Ashley Cole urges Chelsea to buy to cover African absences
Chelsea star Ashley Cole has urged the club to buy in January.
Chelsea are set to lose a host of players for most of January due to the African Cup of Nations.
"Every club wants to see new players and at a club like Chelsea, every player who comes in will be world-class," Cole told Sky Sports.
"Of course you would love to see new players, but it is not my money they are spending and it is not down to me.
"The squad is amazing as it is - of course we are going to miss the African guys when they go to the Cup of Nations - we have got players who can fill in but it is always nice to get new signings."
Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero, Everton youngster Jack Rodwell and Valencia ace David Villa have all been linked with Chelsea this week. Benfica winger Angel di Maria is also emerging as a major January target.
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Comments (16)
agger u fool.
I agree with Ashley we should buy some cover for the ACN players.
Our other january signings should go...
1. Aguero or Pato and bring Franco di Santo and Michael Mancienne back
2. Villa, if we can get silva and/or mata as well, if not then i think we should get quaresma back
3. Angel di Maria
and/or Quaresma
and definately Alan Dzagoev (did u see him against Man U!)
Alex Tiexeira (before Man U can nab him)
4. Daniele de Rossi
Sergio Ramos
Ribery
Cesar Azpilicueta and Nacho Monreal from Osasuna
Lucas Piazon (youth from Brazil) and Romelu Lakuku (youth from Anderlecht)
or Jesus Gamez from Malaga
or Jonathan De Guzman
5. Marek Hamsik
and/or Joao Moutinho
and/or Ramires
and/or Raul Meireles
and/or Mesut Ozil
and/or Jack Rodwell
6. An ACN backup, Heskey
Pazzini
Acquafresca
Robinho
Hulk
Pavlyuchenko
Huntelaar
Luis Suarez
Marouane Chamakh
Milos Krasic
Ezequiel Lavezzi
7. Patrick Vieira
8. A strong defender, Gary Cahill, Maicon, Javi Garcia
9. YOUTH!!!! Adam Johnson, David Luiz, Sebastian Corchia, Vladimir Koman, Angelo Ogbonna, Zhano Ananidze, Vid Belec, Rene Khrin, Matej Delac, Miguel Vitor, Gladson Awako, Fabian Rinaudo, Lorenzo Paramatti, Marcos Gullón, Zezinho, Maxime Lestienne, Seydou Doumbia, Gai Assulin
U are a retarded sick fool......raciest like u don't deserve to live!!!
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