Chelsea Announce Deal For Piazon

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Brazilian teenager Lucas Piazon from Sao Paulo, but will have to wait nine months for him to arrive at Stamford Bridge.

Piazon, a 17-year-old Brazil youth international will not join until the next winter transfer window as he is not allowed to make the move until after his 18th birthday.

''The player has signed a pre-contract agreement and is expected to join us in January 2012 on a long-term deal,'' Chelsea said in a statement on their website.

Piazon is currently at the South American Under-17 Championships, having made his name at the Under-15 tournament in 2009 - played in England - when he finished as top scorer with 10 goals.

No fee was revealed for the player, but recent reports suggested the deal could be worth as much as £8 million depending on numerous clauses being activated. 

Another youngster joins the Chelsea course and I hope He will bring us joy in the future.

Chelsea And Neymar

Santos forward Neymar, 19, is rated as one of the finest young talents in world football and has been linked with a host of top clubs.

We attempted to sign the player last summer and, whiled we failed to agree a fee, our chief scout, Piet de Visser, confirmed last month that we are still interested in the youngster.

Other clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester City have been linked with the player but he seem to have made up his mind about joining Chelsea.

''Chelsea's a great club. It's a dream of every player to play at Chelsea. If one day it happens, I will be very happy to come,'' he told Sky Sports News.''When the moment comes we are going to sit with my family. We are going to think about it and discuss the options.''Last year, when Chelsea came, we sat together and we thought it wasn't the time yet. If it happens this year, we are going to sit again and going to discuss about it.''

He was even scouted by Ancelotti and Mancini Over the weekend during the friendly match between Brazil and Scotland where he performed admirably by scoring two goals.

David Luiz has also chipped in that he will love to see his compatriot at Stamford bridge.

''I would love it if Neymar came to Chelsea. He is going to be one of the best players in the world.'

We seem to have changed our mentality of signing aging players. I hope He will finally come to the bridge to showcase his wonderful talents.

ARE WE BACK FROM THE GRAVE?

After a blistering start to the season was punctuated by our worst run in the league in fifteen years, Chelsea seem to have finally found their winning mentality which has been missing for some months prior to the important victory over FC COPENHAGEN. Since that victory, we have won the last two games in the league against MANCHESTER UNITED and BLACKPOOL. Some players like Lampard and Kalou believe we are back in the title race because our consecutive victories has coincided with two defeats for MAN UTD but Carlo Ancelotti has played down our chances of retaining the crown we won almost a year ago. Although our strikers including our 50miliion pounds purchase are failing to find the net, The ever reliable Lampard now looks like the 20-goal a season player we are used to. Lets hope our strikers will find their scoring boots and begin to do what we know they are capable of doing.

After three wins on the trot, can we now say that CHELSEA FC are back from the grave? The holy book says that the dry bones can rise again so let us be optimistic and believe in our team and hope that the best happens this season. Nobody is giving us a chance currently but they might all be surprised at the end of the season.

The Season So Far

Its great to see smiles on the faces of Chelsea FC fans after our team started the season in scintillating form picking up from where they left of last season. A 6-0 demolition of West Bromich Albion was followed by a thrashing of Wigan Athletic by the same scoreline. This has put us in pole position this season and with wins over Stoke and Westham, we surely have every reason to be happy. People might argue that we have played the weak teams in the league but they just seem to forget that we dropped 5 points against Westham and Wigan last term after drawing at Upton park and losing at the DW stadium. We have scored an amazing 17 goals and conceded just one in the league showing how ruthless we have been in front of goal and how tight we have also been at the back. No doubt we will come up against tougher oppositions in time to come but we have every reason to be optimistic following this great start to the season. Lets enjoy the great vein of form while it lasts but I hope we keep improving as the season progresses. Not forgetting that we have started our champions league campaign on a solid note with an away win. Its surely going to be a great season as we await the visit of Blackpool. Lets hope we pick up from where we left off against MSK Zilina.

Who Will Finally End Up At Chelsea For The 2010/2011 Season

Its been a rather quiet transfer market so far and we all believe that this is probably as a result of the greatest event in world football which is the FIFA world cup which is currently going on in South Africa. Virtually all the biggest stars in world football are linked with a move to Stamford Bridge but who among the players linked with us will end up wearing our blue jersey next season? Lets check out the players linked with us and know who we really need in our Chelsea team

Yossi Benayoun : He would be a great addition but do we really need another 30yr old midfielder in our team. Though He is a cheaper option to Joe Cole but we have been clamouring about reducing our average age which is the highest in the league. He has great qualities and can play either on the right or the left or in the middle of the midfield which will make him a great asset to the team

                             Will he be wearing blue instead of red next season?

Fernando Torres : One of the deadliest strikers in world football. On his day, he can take on any defender and can pose a goal threat to any defence in the world but his love affair with the treatment table will make his acquisition a worrying one because he doesn't really stay fit enough in a season. If he can overcome this injury problem of his, then He would be our greatest signing considering what He and Drogba will do to premier league defences.

                           Will He also be wearing blue instead of red next season?

 David Silva : A quality player that can play across the midfield and He can also play as the second striker. A tricky winger that is technically gifted and at 24, he will help reduce the average age of the entire team and cover the void which Joe Cole's exit will bring into the team. We need a player like him that brings something different into the team. We already have power players, good passers but we lack a quality right winger that can go past his marker with minimum fuss. I believe he will be a great addition but Chelsea cannot buy everyone.

                                               Take a blue shirt and become a blue

Mesut Ozil : A young attacking midfielder that is already doing great even at just 21. He has been one of the best performers for Bremen in the past season and has carried his impressive form into the world cup. He is not only skillful, He is a good passer of the ball and can create something out of nothing. I believe He will do well in blue especially at the tip of the diamond where non of our players excelled last season. Lets watch out for this boy because he has a lot of potentials. We are not the only ones interested in him though as all European heavyweights have been alerted to his talent. Lets hope We can complete a deal for him because it will send out a statement of intent to our rivals.

                  Great talent waiting to be plucked. I hope We pluck him before someone else does.

Sergio Aguero : A young quality forward once compared to the legendary Diego Maradona who coincidentally happens to be his father-in-law. He has matured into one of the best young forwards in Europe and has formed a formidable partnership with man utd flop Diego Forlan. He can play as a striker or as an attacking midfielder and has shown his talent to us in the champions league second leg at the vicente caldron where He scored to well taken goals against us. With Drogba and Anelka on the wrong side of 30 already, we will need ready made replacements and Aguero will surely fit the bill.

                                                                     Will El Kun wear blue?

Alexander Pato : Caletto's former pupil at Milan. He was bought from internacional and has grown into a very intelligent forward that can score goals and trouble defences. Just like Aguero, He will help replace Drogba and Anelka but We cannot get two of them. I believe Pato have what it takes to succeed in the premier league because he is pacy, strong and intelligent on the ball. He will represent a good addition to an already strong squad and will also help us in our quest to conquer Europe.

                                          Come on boy, where will you be playing next season?

All these players and many more has been linked with a move to Chelsea but among all of them, Who do we, the Chelsea fans want to wear our illustrious colours next season?  Please leave your comments.

Ballack Seals Bayer Return

Michael Ballack has returned to the Bundesliga and re-joined former club Bayer Leverkusen after his four-year stay at Chelsea came to an end.

The 33-year-old, who was unable to lead Germany at the FIFA World Cup™ through an injury picked up in the FA Cup final victory, was released by Chelsea when the season ended.

The midfielder reached the Champions League final with Bayer in 2002. "With my transfer to Bayer Leverkusen a circle is complete," Ballack said on www.bayer04.de. "I had a beautiful and successful time here, on which I like to look back a lot. That was a factor in my decision.

"But above all the good sporting potential of this young and attractive team were persuasive."

Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg were also believed to have been interested in him, but Ballack opted to return to old haunts. "I am especially looking forward to the great fans, who naturally have been key in my decision to return to Bayer," he added.

''With Michael Ballack our team is getting an enormous boost in quality. Especially our many young players will benefit from his abilities and his experience'' Rudi Voller, Bayer sporting director

 Ballack, who spent three years with Bayer before leaving for Bayern Munich in 2002 and then moving on to Chelsea in 2006, will reportedly earn around 12million euros over a two-year stay.

Bayer sporting director Rudi Voller is delighted to have signed a player of Ballack's experience, and believes he will help the development of the club's crop of young players.

"With Michael Ballack our team is getting an enormous boost in quality," he said. "Especially our many young players will benefit from his abilities and his experience.

"We did everything to convince Michael. That his preference was for Bayer despite our limited financial possibilities in comparison to the competition, shows his emotional attachment to the club."

Chelsea Trying To Steal Silva From City

David Silva could leave Manchester City disappointed and instead opt for a move to Premier League champions Chelsea, according to the Valencia star's agent.

The silky Spanish winger is being tracked by a whole host of Europe's top clubs including English sides Manchester United and Liverpool.

City are thought to have agreed a £28million fee for the Spanish winger and have been given permission to open contract talks.
 

However it appears that the 24-year-old would prefer a move to Stamford Bridge after his agent, Julio Llorente, suggested that the Blues could yet hijack the deal.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Llorente said: "We're weighing up offers from three clubs and one is Chelsea."

"If Silva doesn't want to go to City, the transfer isn't possible."

Let us hope Chelsea can knock City out and complete the deal because I believe Silva will be a great addition to our Stamford Bridge setup.