Showing posts with label Kerlon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kerlon. Show all posts

Thursday, 27 September 2007

Two Brazilians on their way to London?

Kerlon's return to prominence seems to have once again made the teenager a hot property across world football. The Daily Mirror reports that West Ham are hoping to seal a £5million deal for the Brazilian, but will face competition from Torino, Real Betis and Espanyol for his signature.

Considering it's the Daily Mirror, this should probably be taken with a pinch of salt, especially as it is unlikely he would be able to obtain a work permit to play in England at this point of time. I would think a move to a Spanish or Portuguese club is a lot more likely for the talented youngster.

The second Brazilian possibly on his way to London is Ronaldinho, with rumors of a move to Chelsea refusing to go away, especially with his exclusion from the Barcelona side against Sevilla last weekend. The Sun reports that Ronaldinho will be able to buy his way out of his contract at the end of the season, allowing him to move for free to another club.

It would have to be questioned whether doing so is really worth £14million of Ronaldinho's own money, but if he does buy out his contract there will plenty of clubs throwing big money wages at him in an attempt to seal his signature, so it could work out. Chelsea and AC Milan are apparently heading the queue if this was to happen.

Monday, 24 September 2007

Kerlon's Seal Dribble is Back - Still Annoying Defenders

Kerlon and his infamous Seal Dribble are back, and it is still annoying defenders. Although not quite as vicious as the Colombian defenders' attempts to stop him, back when he originally debuted the Seal Dribble a couple of years ago at the South American Under 17 Championships, this reaction from Atletico Mineiro defenders last week is still pretty hostile.



Its nice to see Kerlon back to full fitness and finally breaking through as a consistent first team player. He has a bright future ahead of him, but needs to learn when to use this skill, because if he regularly creates this sort of reaction from opposition players, you have to wonder how long it will be before someone causes him serious injury.