January Transfer Window Rumours

[Kellogscrunchynut]

Any comments on the Ballon D'or I think Ronaldo was deserving of the title.

[Noz]

Yeah Ronaldo deserved it best player in the world.

[Vinny]

Yeah Ronaldo deserved it best player in the world.

[Tominator]

Ronaldo deserved the Ballon D'Or, no doubt about that for me

I was a bit surprised with the FIFPro Team of the Year, particularly the inclusions of Alves, Ramos and Xavi. Bit of La Liga bias again there


GK: Manuel Neuer

DEF: Phillip Lahm, Thiago Silva, Sergio Ramos, Dani Alves

MID:  Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Franck Ribery

FWD:  Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi

[Tominator]

Nemanja Matic left Chelsea three years ago, bought by Benfica for 3 million pounds.

Today he is likely to return to Chelsea from Benfica for 22 million pounds.


I do not understand that signing at all. Matic is a midfielder - don't Chelsea have about 51 of them already??  Not to mention all the young guns coming through. Seems like a bit of a pointless signing, but if a Chelsea supporter has a different opinion I am happy to hear it

[Vinny]

Alaba should have came in for Alves & Dante/Hummels/Kompany for Serigo Ramos.

[elephants]

I do not understand that signing at all. Matic is a midfielder - don't Chelsea have about 51 of them already??  Not to mention all the young guns coming through. Seems like a bit of a pointless signing, but if a Chelsea supporter has a different opinion I am happy to hear it

Matic is a holding midfielder, will work perfectly in the pivot with Ramires/Mikel and will take some pressure of 35 year old Lampard and returning from ACL injury Van Ginkel. We have 51 attacking midfielders. I will vomit if we sign another attacking mid. I'd be stoked to see Matic back in Blue. Even if it does cost us his price minus 3 mill :P

[Tominator]

I do not understand that signing at all. Matic is a midfielder - don't Chelsea have about 51 of them already??  Not to mention all the young guns coming through. Seems like a bit of a pointless signing, but if a Chelsea supporter has a different opinion I am happy to hear it

Matic is a holding midfielder, will work perfectly in the pivot with Ramires/Mikel and will take some pressure of 35 year old Lampard and returning from ACL injury Van Ginkel. We have 51 attacking midfielders. I will vomit if we sign another attacking mid. I'd be stoked to see Matic back in Blue. Even if it does cost us his price minus 3 mill :P

Thanks for your input. I personally thought David Luiz might be an interesting player to try as a CDM, people were saying he could be a bit like Yaya Toure. A stretch, perhaps, but he played decent there under Benitez. Guess Mourinho doesn't rate him though

But lol @ buying him for 19 million more than you sold him for   :P






John Guidetti signed from Manchester City to Stoke on a rest-of-season loan

[Noz]

Stephen Ireland has also gone to Stoke today for an undisclosed amount whilst Jonas Gutierrez has gone to Norwich on loan

[Nige]

Fulham making a play for Nani.  :o

Also, hearing Garay to Zenit.

[My Chumps]

Fulham making a play for Nani.  :o

Actually a top move. He's got boatloads of talent. Doubt he'll want to come to a team that's potentially going to get relegated though, so I'd say their best bet would be on loan.

[Nige]

Fulham making a play for Nani.  :o

Actually a top move. He's got boatloads of talent. Doubt he'll want to come to a team that's potentially going to get relegated though, so I'd say their best bet would be on loan.

Report is that they're trying to hijack Lisbon's loan bid and get him to replace Ruiz who's on his way to PSV.

[Tominator]

Some of the rumours I have been hearing in the last 24 hours:

• Ezequiel Garay from FC Porto to Zenit St Petersburg
• Kurt Zouma from St Etienne to Chelsea
• Arturo Vidal from Juventus to Manchester United
• Nani from Manchester United to Fulham  (on loan)
• Anderson from Manchester United to Porto
• Fabio Coentrao from Real Madrid to Manchester United  (on loan)
• Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid to Arsenal  (on loan)

Apparently Chelsea rejected Benfica's request to include Oriol Romeu or Gael Kakuta as loan signings in part-exchange for Nemanja Matic

[My Chumps]

Haha, I had forgotten about Anderson completely... remember when we thought he was going to be amazing? :P

[elephants]

Apparently Chelsea rejected Benfica's request to include Oriol Romeu or Gael Kakuta as loan signings in part-exchange for Nemanja Matic

:( would be perfect imo