shaundickov
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Only a matter of time before Alex becomes a 'done deal' I reckon. Brazilian, wants first team football, wants to leave in January, position we need to strengthen.........
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PHIL SCOLARI has been rocked by a transfer request from Alex.
The Brazil defender hopes to move on from Chelsea next month.
Alex said: “I told Chelsea a few days ago that I wanted to leave.
“There are many options. But I have to think them through and see if Chelsea will let me leave in January.â€
It is a major blow for boss Scolari, who has failed to get on with his countryman since arriving in London in July.
AC Milan and Seville have already expressed an interest in the £10million-rated centre-back.
Alex is frustrated by his lack of first-team involvement, having made just 12 appearances so far this season.
He knows he is third-choice behind John Terry and and Ricardo Carvalho.
But what really worries the Brazil star is he will fail to make his country’s 2010 World Cup team.
Brazil boss Dunga currently prefers Lucio and Juan as his central defenders and has told Alex he needs to play more games to be considered.
Alex has not even been on the bench for the South Americans’ most recent qualifiers. The player, who began his career with Santos, came to Chelsea via PSV Eindhoven.
The Blues paid one dollar for him when he moved in the summer of 2007, after being on loan with the Dutch outfit for three years.
The silver lining for Scolari is that any money generated by a sale could help finance buying a top new striker.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2024714.ece" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... 024714.ece</a>
PHIL SCOLARI has been rocked by a transfer request from Alex.
The Brazil defender hopes to move on from Chelsea next month.
Alex said: “I told Chelsea a few days ago that I wanted to leave.
“There are many options. But I have to think them through and see if Chelsea will let me leave in January.â€
It is a major blow for boss Scolari, who has failed to get on with his countryman since arriving in London in July.
AC Milan and Seville have already expressed an interest in the £10million-rated centre-back.
Alex is frustrated by his lack of first-team involvement, having made just 12 appearances so far this season.
He knows he is third-choice behind John Terry and and Ricardo Carvalho.
But what really worries the Brazil star is he will fail to make his country’s 2010 World Cup team.
Brazil boss Dunga currently prefers Lucio and Juan as his central defenders and has told Alex he needs to play more games to be considered.
Alex has not even been on the bench for the South Americans’ most recent qualifiers. The player, who began his career with Santos, came to Chelsea via PSV Eindhoven.
The Blues paid one dollar for him when he moved in the summer of 2007, after being on loan with the Dutch outfit for three years.
The silver lining for Scolari is that any money generated by a sale could help finance buying a top new striker.