The original tweet and link have been deleted because they wrote Felipe. Embarrassing blunder! New link http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/filipe-luis-deal-completed.html
To me an administrative error would seem more likely than bad genes/skin, but your explanation is fair so I think it is just that he's the oldest-looking 25-year-old I've ever seen lol
I know everyone jokes about it but I think it is quite worrying that he could well be much older than 25. Might he already be in his peak now and therefore not show the kind of development and improvement we would expect from him over the coming years?
True his attitude has been poor for a while and we all know that he is just staying here for the money, but putting him in the reserves (hypothetically speaking) would be beneficial for neither side. It would look incredibly bad on the club as it would gather a lot of publicity - Torres is still a big name worldwide.
I'm not a fan of the new font tbh. Anyone else having trouble activating their FanClub Plus subscription? I have ChelseaTV on Sky and the website says to enter my Sky viewing card number as the promotional code, but it doesn't accept it.
Taking his number off him, putting him in the reserves, etc. would be incredibly harsh. Yes he's now a rubbish footballer, a mercenary perhaps (aren't we all?!) but he's not a bad guy.
Even more reliable is Andy Mitten, who thinks a deal will be done. I think United are briefing the media that they're not interested in Vidal (for whatever reason) even though they obviously are.