Kostas 1,468 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) Chelsea are reported to have snapped up teenage goalkeeper Tomas Kalas from Sigma Olomouc. The Blues are just one of a number of clubs to have been tracking the 17-year-old shot-stopper, and are believed to have won the race for his signature.Juventus, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich have all expressed an interest in the promising Czech over recent weeks, while Bayer Leverkusen thought they had reached an agreement at one stage.However, the situation has developed further since then, with Arsenal and Chelsea having joined the hunt.Arsene Wenger is reported to have spoken to Kalas personally in effort to tempt him to Emirates Stadium, with their reputation for nurturing young talent well known.It appears, though, as if the Gunners have been pipped by their Premier League rivals.Reports in the Czech Republic claim Chelsea have paid £5million to land the youngster, but are not prepared to publicly announce the signing just yet.NegotiationsThat has forced Sigma to also play their cards close to chest and refrain from naming the club involving.They have, however, admitted that a deal has been struck and that the player is on his way."A spell at a top European club for Tomas Kala was successfully arranged today," read a statement on the club's official website.Kalas' agent has also admitted to an agreement being reached, but has again stopped short of announcing the identity of his new employers."We cannot confirm the club's name yet," Pavel Zika told sport.cz."Negotiations were very difficult and I am glad they are behind us now, especially for the good of the player."It is believed that Kalas, who has made only one senior appearance in the Czech top flight, will return to Sigma on loan for 12 months before moving to England full-time.Sky Sports have messed something up as he's a Defender (sourse)Young and promising,sounds good.His 1 year loan before joining us sounds like the deal we made for Delac. Edited June 17, 2010 by Kostas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,332 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 £5 million is a bit steep. I hope he's worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Typical Sky not knowing fuck all about a player That is what Wikipedia is for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 They seem to have corrected their article.Just replaced the words goalkeeper with centre-back and shot stopper with stopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5354 204 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Hmm I thought we have a abundance of defenders. But it will be nice for the future though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueChelseaBlue 105 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 5M for a 17-year old is abit risky tbh..By the way people, sorry ive been away for so long, had a few issues... bck for good now i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thomas Kalas has confirmed that he has signed for Chelsea.sourceGoogle Translate is our friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thomas Kalas has confirmed that he has signed for Chelsea.sourceGoogle Translate is our friend.Not seeing it anywhere else, will wait for Chelsea to make it official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,332 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not seeing it anywhere else, will wait for Chelsea to make it official.Chelsea rarely announce youth signings though, can't see them announcing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Chelsea rarely announce youth signings though, can't see them announcing this.SkySports should report it though, so I'll wait for them or BBC. 2 most reliable websites in the world (wide web ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 From the very rough translation he won't be here for another season. He wil be 18 when he does eventually come over then.... Lots of good young centre backs vying for positions at Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) More of a chance that he'll go out out on loan before playing for us. Edited June 26, 2010 by CJ Revo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5354 204 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 It seems that Arsene Wenger wanted to sign him.... but tbh, Youths should actually go Arsenal to get their breakthrough to first team. And then probably request to join other clubs. :eyebrows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RX8 40 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I wish him the very best and I hope he one day will be the next Cech jajaja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuf 1,448 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I wish him the very best and I hope he one day will be the next Cech jajajaHe's a defender... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Looks like he did sign.."Tomas Kalas (15/5/93) Tomas has signed but will spend the first year on loan at his club, Sigma Olomouc in the Czech Republic. He is now going into the Under 18s, and made his first-team debut last season. Very athletic and quick, he is a very good one-on-one defender and comfortable on the ball. We feel there is a lot of potential in the player, and we feel at the minute it is the right time to get him, but it would be good for him to stay there and get first team experience, and we look forward to him joining us next year. Obviously we will stay in touch and he will come across here when appropriate. He is a right-sided centre-half who can play right-back."http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2084191,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueChelseaBlue 105 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 indeed he did..quite a while ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomTrett 50 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Chelsea have signed the highly-rated teenage Czech centre-back Tomas Kalas.Just saw it on the BBC haha, we have signed him lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 BBC Late?! This better be a one off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Even SkySports just reported it today"Premier League champions Chelsea have signed teenage defender Tomas Kalas from Czech Republic side Sigma Olomouc."Probably wanted to corroborate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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