Transfer Balls: Chelsea Ready To Dump Oscar And Replace Him With West Ham’s Enner Valencia

Alan Duffy

16th, April 2015

By Alan Duffy

A wonderfully gifted playmaker, Brazilian international Oscar has become something of an unglamorous workhorse under Jose Mourinho’s all-work-and-no-play Chelsea regime.

However, despite Oscar’s willingness to graft for the Blues’ cause, Jose Mourinho is now planning to offload the 23-year-old. Well, according to the Mirror, that is, who point to the Brazilian’s failure to finish a full 90 minutes since the end of January as a sign of Mourinho’s frustration with his flighty midfielder.

But while Oscar edges closer to the door at Stamford Bridge (with a long queue of suitors no doubt waiting outside – Juventus being the first in line), West Ham striker Enner Valencia is already being lined up to replace the Brazilian.

The Mirror (again) tells us that the 25-year-old Ecuador international has impressed the powers-that-be at Chelsea with his work-rate (key for Mourinho), fleet-footedness and versatility. After all, he has only bagged five goals this season with the Hammers.

However, the Mirror also tells us that Sam Allardyce and co. are ‘defiant’about keeping all their stars.

We shall see…