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7 is a cursed number! I hope he's going to fulfil it! It's a good number for a midfielder anyway

Chelsea have been linked with a move for Inter Milan defender Nicolas Burdisso following Ricardo Carvalho's £6.7million move to Real Madrid. Sportsmail understands that the Blues are keen on Benfica's Brazil defender David Luiz, but a £27million price tag could lead them to look at other targets. Reports in Italy suggest Carlo Ancelotti could return to Italy for 29-year-old Burdisso, and Inter technical director Marco Branca has added fuel to the fire by confirming there has been interest from England. The Argentina defender's agent insisted last week there had been no contact yet from Chelsea, but Branca said: 'I can confirm that Burdisso has many admirers in England.' Ancelotti deployed John Terry and Alex at the centre of his defence in Sunday's 6-0 win against West Bromwich and also has Branislav Ivanovic to call on. But the Stamford Bridge boss must decide whether to bring in a replacement for Carvalho, who was sold to Real last week or give opportunities to the likes of Michael Mancienne or Jeffrey Bruma. Like Luiz, Burdisso is versatile enough to play anywhere along the back four. He had hoped to clinch a permanent move to Roma, where he spent last season on loan, but the clubs have failed to agree a fee. -------------------------------- Source: Daily Mail -------------------------------- Too Old?? To be honest I don't think we need him, but I set up a discussion anyway

I think I have an idea!

That should be the end of that!! Jeffrey Bruma, make a name for yourself lad!

:lol: :lol:

Maradona would have to learn English if he gets the Villa job! Should be interesting to hear him speaking English for the first time nonetheless, it would be a massive coup for Villa, a lot of Argentine players would be attracted no doubt (bar Messi)

haha I wonder what the odds are on that?? my dad uses paddy power online to bet for stuff like that, gets quite a lot of stuff right too :eyebrows:

well, my point was, that since van der sar is older, he's more likely to be injury prone... :unsure: could be a false point but nevertheless, I know people who think that.

definitely agree, and he would have Didier as his mentor to guide him along as well, hopefully they'll be playing in the same side week in week out as well!

I notice as well there are some names on his arm as well? I suspect those are names of his children? Edit: Hahaha deja vu Alex

Why number 69 of all numbers?

Vialli was and still is a legend! I remember some of the goals he used to score

We lost 3-1 at the DW Stadium last season against Wigan. Petr Cech got a red card in that game. However, if Blackpool can beat them, surely we can. Also, looking forward to seeing Ramires playing on his debut. Will he come on as a sub, or will he be chosen in the starting XI Prediction: Wigan 1-3 Chelsea.

Van der Sar is 39, Cech is 27

it won't be done today. If it was done today I'd be very suprised. Like Ramires he would need a work permit to play here, and that would take time. It could even be turned down.

Exactly, and I remember he was fairly young too... 19 years of age??

welcome to Talk Chelsea mate! Hope you can stick around!

That flick by Lampard at 2:59 in that video is just effortless! And he's also the master at the long ball! Just stunning! What would we do without Frankie!

Sheva cost £30 million and he kept a bench warm!

We've been talking about it in some threads but I thought I'd set up a sole thread about this. What number will Ramires wear for Chelsea this season.

Hahaha! well played son!

My god! It's a splitting image of Bruce Buck! Love it

I don't think it will be resolved right away, I still have a feeling this saga has loads to run yet! Right now the saga's up in the air, and people are saying different things. Alvaro Ribeiro wants Neymar to stay, Santos could report Chelsea to FIFA for tapping up the player, agent, Wagner Ribeiro is adament Neymar wants to play in Europe, but Neymar is saying he wants to stay at Santos and win more silverware with the club. I believe if anything is going to get resolved, it will go right down to the wire.

Premier League champions Chelsea are close to completing a £25million deal for Brazil striker Neymar, according to reports. Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has hit out at Chelsea's conduct in their pursuit of his club's star striker and has reportedly rejected the West London's opening bid of £20million for the 18-year-old. However, the youngster has set his sights on a move to Europe after being courted by the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and City, as well as Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus and Barcelona. Chelsea seem confident that Neymar, who recently marked his Brazil debut with a goal in a 2-0 win over the USA will sign for the Stamford Bridge club and join compatriot Ramires, who signed from Benfica last week. Neymar's agent Wagner Ribeiro told The Daily Star: "It is useless for Santos to offer Neymar a pay rise. "He wants to become the best player in the world. "The chances of him doing that while playing in Brazil are zero." Ribero claims that Chelsea officials have already met the player and his father to discuss personal terms. Meanwhile, the player recently denied that he has already agreed to join Carlo Ancelotti's side before the end of the transfer window telling journalists in Brazil: "I want to stay at Santos and win more titles." --------------------------- Source: TEAMtalk --------------------------- Okay... now I'm a believer

Ahh yeah I remember reading about him saying something about that. Look what happened to him though. He was crap for England, and ended up playing for Birmingham and Newcastle!