Blues Eye Sporting Lisbon Midfielder - Why The Chance To Sign Him Is Too Good For Chelsea To Pass Up

Chelsea have a great selection of midfielders at the club who can all put in a shift when required to. They can call on any of Nemanja Matic, Ramires, Marco van Ginkel, John Obi Mikel, Oscar and now Cesc Fabregas. All have varied strengths and weaknesses, but all complement each other in one way or another. It is hard to see where improvements need to be made, especially as Fabregas has added that world class talent to the midfield.

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Manchester United Winger Could Make Move Away, But What Could He Offer Potential Suitors?

When David Moyes arrived at Manchester United in the summer one of the first things he did was extend the contract of Portugal international Nani. The move meant that United fans expected the winger to be heavily involved in the upcoming season, but with the introduction of Adnan Januzaj has seen Nani somewhat excluded. It now seems as though he will be leaving the club this month, either on loan or on a permanent deal, with either Fulham or Sporting Lisbon a potential suitor.

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7 Standout Players In The Portuguese Top Tier Who Premier League Clubs Should Be Looking At

Next in the series is the Primeira Liga. For those of you that don't know, it's the Portuguese league. This league is very much like the Bundesliga or La Liga in terms of there are only two or three teams that really challenge for the title, but even in those three, there's still that team who is expected to always finish behind the top two.

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3 Norwich strikers who need to pull their socks up

After a couple of seasons of consolidating their Premier League status, Norwich decided to take the next step this summer, splashing out on £13.5m worth of attacking talent.

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Which European league is the best? - the big matches

Whilst the English Premier League is the self-proclaimed greatest league in the world, and attracts the most viewers from a worldwide audience, is it actually the best league regarding quality of players, teams and football played, or is it just that the increased media coverage makes people believe that it is the finest on offer? I decided to take a closer look at how it compares with other European leagues by comparing the biggest matches on show.

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Brazil's next generation of Samba flair (videos)

As people begin to flock to the beaches for our short British summer, it is a good time to look at those youngsters who honed their skills playing on the finest beaches South America has to offer. Chelsea are swooping in on one of them, with Wallace agreeing to join in July from Fluminese, but who else is getting scouting networks worldwide in a tizzy?

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Ricky van Wolfswinkel: the best name in football? (Video)

Norwich confirmed the signing of Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel on Friday.

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Both Portuguese giants could remain unbeaten (video)

After 19 games of a 30 game season, both Portuguese giants Porto and Benfica remain unbeaten in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

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Could Van Wolfswinkel be the man to wake Norwich from their slumber?

Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel appears to be the latest in a long line of strikers linked with a move to Carrow Road this January. However, with reported targets Gary Hooper likely to stay in Glasgow to see out Celtic’s Champions League campaign and Danny Graham being prepared to fight for his place in Swansea’s League Cup Final line-up, Norwich manager Chris Hughton may now focus his full attention on acquiring the services of Van Wolfswinkel.

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Yan's the man for Alex

Let’s take a short moment to observe the curious case of Yannick Djalo.

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United in for Lisbon keeper

United are desperate to land a replacement keeper for the retiring Edwin van der Sar and have been linked with a variety of keepers across Europe.

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