Monthly Archives: September 2007

Ronaldinho to sign for Chelsea in mega deal

Barcelona star Ronaldinho has agreed personal terms with Chelsea over a mega £58 MILLION deal.

The Sun says Ronaldinho is looking to leave Barcelona and his agent has accepted a five-year deal worth £11.6m a year.

But Ron could still snub Roman Abramovich and choose to go elsewhere. If Chelsea agree a fee with Barcelona, the Brazil World-Cup winner could be unveiled at the end of the season. Continue reading Ronaldinho to sign for Chelsea in mega deal

Martin Jol seals £4m exit pay-off

Tottenham manager Martin Jol has already negotiated a £4million exit from White Hart Lane.

Dutch coach Jol privately accepts that the board want to replace him after they offered his job to Sevilla coach Juande Ramos and Jose Mourinho after his departure from Chelsea.

And Jol has secretly negotiated a severance package with the club and will go as soon as Tottenham are able to appoint a new man to replace him.

Jol will not resign but the current situation leaves Spurs in turmoil and humiliatingly stuck in the relegation zone. Continue reading Martin Jol seals £4m exit pay-off

Mourinho- I wish I’d quit last season

Axed Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho last night admitted: “I wish I had quit the club last season.”

And the Special One revealed: “I had offers from other clubs at the end of last season, I wish I had left Chelsea then.”

Mourinho received a staggering £12million pay-off from Roman Abramovich, a deal that included a gagging order restricting him from revealing what really happened behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge.

But that did not stop him aiming a bitter swipe at the Chelsea chiefs who axed him – by taunting: “You had no history until I arrived.”

He is seething at the lack of gratitude shown by Abramovich and the Chelsea board for bringing the club back-to-back titles.

Mourinho touched a raw nerve by claiming Chelsea were a club with a “small history” – having won their only previous league title back in 1955.

And the Special One claimed he does not care what happens to Chelsea in the future, despite his close bond with the Blues players. Continue reading Mourinho- I wish I’d quit last season