Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Salomon-Kalou-c32266 until the end of the current season.
The Blues boss also went on to confirm that the London side had not made a bid for Eden Hazard, the 21-year-old attacking midfielder c*m winger. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 since
the past season.
However, according Villas-Boas the Blues were not in the transfer market for the Belgian forward. Instead the manager went on to speak about Frank Lampard’s future with the club, which he believed would continue on in the long-term.
The 33-year-old English midfielder was linked with a move away after he was dropped from the first team by Villas-Boas. He was unhappy and made it known, while continuing to put in brilliant performances which have Villas-Boas convinced Lampard has a future
with the club.
Villas-Boas said in an interview:
"He's going to be here for sure. Yes, long-term.”
The Portuguese manager felt similarly about Ivory Coast strikers Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, who were rumoured to be heading towards a Stamford Bridge exit in the January transfer window. Villas-Boas confirmed they would be staying with the Blues at
least until the end of the current season.
He said:
“They will return to this club from the African Nations and hopefully we will hold on to them until the end of the season. That's our intention, and I think their willingness as well.”
As for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eden-Hazard-c11863, Villas-Boas admitted the player was extremely talented and had done well to help the French side claim two trophies last season. He however, refused to admit that the Blues had made an official bid for the player in the winter transfer
window.
He claimed:
“He's an excellent young talent that exploded last year in Lille's double-winning trophy season. But there is no official approach whatsoever.”
Apart from the transfer rumours, Villas-Boas was focused on improving his side’s performance on the pitch so they could improve their position on the Premier League table. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 manager urged his team to do better in the upcoming fixtures.
Villas-Boas continued:
“The problem is you have to show it on the pitch.
At the moment, we have exhausted ourselves in words. It's time for us to get a practical run of victories to make our title challenge together. We are trying to begin that.”
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