Big name linked with Chelsea exit!

With plenty of new additions at Chelsea and not forgetting Yossi Benayoun returning to the fold from his loan at Arsenal, there are plenty of players fighting for the midfield places at Chelsea this season and one name has popped up a few times this summer being linked with a move and that is Raul Meireles.

Some people think he is over-rated or on the flip side under-rated, but it’s important to remember that he played a key role in our success last season, working hard for the team after his obvious disappointment at AVB being sacked.

Now being an AVB signing, I have wondered if RDM would give him as much game time this season, with someone such as Michael Essien also now returning to the squad fully fit and raring to go?

As I said, rumours surfaced during the summer that he could move away from Chelsea with Italy looking like a likely destination, but I wouldn’t rule out a bid from AVB in North London.

This morning though, it seems that Napoli have taken a serious interest in Meireles and if reports are to be believed, a fee of around £8m could tempt Chelsea into selling.

For me, with the players we have signed it’s now obvious we need four midfielders to cover the holding midfield two in front of the back four in our 4-2-3-1 formation. Those four should be: Lampard, Mikel, Romeu and Essien. So it’s a thank you, but goodbye from me!

So what do you think about Meireles now? Someone we can do with or someone we can do without?