So that’s who’s been signing all these players for Chelsea
Add comment July 12th, 2009
Seeing as there’s not much Arsenal news about today, I thought I’d pick a bone that’s been lodged in my thoughts over the past few days: just what is in charge of signings at Chelsea?
Neither Roman Abramovich nor Carlo Ancelotti seem likely to have been particularly away of the merits of Daniel Sturridge and Ross Turnbull. The aquisition of Abramovich’s fellow Russion Yuri Zhirkov was more easily explained, but having ploughed time and resources into the appointment of a new manager, who was actually controlling Chelsea’s scatter-gun transfer policy?
Step forward Frank Arnesen, who has just been revealed as the Sporting Director operating behind Ancelotti. Whilst it’s a system that Italian will be used to working under, I’ve never seen it successfully applied in England. I’d like to think Arsenal will always be a club where the manager is entrusted with responsibility over who he brings into the club.
The weekend has not brought much news. Cesc Fabregas isn’t going to Real Madrid, Robin van Persie isn’t going anywhere, and Philippe Senderos and Armand Traore might go to Sunderland and Birmingham respectively. From Milan to Sunderland in the space of a few weeks? One would forgive Philippe being a little depressed by that.
Tomorrow, I will attempt to answer the question on every Arsenal fan’s lips:
Who is Blaise Matuidi?
