Andre Villas-Boas makes transfer plan amidst fear of getting sacked

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has, for the first time, accepted that the ‘cultural pattern’ at Chelsea might continue and he could get sacked. But the Portuguese coach isn’t bothered and is already making plans to shell out a huge sum over the summer to bring in fresh faces at the Stamford Bridge, with a raid at his former club FC Porto for as many as three players on the agenda.

Mind games at Chelsea?

Speaking to Portuguese radio station TSF, Villas-Boas compared the current situation to the club’s situation last season under Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian manager was brutally sacked by Roman Abramovich soon after Chelsea’s last match of the campaign. Villas-Boas said:

“We are now in the exact same moment as last year. It is an exact copy. The pattern of behaviour of the owner has led to a (manager’s) downfall in similar situations or even ‘better’ situations.

“What will be the reaction? It will be one of the two, a continuation of the project and full support or just the cultural pattern that has happened before. We don’t know.”

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The fear of sack has not hindered Villas-Boas’ vision as he looks to carry forward his ‘project’ at the Bridge. The 34 year old is looking forward to the summer transfer window and is expected to launch bids for Porto’s trio of star forward Hulk, midfielder Joao Moutinho and wing-back Alvaro Pereira. Villas-Boas added:

“We have Kalou and Malouda, both of whom are nearing the end of their contracts, while Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge are the future. As such, there will surely be a place to fill and I see room for an explosive player on the wing, someone who is strong in one-on-one situations and Hulk fits that profile. Moutinho and Pereira could also surely play in the Premier League and at Chelsea.”