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Founded last year UptheChels scours the internet for all the latest Chelsea stories, searching well known and trusted sources such as the club’s official site, as well as the BBC and SkySports websites. It also features the more gossip ridden sites such as goal.com to make sure its finger really is on the CFC pulse.

The Players Chelsea FC Should Have Signed This Transfer Window

By Rudi Van Chamaa

Now that the transfer window is shut, and everyone is settled we will finally get a break from attention-grabbing speculations to absurd rumours .  But I would like to talk about a few players  we, as Chelsea, should have considered.

Firstly: 

 Royston Ricky Drenthe

Player Profile:

-          Birthday:  8^th of April 1987(23 years old)

-          Country  of Origin: The Netherlands

-          Club:  Hercules C.F (on loan from Real Madrid)

-          Position:  Left Wing Back

The young Dutchman has gone on loan and who can blame him as he was told personally by Jose Mourinho that he isn’t in the manager’s near future plan as he would be the fourth choice after Marcelo, Garay, and Arbeloa(the latter alternating from right back to left back according to Sergio Ramos’ fitness).

We could have used him as back up for the mighty great Ashley Cole, though if we were living in my dream world we would have gotten Gareth Bale but Tottenham would never sell him to Chelsea.

Secondly:  Rafael van der Vaart

Player Profile:

-          Birthday: 11^th of February 1983(27 years old)

-          Country of Origin: The Netherlands

-          Club: Tottenham Hotspur

-          Position : Attacking Midfield

The same problem as Drenthe quite frankly, with the arrivals of Mesut Ozil and Sergio Canales, and after Kaka recovers from his knee surgery; Rafa will fall down the pecking order.

Real Madrid didn’t make it a secret that that the Dutchman was out of favour, and the proof was the drama of his transfer to Tottenham that went on late after the deadline was past. We could have got van der Vaart as a replacement for Joe Cole or we have gotten……..

Thirdly: Stephen Ireland

Player Profile:

-          Birthday: 22^nd of August 1986(24 years old)

-          Country of Origin: Republic of Ireland

-          Club: Aston Villa

-          Position: Attacking Midfield

After the arrival of Roberto Mancini to Eastlands; Ireland’s appearances for City started decreasing.

As the Transfer gates opened, rumours of Ireland leaving Manchester City were filling the web. He finally joined Aston Villa in a deal that saw James Milner, City’s top target, go to Eastlands. Ireland himself could have been Joe Cole’s replacement or maybe the player who would have followed in Frank Lampard’s footstep as many, me included, rates him as the next Lampsy.

Finally: Gervinho

Player Profile:

-          Birthday: 27^th of May 1987(23 years old)

-          Country of Origin: Ivory Coast

-          Club: Lille

-          Position: Center Forward/Winger

In my opinion Gervinho would have been a much safer risk than Neymar, and quite cheaper. The Ivorian firstly is better physically built than Neymar and we all know that the Premier League is a very physical league.

Gervinho is very athletic and versatile he can play anywhere in the frontline, and with Ivory Coast teammates Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou in our squad there would have been a chemistry flowing with them three. The agile Ivorian could have been used as a super sub where it would have been Neymar’s Job as well.

Transfer Deadline Day- Will Chelsea FC Be Buying or Selling?

There is only one place to find out if Chelsea will be buying or selling before the window shuts at 18:00 hours tonight

Liverpool Swap Yossi Benayoun for Joe Cole – Who Got the Better Deal?

When the announcement came that Joe Cole’s contract was not to be renewed by Chelsea, most fans were bitterly disappointed whatever the background circumstances and dealings were.

After the initial shock the two questions were who would replace Joe Cole in the Chelsea squad and where would he go next?

The protracted answer to both questions was the unofficial swap with Liverpool involving Yossi Benayoun; in which Chelsea paid an undisclosed sum for an older and slightly less talented player than has departed.

This does not mean that Yossi Benayoun will not do a good job for Chelsea and achieve success, however he will be replacing a local boy and fans favourite Joe Cole, a player that grew up on the terraces of Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea have reportedly paid £5m for 30 year old Yossi Benayoun who has a decent Premier League record and undoubted talent, he will likely take the role of squad player, with the ability to step up when required. This patience and lower wage demands (assumingly) are likely to be the main advantages to his signing by Chelsea.

On the opposite side of the coin Chelsea have lost and Liverpool gained a 28 year old flair player, who cost his new employers only his inflated contract reported at over £90k per week. Joe Cole is likely to expect a regular place in the starting line up, in a position of his preference to showcase his skills, he will also most likely be hoping for his first injury free season in at least a couple of years.

In the terms of the winners and losers in this deal only time will tell, however I believe that if Joe Cole stays fit and is given a central role he will be successful at Anfield meaning that Joe Cole and Liverpool would have got the best part of the deal. However should Joe Cole fail to recover his form or match fitness then Chelsea will have acquired a solid squad player and shed a much loved injury ridden midfielder who does not quite fit into the current tactical set up at Stamford Bridge.