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Chelsea boss Ancelotti planning for January market

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 09:57

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has drawn up January transfer plans, despite their FIFA ban.

The Sun says Ancelotti fears his squad is not strong enough to survive the loss of Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel to the African Cup of Nations in January.

And he has decided he cannot wait another 14 months to make the signings he needs to strengthen his ageing side.

Ancelotti is concerned an injury to Nicolas Anelka would leave his team short of firepower at a crucial stage of the season.

He does not want to run that risk and will ask owner Roman Abramovich to sign an international goalscorer, even if the player will not be eligible for the Champions League.

 
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 04:51.

potential signings

Pato: carlo like father to him (must buy)
Aguero: athletico in debt (must buy)
Villa, silva and mata: valencia in debt (awesome as a trio)
quaresma: never saw his best last time (buy)
agbonlahor and dzeko: alternatives to pato, aguero and villa
Rossi and Capdevila: Villareal stars, rats from sinking ship (buy rossi)
david luiz, angel di maria, gary cahill: all linked with stamford bridge recently (buy them)
maicon: bad defence, good attack, useful
ribery and potentially robben: glory days have come again
joao moutinho: deserves better club than sporting (buy him)
vieira: drogba rates him
robinho: if he can get over his problems he can fiannly come where he should have when city signed him
benayoun: if we can beat city to him, we'll gain a useful attacking midfielder (make rafa sad)
Marouane Chamakh: he wants to leave bordeaux
Steven Gerrard: almost joined in 05, now a RM january target (get under rafa's skin)
emile heskey: today's rumoured target (old but cheap)

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