Brazilians are the best thinkers in football. You cannot really use your heart in football, that is a reserve of rugby. Brazilians own football and we need more of them in England to school the British on style and flair

Oti, Nairobi, Kenya

"Chelsea will be self sufficient by 2010" - Peter Kenyon

Time for a rethink, Pete?

I'd be surprised if Torres played for another English team but less so if he headed for Barcelona in 2/3 years time.

Kaka would be a great signing for English football. Arguably the best in the world on his day.

GP, Cambridge,

Is Scolari going to work?
The English way is very formal, the Brazilian is just the opposite. The English uses his/her mind as a way of expression, the Brazilian uses his/her heart instead. The English do not show their emotions, the Brazilian over do it.
Scolari DOES NOT LIKE the press.

marcia, london, england

Hey reap the whirlwind football fans... this is the price of having the best league in the world! welcome to the big time... cough up or sell is the maxim for success, get used to it!

nathan, london,

Lampard - outstanding?? Erm, how about No.This is why everybody hates Chelsea - they do not rear talent, think Fergerson with Ronaldo and Arsene Wenger with Walcott and Fabregas, instead they use their money to buy top players which undermines the team effort and unity that comes with the game.

V. P., London,

Whether it be to Chelsea or not, surely someone of Fernando Torres' ability will want to move to a club that has the potential to win major trophies? I know Liverpool have a great history, as we are so often reminded, but history is the past and we are currently in the present...

Alex, London,

Suyash,when did Scolari manage Real Madrid?
Rennie Moses: Liverpool did do it in the 70s "without money", in fact even Nottingham Forest did it "without money" in 79. And, in comparison to Chelsea and Man U., Liverpool did it with very little money in 2005-soul can't be bought...

Baz, Brisbane (formerly Liverpool),

Chelsea players are fake and full of themselves. Their fans depressingly similar looking with no imagination. They sing the same old songs and you can hardly see any real passion in them towards the team. There's no way Torres would become part of that...

Ani, Leuven, Belgium

This just typifies the Chelsea mentallity, if you cant win buy it!! Torres to leave a club with a pedigree & history like Liverpool, not likely, even the lure of the big money from Chelski wont affect a player who plays with his heart & has a loyalty to a club.

Andy Dargan, Manchester,

hey.. we are talkin about a manager who won world cup.. champions league is nothin compared to a world cup.. the ronaldinhos, kakas...became superstars under him..

Jitin Nair, Bangalore, India

If big Phil has any pride he will not spend any money on that team. He would be embarrassed to inherit a team that has had hundreds of millions spent on it, is packed with players other clubs would kill for and still feel the need to spend zillions more, it just tarnishes any future acheivements.

John, London,

Good to see all those life long West London based CFC fans posting in support of their team. You do know that if RA hadn't turned up with his wad, Terry would be playing for MU or AFC don't you. FIFA should cap salary at 60% of turnover, globally. No more bankrupt FL teams, and more even at the top.

Darren, Norwich, UK

No Glen, it is because we have 5 European Cups and 18 Leagues, that's what we call History!

This is typical of Chelski, and everything what is wrong with football, simply buying talent without nurturing or growing it.
Also with Scolari taking over I hate them more!

Sam, London, UK

Aren't football fans strange?

Sabetudo, Basingstoke, Hampshire

The English have to worry about their National Team. Euro 2008 without England is not the same.

Frank Honma, Sao Paulo, Brasil

Cheque book soccer ............ a game? - not really, merely business. Success which is bought means nothing. How sad.

David A. Smith, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

I hope Chelsea get their men bring it on i say, we as fans
have a feast of stars to watch every weekend lets have a few
more.
I have supported MAN UTD all my life through the lean years
and through the years of champers and caviar (no prawns)
i must say though this last season took the biscuit

steven, Blackpool, Lancashire

I don't know how some fans can be excited by this kind of talk. Its ugly and bullish and typical Chelsea. I believe they won't get many of these players though the papers love causing the unrest. We'll never know if Scolari is that good at club level as it'll all be bought for him,same old Chelski..

David, Cardiff,

I believe this is what came out of Chelsea FC

"Out of respect for his current role as Head Coach of the Portuguese national team, and to ensure minimum disruption to this work, there will be no further comment from Chelsea FC nor from Felipe about his new role.
So dont be fooled by the tabloids

Ola Ray, Gravesend, Kent

Re Rennie Moses: "The great teams....LFC".... "Ditto the 2nd stringers...Man U!! The chap has obviously taken a blow to the head. European Champions and EPL double winners, top of the pile, A No.1 my friend.....keep your snide comments to yourself.

How long Rennie?...18 years and counting

N Chriscoli, Warrington, UK

How can a club - already losing 100m. a year - afford to issue a new manager with a blank cheque to buy up Europe's best players whereas clubs like ManU, Arsenal and Liverpool all have to operate under economic principles. No wonder Chelsky are despised the world over. It's not jealousy but disgust.

Edmund Simpson, London, UK

Dave from Bristol is right. Chelsea can only field 11 players and, let's face it, the 11 better players of Chelsea (and Liverpool) both lost to Barnsley. A squad of elite players will not necessarily make a great team, as Real Madrid have shown. Glen, this is a football debate.

Gerry, Nottingham,

Torres came for money? are you crazy?. For your information Torres earned more at Atletico. He lost money signing for Liverpool. He didn't leave Atlético for money, he left cause he wanted to play Champions League and was tired of lossing and of the spanish press allways blaming him for every loss.

Guillermo, Madrid,

All you (wannabe) Scouse hypocrites whining about players being tapped up make me sick. Gareth Barry?

Liam, Birmingham, UK

The only thing Chelsea will get from Liverpool is a bunch of goals scored against them by Torres! Torres will go down as one of Liverpool's greatest goal scorers, he will be there for a while.

Colin Jackson, Halifax, Canada

What do Liverpool fans mean when they accuse Chelsea of having no history???. I suppose its true that they are not from a city built on the misery of the slave trade, and inhabited by people with a victim mentality, and mile wide chips on their shoulders like Liverpool is, but that doesn't equal no

Glenn, Shanklin, UK

Naming players with existing (partially brandnew) contracts like a shopping-list is disgusting. But when it's big players coming in nobody seems to mind. Until Arsenal fields their next team or England fail another qualification - then it will be the fault or precisely these foreigners.

Ilja, Sliema, Malta

If money is no object and the players become more mercenary than they are already its the end of our beautiful game.

John Eardley, Hania , Crete

Somehow, I think Scolari is creating a Brazilian/Portuguese team in Chelsea, out go the French/English/African players.

Lyle Kadim, London Mill Hill, UK

get it Liverpool has history, so does every other club, but you can't live on history, i know u want the 80's back but no-one else in the country liked your shell suits & perms! Even if you still hanker for them. Football is a business! Its pure economics, Torres came for money, as did ur owners!

dan, chelsea, England,

he won the Champions league and la Liga with Real Madrid??!?! We are talking about Scolari here, who in fact has never even managed a European club team?

Jon, London,

Wil Liverpool sell Torres? Na nar nar nar na nar nar nar

Scott Graham, Hobart,

New Chelsea manager...... new game of fantasy football

Anj Chelvaraj, Egham, UK

Suyash, can you fill me in on when Scolari manged Real Madrid to European glory? I must have missed that one!

The fact is Scolari won the World Cup with Brazil but just about any coach on the planet could have achieved that.

This will be a real test if if the right players dont come.

Nick Sutcliffe, Thrapston,

It's not just Chelsea that is ruining football - it's the top four places going to "Champions' League" football. Premier League football is a farce where we all pretty much know how the top four and bottom three will pan out each year. We need great old clubs like Villa and Everton to strike back.

Mick, Cork, Ireland

Scolari " will be given an unlimited transfer budget by Roman Abramovich".
Where is the money going to come from? Another interest free loan from RA presumably. I thought Chelse were aiming to "break even" by 2010. No chance of that now. They're looking at being £1 billion in debt!

George, Colwyn Bay,

Scolari targets, you mean Abromovich targets! Scolari has only just agreed to Manage Chelsea, as he's at the euros with Portugal I doubt he's had time to analyse his current squad let alone identify transfer targets. I guess it's easy to reel off a list of the world top talent as potential signings!

Xile, Shropshire, UK

The Chelsea billions in the bank go to work, just as the billion Man U owe does too!

The future is blue.

J.Dawes, Manchester,

Ha! Sell Torres? Don't make me laugh.

Chelsea, your a small time club with no history. Any player with a decent amount of self respect and loyalty, rather than being motivated purely by money would not choose to join you.

You'll get a 'well pass his sell-by date' Deco and maybe Ronaldinho.

C S J Massey, Cheshire,

Reading the list of targets should make me look forward to next season, but it doesn't. For neutrals, Chelsea *should* be 2nd team of choice and it's not. I think we neutrals prefer Arsenal or Man U. The ABU (anyone but United) sentiment is replaced by ABC.

PB, London, UK

are you SERIOUSLY trying to tell me that Liverpool FC is NOT about money? Grow up, open your eyes - you're precious club is the plaything of two squabbling American millionaires - you sold your soul and your birthright just like the rest - it's only the numbers that are different. Was Torres free?

jarvis, London, UK

There is one word that sums up Chelsea Football Club and that is "vulgar".

Scott, Bangkok, Thailand

I could build a team like that if I was playing Championship Manager, which I never have incidentally.

But if Chelsea succeed in acquiring these targets, with money being absolutely no object, then they really will have become a monstrosity of avarice.

Milo, Newcastle,

Liverpool are not going to sell Torres, classic media hype to shift papers, get hits on the site (which of course has worked a treat on me!) As for the rest, well they can only field 11 at a time and the 'galacticos' ethos wasn't necessarily all conquering at Real Madrid was it?

Dave Cookson, Bristol, UK

Torres -you must be joking.....Scholari will not be able to do anything that mourinhio or grant couldnt do.....
ok - hes a good manager. But give me 100 million to spend, im sure i would be able to do an equivalent job!.
Thats all that is happeneing, hes given money to buy players, its all money

Vishan, liverpool,

yeah it is great to watch wenger bring all these youngesters up the ranks, win nothing, fold mid season and then have them leave to bigger clubs. Very entertaining. Arsenal will struggle to make champions league next season.

woodsy1971, manchester,

What is the whole point, in football nowadays, to arm oneself with a checkbook and shop around for other teams' superstars? I actually take great pleasure in seeing the way Wenger buy and bring up wonderful youngsters for Arsenal. Chelsea simply has no identity, to me.

Savior, Lancashire, UK

How are newspapers allowed to publish names of players that clubs are interested in? They simply should not be allowed to do this. Illegal tapping up starts with the press. If clubs want to sign a player - they should do it through the correct channels - not through the press.

shaun Degs, Bangkok, Thailand

Scolari will attract more world stars to England thereby improving the spectacle. I'll be on the couch after midnight watching the fun.

Rob , Melbourne, Australia

Thanks for ruining the game Chelsea.

I know, why don't we just cut out the middle man and put price tags on the trophies?

Jimmy, Niigata ,

No experience in europian club football??? hwe won the champions league and the spanish league with real madrid ... he wins where ever he goes.

Suyash, Noida, India

Great to see RA combine money and mouth to buy soul. None of the great clubs Real, AC, Bayern, Ajax, Juve, LFC etc, did it without money. Ditto the 2nd stringers: ManU, Inter etc. Without money none would succeed. RA is mearly using the same tool: lucre. A bigger stadium/crowds might also help.

Rennie Moses, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

If Chelsea buy all the world's best players then hopefully they'll win everything in sight and totally ruin the game most of us have loved since birth. Wonderful.

Peter, Brisbane, Australia

Chelsea are depressing and turn me off football.

Dave Williams, Beijing, China

i can`t wait for next season to start. it`s going to be so good

Max, Yamagata,

One thing I like about Scolari is the winning mentality that he has, I mean look at his record at Portugal and Brazil, WC winner, WC semi finalist and European finalist which easily he could've won. I understand that he has no experience in European club football but it is all about winning game

A.Rahman Noh saeed, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Liverpool would never sell Torres,end of story

kev reid, manchester,

Big Phil has wound up Ferguson already. I love him.

John , london,