Chelsea clinch Alvez transfer for £21.4m
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Alves is in the building: fee could rise
Chelsea last night completed the signing of Sevilla defender Daniel Alves for £21.4 million. Alves, whose fee could rise by £2.7m based on performance-related factors, is equally comfortable in defence or midfield and should be available for Sunday's Premier League clash against Liverpool.
The arrival of the 24-year-old Brazil defender, who is free to play in the Champions League, is likely to signal Arjen Robben's move to Real Madrid after the Spaniards opted to pull out of the race for Alves in return for Chelsea agreeing to a fee of about £22m for the Holland winger.
Chelsea meet Reading at the Madejski Stadium tonight but rival bosses Jose Mourinho and Steve Coppell expect no fall-out from last season's incidentpacked game there.
It appears there will be no place for Glen Johnson after one game back following his loan to Portsmouth. Mourinho has brought Paulo Ferreira into the squad while Brazil defender Alexwas also unveiled yesterday -
But Alves also didn't want to go Madrid what.
Seems fishy, this thing with Real.
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Man Utd should have bought him...
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Nope, i dont think they should buy him. He costs 21.4m leh!Originally posted by Slipshade:Man Utd should have bought him... 
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I thought you hated Gary Neville?Originally posted by CKeer:Nope, i dont think they should buy him. He costs 21.4m leh!
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Any Chelsea fan can tell me who's their current right back?
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I can tell you that Chelsea's right back slot is up for grabs and vacant.Originally posted by glacer:Any Chelsea fan can tell me who's their current right back? -
glen johnson. ferrara or even essienOriginally posted by glacer:Any Chelsea fan can tell me who's their current right back? -
No way.He sure can attack but dono if he can defend well enough.Fullback's priority is still defending.Id still stick with Neville for now.Originally posted by Slipshade:Man Utd should have bought him... -
Ok thanks, no wonder Mourinho wants Alvez. i always thought that ferreira is a CBOriginally posted by used:glen johnson. ferrara or even essien 
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and also diarra.Originally posted by used:glen johnson. ferrara or even essien
out of the 4, i think the latter 2 who are actually defensive midfielders by nature does a better job then the former 2. -
Correction, The Sun just reported that the fee is £24.5m...Originally posted by CKeer:Nope, i dont think they should buy him. He costs 21.4m leh!
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Seville boss Juande Ramos said: Real also wanted Alves with Seville proposing a cash-plus-player swap involving right-back Cicinho. But the Spanish giants backed off when it emerged they could land Robben.
Looks like Seville really squeezed chelsea to the max and Real got something out of it too... I guess Real really wanted Robben that badly... -
Thats after the additional fees right?Originally posted by zocoss:Correction, The Sun just reported that the fee is £24.5m...
Seville boss Juande Ramos said: Real also wanted Alves with Seville proposing a cash-plus-player swap involving right-back Cicinho. But the Spanish giants backed off when it emerged they could land Robben.
Looks like Seville really squeezed chelsea to the max and Real got something out of it too... I guess Real really wanted Robben that badly...
Yeah Real is really unscrupulous and scheming. I hope chelsea do them in the backside by not selling robben to them. -
Ya, i hate him.Originally posted by stellazio:I thought you hated Gary Neville?
Anyway, United had already spent quite alot this summer and sold quite a handful of players as well but a buying right-back at that price is simply wayyyy too much.
Not pouring wet blanket but Alvez is just another Glen Johnson. Superb in attack but question mark on defence.
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No deal for Alves yet - Chelsea
Chelsea have confirmed their interest in Sevilla right-back Daniel Alves but insist no agreement has been reached regarding a transfer.
Reports in Spain suggested Alves was on the brink of completing a move and that the clubs had reached an agreement over his £24.5million switch to Stamford Bridge.
Alves, who is keen to complete the move to the Blues, was left out of Sevilla's Champions League squad for the qualifier against AEK Athens.
The decision to omit the 24-year-old fuelled rumours of an impending move to the London club but a Chelsea statement countered the Spanish reports.
The Chelsea statement read: "Contrary to reports from Spain, Chelsea Football Club has not reached an agreement for the transfer of Daniel Alves from Sevilla.
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I guess young full backs this days are more interested in attack then learning the art of defending. sigh.Originally posted by CKeer:Ya, i hate him.
Anyway, United had already spent quite alot this summer and sold quite a handful of players as well but a buying right-back at that price is simply wayyyy too much.
Not pouring wet blanket but Alvez is just another Glen Johnson. Superb in attack but question mark on defence.
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Yeah but at least if we have to use glen johnson, might as well get a better attacking fullback then use him. -
Hitch in Alves deal as clubs wrangle over fee
Chelsea's attempt to sign Daniel Alves is in the balance today after talks with Sevilla stalled. An agreement worth an initial £21.5million was thought to have been close last night but the Stamford Bridge club insist they never shook hands on a deal.
Chelsea have baulked at Sevilla's demands and are prepared to walk away if Alves becomes cup-tied by playing in the Champions League qualifier against AEK Athens tonight.
The Brazilian wing-back was initially left out of the squad after he told coach Juande Ramos he was in no condition to play, but his eligibility for European competition appears to have become a bargaining chip in negotiations.
A Chelsea statement said: "We have confirmed our interest in the player to Sevilla but as yet there is no agreement." Reports in Spain claim the proposed deal, which included an additional £3m in performance-related payments, was vetoed by Roman Abramovich. If a fee can be agreed it will represent an enormous profit for Sevilla, who paid only £700,000 for Alves when they bought him from Brazilian side Bahia four years ago.
Liverpool were favourites to sign the 24-year-old last summer, when he was rated at around £12m, but he has since made it clear he wants to move to Stamford Bridge. Real Madrid have also shown interest during this transfer window but the Spanish club's main target is Chelsea's Arjen Robben and that on-off move is expected to get back on track if a deal for Alves goes through. -
Sevilla bought Alvez foronly 700k pounds?!
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whoa.... interesting.... all free transfers then subsequently malouda and now alves... whos next?
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CHELSEA have failed in their latest bid to sign Sevilla ace Daniel Alves.
The Blues are thought to have made an offer in excess of £20million for Brazilian right-back. But Sevilla have today confirmed that they have rejected an offer from Jose Mourinho's side. The Spanish club dismissed the bid as “way below” their valuation of Alves, 24.
The Brazilian international's agent had claimed the clubs were close to an agreement for the £25m-rated player.
A statement read: “Sevilla would like to clarify... that we have considered the offer made by Chelsea to acquire the player as way below the level expected by the club. “This being the case, Daniel remains a player of Sevilla FC.”
Mourinho was left reeling last night after Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich plunged his bid into crisis. The Blues boss believed he had bagged his No 1 summer target after chief executive Peter Kenyon struck a deal following talks in Madrid. But Kenyon was left humiliated when billionaire Abramovich refused to sanction that amount of money for the right-back. Kenyon was told the terms were unacceptable and to renegotiate. -
I hate Gary Neville too.Originally posted by CKeer:Ya, i hate him.
Anyway, United had already spent quite alot this summer and sold quite a handful of players as well but a buying right-back at that price is simply wayyyy too much.
Not pouring wet blanket but Alvez is just another Glen Johnson. Superb in attack but question mark on defence.
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Originally posted by zocoss:
another problem??
[b]CHELSEA have failed in their latest bid to sign Sevilla ace Daniel Alves.
The Blues are thought to have made an offer in excess of £20million for Brazilian right-back. But Sevilla have today confirmed that they have rejected an offer from Jose Mourinho's side. The Spanish club dismissed the bid as “way below” their valuation of Alves, 24.
The Brazilian international's agent had claimed the clubs were close to an agreement for the £25m-rated player.
A statement read: “Sevilla would like to clarify... that we have considered the offer made by Chelsea to acquire the player as way below the level expected by the club. “This being the case, Daniel remains a player of Sevilla FC.”
Mourinho was left reeling last night after Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich plunged his bid into crisis. The Blues boss believed he had bagged his No 1 summer target after chief executive Peter Kenyon struck a deal following talks in Madrid. But Kenyon was left humiliated when billionaire Abramovich refused to sanction that amount of money for the right-back. Kenyon was told the terms were unacceptable and to renegotiate -
So it seems like Abramovic's purse has definitely tightened up.
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Or maybe he just don't want to be taken for a carrot head and pay stupid money for a defender anymore...Originally posted by CKeer:So it seems like Abramovic's purse has definitely tightened up.
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SWP played right back yesterday.
he was quite good.