Daniel Sturridge

[Kez 2,727]

Brilliant this is the way forward, young & english!

[the wes 7,212]

Manchester City will seek £10m compensation for Daniel Sturridge if, as expected, the teenager defects to Chelsea when his contract at Eastlands expires at the end of the month. City have resigned themselves to losing the talented 19-year-old striker while another of their young English stars, Joe Hart, is also making plans to join the potential exodus, having verbally agreed a year-long loan to Birmingham City.Hart has opened talks with Birmingham after concluding that his only chance of breaking into England's World Cup squad is to secure regular Premier League football. The 22-year-old, who made his England debut in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago last June, lost his place at City when Shay Given was signed from Newcastle United in January but would take over from Maik Taylor as Birmingham's first-choice goalkeeper, with a view to a permanent transfer next summer.

Sturridge's situation is based more on finance – he turned down the offer of a new £45,000-a-week deal to open negotiations with Chelsea about joining them as a free agent. He would become the best-paid teenager in English football, with a weekly salary around £75,000. However, City are entitled to claim a "development fee" through an FA tribunal because Sturridge is below the age of 24 and the club are determined to get a substantial sum for a player they took from Coventry City's youth academy as a 13-year-old.

[EskWeston 696]

Fortunately it is not up to Man City how much compensation they get. And i am sure it would be no-where near in the region of £10m.....

[ChelseaUSA 0]

http://www.eatsleepsport.com/Chelsea/blues...oop-913232.html

Last Updated: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:26

Chelsea are said to be closing in on a double swoop for Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge and Yuri Zhirkov of CSKA Moscow.

Sturridge is available after letting his contract run down at Eastlands and Chelsea are on the verge of wrapping up a deal for the young striker, who will command a fee while he is under the age of 23.

Aston Villa were also in the hunt but Chelsea have won the race to sign him and the fee will be set by a tribunal if it cannot be agreed between the two clubs.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also reported to be closing in on a swoop for CSKA winger Zhirkov, who will cost in the region of £15million.

[EskWeston 696]

Again, Sturridge would be a great signing. And i am suprised that somone who is out of contract has taken so long to get a club lined up. I wonder if there could any particular reason why we would want to be holding out on announcing any signings?

[ChelseaUSA 0]

yeah i have no idea whats taking him so long...maybe we're waiting for July 1st?

[EskWeston 696]

yeah i have no idea whats taking him so long...maybe we're waiting for July 1st?

For what purpose? Players can't officially sign until then but deals can be done all signed, sealed and delivered! Maybe we want to show off Ancelotti first? Who knows, but there isn't much gap between 1st July (pre season start) and when we fly off to America.

Last time we went majority of the signings had already been done and dusted..

[Rambo 1,729]

Welcome to the fam, Daniel

[Kajo 176]

I express my exciteing when i see offical confirm on Chelsea website. Now we should treat it like another rumor.

[Kez 2,727]

This is good news

[Steve 10,227]

Daniel has got a lot of potential to be a great. If we do sign him we need to play him and get him as much game time as possible because without it i can see him going backwards. If not even loan him out maybe after a year being with us. But i guess this cant happen until we actually have confirmation from the official website that we have actually signed him.

[EskWeston 696]

Sturridge is more than capapble of playing Premier League football and doing very very well too. A lot of things depend on our formation and such, but sturridge is one we can look forward to bringing through over the next year or 2 to becomming a regular.

[Term-X 7,891]

I express my exciteing when i see offical confirm on Chelsea website. Now we should treat it like another rumor.

lmao exactly

[the wes 7,212]

Chelsea have won the fight to sign England Under 20 striker Daniel Sturridge from Manchester City.

But Sportsmail understands the fee will be decided by a tribunal after the two clubs failed to reach an agreement on adequate compensation for a player whose contract expires this summer.

Sturridge, 19, is not available on a Bosman free because he is under 24 and City are thought to be seeking a ‘development fee’ of £10million when the matter goes before an FA tribunal.

Chelsea hoped to reach an agreement but their £3m offer has been rejected.

Sturridge stunned City by demanding £55,000 a week to sign a new contract at Eastlands, leaving Chelsea and Aston Villa to fight for his signature.

He made 16 Premier League appearances last season and scored four goals but Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen has been after him for three years.

City are expected to make a claim for a down-payment in excess of £5m and propose that the remainder of the money comes in performance-related instalments.

[EskWeston 696]

Excellant news if true. Man City are certainly pushing their luck and i hope that they get far less than what CFC were actually offereing them. Either way i hope it is true that we have signed Sturridge and i hope the club confirm it soon.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Would be brilliant if true.

[RX8 40]

<h1 class="main-headline">Sturridge set for Blues move</h1>

City youngster tipped to join Chelsea

Last updated: 23rd June 2009

Sturridge: Out of contract

Sky Sports News understands that Chelsea have won the race to sign Manchester City starlet Daniel Sturridge.

The Blues have been linked with the 19-year-old striker for some time, but are now believed to have got their man.

Sturridge is set to see his contract at Eastlands expire this summer, with City having been unable to tie him down on new terms.

A switch to Stamford Bridge now appears to be on the cards, with Chelsea having beaten Aston Villa and West Ham to the youngster's signature.

Carlo Ancelotti's side will be forced to pay compensation to City in order to complete the deal, with Sturridge under the age of 24.

The fee involved is expected to be decided by a tribunal, with a figure in the region of £5million tipped to change hands.

[SuperSheva7 0]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/ju...manchester-city

Never seen him play, is he any good?