It's been a while since my last blog, and with the season now even, not much chance of me doing match reports over the summer (might do a few world cup match reports though, providing i can find the time to watch the games!). So I thought I'd write a blog on who Chelsea might end up signing this summer and other potential up and coming stars that they may benefit from brining in.
First up its the position we seem to have been struggling to fill for over a year now - the striker position. Torres looks like he might just have player his last game for us with his goal and muted celebration at Cardiff at the weekend. I have mixed thoughts on Torres, some of dismay and despair, others of sympathy (I'll never know what it's like to have a £50 million price tag on my shoulders and neither will anyone else) but regardless, his work rate can't be faulted. Ba is another striker I actually LIKE as he does get the odd goal when he plays, whether Jose feels he puts the work rate in is another matter. Eto' from what I've heard is on his way out. Just as I'm writing, it's been confirmed that that Chelsea have agreed a 32 million feed with Athletico Madrid for Mark Ruffalo/The incredible Hulk/Diego Costa. Great. 36 goals in 50 games this season (so far) and 20 in 44 this season. He can definitely fill the Drogba void. A similar striker - he is big and aggressive. A Mourinho striker I'd say. A friend of mine said a few months ago that if we signed him he would 'put us on a par with Bayern Munich' (that was before Munich got their backsides firmly handed to them on a plate by Real Madrid in the champions league!).
So who joins him? Do Chelsea bring Lukaku back? Why not? Some say (including me) that he should have been there this season and arguably he did more than enough to warrant that after his performances at West Brom, 17 goals in 38 games and 16 in 33 for Everton this season. He has been the main star for both those teams (just look at West Brom this season) but the question is, would he be happy playing second fiddle to Costa? Just who would in realistically come to Chelsea and not be guaranteed the number one striker role assuming Costa is going to be given that role? Surely not Mario Mandzukic. The croatian striker has been on top form for Bayern the last couple of years, know for his back tracking, surely he would fit into a Mourinho-style team? At £25 million, would Chelsea want to splash big on another striker though? (You've got to admit though it would be an awesome strike force!)
Kurt Zouma, signed in January, is already on the way. A 19 year old centre back marked as one for the future from Saint Etienne. We might need another defender and/or a defensive midfielder if Luiz goes to Barcelona, although I think we need another defensive midfielder regardless. Rumour has it that Jose wants to bring Raphael Varane to Chelsea after taking him to Real Madrid from Lens in 2011. Said to be one of the central defenders of the future, Varane would surely not be cheap and if he were to come, that would make two very young Chelsea defenders in the defensive set up along with Zouma, indicating the rebuilding project Jose is carving out is set to be a long one. So, add to that, Luke Shaw. The 18 year old Southampton is said to be a Chelsea fan, but looks destined for Man Utd this season, and what a summer it looks like being for him. World cup call up and potential big money move to Manchester Utd. If he doesn't have a girlfriend, he will have surely had a few by August! Shaw at one point looked the certain replacement for Ashley Cole, who can't have too many years left in him, but looks to have done enough to stay on another year at least.
Speaking of players who surely can't have too many years left in them, how long can Lampard's beast of an engine run for? Well, hopefully forever I say! But Chelsea have surely got to be on the lookout for re-inforcements in midfield, surely with the aim of replacing the chelsea legend. I saw a couple of tweets on social media that Ross Barkley will be a Chelsea player next season (so it must be true if it was on Twitter lol). I'd fancy Barkley, not just because he's english and Chelsea are likely to be encouraged to promote more English players over the next few years, but he works hard and can seemingly play anywhere across the middle of the park, Another player, not english though, who could do this, is 20 year old Paul Pogba, once of Man Utd now of Juventus. Deemed not good enough by mighty Ferguson, he has since restored his reputation and his ability to play midfield or attacking midfield and been one of the up and coming stars in Juventus' revival in Serie A. Remind me of the Nemanja Matic situation, once on Chelsea's books, then sold on for free before being bought back for £21 million a completely different player, and as I mentioned earlier, I think Matic needs a hand.I don't fancy Mikel to be the one to partner him, and Luiz could potentially be Barca bound. Attacking midfield, well we have all the attacking midfield it seems haha. Room for more? How about Draxler of Schalke? Versatile attacking midfield that seems to have shone on Arsenals radar, despite a recent injury that has stumped his progress, rumour has it that Schalke have slapped a £40 million price tag on him, so not sure if Chelsea would fancy that.
Have I missed anyone? Agree of disagree? Leave a comment and let me know!
Kurt Zouma, signed in January, is already on the way. A 19 year old centre back marked as one for the future from Saint Etienne. We might need another defender and/or a defensive midfielder if Luiz goes to Barcelona, although I think we need another defensive midfielder regardless. Rumour has it that Jose wants to bring Raphael Varane to Chelsea after taking him to Real Madrid from Lens in 2011. Said to be one of the central defenders of the future, Varane would surely not be cheap and if he were to come, that would make two very young Chelsea defenders in the defensive set up along with Zouma, indicating the rebuilding project Jose is carving out is set to be a long one. So, add to that, Luke Shaw. The 18 year old Southampton is said to be a Chelsea fan, but looks destined for Man Utd this season, and what a summer it looks like being for him. World cup call up and potential big money move to Manchester Utd. If he doesn't have a girlfriend, he will have surely had a few by August! Shaw at one point looked the certain replacement for Ashley Cole, who can't have too many years left in him, but looks to have done enough to stay on another year at least.
Speaking of players who surely can't have too many years left in them, how long can Lampard's beast of an engine run for? Well, hopefully forever I say! But Chelsea have surely got to be on the lookout for re-inforcements in midfield, surely with the aim of replacing the chelsea legend. I saw a couple of tweets on social media that Ross Barkley will be a Chelsea player next season (so it must be true if it was on Twitter lol). I'd fancy Barkley, not just because he's english and Chelsea are likely to be encouraged to promote more English players over the next few years, but he works hard and can seemingly play anywhere across the middle of the park, Another player, not english though, who could do this, is 20 year old Paul Pogba, once of Man Utd now of Juventus. Deemed not good enough by mighty Ferguson, he has since restored his reputation and his ability to play midfield or attacking midfield and been one of the up and coming stars in Juventus' revival in Serie A. Remind me of the Nemanja Matic situation, once on Chelsea's books, then sold on for free before being bought back for £21 million a completely different player, and as I mentioned earlier, I think Matic needs a hand.I don't fancy Mikel to be the one to partner him, and Luiz could potentially be Barca bound. Attacking midfield, well we have all the attacking midfield it seems haha. Room for more? How about Draxler of Schalke? Versatile attacking midfield that seems to have shone on Arsenals radar, despite a recent injury that has stumped his progress, rumour has it that Schalke have slapped a £40 million price tag on him, so not sure if Chelsea would fancy that.
Have I missed anyone? Agree of disagree? Leave a comment and let me know!
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