Super Strikers to leave
January 21, 2009, 7:50 pm
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Kaka,
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Robinho,
RonaldoThe breakdown of Manchester City’s negotiations to sign Kaka from AC Milan, followed by the unexplained departure of Brazilian striker Robinho from City’s training camp in Tenerife could be indications of signs of unrest amongst the top foreign strikers in the English game.
The failure to sign Kaka was not unexpected, after all he has been linked with unsuccessful transfer negotiations in the past, most notably the £50m attempt by Real Madrid to lure him away from AC Milan in 2006, but the hold the Premier League has on the world’s top players seems to be waning.
Arsenal lost Thierry Henry to Barcelona in the summer of 2007 and there have been numerous rumours about Christiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United, including last summer to Real Madrid. Even as recently as yesterday Ronaldo was required to restate his allegiance to Manchester United, but we all know that saying you are happy at a club can mean nothing when an attractive offer, both financially and in football status comes along. I’m expecting one or two big name foreign strikers to succumb to the lure of the Spanish or Italian game before the season is over and Drogba may be first to go.
Terry back for FA Cup
Just a week on from ending the run of Southend’s FA Cup run Chelsea are putting their final preparations together before hosting Ipswich Town at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Ipswich, currently 11th in the Championship, come to the The Bridge full of confidence after their 4-1 victory away at Crystal Palace. Chelsea’s captain, John Terry, was missing from training yesterday, apparently still receiving treatment for the back injury he picked up during the warm-upprior to last Saturday’s game at Stoke, but with Joe Cole out for the season, the return of Terry for the game on Saturday will be crucial. The winner of the game will discover their opponents in next round when the draw for the Fifth Round of the FA Cup is made at 6:15pm on Sunday evening following the big Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton.
