Chelsea may demand Robinho in any new bid from Manchester City for skipper John Terry.
The Observer says City are convinced that the player has had his head turned by the project at Eastlands, bankrolled by Abu Dhabi billions, and a revised offer of £40m could seriously test Chelsea's resolve.
They first inquired about him in January, when they were prepared to sweeten any move for him with the Brazil striker Robinho. It is unclear whether Robinho could yet be used as a makeweight.
haha smart move.
Lol chelsea wants tt cry baby. I doubt he will want to move considering tt he care only about money.
New Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti
insists John Terry will stay at the club and is not for sale at any price.
Terry's future at Stamford Bridge has been the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks with Manchester City lining up a mega-money move for the England international.
Chelsea have snubbed two offers for Terry already, with reports suggesting cash-rich City are weighing up a new improved bid for the central defender.
However, Ancelotti, who was unveiled as Chelsea's new manager on Monday, expects Terry to stay put and wants the player to stay on as captain of the Blues.
"John Terry is a symbol of this team," said Ancelotti.
"He will be captain next season. He said he wants to stay forever and we want to keep him forever.
"Now there is a question of Man City, but for Terry (there is) no price.
"Terry will be at Chelsea forever.
"He said he wants to stay, there is no problem for him with us, the story continues - Chelsea and Terry.
"I like to have a captain like Terry, he is very close to (Paulo) Maldini for professionalism, for quality and he will be the best captain for Chelsea.
"I spoke with Terry a month ago when I came to the club and he said welcome. And after he went on holiday.
"I will speak with him because he is the captain and I want a good relationship with the captain."
When asked if the club would offer Terry a new, improved contract, he added: "It's not my problem."
skysports.
Originally posted by marcteng:good lar. sell JT for 40m.
use the cash then buy Pato for 60m, see if milan head is turned
if not can always bid for 70 until their head is turned.
bro bro, are you insulting Roman again?? he who can spend 140 -200m on a ship..
what's 40m or 60M to him??? peanuts leh...
he just have to order his workers to dig a bit more oil, and he gets the money.
Originally posted by iceFatboy:bro bro, are you insulting Roman again?? he who can spend 140 -200m on a ship..
what's 40m or 60M to him??? peanuts leh...
he just have to order his workers to dig a bit more oil, and he gets the money.
haha roman has not been spending much since the 30m outlay on that flop shevachenko.
money doesnt guarantee success.
Originally posted by iceFatboy:bro bro, are you insulting Roman again?? he who can spend 140 -200m on a ship..
what's 40m or 60M to him??? peanuts leh...
he just have to order his workers to dig a bit more oil, and he gets the money.
Lol the ship is he ownself use ma and his own luxury goods.
"not for sale at any price!"
Yeah, let mancity bid 80/90mil & see if Carlos do a 'fergie's - will not sell a virus'.
Hmmmm..........
its more like the owner wants terry and not mark huges.
Going nowhere: Carlo Ancelotti insists that captain John Terry will be staying at Stamford Bridge
Carlo Ancelotti claims it is 'impossible' for Manchester City to sign John Terry and insists his iconic skipper is more motivated by success at Stamford Bridge than the millions on offer at Eastlands.
Ancelotti was grilled on the subject of Terry's future at his unveiling as Chelsea manager. And displaying an already impressive command of English, the Italian was adamant Terry will see out his career at the club despite not having spoken to him for a month.
He said: 'It's impossible that he'd want to leave. There's no need to convince him because he wants to stay. He stays here for sure. I don't worry. Terry is a great player, but also a great man. When a great man says one thing, it's that. He's not a normal player, he's a symbol for this team.
'There is no problem. For him, for us, the story continues: Chelsea and Terry. I like to have a captain like Terry. He is very close to (Paolo) Maldini for professionalism and for quality.'
Urged on by Ancelotti, Chelsea yesterday stepped up their pursuit of Carlos Tevez to put pressure on City who are also bidding to sign the striker.
ity are expected to raise their £30million offer - which Chelsea rejected out of hand - by a further £5m and are ready to pay the England captain an astronomical £200,000-a-week wage packet.
Chelsea, however, are understood to be unwilling to improve on the £130,000-a-week Terry receives under the terms of his current deal which has three years left to run.
The power brokers at Stamford Bridge are believed to be eager for Terry, who returns to training on Thursday, to publicly pledge his loyalty to Chelsea, while Ancelotti's unreserved praise of the 28-year-old has certainly placed the ball firmly in the defender's court.
Chelsea's unwillingness to do business with City for Terry was spelled out further by their chief executive, Peter Kenyon, who added: 'He's not available at any price.
'He's got a three-year contract. He's told us he doesn't want to go and we don't want him to go. End of story.'
Such resistance means Terry has little option other than to hand in a written transfer request to the club where he has spent his entire career should he be determined to push through an extremely lucrative move to Mark Hughes' side.
But Ancelotti, who also confirmed his intention to keep Didier Drogba, is satisfied Terry will be eager to play for a manager who guided Milan to two Champions League titles and - using the example of their failed £91m bid for Kaka - questioned City's ability to attract the cream of Europe's talent.
