Goodbye To Maka

[EskWeston 696]

Chelsea Football Club has released Claude Makelele on a free transfer today (Monday, July 21). Everyone at Chelsea FC would like to take this opportunity to thank Claude for the five years of service he has given to the club.

Claude has been a key part of our trophy success during that time and we wish him well for the future.

He will always be welcomed back to Stamford Bridge in the future either as a player or as a friend of the club.

Source: Chelsea FC

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

Impossible to gauge his contribution to silverware, titles, even less so the amount of opponents moves he broke down and intercepted.

Easier to count these

[EskWeston 696]

Lol, loved his goal against Spurs though, that was a real cracker.

He has been outstanding for us, he has been one of our most vital players in our best and most successful years. It is a shame he has to move on, but i think it is the right time for the club and it is nice for Maka to spend another 2 years playing in Paris.

[terry26 6]

sad to see him go but wish him all the very best

can't post enough of those

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

Lol, loved his goal against Spurs though, that was a real cracker.

Get in

[terry26 6]

you know what must piss Spud fans even more is the fact that no one cares that they won that game (maybe only they do) but EVERYONE remembers Maka's goal

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

Very true Yougs. The yid fans expressions behind the goal are priceless

[EskWeston 696]

Lol, cracking goal.....

Maka has worked incredibly hard for us over the years in a role that goes largely unnoticed. His reading of the game was second to none. He lost some of his pace and timing last season and ended up making a few late challenges but was still a real important player to us.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Thankyou Maka. Legend.

There is, and will always be, only one Makelele.

[.Cee 50]

:(

Hopefully he'll come back for a coaching role or something

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Forever, Makelele will be a Chelsea legend. A loyal and dedicated professional, his contribution to the club has been outstanding and he deserves every bit of recognition he gets. Best of luck back home, Claude!

[EskWeston 696]

The fact that there is no one involved with CFC who would have a bad word to say about the man says everything you need to know about Maka. Went against the grain of what you tend to expect from French players these days also.

[Elliott 7]

Thank you Maka for the great memories.

A superb professional, sad to see him go but at the same time it was probably the right time. Good luck to him!

[bombayblue™ 55]

People debate who is the greatest footballer ever, and only goal scorers come to our minds.. if there is any man unchallenged in his position it's Claude Makelele..

Legend..

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

People debate who is the greatest footballer ever, and only goal scorers come to our minds.. if there is any man unchallenged in his position it's Claude Makelele..

Very true Aroop. Always played with tremendous spirit,one of the French greats.

[Hingis 0]

Thx for everything Makélélé and good luck in the Ligue 1. :thumbsup:

[Kez 2,727]

Sad to see him go, he truely was a world class player

Will never forget what he done for us

Good luck Maka

[warnie_666 1,081]

Gonna miss him in the Blue Shirt. Dont remeber any player getting a position named after him. Not even Pele. MakaLele the great...YOUR A LEGEND AT THE BRIDGE!!