The Shed End

• Villa target £5m Sidwell as Barry replacement
• Grant could be in hot water with FA

• Drogba faced ‘terrible dilemma’
• Cech would stay for life

• Grant: referees helped United to title

• Grant claims ‘influenced’ referees helped United

• Champions League final: Chelsea need ‘fine-tuning’, says Michael Ballack
• Avram Grant blows whistle on referees

• Chelsea defender Carvalho fighting fit and ready to face United in the Champions League Final

Rumor courtesy of the Guardian:

Chelsea: With Didier Drogba due to play his last game in Moscow next Wednesday, who’s going to lead the Chelsea line next season? Mario Gomez, the 21-year-old Stuttgart striker, that’s who. Or David Villa of Valencia. Or Mexican wonder kid Giovanni Dos Santos , dubbed the new Ronaldinho just without the ability to eat an apple through a tennis racket. Or someone else. Who knows? They’re just rumors.

Yes, I’ve read all the stories speaking of Drogba’s “dream” of playing for Milan and that’s all well and good. I love Drogs and would want him to stay at Chelsea, but he is 30. He has a few more good seasons left in him and getting top dollar for him now and putting it into youth would be a very solid move for the Chels.

The names mentioned in the blurb: Mario Gómez, Giovani dos Santos and David Villa would all obviously be a wonderful acquisition. Giovani dos Santos is one that is being linked heavily with Chelsea. Even as far as people from Chelsea TV are saying this is nailed down and a done deal.

Villa is a player that IS going somewhere this season, but from everything I’ve read he’s wanting to stay in Spain and of course Real Madrid is lined up as the favorite for his next club.

Mario Gómez has been a player that the more I hear about and the more I watch, the more I really like him. He is young, which is always a great thing. And he already a certain skill level which I think would place him well in the Premiership. and his age gives him room to get even better.

But like the Guardian said, they’re just rumors.  Just something that gives me a bit to talk about.