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The defense department might be eased of depth issues if Nigerian Kenneth Omeruo is retained. Omeruo had impressed during the AFCON, containing Drogba and playing a huge part in winning the cup. Dutch defender, Jeffery Bruma had a mixed spell at Hamburg and the player is favoring a move to PSV for more regular football. Chelsea are reportedly asking for a buy back clause to be included in the transfer negotiations.
Other defenders, Wallace, Van Aanholt, Tomas Kalas and Sam Hutchinson will have their futures sorted soon. Wallace has most chance of staying at the club. Attackers, Kakuta, Bamford and Davila are some of the notable loanies last term and all of them might be loaned for another term.
Andre Schurrle
Chelsea confirmed the signing of German international Andre Schurrle from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported transfer fee of 18 million pounds. This signing might look like an excessive addition to an already bulging attacking mid contingent, but that might not be the case. When Mourinho is incharge, you just can’t take anything for granted regarding his team selections. Eden Hazard, Oscar and Mata played in excess of 65 games each last season. Victor Moses and Ramires were used as alternatives on wings when the squad needed rotation. The arrival Schurrle will give more options for the manager to manage the squad effectively.
Andre Schurrle is predominantly a wide player who is comfortable playing as a striker or behind the striker. He has a knack of scoring extraordinary goals from long range and he is allegedly equally good with both feet. He has played most of the games for Leverkusen on the left wing, exploiting the wings with his bursting pace and cutting in onto his right foot to have a crack at the goal. He is also comfortable in acting as a defensive winger, adapting his game for a more conserved style.
At 22, he already has 24 caps for his country with 7 goals to his name. Last season with Leverkusen was his best where he amassed 14 goals and 7 assists in 43 appearances. The attacking department of Chelsea is now well bolstered to run the course of next season which could span upto 55 games. With proper management, Eden Hazard, Andre Schurrle, Victor Moses and Marko Marin can form a deadly strikeforce on the wings for Chelsea.
Sellings?
At the moment, there seems to be no possibility for any of the Chelsea players to be sold before the transfer window shuts on September 2nd. While the tabloids have been running some ridiculous stories on Mata, Luiz, Torres and Terry, one with a remotely sensible piece of mind will know those are complete farce.
Speaking realistically, the only players who could, that’s a big COULD, leave in this transfer window are Victor Moses and Demba Ba. Even those transfers sound absurd to me as I write this. So, no one will be sold from the present squad of Chelsea.
Signings?
Oh, there are many. The list is obviously endless. Wayne Rooney, Edinson Cavani, Hulk, Mangala, Zouma, Van Ginkel, Matic, Kondogbia, Alonso, Khedira, Coentrao, Di Maria, Varane….
Some make sense, some sound baffling, some are utter nonsense. Such stories only help the tabloids gain hits and money but serve no purpose except for entertaining the fans with delusional tidbits. Again, with Mourinho, you can never say who he will sign. Chelsea had been chasing Schurrle from a long time and he is a club signing, which got fast forwarded with the arrival of Mourinho.
Also 17-year-old Christian Cuevas will be joining the club from Chile. Chelsea signed Cuevas from O’Higgins last season for 1.7 million but the Chilean will join Chelsea only this summer.
Cavani: Another Torres?
Coming to the logical rumors and practical signings, the club needs a defender, a striker and 2 midfielders to sustain a grueling season. While there are alternatives in the loanie bunch in the form of Lukaku, McEachran and Omeruo, there is a chance of 3 more signings apart from Schurrle. The transfer saga of Cavani looks to be unending and could prolong well upto August.
Rooney too is a viable option for Mourinho, and Hulk might be clear waste of money at the moment. Of the lot, Cavani seems to be the most ideal acquisition, but that can happen only with a LOT of money, Torres-esque money. Rooney on the other hand, brings a lot of positives. Homegrown, EPL experience, Mourinho likes him and the player is reportedly not happy at Man Utd.
