This could end like last summer

[EskWeston 696]

I do find it funny that because Madrid want to offload this players that they are not up to standard! Lets remember WHY they are selling them, because they are buying Kaka, Ronaldo and possibly Ribery and Villa and who knows who else. They need to make room and to cut down their wage bill...

Doesn't make them bad players.

Robben has still been absoltutely devestating for Real when fit, and if we could pick him up for around £10m then i would say that would be a fantastic signing even if he isn't always fit.

Sneijder and Van Der Vaart are also both class players still and would be well worth signing. Huntelaar didn't do too bably in the short time at Real and has fallen out with them for different reasons. Still a good player.

[Matterz 67]

Royston Drenthe as back up for Ashley Cole?

[Rambo 1,729]

Benzema and Ribery, that's 4 french internationals with Malouda and Anelka

[Rambo 1,729]

I wouldn't mind Sergio Ramos, Sneijder, Van de Vaart.

[EskWeston 696]

I wouldn't mind Sergio Ramos, Sneijder, Van de Vaart.

Ramos most certainly will be staying. But yes the other 2 would be good signings....

Drenthe i don't know hardly anything about. I guess it depends if we are willing to let Bertrand have a crack at being Cole's understudy, or even Van Aanholt who has impressed last season. If not then we certainly do need backup for Cole....

[Matterz 67]

How would your squad look? Who would you bring in and who would you let go? Mine would look like this:

Cech, Hilario, Joe Hart

Bosingwa, Alex, Terry. Ashely Cole, Ivanovic, Mancienne, Paulo Ferreira

Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Mikel, Joe Cole, Van Der Vaart

Drogba, Anelka, Kalou, Malouda, Tevez, Zhirkov

[EskWeston 696]

Cech, ??????, Taylor/Sebek

Bosingwa, Terry, Alex, Ivanovic, Mancienne, A.Cole, Bertrand

Mikel, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, ???????

Aguero, Malouda, J.Cole, Stoch

Drogba, Anelka, Di Santo, Sturridge

I am not sure who i would most like us to bring in as a backup keeper to Cech but we certainly do need one. Also i think we could do with a young attacking midfielder to add to our numbers in midfield and someone to try and come through and take over from Ballack in the squad.

Even then we are probably light a couple of players........

[Matterz 67]

I still reckon an ideal number is 23 players in your squad, thats 3 keepers, 8 defenders 6 midfielders and 6 attackers, then a handful of talented youngsters ie: Stoch and Di Santo taking the numbers up to 25 or 26, we need a reasonably big squad with the African Cup of nations though

[crazy1 24]

cech, turnbull, hilario

bosingwa, terry, alex, ivanovic, manciene, ferriera, a.cole, zhyrkov

lampard, ballack, essien, mikel, j.cole, gourcuff

anelka, drogba, vagner love, stoch, di santo, sturridge

[Tomlewis7 0]

Cech, Manuel Neuer (Schalke's young keeper, we have been rumoured to be after him)

Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashely Cole, Ivanovic, Mancienne,

Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Mikel, Joe Cole, (possibly A. Young, might not need him with Zhirkov)

Drogba, Anelka, Aguero, Zhirkov, Kalou

And then some of our youth academy players to be given a chance, like Stoch, Di Santo, etc

Edited June 17, 2009 by Tomlewis7

[Kez 2,727]

Real would hold players to ransom for ridiculous fee's if we made an offer for one

[diskoviolente 425]

Wouldn´t mind Van der Vaart and Robben

"for strength in depth"

[carefreeluke 27]

I've always been impressed when i've seen Drenthe play. He's young and has great potential but i don't think he would like to be a second choice left back. And i doubt he would stay for long. Even though he can play left wing too but again his not likely to be first choice. However he could give us the depth in the squad we need.

Van Der Vaart hasn't really been given a chance at Real Madrid but i don't see why we need him. He would end up being a squad player, similarly to how he is being used at Real Madrid. Especially if Deco and Ballack stays. I don't see what he can give us at this moment in time.

Robben would be great to have back too. I think if he can stay fit for more than 2 days he can be one of the best in the world.

[chrismada9 1,948]

I WANT ARJEN ROBBEN BACK AT Chelsea!!

[the wes 7,212]

cech, NEUER, hilario

bosingwa, terry, alex, ivanovic, manciene, ferriera, a.cole, ZHIRKOV

lampard, ballack, essien, mikel, j.cole, DOUGLAS COSTA

anelka, drogba, AGUERO, stoch, di santo, STURRIDGE