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« on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 00:47:43 » |
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Chelsea have ended a long-running saga by signing England defender Ashley Cole from Arsenal in exchange for £5m and defender William Gallas.
The deal was completed just before the transfer deadline, with Cole, who was with the England squad in a Manchester hotel, having his medical nearby.
Cole is believed to have signed a five-year deal worth £90,000 per week.
Chelsea had been linked with Cole, 25, all summer, but disagreements over the transfer fee stalled the move.
A joint statement from the clubs said: "Chelsea FC and Arsenal have agreed terms for the transfers of Ashley Cole and William Gallas.
"Chelsea will also pay Arsenal £5m. Both players have agreed personal terms and passed their respective medicals."
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« Reply #1 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 00:50:40 » |
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£5m seems a relative bargain, although Gallas is pretty darned good. £90k a month for the next five years?! That's around £20m, niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
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« Reply #2 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 01:02:02 » |
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Well that's a shock. Who'd have thought Chelsea would be interested in Cole? Just come out of nowhere just like the Tevez deal.
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« Reply #3 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 01:51:09 » |
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It was gonna happen but they left it late, by about a season.
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« Reply #4 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 07:45:00 » |
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Gallas is a great player, Arsenal have done ok out of it. No point in keeping players if they don't want to be there.
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« Reply #5 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:01:50 » |
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:boring:
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:02:22 » |
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arsenal have got the best out of the deal imo.gallas will be a more important player to them than cole.on another note i see they have done a great deal with baptista
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« Reply #7 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:07:42 » |
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Wayne Bridge must be well pissed off
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red macca
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« Reply #8 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:11:20 » |
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Wayne Bridge must be well pissed off arsenal should of got him instead of the 5 million |
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:20:15 » |
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After all those valuations by Arsenal they got £5million + a player they could have got for free in 2007.
I would have asked for Bridge aswell.
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red macca
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:21:29 » |
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After all those valuations by Arsenal they got £5million + a player they could have got for free in 2007.
I would have asked for Bridge aswell. in all fairness chelsea could of got cole on a free then aswell |
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:31:49 » |
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So Chelsea have lost Huth and Gallas then. Does that leave them short of cover in central defense?
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:31:57 » |
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After all those valuations by Arsenal they got £5million + a player they could have got for free in 2007.
I would have asked for Bridge aswell. in all fairness chelsea could of got cole on a free then aswell Very true.... I would love him to flop there - only because it was one of the most boring transfer sagas in history! |
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:34:26 » |
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After all those valuations by Arsenal they got £5million + a player they could have got for free in 2007.
I would have asked for Bridge aswell. in all fairness chelsea could of got cole on a free then aswell Very true.... I would love him to flop there - only because it was one of the most boring transfer sagas in history! be prepared for it to happen again in about 3 years when he wants to go to barca or madrid |
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« Reply #14 on: Friday, September 1, 2006, 08:56:47 » |
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Gallas is a good player, I'd say better than Cole so Arsenal have done alright out of it..
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