JOSE TOLD: £20M FOR MICAH

zocoss SG

EXCLUSIVE Chelsea warned: You must break bank again

CHELSEA want England star Micah Richards in the transfer window - but Manchester City are looking for a stunning £20million for their teenage terror.

Jose Mourinho has made Richards his top target for the New Year and wants owner Roman Abramovich to sign him because he admits to being short of defenders and knows the City man can play at right-back or centre-half.

Richards can also swap a survival struggle at City for a shot at Champions League glory.

City do not need to sell as Richards is under contract and they still have most of the Shaun Wright-Phillips £21m windfall from Chelsea just 16 months ago.

So chairman John Wardle will be looking for the same sort of fee for a player whose potential is bigger than Wright-Phillips - and is arguably worth even more.

Chelsea made their first enquiry last summer when they tried to tempt City with a low price and the chance of taking Wright-Phillips back in a cutprice deal a year after they bought him.

However City held firm - and could now reap the benefits with the bidding likely to go wild. The fee will rule out other admirers like Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal and West Ham.

City will have to hold out for the biggest price possible as Oldham are due a healthy 20 per cent of the deal - and that could be a massive windfall of up to £4m. Wardle is in a strong bargaining position and could make a huge profit for the club.

a-Lost-9uY SG

walan i tok he said stop spending more $$..
haiz say 1 tink do another..
i hope he dun go to Blues..
if not b come swp no2..

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

50 million also no problem Laughing

alwaysdisturbed SG

Originally posted by zocoss:
[b]EXCLUSIVE Chelsea warned: You must break bank again

CHELSEA want England star Micah Richards in the transfer window - but Manchester City are looking for a stunning £20million for their teenage terror.

Jose Mourinho has made Richards his top target for the New Year and wants owner Roman Abramovich to sign him because he admits to being short of defenders and knows the City man can play at right-back or centre-half.

Richards can also swap a survival struggle at City for a shot at Champions League glory.

City do not need to sell as Richards is under contract and they still have most of the Shaun Wright-Phillips £21m windfall from Chelsea just 16 months ago.

So chairman John Wardle will be looking for the same sort of fee for a player whose potential is bigger than Wright-Phillips - and is arguably worth even more.

Chelsea made their first enquiry last summer when they tried to tempt City with a low price and the chance of taking Wright-Phillips back in a cutprice deal a year after they bought him.

However City held firm - and could now reap the benefits with the bidding likely to go wild. The fee will rule out other admirers like Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal and West Ham.

City will have to hold out for the biggest price possible as Oldham are due a healthy 20 per cent of the deal - and that could be a massive windfall of up to £4m. Wardle is in a strong bargaining position and could make a huge profit for the club.

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champions league glory.
ya and get closer to the champions league action by having a seat at the bench.

Xtrider SG

Laughing

lpx88 SG

Sad…..

dragg SG

but at city he will never ever have a chance at any medals.

city is among one of the bigger clubs in england.

i dont understand why they are so pathetic.

alwaysdisturbed SG

patience.
if i were him, i would rather stay, get first team football and gain experience, wait for the lao jiaos of soccer to retire, then move to big clubs and win medals!!

lpx88 SG

Inzaghi SG

go chelsea is as good as getting ur career destroyed..just look at SWP n other players who went there n left….18yo nia, lotsa bright future..pls dun kill urself so early

dragg SG

you cant ignore the money factor too.

city also wants to cash in on him.

in football when it comes to youngster there is no guarantee.

alwaysdisturbed SG

thats the weak point.

but he can refuse to go. anyway he got first team there.
if he refuses to go, city won't possibly drop him from first team right? if drop him then his value will drop and thats worst.

zocoss SG

Yeah... one time Danny Mills was seen as the ideal guy to replace Neville after a great season but things started to change after he went to the WC in 2002... Today he is... not sure which club also and Neville is still there at 31...

In football when it comes to youngsters like Micah, there is really no guarantee, he does look good for city but is he going to be a hit is still anyone's guess cos he is no Messi, Ronaldo or Lukas Podolski... proven at the highest and consistent. Even Khalid Boulahrouz, a regular in the Dutch national team and played well during the WC, suddenly become prone to making mistakes.

It would be silly if City don't sell him. I guess they had the experience with swp and feel should they missed this chance, they probably won't get so much again. Maybe they do realise that had they not sold SWP for $21m... Today, they probably would only get half of what they got for him... So a good deal for a club like City, they can use the much needed money to strengthen the overall team. Mr. Green

dragg SG

there are way too many promising british youngster that failed to live up to expectations.

remember nick barmby, anderton etc?

monoslayer SG

they should only sell if chelski offers £20M n above.

felirox SG

buy buy buy lah. As if tt guy wud make a difference to chelski defence

dragg SG

they should ask for more since RA doesnt care.

used SG

but from micah point of view, playing alongside terry is a rare oppourtunity.
by staying at city he may get to play every wkend but chances of him playing constantly at international is limited. cos he does not have the quality to match world class opposition which can be achived when u play in the ucl

lpx88 SG

u think he'll play alongside terry if terry is back? Laughing

used SG

y not? i think he is better than carvellho