Deco

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Let's say I am Juninho Pernambucano, one of the most talented players of my generation. Its 2001, and I play for Vasco de Gama. Lyon have just offered to sign me, as they are building a team to win Ligue Un in France. The wages are good as well. Do I sign? OF COURSE. The money and the thought of playing in a big league is an attractive proposition.

[Henrique 9,133]

Let's say I am Juninho Pernambucano, one of the most talented players of my generation. Its 2001, and I play for Vasco de Gama. Lyon have just offered to sign me, as they are building a team to win Ligue Un in France. The wages are good as well. Do I sign? OF COURSE. The money and the thought of playing in a big league is an attractive proposition.

NO. Lyon is not respected in Brazil and will never win Champions League. Nobody here dream about playing for french clubs...because we believe brazilian league is better than french league.

Nowadays only Premier League, La Liga and Serie A are better than Brasileirão. Brazilian league is at the same level that Bundesliga is. Maybe this is not true (and I dont belive it is), but is what most people in Brazil believe.

Edited May 24, 2010 by Henrique

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Then most people in Brazil are wrong, sorry. Teams like Schalke, Wolfsburg, Bremen and Dortmund would turn over the Brazilian teams.

[Henrique 9,133]

Then most people in Brazil are wrong, sorry. Teams like Schalke, Wolfsburg, Bremen and Dortmund would turn over the Brazilian teams.

I´m sure you never watched a brazilian team playing in last 2 or 3 years. Santos is much better than the teams you metioned.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Deco's days are numbered at Chelsea now, like everyone predicted..

Fluminense are planning to unveil the signing of Deco later this month.

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[Clevemayer 764]

great Player, great Career, just came over here one or 2 years too late, but still gave us great moments (stoke, sunderland, his stunning goals, hiss clinical passing)... sad for him, for me he has always been better than ronaldinho, he was the "brain" in that Barcelona Team that won everything...

[NattyBlue 44]

The Chelsea midfielder Deco has been quite open about his desire to move back to Brazil, despite still having one year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge, and he has been in South America negotiating a deal with Fluminense.Now everything is set, and all that remains is for him to agree the terms of his release from Chelsea, which he intends to do this week, according to the Fluminense president Celso Barros.

He said: “As Deco himself said, the deal is well under way,”

“It depends only on him being released by Chelsea and passing the medical tests, because the salary and length of contract have already been agreed.

“We will not talk this Wednesday, but in principle Deco will go to London to try to expedite his release with Chelsea.

“That done, he has asked Fluminense for at least a week to be with his children in Brazil and then he will report for medical tests and to start training.”

I don’t think there will be any problem with Chelsea letting him go. He is hardly the force he was a few seasons ago is he?

[LDN Blue 7,903]

^ just to back up, SkySports have reported

Chelsea midfielder Deco has already agreed personal terms with Fluminense, according to the president of the group that owns the Brazilian club.

[EskWeston 696]

Judging by the comments by the Fluminense president, the deal can only be done if Chelsea agree to release him from his contract? I think Chelsea may find it difficult to agree to that, but we should be looking to move him on this summer i think......

[Kostas 1,468]

I think we might release him just to get rid of his wages.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,526]

well i`m fine with Deco leaving..one or two decent performances a year just ain`t good enough ...

but is this not tapping ?

we got in enough trouble over Kakuta only to find out later that he wasn`t even legally under contract with Lens...well Deco clearly is under contract with us..i want the "transfer" to go through but if we were talking to a player under contract with another club, trying to get him to get out of his currenct contract so we could sign him for free....Twatini would be all over us like a rash and slagging us off to every media outlet he could find..

[EskWeston 696]

well i`m fine with Deco leaving..one or two decent performances a year just ain`t good enough ...

but is this not tapping ?

we got in enough trouble over Kakuta only to find out later that he wasn`t even legally under contract with Lens...well Deco clearly is under contract with us..i want the "transfer" to go through but if we were talking to a player under contract with another club, trying to get him to get out of his currenct contract so we could sign him for free....Twatini would be all over us like a rash and slagging us off to every media outlet he could find..

Thats a good point, players are only allowed to talk to other clubs once they are given permission by their current club, so either we have given him permission to talk to other clubs or the deal has done without our consent.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

We have to stop releasing players from contracts. Cudicini, Shevchenko and now Deco have all gone now for absolutely nothing despite still having time left in their contracts. I know they're all 30+ but you'd have imagined we could have got around £10 million in total between the three of them!

[Cameron 30]

Really? Cudicini - almost nothing, Deco - almost nothing, and Sheva wouldn't get £10m.

That's the problem with buying slightly older players, ie Sheva and Deco, they have little or none resale value.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Really? Cudicini - almost nothing, Deco - almost nothing, and Sheva wouldn't get £10m.

That's the problem with buying slightly older players, ie Sheva and Deco, they have little or none resale value.

Agreed. After Sheva's season for us, no-one would have wanted to pay for that.. Deco, we bought after he'd reached his peak, from then it was only going to go downhill.. Cudicini probably asked to be released, he enjoyed almost 10 years at the Bridge being second to Cech would've been tough on him (Though we should've got at least £5 from him, considering our backup became the infamous Hilario)