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I don't even think City will want him. Why would they? It seems Hazard is going there, there'd be no room for Sturridge. My guess is Arsenal or Liverpool, if he were to move.

I've stopped getting excited about these 'big names' ever since Torres arrived. Whether it's true or not, I reserve judgement on him till I see some substance and justification on the pitch. If I being frank, I'm more excited about Marin than Hulk.

The thing is, we'll make these quiet deals (and we've done this for a while) but then the board goes ape-shit crazy about lack of publicity and somehow manages to drag out a transfer prospect. I have a feeling this summer it will be Hulk, despite what media reports are saying about an 'agreement'. I'm sure Porto will deny this and it'll keep dragging through the whole summer and we'll sign someone like Rodellega instead.

Yeah I'm hearing those £15m whispers. Don't be too surprised if we sell..

Great story!

Ramires left out of Brazil squad for upcoming friendlies in build-up to the Olympics!! Hopefully he'll make it when they announce the final 23-man squad. Luiz is named though.

Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou will make a decision on his future after the UEFA Champions League final. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7751478/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter *Kalou-thread needs unarchiving*

Tomorrow.

Agreed. At present we're not a team that could accommodate last-shoulder strikers. That's why I think Drogba should depart this summer, so we can usher in a new era of the club's football philosophy. With dedicated players to the formation and system which will play ball-to-feet, not hoof it up and hope for the best. (Which is no criticism of the latter, since it's been very effective for the better part of the last 8-9years)

Makes my throat burn just looking at it. First time I had it, nearly died!

Avoid the Singha beer. AWFUL.

I'd rather see him work on his passing more if I'm honest. He's found his place in the wider area of that 4-2-3-1, and it's doing wonders for the squad. However if he refined his passing range he would become even more devastating down that wing and we could kill 2 birds with 1 stone in our pursuit for a winger.

It makes sense on paper, granted. However it also takes the right players too. Mata could only do so much from his position but we'd need another player of that calibre too, who knows if Marin's got a killer pass on him or not. Ramires' wasn't blessed with the best passing abilities either, but he's effective at running into the box and cutting it across, case & point would be his pass to Drogba in the first leg v. Barca. In an ideal scenario we could be a 4-2-3-1 squad off the ball and 4-4-2 when in possession because I think a poacher and all-round striker would be much more effective than a lone-poacher.

You mean, you don't think Bramford should feature?!

Brave man

Juninho?

He's a very hard worker, very impressed myself. It's not easy to come out of the shadows of Falcao in a squad, but Adrian has done very well and you can tell Falcao likes working with him. He should stay at Athletico though, we don't really need a support striker.

As many have already said, Higuain would never work in the Chelsea system. We simply don't possess the pass-masters required for a poacher to shine here

Yea I agree, I think he was much better last season than he was this. He's a very good player, but hasn't been that great. Although that being said, there's not a lot of players you could say deserves player of the season. Off the top of my head probably Van Persie & Yaya Touré are the next closest. Definitely not Rooney

Anyone here going to The Shed End bar? Might head there with a couple of mates!

Expected nothing less from you here SeB. Excellent post, you should convert it into an article for the site. I'm sure we'd get tons of hits from most fans when Mikel is in a headline.

Adam Johnson dug his own grave signing a "long-term contract" in November while City continued to pursue attacking targets. If he's destined to rot in their reserves, he only has himself to look at.

I've been saying all season we should swap Torres for Falcao. Unfortunately, with that brace in the Europa League Final I think many teams will have taken notice of the power-house and we'll have to pay above what Athletico paid Porto (Around £40million). Even with offering Torres we'd still have to pay around £20m on top of that. Furthermore it's interesting to note how many creative players Madrid possess. To name a few, Diego, Turan & Adrian. Together with Mario Suarez, it's no wonder they've managed to create so many opportunities for Falcao as well as the Columbian creating for himself.

FUCKING LIVERPOOL. I KNEW THEY WOULD DO SOME SHIT LIKE THIS, I JUST KNEW IT. FFS. "WORLD AGAINST US" SEEMS TO BE THEIR NEW MOTTO

Really do have to applaud him for sticking with Chelsea for so long. With 150+ games to his name, I'm sure there have been more than a few clubs interested in him, giving him a chance to play first team football for them. Thankfully he is being given his chances now, and I hope we don't pay big money for another left-back to replace Cole. That would be a real kick in the teeth for Bertrand.