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Gary Cahill wasn’t always destined to be a Chelsea player – with Arsenal hot on his tail only a few months earlier, the deal fell through hours before the transfer window shut – and Arsenal settled on Per Mertesacker instead. As Cahill remained a Bolton player for the first half of the season, the team struggled dramatically, hovering around the bottom half of the table. With Bolton trying to scrape together player and avoid relegation and Cahill’s contract set to expire at the end of the season, it seems inevitable Gary would be moved somewhere during the January transfer window.
Gary Cahill will be wearing blue this January
Rumors of Cahill to Chelsea really started to pick up steam when Alex was removed from training with the first-team by Andre Villas-Boas for allegedly speaking to other clubs. The delinquency of Alex coupled with injuries and suspensions to David Luiz and Branislav Ivanovic meant players such as Jose Bosingwa were forced to play alongside John Terry in the center of defense, which given Bosingwa’s defending ability (or lack thereof) is certainly far from ideal.
Here is a timeline recapping the entire Gary Cahill to Chelsea transfer saga:
December 30th – It’s announced Bolton and Chelsea agreed to a fee for the transfer of Cahill to Chelsea, confirmed by Bolton manager Owen Coyle.
December 31st – AVB confirms the fee has been agreed upon but Chelsea and Cahill’s agent were “miles apart” from reaching a deal.
January 6th – Cahill was rested for Bolton’s FA Cup third-round trip to Macclesfield, which would have cup-tied him, sparking serious rumors the deal to Chelsea was close.
You are doing a great job Mate , What can we expect from you on the Latest set of Rumours linking Chelsea to a Host of New players – specially on Hazard to Chelsea . Waiting for Response !
Thanks Vimal! If Hazard transfers it will likely move clubs in the summer unless it’s a very large bid, he is ineligible for the Champions League which decreases the interest of many major teams.
I enjoy what you’re doing, but from one Chelsea fan (who also happens to teach a course in Media Law) to another, it’d probably be a good practice to give credit as to where you’re getting quotes from. What you are doing is in fact a form of plagiarism (not to mention it is lazy and sloppy “reporting”). Just a heads-up.
Go Blues!
Thanks for the feedback, as I’ve been limited by 140 characters coming from the world of Twitter I will start doing that here 🙂