Chelsea sign Barca playmaker Deco

[bobo06]

Chelsea sign Barca playmaker Deco


Deco has won both the European and Uefa Cup in his career


Chelsea have signed Portugal midfielder Deco from Spanish giants Barcelona for a fee of about £8m.
The 30-year-old was recently told by Barca's new coach Pep Guardiola that he did not feature in their future plans.
"It is good for me to be here and first of all I am very happy to be here," Deco told Chelsea's official website.
Deco becomes the Blues' first signing since Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed manager earlier this month.
However, his signing is Chelsea's second of the summer after international team-mate Jose Bosingwa.
Brazil-born Deco joined Barcelona from Porto in 2004 after helping the Portuguese side win the Uefa Cup, Champions League and domestic league titles under former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
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Chelsea will get 4 good years out of Deco who is one of the best playmakers about



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He won two league championships with the Catalan giants, and was part of the team that beat Arsenal in the Champions League final in Paris in 2006.
However, a series of injuries hampered him during the 2007/08 season, and he made just 14 starts in Barcelona's La Liga campaign.
"I am sure I have come at the right time to do great things and be able to help Chelsea go back to the way it was and come back to being the first one, not only in England but also to win the Champions League that has been their dream for so long," added Deco.
"The Premier League is a great league and it is getting better and you can see that with the Champions League final, where you had two English teams."
Deco's arrival significantly boosts a midfield line-up already featuring the likes of Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Jon Mikel Obi and Claude Makelele. "It is great that we have so many great players here at Chelsea and it is great that there is the competition which is healthy for everybody and this just makes the team better. "To have great players in any position of the club just enhances the club. I know it is a new challenge but I am looking forward to it," he added.

[jamie_h88]

I hate chealsea with a pasion but always good to see such great players come to the premireship

[beerman]

nice one. Was hoping he would sign. £8mil seems a steal seeing as everyone inflates their price when they know Chelsea are interested.

[LFC Muppet]

nice one. Was hoping he would sign. £8mil seems a steal seeing as everyone inflates their price when they know Chelsea are interested.

If he was 5 year younger then the price would be treble, its only because he is on the wrong side of 30.

Still a good price though, especially for Chelsea because teams normally greed more out of them

[TheDean]

Bargain for 8Mill even if he sits on the bench for 1/2 the season...

[NiCkO]

8 mil is about right.. he's an decent player. nothing special. I don't think he will light Chelsea up in any way.

[LFC Muppet]

8 mil is about right.. he's an decent player. nothing special. I don't think he will light Chelsea up in any way.

Would Chelsea fans prefer to keep Lampard?

[bobo06]

Would Chelsea fans prefer to keep Lampard?

as a chelsea fan I would cash in on him as he's got 2 seasons maybe 3 left in him altough he's been chelseas best player season after season it would be sad to see him go

[ant3b]

Lampard is over rated. Granted he has a big hard powerful accurate shot and get about 20 goals a season. (including penaltys). He is a decent player in a good team but a bit slow. The italian game might suit him better as its slower..

[LFC Muppet]

Lampard is over rated. Granted he has a big hard powerful accurate shot and get about 20 goals a season. (including penaltys). He is a decent player in a good team but a bit slow. The italian game might suit him better as its slower..

He is far from over rated mate. as you have already put, 20 goals + a season for a centre midfielder is phenomemal.

I think at times he should have been left out of the England team, but definitely don't think he is over rated.

[diablos]

Deco real quality lampards nowhere near him as a player, dont believe the English hype of their players.

Terry henri was a worldbeater in england complete pash everywhere else.

[ant3b]

He is far from over rated mate. as you have already put, 20 goals + a season for a centre midfielder is phenomemal.

I think at times he should have been left out of the England team, but definitely don't think he is over rated.

Scoring goals he was good anything else.. bad

[LFC Muppet]

Scoring goals he was good anything else.. bad

Normally makes the difference between challenging for the league and finishing 5th or less.

So I would happily have a player soring 20 goals a season from midfield and playing shite in the process.