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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Close to Oscar; No Andre Schurrle
If Chelsea want to get Oscar from Internacional, they’re going to have to spend more money than initially thought, as the 20 year old Brazilian is expected to become the most expensive transfer ever to come out of the Brazilian league, while Andre Schurrle from Leverkusen is officially (for now) off the table.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Still After Andre Schurrle
Having their first bid for Leverkusen winger Andre Schurrle rejected hasn’t stopped Chelsea, one of the busiest sides if not the busiest of them all in this off-season, from trying to sign the 21 year old German international, working on a new bid to get him across the channel.
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London 2012 – Which Clubs Sent the Most Players
Unlike other major tournament, the Olympic games football tournament isn’t exactly an an exact way of knowing who are the superpowers in the sport are right now, but big clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham managed to send more players (4 each) than any other team, along with Palermo, Al-Ahly from Egypt and Atletico Madrid.
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Summer Transfers 2012 – Chelsea Win Race for Oscar
This year, Roman Abramovich is keeping his wallet open for the Chelsea manager to make use of. The next big thing? Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, Oscar in short, the 20 year old Brazilian midfielder from Internacional who will also be part of the Brazilian setup in London this summer.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Hulk too Expensive for Chelsea
By now, Hulk should have been in London playing for Chelsea, but Porto just want move or budge from their release clause, wanting an astronomical €70 million for the Brazilian striker, which, understandably, as put off all potential suitors at the moment.
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Didier Drogba – The Beginning of the End in China
From the Premier League in England and winning the Champions League, Didier Drogba is taking his talents to the obscure Chinese Super League, in an attempt to fatten up his bank account during his final days (two years?) as a footballer, finally completing the deal with Shanghai Shenhua.
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Chelsea’s New Wonderkid, Charly Musonda?
Chelsea keep on cultivating their Belgian colony at Stamford Bridge. The latest catch? Charly Musonda, a 16 year old ‘wonderkid’ who people in Belgium often compare as the next Eden Hazard, now also a Chelsea player, although Hazard is barely out of his teenage years
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Bastian Schweinsteiger – Another Big Name on Chelsea’s List?
When a club owner sits down with a player from another club, what does it mean? When Roman Abramovich of Chelsea visits the German Euro camp in the Ukraine and talks with Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich, what does it mean?
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Hulk Will Be Chelsea’s Second Big Signing of the Summer
Brazilian striker Givanildo Vieira de Souza, known to most simply as Hulk, will be switching the blue & white stripes of FC Porto for the all-blue of Chelsea, apparently the only club willing to bid anything even remotely close to the £80 million release clause the Portuguese champions are asking for.
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Eden Hazard Prefers Chelsea to Manchester City
Instead of playing for the Champions of England, Eden Hazard preferred to play for the European Champions. It might sound shocking, but a big part of why the Belgian international transfer to Manchester City fell was money. Money Chelsea eventually were willing to pay, bringing the hottest young talent in Europe to Stamford Bridge.