Chelsea signed Shevchenko!!

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Chelsea have completed the signing of striker Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan for a fee of around £30m.

The 29-year-old signed a four-year contract on Wednesday after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.

"I am here for the challenge and the excitement of the Premier League," said the Ukraine captain.

It is not clear whether the fee surpasses the British transfer record of £30m which Manchester United paid Leeds for Rio Ferdinand in 2002.

Shevchenko, former European Footballer of the Year, added: "I am going from one big club to another and joining a team of champions.

"There is a right moment to join a football club and I think I have arrived here at the perfect time.


Had money been my motivation for coming, I would probably have stayed in Milan

Andriy Shevchenko

"The Champions League has to be a realistic target for next season but it is not just about the Champions League. Chelsea is going for their third Premiership as well and I like the club's mentality of wanting to win every game they play.

"I have followed Mr (Jose) Mourinho's career carefully for the last few years and have been hugely impressed with the way he manages.

"He puts team ethic before individual expression which is the way I believe great teams are created.


TOP FIVE ALL-TIME TRANSFERS
Zinedine Zidane; Juventus - Real Madrid £44m
Luis Figo; Barcelona - Real Madrid £37m
Hernan Crespo; Parma - Lazio £35.5m
Gianluigi Buffon; Parma - Juventus £32.6m
Christian Vieri; Lazio - Inter £31m
Andriy Shevchenko; AC Milan - Chelsea £30m

"Had money been my motivation for coming, I would probably have stayed in Milan.

"I am pleased that Chelsea managed to conclude everything before the World Cup - I can go to Germany with a clear mind and proud to be a Chelsea player."

A statement on AC Milan's website said: "AC Milan communicates it has ceded definitely the sporting rights of Andriy Shevchenko to Chelsea."
 
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bah, liverpool have gerrard (and crouch :D ) I personally would not swap Gerrard for any player in the world today. No way, man u have rooney, arsenal, Henry. All top teams need their top players, Im just glad we have one as passionate and complee as gerrard! Cheski do have a staggering squad, but they will still be under pressure from at least one other team next year, its not all about the players.

Personally I hope Roman runs away/gets shot/bored and chelsea go bankrupt from the wage bill! lol
 
Plus-44 said:
I agree - We still have Henry though mate - who would you prefer?
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I'd obviously prefer Tel, but that's the last piece in their jigsaw, a world class forward for the first time in their history and unless he gets injured, I think they'll walk the premiership and should take the CL as well. :(

Maybe JohnnyG might even find his way down to the Bridge now. ;)
 
G-MAN2004 said:
Take that Arsenal, Man utd and liverpool fans :D
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As ive already said im not amazingly worried tbh, ok he's going to score more than Drogba but so would i, but there isnt a great deal of room for improvement for Chelsea.
We'll just have to wait and see if he can adapt to the Premier League or if he will end up like another high profile signing from Italy for a british record transfer fee.
 
Another nail in the coffin for premiership football imo, another year of this and we'll see some form of salary cap in place very soon, just as in motorsports, if one team has an overwhelming advantage then they get penalised to promote the competive nature and attractiveness of the sport. I can't help but feel that premiership football in general is heading for a crisis, hence why i gave it all up to support my lower league team.

Good signing but so much for promoting a youth policy :confused: is it just me or does Kenyon shove his head further up his backside every year.
 
Big Kev said:
Maybe JohnnyG might even find his way down to the Bridge now. ;)
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5 times last season I'll have you know;)
You've got to admit it's good for the PL though. Bringing in players like Ballack & Shevski means that all the other teams have to up the ante a bit if they want to compete. The PL was very close to becoming the SPL 'til we found a few quid:)
 
It'll be exciting to finally see him playing in the Premiership. :) I just hope he catches the flu before his visits to Old Trafford.
 
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