It’s only a matter of days before the transfer window closes. A lot of speculation, a lot of rumours are flying around in the air. But rumours though often false, they do reveal a lot of undercurrents. The biggest deal ever has been of The prodigal of Manchester United, Paul Pogba. A deal that shook the world because of its numerical value of over a 100 million pounds. Romelu Lukaku who had a good time playing hoops with the United man shares the same agent, Mino Raiola and he also looks like another player who might return to his former club to prove a point. A problem that has arisen for Real Madrid this transfer season as they look to offload James Rodriguez. A talented ball player, he bursts into the scene with his volley as he thumped the ball hard from 25 yards out under the crossbar of Fernando Muslera’s goal. One of the best goals of the world cup. As soon as that happened, Perez put the wheels in motion and signed the player from Monaco for a whopping 60 million euros. Angel di Maria wanted an increase in his salary after having a blistering season. They sold him to United and brought Rodriguez for the cut price. This was not the first time Perez has done something so naive and foolish. Letting a winger go and bringing in a number 10 in his place was not something that Ancelotti wanted.
In the first season, he featured a lot of times but only on the right. After Ancelotti was sacked James thought maybe he could play as a number 10. But that gap wasn’t good for him as he got injured and took a lot of time for recovery. Benitez couldn’t offer him much game time either. But when he was sacked everybody thought Zidane might be the person to untap this talent. But he put him on the transfer list himself.
James Rodriguez have had a lot of admirers from around the world. Chelsea seems like one of them. With Hazard and Willian playing down the left and right, Chelsea are unsure who to play as their number 10. With Chelsea’s bench looking average the arrival of James Rodriguez might solve all the problems. A pacy number 10, he can run at defences with a confidence that no one can match. A good dribbler, this Columbian can unlock a stoic defence with his wide range of passes. Chelsea have got the financial backing as Abramovic is ready to splash the cash and help Antonio Conte develop a team that can challenge for a title every season. They could offload Fabregas to lure Rodriguez in the Chelsea line up. Fabregas has recently been dropped from the team and Chelsea could use him as a part of the deal with a cash deposit of at least 50 million pounds.
Chelsea might have to break the bank for this one and he might finally be worth it.