Chelsea plan £10M offer for Sevilla's Alves

ghimpheng SG

Chelsea plan £10M offer for Sevilla's Alves
tribalfooball.com - December 06, 2006

Chelsea are ready to splash out £10 million on Sevilla fullback Daniel Alves.
The Mirror says Liverpool thought they had tied up a deal to land the 23-year-old in the summer, only to back away when the Spanish side did not lower their £12m valuation. But while Chelsea will not open the bidding at that level, their bottomless pockets will allow Jose Mourinho to make the signing he considers necessary in the transfer window.

Chelsea are still without a first-choice right-back, with Cameroon ace Geremi, a converted midfielder, filling the role now after Mourinho lost faith in Paulo Ferreira and Khalid Boulahrouz.

miss_soojung SG

Boulahrouz already in JM's black book?!? Shocked

ghimpheng SG

no but he can only be used as center back

he is not as good in right back and left back even though he claim that he can play those positions but change his mind later when jose try him a few matches @ right back and failed badly as can be seen =/

and Cannibal say he will not play @ right back he rather be benched

coldzero SG

But his performance as a right-back can been seen during the UCL group stages against Barca in the first leg.

The man who was death SG

geremi is doing a good job….

coldzero SG

But somehow I'm still unconvinced despite his good performance. Perhaps his best position isn't in the backline.

leo-kun SG

i watched the match i though he did quite well shutting down ronnie

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

it means they cannot deal with what they have now (which is ferreira, geremi and cannibal)

dragg SG

chelsea need a better midfielder.

ballack and lampard can go fly kite.

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

lmao chelsea just bought ballack this year.. and omg they cannot use their players well Laughing

coldzero SG

Paulo Ferreria looks kind of weak and slow. Geremi isn't supposed to be a defender in the first place. Boularouz should be in the CB. Thus Chelsea really need a good RB.

dragg SG

chelsea should stop buying players on reputation.

a good player is not necessarily suitable for their playing style.