The Danish international is heading into the final year of his contract
at the Amsterdam ArenA and though the
club look
likely to cash in on him, sporting director Marc Overmars has also denied that a deal with Dortmund is in
place.
Not only has the 23 - year old graduate of the Southampton academy failed to secure a regular first team
place since coming to north London as a highly rated and promising teenager, but a quick look
at the recent trophy success of the two
clubs would suggest that playing for Chelsea is more
likely to fill up your trophy room.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former
club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this
club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our
club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier
club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this
club is more
likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our
place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look
at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst
clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!
Moses moved to Chelsea last summer but struggled to break into the Blues first team during his first season
at Stamford Bridge and could be set to move away from the
club, with
places in the Chelsea first team
likely to be very hard to come by.
Ryan is
likely to face competition for a starting
place at Valencia with current No. 1 Diego Alves recently stating his wish is to honour his contract, which runs until June 2019, despite reports that the
club want to sell him this summer.