June 2020 – Ashley Cole

Former Premier League ace Jermaine Jenas has said that Chelsea have done great business with the deal for Timo Werner. The Germany international has been touted to join Liverpool over the past few months but the Merseyside outfit have not made any approach for the marksman amid the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jermaine Jenas believes Chelsea’s frontline could look scary next season

It was anticipated that he could stay put with RB Leipzig for another 12 months but over the past 24 hours, things have changed drastically with Werner agreeing personal terms with the Blues. The German is understood to have been convinced to join the club after talks with manager Frank Lampard and technical advisor Petr Cech and an announcement over the deal is expected in a short while.
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FormerBrazil star player Roberto Carlos has revealed how close he was signing on a deal with the Premier League club, Chelsea. The deal was offered in 2007 but due to some reasons, the deal collapsed. The deal was offered on the time of his departure from Real Madrid, where he has spent 11 years of his club career. There were two options for him to choose one was Fenerbahce and another was Chelsea. Since the deal with Blues collapsed he chose to join the former club.

Roberto Carlos almost joined Chelsea after Madrid exit

Carlos explained there was only a need for his signature and deal would have happened. Before a week of signing with Fenerbahce, he had a meet-up with the former executive of Chelsea, Peter Kenyon and Roman Abramovich.
“Unfortunately, in the final moments something didn’t work out just before finalising, which happens a lot in football. There was an issue with the lawyer. It was all agreed, though, and I am 100 per cent sure I would have done well in the Premier League and it would have suited my characteristics,” said Carlos.
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