Cole a Blue , Gallas a Gunner !
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Finally !
BBC report : Blues beat deadline to sign Cole
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."
Although all the relevant paperwork had been lodged with the Premier League, neither club had made an announcement by the time the midnight deadline passed.
It was not until 0125 BST on Friday that the statement was finally issued. -
So ..... Gunner got £5m and defender William Gallas ?
Good deal ?
Think Chelsea got themself a good deal than Arsenal ?
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My opinion ...... Arsenal can survive without Cole , but Chelsea will have problems without Willy Gallas .
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I think Chelski got the better deal.
Arsenal end up with a pitiful 5m pounds and another high-wage player.
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very eventful last min dealing ....
Reyes and Baptista swap clubs also ..... both loan deal with an option of a permanent move in one year .
Reyes will rot at Real Madrid ! And get boo from those Athletico Madrid fans .....
Never thought Fabio Capello will ever need Reyes , not Capello style to used fast wingers .
Arsene Wenger will benefit from Baptista , cos of Gilberto Silva , his good brailian mate . -
Poolman is fast~!
Just hours ago , I read on soccernet that no deal for cole yet, so fast update liao within a few hrs~ -
U late la .....Originally posted by chihuahua:Poolman is fast~!
Just hours ago , I read on soccernet that no deal for cole yet, so fast update liao within a few hrs~
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SoccerNet Poll : Which club has the better of Cole-Gallas deal ?
61% on Arsenal
39% on Chelsea -
Finally, that affair is closed.
There should be harsh penalties for clubs tapping up players. -
I think it is bad deal for asrenal, esp for the price tag.
But then Asrenal need a central defender -
finally get rid of dat bad egg liao. gallas n baptista will become valuable players under wenger's guidence.
as for reye, he will regret for going to RM n sit on the bench throughout the whole year. -
no point keeping Cole and Reyes when they dont want to play
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I thought Arsenal got the better deal..
with players like Cole around just affect the team morale.. whereas Gallas just wanna play in the middle of defence, which he will get at Arsenal..
plus another 5mil, judging from Wenger's recent buyings, we might just see him invest in yet another young talent.. -
not to forget hammers carlos tevez and javier mascheranoOriginally posted by Poolman:very eventful last min dealing ....
Reyes and Baptista swap clubs also ..... both loan deal with an option of a permanent move in one year .
Reyes will rot at Real Madrid ! And get boo from those Athletico Madrid fans .....
Never thought Fabio Capello will ever need Reyes , not Capello style to used fast wingers .
Arsene Wenger will benefit from Baptista , cos of Gilberto Silva , his good brailian mate . -
Sekali they move over to the Bridge next season. After all, Joorabchian's consortium has been linked to RA.Originally posted by R3SsH|n:not to forget hammers carlos tevez and javier mascherano -
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=378276&cc=4716
This is total Bullshit from him... Money not a factor my ass... he this kind go there basically is cause MONEY MONEY MONEY !!!