Chelsea FC

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Chelsea Football Club

Manager: Gregers
Assistant Managers: Roberto Di Matteo, Gianfranco Zola and Gustavo Poyet

Budget: £6.5 million

Squad:

	Name	Nationality	Position	Other
1	Victor Valdes	Spanish	GK
2	Rio Ferdinand	English	CB
3	Leighton Baines	English	LB
4	Yann M'Vila	French	DCM
5	Benedikt Höwedes	German	CB/LB/RB	Vice-Captain
6	Marouane Fellani	Belgian	DCM
7	Xherdan Shaqiri	Swiss	RW/LW/ACM
8	Yohan Cabaye	French	DCM/ACM
9	Karim Benzema	French	CF
10	Rafael Van der Vaart	Dutch	ACM
11	Marko Marin	German	LW/ACM
12	Hugo Rodallega	Colombian	CF/RW/LW
13	Thibaut Courtois	Belgian	GK
14	Jérémy Ménez	French	RW/CAM/LW
15	Nikica Jelavić	Croatian	CF
16	Alan Dzagoev	Russian	RW/LW/CAM
17	Kyle Walker	English	RB
18	Jeremy Toulalan	French	DCM/CM
19	Diego Forlán	Uruguayan	CF/LW/RW	Available
21	Stephan Lichtsteiner	Swiss	RB/RM
24	Gary Cahill	English	CB	Captain

Starting XI

-----------------Valdes--------------
-Lichtsteiner--Cahill--Höwedes--Baines-
------------Cabaye---M'Vila----------
--Shaqiri--------VDV--------Ménez--
--------------Benzema---------------

Subs: Courtois/Ferdinand/Walker/Toulalan/Marin/Dzagoev/Jelavic


Transfers:

In
Walker, Kaboul and £5 million
Fabregas
Rodellega
Alaba, Ozil, Kroos, Gomez & Pepe
£8 million
Young and £5 million
£9 million
Fellani
£2.5 million
£2 million
£6.5 million
Valdes, Song and £1 million
Maicon
Forlan, M'Vila, Navas
£5.5 million
Höwedes
£3 million (Predo Week 1)
Jelavic
£3 million (Predo week 2)
£8 million
Hamsik
£3 million (Predo week 3)
£6 million
£3 million (Predo week 4)
£3 million (Predo week 5)
£3 million (Predo week 6)
£11 million
Dzagoev
£3 million (Predo week 7)
£1 million (Predo week 9)
£5 million
Sneijder, Shaqiri
Silva, Cabaye, Valdes
Lichtsteiner
Baines, Benzema, Ferdinand, VDV
Toulalan and £2.5 million

Out
Terry, Bos
Essien and £22 million
£1 million
Cole, Mata, Fabregas, Torres, Luiz, Piazon and £2mil
Malouda, Kalou and Hutchingson
Lampard and Sturridge
Mikel
£18.5million
Josh McEachran
Turnball, Ferreira and Hillario
Lukaku
Cech, Romeu
Ivanovic
Drogba, Ramires and Young
Kaboul
£20 million
£4.5 million
De Bruyne
Navas
Rafinha
Mereiles
£22 million
Bertrand
Ozil, Hamsik
Neuer, Sneijder, Kroos
£13 million
Alaba, Badstuber, Gomez, Silva
Song

Would you do Essien + £22m for Fabregas? Enq.

Wouldn't do Essien + cash 4 Modric mate, need actual players to improve elsewhere.

Need slightly more than £20m mate. Gonna get £5m from Spurs I think and then if I get more than £20m from you I'll be on my way to cutting the deficit, but I need to shift Thiago too. £22m minimum I'm afraid.

Deal mate.

I'm a big fan of Villa so would have to be a massive offer, so probably not.

What I may be interested in is...

Bale + Villa for Mata + Cole + £3m

Enquiry though at the moment, really like Bale as a LB in Barca's side.

I'd probably be interested in Cech, but not interested in losing out on Villa for him tbh.

Keita + Valdes for Cech + Meireles?

Wouldn't agree, don't think Cech >> Valdes but only >, and I don't rate Meireles. There's no way he's better than Mascherano.

Depends what you offer for him. I like the security he gives the team though, allowing Yaya to maraude forward.

Not selling Xavi, especially not for Meireles.

Would you be interested in selling any of your reserve defenders? Not interested in losing out in my first team for them, but keen to strengthen my defensive back up.

Cole needs to be in my defence! What for him?

What would it take for either of them?

Cole for Ekotto, Busquets and £15 million

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Behave mate!

Cole + Torres
4
Ekotto + Higuain

enq.

No thanks Gregers sorry

Yeah, I'm not sure at the moment though as I like my midfield.

What for Fabregas + Ramires?

Cole and Luiz
For
Bale and Masch?

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Have a word mate. I've said to you I'm more than happy with Bale at LB, would probably have second thoughts about swapping him for Cole on his own never mind lose a DM in Mascherano for Luiz.

I have no money to pay you for either of your CBs so that's also not an option. Hutchinson is so much worse than an ill Abidal so that's not appealing either.

Reasonable offer for Villa but not really interested in losing him for Torres unless I make significant gains to my first team - Luiz wouldn't start.

Depends on prices and offer obviously.

I have 2 TPs I'm interested in so some players could certainly leave.

Fabregas + Sturridge
for
Essien + Ox + Bennayoun
?

No thanks mate. Not convinced Mata is that much of an improvement on Pedro (he's better in the centre, not at LW) nor am I convinced Cole is that much better than Bale at the moment. Certainly isn't as versatile. Would never downgrade Puyol with Luiz either.

Looking to get Fabregas to be honest.
I dont think he is suited to be that deep

Anything for him?

£20 million, Ox and Parker
for
Fab and Sturridge?
--------------------------------
No cash at the minute but I dont think I would do that deal.
I would be losing out slightly.

ivanovic+x
=
samuel+zarate

play zarate RW

enq

no not for sale mate sorry.

or would you do

cahill+ramires
=
samuel+zarate

enq

I'm sure Cole is better than Bale at LB but at Barcelona think Bale would be a quality LB. Would only do a swap between them and not with Pique for Luiz.

Don't really know to be honest mate, by all means keep making offers.

Alaba and x for Cole? Enq

I have -1m at present, if you're willing to do a straight swap then I'd do it.

As Cole is a bit better than Alaba any chance of doing:

Cole and Torres for Gomoz and Alaba?

Enq

Cole > Alaba
Torres < Gomez

Whilst Gomez had a mare of a Champions League final I'm not having he's overnight a bad player, while Cole is ahead of Alaba, Gomez is vastly ahead of Torres imo, I would not wish to be left with him as my main striker option sorry.

Bale + Valdes for Cech + Cole?

NFS

How about ...

Cole, Luiz, Fabregas, Torres
for
Alaba, Pepe, Kaka, Gomez?

Cole, Luiz, Fabregas, Torres
for
Alaba, Pepe, Kaka, Gomez?

--

Don't want to lose Fab.

If you'd do:

Cole/Luiz/Torres
for
Alaba/Pepe/Gomez

Then id deal now.

I wouldn't though! On that it's 2 for 1 in your favour, with Fab/Kaka it's 2 for 2.

How about this one then...

Cole, Mata, Fab, Torres, Luiz
Alaba, Ozil, Kaka, Gomez, Pepe

Cole, Mata, Fab, Torres, Luiz
Alaba, Ozil, Kaka, Gomez, Pepe

oh now that is tempting. But again its losing fab.

Would you do:

Cole/Mata/Torres/Luiz/Drogba
for
Alaba/Ozil/Gomez/Pepe

or

Cole/Mata/Torres/Luiz
for
Alaba/Kaka/Gomez/Pepe

enq

No sorry I'd want my deal as it gives me a nice Spanish core coming in. Go on you know you want the bug eyed fella!

Cole >> Alaba
Mata << Ozil
Fab > Kroos
Torres < Gomez
Luiz < Pepe

Chuck in 2m and Piazon and you have a deal.

Oh and I'm aware Utd are very keen on Alaba so you may have got yourself a cracking deal there.

Carrick + Valdes for Meireles + Cech?

No not for sale sorry.

Cech > Valdes, Meireles < Carrick...

Valdes + Song + Carrick for Kroos + Meireles + Cech

He is available for the right deal but I don't see Marin or Ramires as adequate replacements..

Valdes + Song for Meireles + Cech?

Song >> Meireles if Valdes << Cech...

No way man, Meireles is guff.

Would disagree but not to worry.

Young +5m for Lampard+ Sturridge

yes but after my froginers i dont wish to lose my main players unless i get something i want people i cant lose are Gotze , Hummles

Ox + Nani + Sagna
for
Ozil + Sturridge + Walker?

No thanks. Pepe is a gargoyle with a bad temper.

Ashley Young and £6 million = Lamps and Sturridge

Enq


Why are you bargaining over 1m