Rumoured John Ruddy

[James 5,197]

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

[francozola 2,040]

Please God no

[James 5,197]

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..

[edenhazard17 281]

Not a bad option, but his thigh injury and surgery several months ago concerned me a bit.

[Stats 7,054]

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.

[didierforever 7,349]

what about mark schwarzer... we wont need to spend 10mil on him...

[Billy. 2,742]

if they want 10 million they can do one

[bushman 2,043]

At 10m for a backup goalie ?

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

good keeper,would be a useful addition

[BlueLion. 21,491]

what about mark schwarzer... we wont need to spend 10mil on him...

Exactly.

[The Mak 4,459]

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.

[De_ChrapQaa 192]

I cant forget what happened with drogba that time, i cant imagine him wearing this shirt...

[Stingray 9,441]

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.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

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.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

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.

[Jype 6,398]

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.

[Kezza 1,965]

Be thankful it's not paddy kenny

[5354 204]

10m to sit on the bench is a bit expensive. why cant we look for overseas options?