Pizarro wants to leave

MUTU

Unlike Makaay, Podolski and Santa Cruz he creates chances on his own, even though his finishing leaves much to be desired.

bayern1301

lol yeah his accuracy on goal is painful to watch for a bayern fan.

fanOfBayern

bayern1301

i dont consider pizarro and makaay bad strikers, i just believe they are not good enough for the new bayern, so atleast one has to go. better quality is needed, especially for a resilient comeback which is bound to be.

fanOfBayern

Pizarro agent reveals Chelsea offer

Chelsea have made a pre-contract offer to Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro.

The Peru international is leaving Bayern this summer on a Bosman and has been linked with some of Europe's biggest clubs, including Barcelona and Juventus.

However, Pizarro's agent, Carlos Delgado, revealed to Kicker that they have received an attractive offer from Chelsea in recent days.

Mirage

I could not imagine him in England, but... this is coming up a lot lately, its looking oddly likely to happen.

MUTU

I think he could well fit in the Chelsea style. He could be their next Gudjohnsen.

hunter89 · Getting the hang of it Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 31

I wish that pizarro would stay coz i love him and he is a really strong supporting striker ... i hope that santa cruz would leave coz he sucks sooo bad and was given a lot of chances by magath on the account of podolski who is waaay better. Confused

fanOfBayern

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Rangers must break bank for Bayern Munich's Pizarro

Rangers are moving for Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro.

The 28-year-old Peruvian is out of contract this summer, allowing Rangers to make a competitive offer for his services which are sure to be in demand elsewhere.

Pizarro is seeking at least £40,000-a-week - which would make him the highest paid player at Ibrox.

Tifon

I doubt he will go to a top european team.

Just like Santa Cruz, he will end in a mid table team in Spain or England.

Schweini_rules

BayernJ

Chelsea to win race for Bayern Munich's Pizarro
tribalfooball.com - May 27, 2007

"Chelsea are expected to win the race for Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro.

The Bosman prospect is also wanted by Juventus and Rangers, but The Sun says he will sign for Chelsea in the coming weeks."

So wrong team for Pizarro. Money talk... Shame on you

bogdan

Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro has joined Chelsea on a free transfer, according to The Times

The Peruvian striker is out-of-contract and is seeking a move away from the deposed Bundesliga champions after they failed to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Pizarro had been heavily linked with a move to Juventus after snubbing an ambitious offer from Rangers, but it appears the departure of Didier Deschamps from the Turin giants put an end to their interest.

Pizarro has scored 97 goals in 229 games for the German giants.

FC Bajern

MOURINHO: PIZARRO WILL BE INSTANT HIT

Jose Mourinho has backed Claudio Pizarro to make an immediate impact at Chelsea.

The 28-year-old striker has trained with his new team-mates for the first time since leaving Bayern Munich on a free transfer and is in line for a debut in tomorrow's friendly at Feyenoord.

Last season saw big-name recruits Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack struggle to live up to their global reputations and the Barclays Premier League title was eventually surrendered to Manchester United.

But Blues boss Mourinho is convinced the Peruvian will be able to adapt quickly to life in England.

He said: "He is what you used to call a typical British striker - intelligent and holds the ball well. He is not the kind of selfish striker who only likes to shoot, is good in the air and scores goals.

"And I hope I can give him some of my qualities as a coach. I think I can make him better. He is not a young boy but there is always place for an improvement and my competitive and aggressive qualities can make him even better.

"He has South American qualities but, at the same time, has played in Europe for eight years. Eight years of German football have made him a player with a European touch and that's important.

"The fact he had played for a long time for Bayern also means he knows how to play in a big team, how to play under pressure, how to play with other very good players and how to win trophies.

"I'm convinced he will have success here. I always like players with the mentality he has shown. He wanted to make a change in his life. For sure, he could have stayed in German football but he decided to move and I am very happy to have him."

Pizarro revealed a chat with his then-Bayern team-mate Owen Hargreaves, now at Manchester United, helped him decide to snub other suitors, including Italian giants Juventus and Rangers.

He said: "I had many options to go to other teams but I chose Chelsea because I wanted to move to England and I talked to my friend Owen Hargreaves.

"He told me he was moving to Manchester and that it was very nice in England. When I talked to the people here, I found them very nice and I know they want to win important things. I do too so that's why I came here."

Pizarro was also confident he would be able to command a regular starting place.

He said: "I know there is a lot of competition for a place but a club like Chelsea always has lots of games to play, sometimes twice a week, so the manager will probably adopt a rotation policy which will give me opportunities.

"Then it is up to me to make it difficult to be left out of the side. I know there are lots of players here of excellent quality but I aim to play well when I get the chance.

"My eight years in Germany have given me experience of European football so the transition period is not going to be so complicated."

source: sportinglife.com