The Latest on Sheva (Insert Stifled Yawn Here)
By: Martha | May 31st, 2007
In case you’ve been asleep for the last month or so, Milan want their beloved Andriy Shevchenko back and, though the striker keeps banging his “I want to prove myself in England!” drum, his protests are getting progressively less convincing, and it seems Chelsea are more interested in cash than actually letting him on the pitch again.
It was expected that the two clubs would formally meet on the Sheva issue this week, when Chelsea came to town to tell Inter they could keep Crespo. Quite reasonably, though, the people at Chelsea decided to use this brand new tool called a “fax machine” to convey that information, so the meeting with Milan was pushed back. Despite not yet meeting face-to-face, though, word on the street suggests discussions have been going on for a while, with the cost of the deal the only issue.
It’s seemingly fine with Chelsea if the guy they have to see as a bit of a waste of space leaves, but if they let him go they want to recoup their investment, which means they’re hoping to get about £30 million in exchange for his contract. And though Milan were happy to charge Chelsea that much when Sheva was theirs, they reportedly have no intention of paying it for him now. According to The Daily Mail, Milan officials are totally over the pain of the Ukrainian’s departure — “I know how to forgive betrayal” — but are concerned about both the asking price and, oddly, that Sheva might do a little flirting with Inter on his way back to Milan. Well! That could make things very interesting indeed.
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you take ronaldo we take shevchenko…i wish that happens! man o man that would make the derby that much more interesting… i think someone may die tho(that someone being one of the players)…FORZA INTER!
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That’s the thing about Inter and Milan fans; each would proudly proclaim about how much they absolutely hate their neighbor, and yet they still date half the enemy family. Ronaldo, Crespo, Seedorf, Pirlo, Vieri; all players loved by both sides (ok, maybe Vieri was more of like a fling to Rossoneri fans), despite being players and even Captains/Symbols on the opposite team. How can they whore themselves so easily? Most Ultras have self-respect and boo rival players, and ex-rival players, and ex-ex-ex-rival players… I bet Moggi is behind all this INTER-mingling.
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Well Mike, I’m afraid that’s going to happen more & more. Just look at the players that have swapped teams in London: Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, Emmanuel Petit, William Gallas,.. to name but a few. Still wouldn’t put any money on a Gattuso - Matterazi swap though.
On topic: who is the mystery man Ancelotti mentioned? Ibra? Figo? Sheva? A top striker like Eto’o or Henry? Someone else?
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If Carlo Porcelino alluded to all the “chaos” that would ensue with that mystery transfer, you can probably rule out Figo (he barely started for Inter), Eto’o (no bad blood between Milan and Barcelona, and Eto’o has publicly stated wants out), and Henry (he’s been tired of Arsey for a year already, so no surprise if he crosses the channel)… But maybe the turmoil suggested is of such a catastrophic degree that it would be more dramatic than any of us can imagine; chaos so fantastic it would cross the Atlantic, turning the MLS upside-down and changing football as we know it forever! Maybe it’s Beckham ;)
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Ouch, Mike! I’ll have you know that Figo started most of the second half, and was frequently one of the best players on the pitch for Inter. (Not that I’m far too invested in him or anything.)
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Over the years I’ve developed the ability to wake up on weekends at the ass-crack of dawn (ok fine, 9am) to watch La Grande Giostra and get my football fix, no matter how little sleep or how much I drank the night before; but with my team in B-urgatory last season not even Email-Diva Simona’s pretty face could drag me out of bed EVERY Sunday to watch an overloaded Inter play against a handicapped league. But as for Figo, he’s definitely got skillz (sic wit’da zed), he could play Kal-El in the next Superman movie (his hair is always “just right”), and Inter are a lesser team without him… Was that a political enough complement for ya? ;)
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