Maniche close to joining Chelsea

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

Maniche close to joining Chelsea - Dynamo chief

Chelsea are close to sealing a deal for Dynamo Moscow midfielder Maniche.

The 28-year-old is expected to link up again with Jose Mourinho soon after the start of the January transfer window.

Maniche is expected to join on loan until the end of the season with Chelsea then having the option to buy him on a two-year contract for around £5million.

Mourinho made Maniche captain at Benfica and they enjoyed double success at Porto by lifting the UEFA Cup and Champions League.

The midfielder will provide ideal cover for Michael Essien, who is set to miss at least three games for the club next month when he takes part in the African Cup of Nations for Ghana.

Dynamo sports director Boris Ignatiev confirmed the deal was reaching a conclusion and that Maniche could be heading to Stamford Bridge.

'Talks with Chelsea are still continuing,' he said. 'We are in the last parts of the negotiation. It is possible they will take Maniche on loan.'

The player has hailed Mourinho as the best coach he had worked with.

He said last year: 'He's the best coach I've worked under. He became more of a friend than a boss. I've never seen that kind of closeness from another coach in all the years I've been a footballer.'

Maniche will add pace, technique and shooting ability to the Chelsea squad should the deal go through.

Marco_Simone SG

I have no idea why MU or Arsenal don't wanna buy this guy or his friend Costinha. Rolling Eyes

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

ya. chelsea but maniche to replace ageing makelele i think. arsenal should get costinha

Marco_Simone SG

MU and Arsenal really need a top DMC.Neither Maniche nor Costinha have been mentioned at all by them...

798 SG

not easy for arsenal to get star player since chelsea, RM terrioristed the transfer market. Sad

Poolman SG

Maniche transfered to Dynamo was a consiracy at the first place .

1st , if Porto want to sell Maniche to Chelsea last season , Chelsea will definitely pay more than this Dynamo club .

2nd , Porto's fans will not be so pissed off , again to Chelsea they might ask ?

3rd , of all clubs , why a Portuguese to a Russian club ? Not a Spanish club or English club ? Think Roman the mafia has a hand in this deal .

So after a season , we see the whole picture ......

The man who was death SG

If this move was a conspiracy why did maniche move to dynamo and not cska moscow??

Papa bouba diop is better than maniche Mr. Green

bunga SG

move to cska too obvious liao

The man who was death SG

it's just thinking too much, why would dynamo help the man behind their rival club?? and a fierce local rival as well.

Poolman SG

True ma ...... if given an amount of money and help for just a season , why not ? I won't be surprise if The Chelsea's Boss is paying for Maniche's wages while playing for the Dynamo team .

This Roman fella can do anything in football with his money .

RSP SG

This is Chelsea's solution to Essien's African nation's cup trip.

Now tell me money is not a factor in Chelsea winning the League. Laughing

stellazio SG

its a loan deal.. Laughing