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today reports in chilean press is that Leverkussen is seriously trying to get him to play in Bundesliga. Update: Chelsea only want to pay 12.9 millions pounds. Leverkusen willing to pay 15 millions, that is what Internacional is requesting.

Didn't Mourinho said that he only want one player per area, one forward, one midfielder, one defense and one keeper just to create competition into the team? so that should levae space for just one at midfield.

he is not Mikel or Zouma to get physical, but will ran and recover balls as much as any other player, the difference with Ramirez is I think Aranguiz can keep the ball more and help the team to keep and move the ball around when is needed. He seems small, in fact Chile was the smaller team in Copa America but they were the most physical and intense team, so don't worry about that.

smaller players have other ways to fight in the air, moving the opponent when they jump meesing they timing for a header, they don't need to clash with their oponents, if you see in the video of Aranguiz uploaded 3 or 4 post ago, he go usually from the side to get the ball. All this techniques are not exclusive of him, I just saying that exist a way to deal with everything. Smaller player usually have a low center of gravity, so they are not that easy to push when they are holding the ball, In fact he can create fouls in those situations (I'm not talking about diving) placing his body properly so he get fouls in those situationsother thing is when they are running. In the case of Aranguiz he doesn't carry the ball too much, he is more of passes so doesn't have issues with tackles against him. He move quick enough to avoid the fouls with bad intentions.

nope, the last news about it was from 2 or 3 days ago and most of the info came from England, the local media just repeated the info.

He should be playing tomorrow at 22hrs Brazilian time for Copa Libertadores against Tigres. I think you have 4 hours difference, so just in case you want to see it or record the game to see him playing. I guess he should be a starter at least.

one of his good qualities is that he is very consistent player and didn't need long times to addapt before. My only concern is if he can remain fit after December due all the matches he played already, but if he arrives I think Chelsea already analyzed that.

that rumour started from an argentinian journalist from Directv, and then Italy and England, the chilean media take the info from there. The new rumour about Vidal is Real Madrid, but I hope they are wrong.

He is not a dribbler itself, but can surpass players with his technique but he doesn't do that a lot he use passes to move forward with the ball and without it. Hazard can dribble 2 or 3 player and make a cross to the area, if needed Aranguiz will appear to make the cross to the area. PASSING: he is good in passing, he doesn´t risk the ball, he won't make fantasy passes, and is not as talented as Cesc in this area, but is more than capable to left Costa or any other player alone into the area to shoot or to create spaces.. RANGE: if for range you mean how much field he can cover, well almost all the field, he is a box to box player, as I said he is not explosive but he can be close to the area and then appear to the other side without a problem. He will keep a constant rythm in to the match. VISSION: as I said before, he is a tactician, so he read the game well, usually he is aware of all his teammates, his range of passing is usually short and middle range but can launch long passes for counterattack. COMPOSURE: 5/5 he is not naive and at the beggining he must be lectured at how the refferees at Premier act, but I never saw him loss his composure, you hardly see any expression on his face during a match, fully concentrated all the time and have the mental strenght to compite everytime. DRIBBLING: he can dribble, but is not his best attribute, because he hardly needed due his style of play, Hazard like to surpass players with dribble, Aranguiz appear, dribble what he had to dribble if he had, and then move to the next position. STRENGHT: despite the size he is strongh enough to deal with bigger players. He can resist normal charges well, he know how to use his body to steal the ball and keep the rythm all the match. He is not a defensive midfielder like Mikel (keep him or buy a another specialist) but can be a good complement to Cesc, Matic and Hazzard. I hope this help and I know I flatterd him a lot but don't missunderstand he is not a World class player yet, but he can be. He is not the best in anything, however he is far above average in all the categories you asked me, but 1 or 1,5 steps behind WC players like Cesc or Hazzard. I believe Mourinho can push him in that direction because Aranguiz is smart and can glue defense and offense. in Chile we have Sanchez with his freak stamina and speed, Vidal with his crazy strengh and Aranguiz and his brain, he is not a flashy player if you have to create a phrase for him that would be something like: the job must be done.

Well all the media here mention that is a real possibility, I just state that la Cuarta is not the most serious newspaper in the country.

if you need muscle or develop a tough side, Vidal is better than Aranguiz. Charles can pressure and recover balls, but that is not his strength, so I don't think that he is a substitute for Mikel, for Ramirez or Cesc yes. He is one of the most tactical players of Chile with Diaz, so of course he can provide options because he adapt quite fast, he didn't struggle much when he arrived to Brasil from Chile, which is the most physical team of South America, he also played in Universidad de Chile, the base of Chilean current squad. He is smarter than Vidal or Sanchez and he is not a naive player, this doesn't mean that he is dirty, but knows what the team have to do every time. Should get along with Mourinho. He can keep a steady pace, he thinks every move, he analyse everything, Vidal is powerful horse that follow the ball and use his strenght and talent, Sanchez is the same but more explosive and talented but both act more by instinct, Aranguiz is the opposite in that area. I think he is more than fit for the challenge, my only concern is that he played so many matches in Brasil (the have the national tournament (Brasileirao), the State Tournament, the local Cup and Libertadores), so the only question is how he can struggle after December. (sorry for any grammar mistake I made) PD: Don't use La Cuarta as reliable force, to check chilean media, use www.emol.com or www.latercera.cl (just in sports).