Deco going to Chelsea
June 16, 2008
Deco has put Chelsea on red alert after he said that he would love to work with Luiz Felipe Scolari. Barcelona are willing to sell Deco for around £10-15m with Chelsea and Inter Milan set to battle it out.
Deco said…
“There’s interest from Chelsea, which is normal, but Scolari hasn’t said anything to me. Now, we’re talking to Barca. There are other offers, naturally. Scolari is a great coach and if I end up working with him again I’d be very happy.”
Deco also spoke of his admiration of Ronaldhino. He said…
“Ronnie is a friend and I’m sure he can get back to being one of the best, if not the best player in the world.”
Simon Says…
I think Deco is a little bit past it and I cannot see him making an impact in the Premier League. If I was Scolari then I would much rather have Frank Lampard. As for Ronaldhino who has also been linked with the Blues, Ronnie still has something to give and I would much rather go for him than Deco
Scolari named as Chelsea manager
June 12, 2008
Chelsea have finally appointed a new manager, by the name of Phil Scolari. The race had been hotting up with a number of candidates in the running, but Chelsea decided that Scolari was the man they wanted.
A club statement said…
“Felipe has great qualities. He is one of the world’s top coaches with a record of success at country and club level. He gets the best out of a talented squad of players and his ambitions and expectations match ours. He was the outstanding choice.”
Ricardo Carvalho looks set to be offered a new contract worth £90,000 a week to keep him out of Inter’s way. It also looks like Scolari’s first signing will be Barcelona playmaker Deco, who has had a good start to the Euros.
Scolari said…
“What happened at Barcelona last season was not Deco’s fault. He is an individual who dares. He’s ready to take risks and do things differently.”
“Big” Phil will have £100m to spend and has a contract worth £5m a year.
Mourinho up against old club in fight for Deco
June 10, 2008
Jose Mourinho is set to go head to head with former club Chelsea over the signing of Barcelona playmaker Deco. Barca are ready to offload Deco as they look to rebuild a new squad and restart the glory days. Deco said…
“There are only two possibilities and they are Chelsea and Inter, but I have not decided my future yet. The decision of where I play is mine. I have to meet with my agent to decide what is best. But I won’t go to a club that does not interest me and does not allow me to win titles.”
Deco has a very good relationship with Jose Mourinho so that could persuade him towards Inter. However with Portuguese players like Carvalho, Ferreira and Hilario at Chelsea and Portuguese manager Phil Scolari big favourite to take over Chelsea he could be persuaded there.
With Deco a possible signing for Chelsea this could push out Frank Lampard and mean a possible reunion with former manager Jose Mourinho. Jose has had his eyes on a couple of Chelsea players and Chelsea targets and he looks set to fight his old club over more than one player.
