The Chelsea Rumour Mill

[Sven]

He's played for our youth teams before on trail games, he does look very impressive.

[Dellas]

Chelsea are weighing up an emergency transfer-window swoop for Valencia keeper Santiago Canizares. (Daily Mirror)

Valencia could also lose David Villa to Chelsea with the striker keen on a £20m move to the Blues or Tottenham after deciding to quit Spain. (Daily Mirror)

Villa could replace Andriy Shevchenko who is linked with reunion with his former Ukrainian boss Oleg Blokhin at Russian side FC Moscow. (The Sun)

please let it be true.

[unitedfan]

Anelka wants a move to Chelsea:

Nicolas Anelka has revealed that he hopes to secure a move from Bolton to Chelsea.



The Frenchman has been strongly linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea look for striking reinforcements.


Blues boss Avram Grant confirmed on New Year's Day he is a big admirer of Anelka and refused to rule out a swoop for the former Arsenal and Real Madrid forward.


Bolton chief Gary Megson admitted he faced a fight to keep hold of his star striker and Anelka says he hopes a deal can be struck to allow him to move to West London.


Anelka claims talks are ongoing between the clubs and that he is interested in playing at the highest level with Chelsea.



Hope


"The chairmen discuss, I hope that it will be carried out," Anelka told L'Equipe Magazine in an interview to be published this weekend.


"I especially hope that I qualify for the Champions League.


"But as long as the contract is not signed and that I have not been introduced to the press with my new shirt, nothing is fact."


Anelka also refused to rule out a possible return to Manchester City, with Sven Goran Eriksson also thought to be keen on signing the French international.


The 28-year-old admits the lure of playing Eriksson is an attractive proposition if City make a move for his services.



Prestigious


"I want to play for a prestigious club, which City became with a manager like Eriksson, who I was already very ready to join in 1999 with Lazio," added Anelka.


It is believed that Bolton and Chelsea are struggling to reach an agreement over the fee for Anelka with the Reebok outfit thought to be holding out for a price in the region of £19million for the much-travelled striker.


Anelka admits if no move fails to materialise, he would have no problem staying at Bolton as he is content at the club.


"To remain in Bolton, where I am happy, would not be a punishment either," concluded Anelka.

From Sky Sports News

[Dellas]

Chelsea manager Avram Grant is ready to spend £35m to capture Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka and Tottenham forward Dimitar Berbatov. (Daily Star)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is hoping to secure Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell on a loan deal. (Mirror)

For Sidwell's career that would be the best imo move for him

Chelsea manager Avram Grant is interested in Reading's Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle. (Telegraph)

[Dellas]

Chelsea have agreed an £8.5m deal with Lokomotiv Moscow for Serbia international defender Branislav Ivanovic. (various)

Never heard of him

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka is also set to move to Stamford Bridge for a £10m fee. (various)

And Blues manager Avram Grant is considering making it a triple swoop by offering £26m for Tottenham forward Dimitar Berbatov. (various)

apparently: BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Tottenham Hotspur | Ramos puts £30m price on Berbatov

Yet Chelsea are not finished there - they are also set to make a double swoop for Sevilla defender Daniel Alves and Valencia striker David Villa, at a cost of £45m. (Mirror)

[Robinho4Ever]

Is Ben-Haim leaving ??
now after you have Caravalho, Terry, Alex and Ivanovic he won't have any chance to play ...

[Dellas]

Originally Posted by Robinho4Ever

Is Ben-Haim leaving ??
now after you have Caravalho, Terry, Alex and Ivanovic he won't have any chance to play ...

he might be leaving (going to Newcastle)...but if we do buy this ivanovic guy Bridge will be the one leaving...because I have read that ivanovic prefers playing at LB even tho he can play all across the defence...

Our defence has apparently been very weak with Alex and Ben-Haim at the back, but personally I don't think it has been that bad for your 3rd and 4th choice cb's

[Sven]

Branislav Ivanovic is a talent, he's 23 , can play rb,cb or defensive midfield, I watched him in the under 21 tourniment where he was cpt of the serb team.

He has fantastic physic, very good in the air, very dominate in air and floor, I like him , he was a player that stood out in this tourniment.

I think it be great buy for us.

[Trim]

Drenthe of Madrid has been linked with Chelsea.

According to the press, the deal is as good as done.

[unitedfan]

Didier Drogba has cast more doubt over his Chelsea future by declaring he plans to leave at the end of the season.

The Ivory Coast star first revealed his desire to leave Stamford Bridge in October following the departure of Jose Mourinho as manager.

Drogba has reiterated his wish to move on in the summer and says his mind has not changed from when he first admitted he wanted to leave.

The former Marseille star admits the exit of Mourinho has helped push him towards the exit door at Stamford Bridge.

"It comes from me, I said what I am thinking, that I wanted to leave," Drogba told Eurosport.

Problem

"The problem is that I say that I want to leave since two or three years.

"Mourinho's departure didn't help, to the contrary it made my desire to leave even bigger.

Drogba has been linked with a possible reunion with Mourinho at Italian giants Milan, but the striker says he is only concentrating on winning the African Cup of Nations.

"I am not going to speak about my next club and my major objective is the ACN and winning all the interests we have to win when I'll return for Chelsea."

From SkySportsNews

[fudbalraj]

Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea F.C.) wanted by Tottenham Hotspur F.C

[Dellas]

Originally Posted by Trim17

Drenthe of Madrid has been linked with Chelsea.

According to the press, the deal is as good as done.

that is quite a shock seeing as he rejected us in the summer.

Steve Sidwell is joining Sunderland on loan with a view to a permanent move from Chelsea. (Various)

tbh for his career the best thing would be to leave chelsea on loan or to be sold because it is the only way he can improve. He was brought to Chelsea incase we needed him for the ACN period and now we don't seem to need him so it would be best if he left, plus i don't really like or rate him.

Chelsea skipper John Terry expects to be cleared to resume full training on Monday - just a month after breaking his foot. (The Star)

would be nice to have him back but i would prefer he came back at his own pace and that he wasn't rushed incase he damaged himself even more.

Bridge is still being linked with a move to Liverpool as well

[Dellas]

No good rumours today:

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba wants Spanish giants Barcelona to make an approach for him. (Various)

Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell will snub a loan move to Sunderland. He could still join Portsmouth or Everton. (The Sun)

[UltraFanatics]

Shev can go
SWP must stay
Ben Haim can go

[UltraFanatics]

If I was chelsea id consider swapping Drogba for Ronaldhino or Eto