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Chelsea admit Alvaro Pereira failure

Chelsea admit Alvaro Pereira failure

09 September 2011 - 04:19

Chelsea have admitted they tried to bring Uruguayan defender Alvaro Pereira to Stamford Bridge in the summer transfer window, but failed to agree a fee with Porto for the transfer.

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  • The Uruguayan had been one of Andre Villas-Boas' most consistent performers whilst in charge at Porto, and the coach hoped to bring Pereira to Chelsea during the summer.



    However, Chelsea were unable to agree a fee for the player, as admitted by Villas-Boas himself: "For Alvaro Pereira, Porto’s asking price was too much."


    Written by Conroy Sanders











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