Click to use the eyefootball Desktop site.
Gary Cahill has finally completed his on/off transfer from Bolton to Chelsea. The England centre back has signed on at Stamford Bridge for a reported 85,000 GBP per week, and the Blues will pay around 7 million GBP for his services.
Cahill's signing for Chelsea ends one of the longest running transfer sagas in recent years. Bolton had slapped a huge 15 million GBP price tag on the defender last summer, but no deal could be completed before the end of the transfer deadline - despite major interest from Arsenal and Tottenham.
Two weeks before the January transfer window, Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas admitted that he was interested in the centre back.
Today, Cahill has finally put pen to paper on a deal and will join his new team mates for training tomorrow for the first time.
"Chelsea is a massive club, it is a club that looks to win trophies season in, season out and it is a big opportunity for me to be a part of that. Opportunities like this you can't turn down," said Cahill.
Written by Samuel Turnbull
Copyright 2007 - 2019 Eyefootball Ltd. All rights reserved. The news and views discussed here are those of the participating users, and do not necessarily represent or have the endorsement of the editors of Eye Football.
Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Contact Us - Use Desktop Site