Carvalho Leaving Under A Cloud?

It’ll come as no surprise to any of us that Ricardo Carvalho is looking for a move to Inter Milan. The 31-year old has previously been linked with a move to the San Siro and he seems to end up wherever Mourinho is anyway.

Personally, this isn’t a move I’m bothered about because whilst I’ve previously regarded him as our best central defender, recurrent injury problems kept him out of the side for the majority of last season and the time has probably come to replace him with a younger model anyway.

The trouble is, whilst he’s always been a much liked player at the club, the manner in which he’s choosing to leave is a bit of a disappointment. Carvalho has already given his opinion on the way things are handled inside Stamford Bridge in the past, and as he prepares reunite with his former boss, says “I’ve been at Chelsea for five years, and four of them were very good, but this last season I spent a lot of time out injured.  This last year I was injured a lot. I wasn’t happy and Chelsea can’t have been happy with my contribution.  Furthermore, when I was injured the club should have given me more support. They should have helped me more, especially given my past four years at Chelsea.  Their attitude disappointed me a little. I believe my time at Chelsea has come to an end and I’m very happy a big club like Inter are interested in me. It’s a new challenge and I’d like to play in Italy.  Mourinho’s a coach who knows me better than anybody.  Together we won big trophies.  He’s an ambitious coach and a perfectionist. Let’s see if the clubs can reach an agreement. I’d love to work with Jose Mourinho again.”