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Originally Posted by hitmannq8
but why??? they have Cudicini and Cech.. they also have Hilario who is pretty good for a 3rd-choice-keeper..
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it was on sevaral websites and came out about the time when the center of discussion was Dida's renewal and Galliani said he was sure Dida would renew.
As for why Chelski want Dida, true, they do have a young and very good keeper like Cech but his condition leaves a lot of unknowns about his future ... in fact, there are question marks regarding whether he will ever return to playing professional football and if he does, how would this injury have affected him.
They do have Cudicini but at CHelski the Italian is just that - a reserve keeper - and will never be seen as a permanent replacement for Cech.
Also, Dida is indeed one of the top 3-4 keeprs in the European football - last season put aside - and players like that don't become available every day on a free contract, you know.
So, in case Cech returns a different man than he was before that injury, if he returns that is, Dida on a free contract is basically the next best thing that could happen to Chelski after getting Buffon for free.
Provided that Cech comes back in his good old shape, Chelski can always keep Dida as star back up or just plain sell him to another team and keep Cudicini as a back-up keeper ... remember, they would be getting Dida on a free contract, so it's not like they have much to lose here, do they?
One other reason why Chelski may very well be Dida's new club is ... well, when was the last time Chelski had to be in need of a player to go after him. Those guys have bought pretty much every star player out there, available or not, and have packed their team with expensive players so densely that they have players like J. Cole, Robben, Wright-Phillips rotting on the bench ... why should it be any different when it comes to getting a new great keeper like Dida?