Michael Ballack and his agent admit shock on Chelsea’s refusal to renewal
After a troubled and injury marred season it should not be as surprising, as surprising Michael Ballack has made it regarding Chelsea not having renewed his contract. The agent of the world class midfielder has explained that the Blues are uninterested in the renewal of Ballack’s contract.
Earlier, before the World Cup Ballack suffered an ankle injury while playing for Chelsea in an English Premier League match against Portsmouth. Their defender Kevin Prince-Boateng was the person who injured the captain of Chelsea and Germany.
Alhough he later apologized but it was too late for Ballack as the injury had ruled him out of the World Cup. It was thought that his injury will be a deathly blow to Germany’s campaign and no doubt it was a big blow but the new team of balanced old has proved that they are no less capable of winning the World Cup. They thrashed England 4-1 while all their expected stars performed their best.
Ballack was extremely disappointed along with all the German fans on his early exit from the World Cup. The situation got so severe that fans started to give death threats to the family of Boateng. Ballack eventually calmed the situation out, admitting that he was over it.
Ballack is a bit disappointed that Chelsea is not renewing the contract. He is not the only major player in his team that is not getting a renewal. Joe Cole and Juliano Belletti join him in the ranks while all their contracts expire at the end of the month.
It was earlier contemplated that Ballack and Chelsea had disagreed on the terms of the deal but later the club revealed that they actually were looking for other players for replacement.
Ballack’s agent, Michael Becker stated that the decision by the club came as a surprise not just to Ballack but to him as well. The 33 year old told that there was no warning from the club about their decision so it really stunned everyone all together.
Becker relayed that talk about his contract going on earlier and Ballack had told him that he would be willing to play for the club even if his salary is deducted along with just a one year contract based on appearances.
While talking to media Becker stated, “He (Ballack) was completely surprised. He has not spoken to Chelsea for three months”.
The German coach Joachim Low has given information to the contrary commenting that Ballack was already in progress with a couple of clubs about his transfer. He mentioned that he had been expecting it and was in contact with other clubs while being in Miami for vacations.
He further went on to say that he and his team had met Ballack while they were preparing for the World Cup in Italy and also reckoned that the ex-player of Bayern Leverkusen and Bayern Munich still promised a bright future.
Low claimed, “I am certain that Ballack will play two or three more years at the top level so he will certainly not be thinking of ending his career. He has lots of opportunities, and he told me this in Sicily. He even has some concrete offers from different clubs in different leagues”.
He advocated his thoughts by saying, “I think when you see what condition he was in recent months for Chelsea then it is clear he will play at the highest level for two to three more years”.
With Ballack’s help Chelsea won for the first time, the League title and the FA Cup. Still the team failed to dominate in the Champion League for the 7th consecutive time.
The legendary German player Franz Beckenbauer stated, “It's a shame for him because he's not the youngest any more. Maybe another year or two would have done him good at Chelsea, but I can understand their disappointment”.
Recent rumours have revealed that the ace midfielder is set to make an appearance in his old club Bayern Leverkusen. They have actually offered him a deal sources have told and it seems very eminent that he will land up there in the end. However while that saga unveils his former club Bayern Munich has also an eye set on him.
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