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Where will the young striker spend this season?
It appears, as usual, that no price is too high for Chelsea. After talks for Robinho had supposedly completely shut down a couple days ago, all signs are now pointing toward the transfer moving on. That’s the motto over at Stamford Bridge – If you bid high enough, they will come.
That’s not to say that the transfer is a done deal, but check out this recent article from the Guardian. Numero uno, chief exec Peter Kenyon went down to Madrid, and numero dos, Real has gone from saying there’s no chance to putting a specific price (32 million pounds) on the Brazilian. Chelsea can make the initial claim that the price is too high, but come on now. They paid a record 30 million pounds for Shevchenko, and it’s hard to believe they wouldn’t go two million pounds higher for a 24-year-old Brazilian striker in his prime. Because remember kids, when one record-breaking transfer fee doesn’t work out …. try, try, try again.
But in all honesty, Robinho would an extremely entertaining addition to the EPL if he could take after Fernando Torres rather than Shevchenko and grasp the style of play from the get-go.
It’s hard to think a final decision on this deal won’t come within the next day or two, because if it doesn’t end up working out, then Chelsea will want to leave itself time to go pursue Kaka or another prize catch before the transfer window closes.
It just don’t make no sense
Even with 24 hours or so to mull over the Silvestre move from Manchester United to Arsenal, I still don’t quite get it. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t think Arsenal can really lose with the move (although I’ve seen some fan forums that aren’t happy), but it’s just odd. United must obviously think Silvestre has passed his time of usefulness in the EPL, or he wouldn’t have gone to the Gunners. At the same time, though, Arsene Wenger must believe that he has a couple years left. You wouldn’t think he’d bring the first United player in more than 30 years over unless he really believed it would help. Otherwise it seems like it would stir up too much controversy to be worth it. Wenger said in this article that he sees Silvestre’s experience helping out a young Arsenal squad, and perhaps he’s right. And perhaps the move just seems weird because we’re used to the bitter matches and bickering that normally rule the relationship. Who knows.
Last Note: This article talks about Wenger’s continued interest in Aston Villa’s Gareth Barry. But would he be willing to fork over the money when Barry couldn’t play in the Champions League until the knockout stages?
So let’s have it. Is Robinho the right piece for Chelsea this season? What do you think of the Silvestre move as an Arsenal fan, ManU fan or a neutral?
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