I don't think the media needs an excuse tbh But you're probably right about the FA, they do tend to throw around bans for whoever makes sense or speaks the truth. They're getting worse than arabian dictators..
Well that has to depend on his personality in my opinion. Let's not forget he is 18, and if he is not confident to the verge of arogance he probably won't be able to handle the pressure of his first league start being against Manchester United.
I can't see us signing both him and Hazard in the summer and I would honestly take Eden over him any day. As long as we are stuggling in the league I expect to see a lot more stories linking us with every good player in the world.
Cappello will also give in to the media pressures and not include John in the Euro squad, the way i see it. So he might as well save his dignity and tell the FA to f*ck off now.
News papers reporting that we made a 40million bid for him in Jan: http://theshedender.com/2012/02/view-from-the-shed/madrid-turned-down-chelseas-40m-for-striker-on-deadline-day It looks like out club has learned nothing from the Torres calamity.
Nothing and no one is bigger than Juventus. Speaking of Juve, Amauri has joined Fiorentina in what is said to be a 0.5m Euros deal: http://www.juventus....2011_amauri_eng