A ‘marquee name’ is coming…

By: Jack | July 7th, 2009

You know I had to focus on this little excerpt from club chairman Bruce Buck’s interview with Chelsea TV.

“We are looking for a marquee name but as you know, as you read about it in the papers, most of the big clubs are chasing the same players. We are only going to get one of those top-notch players and there aren’t very many of them.

“And we are only going to get one of those top-notch players if the price is right and he fits into our team appropriately. But we are looking and we are optimistic.”

You’ve got to like the sound of that.

What’s more thrilling, though, is the fact that the club is actually chasing world class players. With the current economic climate, and the way it has affected Romes, none of us were really sure what exactly was going on behind the scenes at the club.

Sure, we’ve read the rumors. We’ve seen the names linked with Chelsea: Kaka, Villa, Ribery. But none of us really knew if we were actually pursuing them or not. Now we do — and it’s exhilarating.

Romes is committed and the club’s in good health. Here here.

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Category: Chelsea Team News, Transfer Rumors

Tags: Bruce Buck, Chelsea Team News, David Villa, Franck Ribery, Kaka, Transfer Rumors

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• Zac |  July 8th, 2009 at 1:56 am

  
  
  

  Excellent blog, i’m excited about Romes and our potential for next season, COME ON THE BLUES!

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Chelsea Shirts |  July 8th, 2009 at 2:04 am

  
  
  

  Hopefully we can get a big name to give us some a little extra special. I agree that all the top teams are after the same top quality players with Real Madrid having the monopoly at the moment but fingers crossed.

  Posted from United States

  

• Mouzinho |  July 8th, 2009 at 4:53 am

  
  
  

  What ever happened to El Kun?

  Posted from Spain

  

• Finnegan |  July 8th, 2009 at 9:08 am

  
  
  

  I’m weary of chasing big name players. It’s a Real Madrid thing to do – going after players just because their big name players. Look at how that worked out for them in the past – after losing Makelele, Madrid went on a trophy drought even with Zidane captaining the squad. Now, I’m not one to suggest that Chelsea needs a foundational player because as far as I’m concerned Essien, Lampard, and JT fit well that description – but man, would it be nice to have a super defensive player that allows Essien and Lampard to get forward and attack all the time.

  Let’s chase a player like that. Claude Makelele version 2.0.

  Posted from United States

  

• Jack |  July 8th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

  
  
  

  Finnegan, we’ve already got that type of player. His name is John Obi Mikel. Hopefully, Ancelotti will roll with him and plant Ballack on the bench.

  What we need is a game-changer, especially on the right side, but perhaps also up front. Ribery or Kun fit that description perfectly.

  Posted from United States

  

• Finnegan |  July 10th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

  
  
  

  John Obi Mikel is no Claude Makelele. I like his defensive style and physicality, but he has these moments where he gets caught out of position, leaving the back line vulnerable to a massive counter attack. He’s still young, so that can change with time, but I question whether he is smart enough to never let that happen – because Makelele was, and it allowed for Lampard to basically play a withdrawn striker role.

  Posted from United States

  

• Car Travel in Europe |  November 8th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

  
  
  

  I searched on google and I had a hard time located the right info….until I found your blog.

  Posted from Thailand

  

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