It was only a week or so ago I was getting a bit worried the groin operation he’d had in the summer seemed to be keeping Alex out for a suspiciously long time, but I shouldn’t have been so cynical because not only is he on his way back from injury but following on from Salomon Kalou on Monday, Alex is the latest Chelsea player to have committed himself to a new deal.
The Brazilian, who resumed full training this week, says “I am very happy to start again to train and feel no pain, and to sign for four more years. It was easy to decide to sign and now I hope to get back to playing well. My condition now is so-so. I think in two more weeks I am 100 per cent and can play without a problem. I hope now to start to play in the Chelsea games and play very well. He [Dunga] has spoken to me and said: ‘I am happy to see you playing again. I hope you start to play well and I will call you to play in the national team again’. To go back into the national team is important to me. Also the Chelsea team started very well this season, is at the top, and this season to win the Premier League is important to me. Now I want to play.”
Considering the club are banned from signing new players, you’d have to say that making sure we don’t end up further in the shit with any of the players we do have leaving, is the sensible thing to do and Carlo Ancelotti certainly seems keen on a bit more stability in defence “I am very happy that Alex has signed a new contract with the club. He is just returning from injury and surgery but he is a player I know well. I am familiar with all of his fantastic qualities, so I am delighted he will be with us for another four years.”
And if rumours in the press are to be believed, they’ll be making another sensible move in the near future with a new deal for Joe Cole – at last!
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