Chelsea’s interest in Igor Lichnovsky shows change in transfer policy brought on by Andre Villas-Boas
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Universidad-de-Chile-c40825 defender has emerged as one of the most sought after players this season and the
Blues are currently in the lead to sign him.
The Blues’ scout confirmed that the London side were indeed interested in signing the centre-back, but revealed they were not planning to rush into the transfer. According to reports, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 are currently just keeping a close watch on the South American
player.
Alvial said while speaking to reporters:
“Igor is a very good player. We are keeping tabs on him and have added his name to our shortlist. He is one of the players who we are closely following.
We are not in a rush, though, as we realise that moving from South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 is not easy.”
Alvial, who has had previous experience with this sort of thing, revealed just how difficult it was for players to transfer from one country to another. He revealed how he had helped bring in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franco-Di-Santo-c14060 to Stamford Bridge and the struggles the Argentinean
had to face to adjust to English football.
He revealed:
“For example, I scouted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franco-c14050 Di Santo and it took him six months to adapt when we signed him for Chelsea.”
The Blues signed the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385, Di Santo left Chelsea because of lack of regular football in 2010 for
Wigan Athletic.
The Blues interest in Lichnovsky highlights the change in transfer policy at the club after the arrival of manager Andre Villas-Boas. Unlike previous managers, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 boss has focused more on young talent rather than superstars.
The Portuguese manager brought in the likes of Juan Mata, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oriol-c28659 Romeu and Thibaut Courtois in the summer transfer window. It goes to show that Villas-Boas is aiming to rebuild the club for the long run and is not just focused on short term
success.
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