, I still expect them to sign Alves because it's total madness the amount of games Essien plays at right back!
Anyway, it's Chelsea they'd have no problem just leaving Ferreira / Johnson out of the squad.

Mr Alan

So you expect them to have Belletti, Alves, Ferrera, Johnson for right back before the end of the window?

Not strike you as excessive?

jackdaw

Well done Chelsea .. you have completed the worst signing ever ...

Go Cheap .. you won't regret not signing Alvés when you miss the prem again this year ..
..and lose to Liverpool AGAIN in the CL ..

all i can say is .. I'd say Barça are laughing their bollox off ...

Nunu

millersangel wrote:

So you expect them to have Belletti, Alves, Ferrera, Johnson for right back before the end of the window?

Not strike you as excessive?

Yes it does. Alves can also play right wing and I actually think he's better there.

jackdaw

Alvés deal is over .. he will go to Madrid ...

from The Guardian :
The Blues have ended their search for a right-back with Barcelona's Juliano Belletti set to sign for £3.75m.


3.75m ... jesus who would ever had said Chelsea were cheap...

jackdaw

And i would also like to congradulate ... LIVERPOOL on winning this year's league .. I see after the Belleti disaster deal PP have them as favs ...

Chelsea at 100000000-1 to win the league ...

~Rebel~

ill have 2 euro's on that jackdaw!

jackdaw

better off buying a lottery ticket mate...

KdjaCL

I not Alves biggest fan , not a very good defender being a right back thats not a good thing. Going forward with the ball he is unstoppable but his crossing is ****.

Sevilla priced him out of a move for now....... Sevilla have a habit of selling okish players for ludicrous amounts of money then buying in 3 players who are better and being stronger for it.


kdjac

Peyton Manning

KdjaCL wrote:

I not Alves biggest fan , not a very good defender being a right back thats not a good thing. Going forward with the ball he is unstoppable but his crossing is ****.

Sevilla priced him out of a move for now....... Sevilla have a habit of selling okish players for ludicrous amounts of money then buying in 3 players who are better and being stronger for it.


kdjac

With who else have they done this? Not being cheeky, genuinely curious to know!

Mitch Connor

Archimedes wrote:

With who else have they done this? Not being cheeky, genuinely curious to know!

Reyes and Baptista would probablyt be two you could argue the point over. Ramas was another player they sold big, but he is still damned good.

KdjaCL

Reyes Baptista Ramos there are more, but more importantly is who they bought in.

Reyes out and Kanoute/Adriano in, best transfer deal ever?


kdjac

jobonar

this is a strange deal alright. he couldn't be considered much better than Ferriera or Johnson. He's not even first choice for Barca yet Chelsea believe he will solve there RB problem. i aint convinced

zAbbo

Sevilla must have raked in over 50m in recent seasons through transfers of Ramos, Reyes, Baptista and now probably Alves.

He's obviously talented, but strange as it may seem, Sevilla have players like Adriano and Jesus Nevas to cover attacking options, as well as Diego Capel, who could make a huge breakthrough this year.

KdjaCL

zabbo wrote:

Sevilla must have raked in over 50m in recent seasons through transfers of Ramos, Reyes, Baptista and now probably Alves.

He's obviously talented, but strange as it may seem, Sevilla have players like Adriano and Jesus Nevas to cover attacking options, as well as Diego Capel, who could make a huge breakthrough this year.

Without Ramos they would be ****ed, also they dont get much of the la liga tv pie so selling gets them mucho casho.


kdjac

Gangsta

I think he means Sergio Ramos.