James 5,343 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Apparently we've made a bid for Norwich keeper John Ruddy. JOSE MOURINHO last night made a £5million bid to nab Norwich keeper John Ruddy. But the Chelsea chief must double that to stand a chance of capturing him. Mourinho’s offer for the England ace was immediately turned down. Norwich do not want to sell one of their star players — yet the Special One knows Petr Cech is his only senior keeper at Chelsea. Ruddy, 26, has been an excellent performer for Norwich since he signed from Everton for £400,000 three years ago. And he was handed his Three Lions debut in a friendly against Italy in Switzerland 10 months ago. Another attraction for Mourinho is Ruddy is a home-grown player. Premier League rules state clubs must include eight in a squad of 25, something Chelsea struggle with. It is understood the £5m offer included add-ons but Norwich dismissed the bid out of sight, with boss Chris Hughton looking to improve the squad rather than lose players. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4987475/John-Ruddy-transfer-Chelsea-told-to-double-5million-bid.html#ixzz2XT0Ebhkg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Please God no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 5,343 Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Please God no Why? His English, young, has Premier League experience, and is a very good goalkeeper. Cant understand why anyone would be against this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenhazard17 281 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Not a bad option, but his thigh injury and surgery several months ago concerned me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,156 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Would be a good back up option but tbh he would be quite stupid to come here. He is no.1 keeper at Norwich and to join us will just hinder his career and England prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 what about mark schwarzer... we wont need to spend 10mil on him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 if they want 10 million they can do one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman 2,043 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 At 10m for a backup goalie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterchelsea 3,221 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 good keeper,would be a useful addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 what about mark schwarzer... we wont need to spend 10mil on him...Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We won't get him.Seems more like a cheeky bid than anything else. We'd be mad to increase it and Ruddy would be mad to come here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_ChrapQaa 192 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I cant forget what happened with drogba that time, i cant imagine him wearing this shirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 10 mil would a LOT for us to invest in a back up goalie. Stopping his career abruptly on the bench would be a LOT for him. He might get games this year, but then what? Sell him or Courtois? It kinda has 'money' written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 What happened to Shay Given ?He would be fantastic. Mark Schwarzer too.Ruddy is a very good goalie but I see no reason why he would move to Chelsea, makes very little sense. There is only one reason: money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Shay Given is available, supposedly, and Mark Schwarzer is available on a free transfer and we're talking about signing John fucking Ruddy for £10 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Good keeper but way too expensive for a backup and other than a pay rise a move wouldn't make much sense for the player himself either. He's only 26 and last season made his way to the national team setup but at Chelsea he'd never be anything more than a backup with Cech undisputed number one now and Courtois who's already much better than him at a younger age waiting on the sidelines.Just get someone over the age of 30 on a maximum fee of around £3m, preferably a free transfer of course if someone like that could be found. Someone like Schwarzer, Enyeama or maybe even Jääskeläinen if he'd be willing to join as a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Be thankful it's not paddy kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5354 204 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 10m to sit on the bench is a bit expensive. why cant we look for overseas options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 10m to sit on the bench is a bit expensive. why cant we look for overseas options?We are looking for HOME GROWN players That's the reason behind the transfer apparently - it satisfies two criteria:1) Home Grown2) Decent BackupAlthough I agree Shay Given surely qualifies as Home Grown - even though he's pretty shit nowadays, not as bad as Hilario tho! Where's Lenny Pidgely! Bring Back LENNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator 5,176 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I cant forget what happened with drogba that time, i cant imagine him wearing this shirt...why? Both he and Drogba were entitled to go for that ball, it is just one of those unfortunate things that happens in football. It wasn't deliberate like Stephen Cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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