terça-feira, 28 de julho de 2015

Wenger reveals Arsenal missed out on signing Chelsea star Eden Hazard

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed the Gunners were “a few million” shy away from signing Eden Hazard before he signed for Chelsea.
The Blues won the Champions League in the 2011-12 season and the 24-year-old confirmed that he was joining the then European champions, snubbing the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City, who were all after his services.
The Belgium international has been a superstar for the west London club as he played a key role in helping Chelsea win the Premier League title last season.
When asked whether the north London club were interested in signing Hazard, Wenger said. “Yes.” He said “A few million!” when further question as to how close the deal was.
The Blues winger has been compared to the likes of Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. However, Wenger suggested that there is no comparison between the Portuguese international and Hazard at this stage.
“It is all about opinions. You have to compare the numbers. I must say players like Messi and Ronaldo still score 50 goals and that is exceptional,” Arsenal manager said.
Despite that, the 65-year-old is aware of Hazard’s capabilities and said that he can decide the course of the game.
” He can decide the games and you put the top players in this kind of calibre when they can decide the games with something special. Hazard is in this category, now to reach the other two or three that are dominating world football at the moment I think it demands consistency which he is still to do,” Wenger explained.

Filipe Luis leaves Chelsea and re-joins Atletico Madrid on permanent deal


Chelsea have confirmed their defender Filipe Luis has left the club and returned to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
The Brazil international joined the Premier League champions from the La Liga giants last summer. He followed Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge a year earlier. The Brazil-born Spain international had an impressive season.
However, Luis struggled to cement a place in the starting XI as Jose Mourinho prefered César Azpilicueta ahead of him in the left-back position. In all competitions, the South American made 26 appearances last season.
A statement on Chelsea’s official website read, ” Chelsea Football Club has today agreed terms with Atletico Madrid for the permanent transfer of Filipe Luis.”
“The Brazilian returns to the Spanish club after a year with the Blues in which he helped us to both Barclays Premier League and Capital One Cup successes.”
According to BBC, Chelsea are now chasing Augsburg and Ghana left-back Abdul Baba Rahman as a replacement for Luis. The African defender will not be the first choice player in that position as he will be a deputy to Azpilicueta.
The former Real Madrid manager needs to bring in a left-back in the summer transfer window as an injury to the Spain international could unsettle their defence as they look to challenge in all fronts next season.


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