Alcides on loan

[Milan 17,859]

After spending two years on separate loan deals, Chelsea defender Alcides, will once again be spending a year away from Stamford Bridge, as he will be plying his trade in Ukraine.

Chelsea's 23-year old Brazilian rear-guard, Alcides first arrived in Europe in 2003, from Brazilian side Vitoria, playing a handful of games for Schalke, before eventually joining the West London club.

The Stamford Bridge side, however, seem keen on shipping Alcides out on loan. Perhaps they view the Sao-Paulo born defender as having a better chance of first team football at clubs such as Benfica, then PSV, and now Ukranian side; Dnjepr Dnjepropetrovsk.

He is expected to return to London at the end of the year.

Goal.com

[misschief 24]

Bloody ridiculous. We're paying this bloke around the same amount a week we're offering Robinho?

[Elliott 7]

I suspect that is bullshit misschief, that can't be true...

And what an obscure team! He's obviously not good enough and no-one will buy him off of us as a result.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Dnjepr Dnjepropetrovsk? They used to be a good side in the 80s, I think, reached the later stages of the UCL once or twice I think. They're in the UEFA Cup this season as well, so it will be European football at the least.

Edited August 9, 2008 by BlueLion

[Kez 2,727]

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[Bandicoot 3]

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