Tottenham Hotspur were looking to add to their attacking unit during the January transfer window and wanted to secure the services of Angelo Gabriel. The former Chelsea winner has impressed in Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr, and Tottenham made discreet enquiries to sign him in the final days of the window.
Al Nassr will play another match in the AFC Champions League Two competition. They will host FC Goa at the Al Awwal Park today. This matchup is from Group D in the AFC Champions League Two.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has called another Chelsea transfer ‘here we go’ deal even though the window closed last Friday! Of course, just because the transfer window slammed shut in England and many other European leagues on Friday, there are other windows still open around the globe.
We’re approaching the halfway point of the season, and we’re now getting a picture of the loans we sent players out on this season. The Athletic had a nice summary of it all.
Nizaar Kinsella’s piece in the Evening Standard today claims that Chelsea’s sister club Strasbourg are interested in Boca Junior Valentin Barco, with a January bid possible.
Chelsea have raided Brazil in each of the last 3 transfer windows. Some of the South American nation’s best young players, from Andrey Santos to Angelo Gabriel and Deivid Washington have been snapped up by our youth revolution, and then sent out on loans across Europe and the Premier League.