Cannavaro to Chelsea.

[AFII]

Chelsea have agreed a shock deal for Real Madrid veteran defender Fabio Cannavaro.

The Sunday Times says Chelsea has agreed in principle a salary of £3.4million with the Italy defender and has been told by Real Madrid's current administration that it will not stand in the way of a summer transfer.

The deal has been done without Jose Mourinho's involvement, the Blues boss blocked a summer move for the World Cup winning captain.

Cannavaro will be the first recruit of a "London Galactico" transfer policy that Roman Abramovich has long wanted to enforce at his club, but has seen stymied by Mourinho's reluctance to work with older, more storied players.

[desertscouser]

Brilliant. A 34 yr old Cannavaro will get destroyed in the premiership.

[MrsB]

He's getting destroyed in Spain too btw.

[cobain]

It would be better if they bought the one and only Lucas Neill

[andyinswinton]

It would be better if they bought the one and only Lucas Neill

Apparently they tried, but Lucas Neill wanted too much money.

[desertscouser]

He's getting destroyed in Spain too btw.

Yeah he is. He should have retired after the World Cup....

[Parm]

too short, too old too slow for the prem.

[Howard_lfc]

He's getting destroyed in Spain too btw.

Is the right answer.

[dom9]

Chelsea have agreed a shock deal for Real Madrid veteran defender Fabio Cannavaro.

The Sunday Times says Chelsea has agreed in principle a salary of £3.4million with the Italy defender and has been told by Real Madrid's current administration that it will not stand in the way of a summer transfer.

The deal has been done without Jose Mourinho's involvement, the Blues boss blocked a summer move for the World Cup winning captain.

Cannavaro will be the first recruit of a "London Galactico" transfer policy that Roman Abramovich has long wanted to enforce at his club, but has seen stymied by Mourinho's reluctance to work with older, more storied players.

Who needs the BBC gossip column when you have AFII.

[Guest]

But Cannavaro is a fantastic player, one if not the best defender in the world at the moment.

[tomasjj]

But Cannavaro is a fantastic player, one if not the best defender in the world at the moment.

no, not at all
he got an incrediblke amount of praise during the world cup for doing regular centreback stuff
ridiculous punditry imo

[desertscouser]

But Cannavaro is a fantastic player, one if not the best defender in the world at the moment.

Fredo, he WAS an excellent player but he's been a shadow of his former self this year. He had a great world cup as did the whole Italian back 5 but age has finally caught up with him.

He would be terrible in the premiership and I only hope Chelsea buy him.

[cobain]

Apparently they tried, but Lucas Neill wanted too much money.

It's a paradox really, eh? You'd expect to get 70k pounds off Chelsea not WHU You'd expect that from a team that's in the top 4, not bottom 4

It's a strange, strange world I tell ya!

[cobain]

no, not at all
he got an incrediblke amount of praise during the world cup for doing regular centreback stuff
ridiculous punditry imo

same here! I even think Rio Ferdinand is better than Cannavaro (and I'm not drunk, just hungover).

Cannavaro scored against us, had a good world cup, but that's it! You can see how ****e he is at Real Madrid now. And he's probably one of the smallest defenders I had ever seen, so forget to rely on him to clear the ball with his head. Crouch would eat him alive, so would the rest of our team!

[MrsB]

But Cannavaro is a fantastic player, one if not the best defender in the world at the moment.

When was the last time you saw him play?