Football Corner

Now with Avram Grant at the helm at Chelsea, what can Blues supporters expect when the January transfer window comes around? Well I wouldn't be at all surprised if there were a flurry of transfer activity because when a new manager comes to a club they usually like to stamp their own mark on the team and the only way to do that is to buy new players, he will also have to get rid of some to accommodate the possible new arrivals.

Lets start first with departures. The players that I feel may be on the way out of Chelsea are the likes of Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba, both of whom were said to be deeply disappointed with the departure of former boss Jose Mourinho last month. But what of new arrivals at Stamford Bridge. Well Dani Alves from Sevilla has been a long term target of Chelsea's and I certainly wouldn't rule out the signing of the 24 year old.

During the summer Chelsea bid as high as 24 million pounds for him after he said he was flattered by the interest from the Londoners. The right back position at Chelsea has never really been taking by anyone and I believe Alves would fit in their perfectly. Another name that has been mentioned is Kaka from AC Milan. The player who has won numerous awards over the past month or so has said he wouldn't mind a move to England.

It would be one of the transfers of the century if Chelsea were to pull it off and it would take a humongous amount of money but with Mr. Abramovich in charge I wouldn't rule it out (although I'm not sure it would happen in January). Other names that have been mentioned are Fernando Amorebieta from Athletico Bilbao, Klass Jan Huntelaar from Ajax and even Mikel Arteta from Everton. I know one things for certain, there will definitely be activity in the market by Grant in Januray.