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Pato unsure about his AC Milan future, could Chelsea lure him away? Goal.com has the story here. Then again, this is Goal.com reporting.

Seems the news hasn't gone down well with Ballack http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6198425,00.html

We'll miss you Julianooooooooooo ....BELLETTI!

Can't say I fully agree.. There's alot of emphasis put on how much the youth will play a part next season but let's not forget about those who are still staying.. -------------Mikel (DMF)--------------- Lampard (CMF) -- Essien (CMF) Anelka (SS) -- Drogba (CF) -- Malouda (Left Wing) For the youth you can put Essien back to DMF and bring in Matic to pair Lampard.. for Kakuta you can take out Malouda, then drop Kakuta into either an Attack Mid or Support Striker, with Anelka pairing Drogba as a CF..3 In the senario of Lampard getting an injury, Essien will become the senior midfield in which case I see Carlo doing a 4-3-3 the midfield looking like: Mikel (DMF) Essien (AMF) -- Kakuta/Matic (AMF) My point is, there's no need for any other signings.. We're pretty much sorted whatever.

I like Gokhan Tore.. He's well built and a good technical player, he'd make good protection for the little guys like Kakuta lol xD

Agreed! Roman's taking a tight line with the players now. His decision to hold all contract talks till end of the season back in Feb or March was a good decision. It meant focus could come back into the squad, and what do you know.. We won the Double Ballack, well I think he'll look at this as a positive. He's had a good 4 years, and won numerous things with Chelsea, he'll probably be happy that he'll get a chance somewhere else (rumours say Real Madrid) which would be good for his career. I'm sad to see Joe Cole leave in such circumstances. Still have great respect for his football, but not as a Chelsea fan. I still wish him the best in whatever club he goes to know (Arsenal?).. I was one of those who voted him our player of the season 2 seasons ago because of how he shone. It's a shame the injuries cost him last season.. This is a clear message from Roman, "don't get too big for your boots".. Salary caps are looking to get imposed and transfer budgets will remain tight, all in the best interest of the club. It leans us that much closer to being self-sustaining. Time for Kakuta, Matic, ect to step up. This coming season will be a promising one for the Chelsea FC Future..

Spot on mate, MirrorFootball today reports a bid of £25million! See it here

Chelsea make it official http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2067102,00.html http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2067096,00.html

I recommend Carefree Chris's season review. If you don't know, Carefree Chris is a fan who's been making superb season review videos for Chelsea for the last few years. He does other videos too and various graphics. It's all available to see and download here: http://www.carefreechris.com/

You can read the story here. From what I know, he's a 22 year-old winger, has had an injured season though. We're facing competition from Wigan, Burnley, Middlesbrough and FC Twente (according to the article) I don't believe this story one bit. We've already got a winger who's looking very very impressive (Stoch) A quick YouTube search led me to find this..

Now that the departures of JC and MB are more or less confirmed, rumours are going to flood in with possible replacements (we don't need any but yeah..) The Guardian have sparked this one, they don't give much detail, just that we'll battle José for him.

Hope they're not refering to Joe.. This whole forum expected it to happen.. Disappointed about Ballack though, I thought he might have had another season to feature, ah well. Good luck to both of them, they've given a great contribution to the success of the club.

What about Jacapo Sala? I've heard promising things about him?

Oops.. sorry!

Can't say I agree with you there. Ramos is a right-back by trade, it's the only reason we're linked to him. Because José wants to play him where you've placed him, but Ramos wants to play on the right. We don't need him.. It'd be a waste of 35mill

No doubt! I even editted my Pro Evolution Soccer game to have this as the away kit instead of the current one

Found a great video for the Chelsea Youth! Was uploaded a few weeks back, not by me! Just thought I'd share it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oHgX97KmfM&hd=1

Just imagining the day we have players like: Kakuta, Clifford, McEachran, Stoch, Bruma, Walker ect.. starting is a great dream The day we prove to all these other clubs that Chelsea FC do have decent Youth Academy, will be a great day for Chelsea!

Ah the beauty of Caught Offside xD

The Guardian is reporting that a number of Dubai clubs are looks for the services of Ballack.. The UAE is known for being a good destination for footballers who are coming towards the end of their careers, like Cannavaro. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/07/michael-ballack-chelsea-contract-dubai

The infamous CaughtOffside is rumour "reporting" a £16million bid for Klass-Jan Huntelaar

Well then I'm proud because he was one of those not being our top earners despite probably having a better shout than Joe Cole at getting the £100k/week

I just don't see Torres signing for us.. or for any other English club. If he leaves Liverpool, I think it'll be for somewhere outside England, Spain most likely. It'd be a dream come true to see the 2 best strikers today on the same team, but it looks too unlikely.

I miss our old away kit.. Loved this kit!

BIG fan of Connor Clifford!! His performance in the Youth FA Cup Final was outstanding, him and Josh have formed a fantastic partnership in the midfield and I hope they both get to showcase it for the senior squad this next coming season But rumour has it he's being loaned out?! I hope this isn't true, I want him to shine in the senior squad THIS season