Analysing the Transfer Gossip – July 11: Part Two

Chelsea plan to sell either Fernando Torres, 29, or Demba Ba, 28, if they manage to buy striker Wayne Rooney, 27, from Manchester United.

Full story: the Independent

What’s the story? No way? They’ll sell a striker if they sign one? Ba is potentially a bargain for someone but Torres isn’t going anywhere.Does it make sense? United are making the right sounds about keeping Rooney and even if they wanted to sell him they wouldn’t consider doing so to another English club.Is the price right? Ba could be had for £7-8m you’d think. It’s what they paid and they seem to have just signed him to allow them to push for the cups last season. Torres cost £50m and they won’t get a third of that.Will it happen? 9/10: Ba – It’s hard to see where he fits in at Chelsea now with the abundance of options they have. 2/10: Torres – They paid so much and he’s shown flickerings of what they paid for.