zocoss SG Chelsea winger Arjen Robben could be on his way to Barcelona in the summer for as little as £4million, according to Catalan daily El Mundo Deportivo. The Dutch international has been linked with a move to the Nou Camp, but Barca were unwilling to meet a reported asking price of upwards of £12million. However Andy Webster's move from Hearts to Wigan last summer appears to have given the Catalans hope they could lure Robben for a fraction of that fee. The defender freed himself early from his contract at Tynecastle by using a FIFA law that allows players under 28 to leave for a club in a foreign country once they have spent three years at one club. And as Robben moved to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2004, he reaches that length of service with the Blues this year. All Barcelona need to do is pay Chelsea Robben's £2million-a-year salary for the rest of his contract, which expires in 2009, as 'compensation'.
Patrik SG Haiz. When he first arrived at Chelsea and i watched him play for the first time,i was like "Wow" He is quick,got a lethal left foot,great dribbling skills,though a tad selfish at times,but he is the kind of player who brings the ball forward and the fans along as well.
zocoss SG Nope, its different... Lampard's one must be over 28 yrs old... This one no need... it allows players under 28 to leave for a club in a foreign country once they have spent three years at one club... Lampard's one is any club even if in the same country. That's why Wenger is complaining...
stellazio SG fifa tempting ppl not to honour their contracts sia..oh well.. what means rooney,ronaldo,robben,joe cole,fabregas etc all can leave for cheap? wtf..
zocoss SG Take away his diving habits, he is actually a very good player... I would say Chelsea's best winger compare to all the rest who played for them this last few years. It would be a big lost to chelsea should they not manage to keep him.
zocoss SG Well, in a way but i think only if they didn't renew their contract in the last 3 yrs... Rooney just renewed his last year only...
stellazio SG orh.. like that still alright.. wtf man..but this also tempt players to aways ask for more wages after 2 years..
zocoss SG Its quite surprising that chelsea forgot to renew robben's contract since the time he came... Probably not many are aware of the new changes to the Fifa laws. But can this thing work, its still quite hard to say i think cos so far only one known case...
glacer SG lots suspect that Mourinho and gang are encouraging diving, look at Drogba, Robben, Joe Cole(sometimes), they all dive, i know that Joe Cole never dive when he is in West Ham, influenced by Mourinho to spoil the game? Nobody knows
SumOne SG I hope Robben stays, I enjoy watching him play when he’s not having tryouts for the diving team. And he’s a great crosser of the ball.
