Chelsea agree fee for Boulahrouz

[Shaggy]

Seen this guy play a few times but to be honest don't know if he's any good. Anyone?


Chelsea are poised to sign Dutch international defender Khalid Boulahrouz after agreeing a deal with German club Hamburg SV.

Boulahrouz, 24, is due to travel to London at the weekend to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical.

Nicknamed "Khalid the Cannibal", Boulahrouz joined Hamburg from RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2004.

Capped 15 times by Holland, Boulahrouz has become a key member of Dutch coach Marco van Basten' side.

The defender impressed during the World Cup, though he was red-carded in Holland's defeat to Portugal in the last 16 stage.

Boulahrouz's arrival is unlikely to affect Chelsea's pursuit of Cole as the Dutch player plays on the right side of the defence.

[spud_gun]

That'll be Gallas sold then.

[spud_gun]

Taken from the BBC website

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41989000/jpg/_41989590_boulahrouz203.jpg

He's 24 apparently.

24?

[Jan-Erik]

Have we been linked to him recently? ;)

[kurtangle01]

He looks older than 24, much older!!!! Lets hope he's actually 34 or better still 44(the age he actually looks!)! That would be superb.

[Cisseshairdresser]

Taken from the BBC website

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41989000/jpg/_41989590_boulahrouz203.jpg

He's 24 apparently.

24?

He looks like the Hoff's little sidekick on those Pipex adverts! "I like your hair!":D

[Cleo]

He looks like the Hoff's little sidekick on those Pipex adverts! "I like your hair!":D

I saw him during the World Cup - a player in the mould of Jaap Stam - tough, uncomprimising and often on the wrong side of the rules.
He was the one cutting down Cristiano Ronaldo in the beginning of that infamous game against Portugal - the one with the 4 red and 16 yellow cards.
He caught him on the thigh with a boot in a totally reckless tackle and should have been sent off.
He's got this mean streak so he can form a wonderful partnership with Ricardo Carvalho who I think is among the most irritating footballers ever to have come around!!
Boulahrouz will not help Chelsea win over any of the people who say that the team is made up of robots - he'll probably take the role as Robocop...

[G_Man]

Who is he?

Tough paper round that lad.

[TheStig]

He's a decent player, but doesn't particularly strengthen them in any way. He's not even close to Gallas.

[Red_Polo]

A tough player, all in all pretty good. He's not nearly as good as Gallas though, nor is he much better than Carvalho. I'd go so far as to say I'd be happy for Chelsea to sign him.

[The Glove]

Boulahrouz A-ha

[Red_hot]

Boulahrouz A-ha


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[spud_gun]

Apparently the fee is somewhere in the region of 10m +

Jebus.

[Rich]

That'll be the sensible Chelsea school of negotiation. I reckon Peter Kenyon is Ridsdale in disguise.

[FowlerLeftFoot]

24? he must have a fake birth cert!