...well that's according to our favourite newspaper the Daily Mail anyway!. Being a Chelsea fan, hardly a day goes by without reading a ridiculous headline from this lot as they look to fill their pages and websites with headlines to grab peoples attention with little basis for the story!.
In this instance, they claim the following:

Chelsea face a battle to keep Daniel Sturridge after Arsenal took significant steps towards a shock summer swoop.

El delantero brasileño formó una dupla letal con Radamel Falcao García y redondeó una temporada a todo festejo con el Porto portugués. Aunque se cansó de gritar goles imitando al científico que se convertía en un monstruo verde, le escapa al ruido mediático y se apega a la familia. Pese a su potencia extrema, velocidad y técnica es casi desconocido en Brasil; contrató una asesoría de imagen para llegar a la Selección y aspira a cubrir el hueco que dejó la despedida de Ronaldo, su ídolo.

The transformation from Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk still isn't an easy process to watchHello? Is this thing still on? Oh good, you're still here.
Apologies for the delay in regular programming but, fret not, The Boys From White Hart Lane is back from it's Christmas hiatus and is ready to rock your socks off all over again in this new year.

So AVB speaks of Cahill and one possible other signing, dependant on value for money in this window which leads me to ask "Who is the second signing?".
You do have to wonder who it would be coming into the club as we have to consider the players who are due to be leaving or reported as doing so as early as this month or the end of the season when their contracts expire.

FC Porto striker Hulk is fast becoming a major target for a number of clubs this winter transfer season with the likes of PSG, Anzhi and Chelsea reported to have joined the race to acquire his signature.

Having scored 36 times in all competitions last year with a further 21 assists to his name, Hulk is currently one of the top strikers in the game at the moment.

There are certainly a good selection of Arsenal transfer rumours around this morning, but I'm not sure how many of them are even close to being likely! There is no doubt that Arsenal need a proper backup striker for Robin Van Persie, especially with the possibility that the Dutchman could be leaving next summer.

There are certainly a good selection of Arsenal transfer rumours around this morning, but I'm not sure how many of them are even close to being likely! There is no doubt that Arsenal need a proper backup striker for Robin Van Persie, especially with the possibility that the Dutchman could be leaving next summer.

Uruguayan international defender Jorge Fucile has reportedly welcomed interest from both Liverpool and Chelsea.
The Reds were linked with a move for the player in the summer, and have again emerged on the radar in the past week as Kenny Dalglish looks to add some strength-in-depth to his defence.

The 2011 year in now behind us and as we now move forward in 2012, we take a look at ten things that should happen for all Portuguese fans this year. 1- Cristiano Ronaldo will win the La Liga Golden Boot 2- Portugal will reach the semi-finals of Euro 2012 3- Porto's Hulk & Benfica's Gaitan will be sold in the summer 4- Benfica will reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League 5- FC

Liverpool is reportedly considering a January raid on Chelsea midfield target Fernando Reges.
The 24-year-old FC Porto star has emerged as one of a number of players in the position who is of interested to the club, according to The Daily Mail, with Celtic's Beram Kayal another player on the club's transfer radar.

Liverpool is reportedly considering a January raid on Chelsea midfield target Fernando Reges.
The 24-year-old FC Porto star has emerged as one of a number of players in the position who is of interested to the club, according to The Daily Mail, with Celtic's Beram Kayal another player on the club's transfer radar.

FC Porto forward Hulk has once again been linked with a move to London club Chelsea. However with Kaka and Krasic in the market, his chances of joining the Blues are getting slimmer and slimmer everyday.

Villas-Boas who knows Hulk from his days as Coach of Porto is known to be a great admirer of the Brazilian forward, however, with a buyout clause of $130 million dollars, and Chelsea's growing debt, Hulk is out of reach for even Abramovich's billions.

Gaitan, Hulk, Capdevila & more the Portuguese Liga stars who could be leaving their clubs in January

With the January transfer window set to open next week, Goal.com takes a look at the stars in Portugal who could find themselves on the move

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A news article on 2011-12-27 13:12:00 from: Goal

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En Eurosport han sacado el recuento de Los 10 mejores goles de la Champions League 2011 fase de grupos, como ya lo han de saber la Champions League es el mejor torneo de clubes de futbol en el mundo. Esto sucede cuando buenos futbolistas se esfuerzan al maximo de sus capacidades.

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En Eurosport han sacado el recuento de Los 10 mejores goles de la Champions League 2011 fase de grupos, como ya lo han de saber la Champions League es el mejor torneo de clubes de futbol en el mundo. Esto sucede cuando buenos futbolistas se esfuerzan al maximo de sus capacidades.

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Apparently Robin van Persie suffered a back injury after last night's 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates. You can fill in the 'carrying the team' punchlines yourselves.

The Dutchman scored both Arsenal's goals (Shinji Kagawa netting Dortmund's consolation), taking his tally for the season to 16 and his tally for the calendar year up to 33 in 30 games.

By Chris Wright

Apparently Robin van Persie suffered a back injury after last night's 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates. You can fill in the 'carrying the team' punchlines yourselves.

The Dutchman scored both Arsenal's goals (Shinji Kagawa netting Dortmund's consolation), taking his tally for the season to 16 and his tally for the calendar year up to 33 in 30 games.

FELIZ terça-feira! Brazil defeated Egypt 2-0 last night and Jonas netted in both goals for Mano's men ("quão legaaal" for the Valenciano!) By all accounts, the selecao were expected to win this match anyway and despite all his attempts, Hulk wasn't able to score from any of his best chances upfront.

Bem-vindo to Day 3 of Selecao Bootcamp! These Brazilian caras are still in Libreville, Gabon where they're scheduled to play a friendly as part of the inauguration of the newly-built 'Friendship stadium' below today. As we mentioned, the guys have been training hard and Menezes just announced his starting line-up with Hulk and Jonas leading the attack today.

Brazil coach Mano Menezes has already picked his eleven players that will start against Gabon on Thursday. Menezes gives Valencia keeper, Diego Alves, and Benfica midfielder, Bruno César, their first caps.
Injuries have robbed the coach of Real Madrid's Kaká and Marcelo and Bayer Munich's Luiz Gustavo.

BEM-VINDO aaao Selecao Bootcamp, a tradition we have on the Brazilian National Team. There are only two ways to get by the next few days soldier on and take it like a man (boring) or spice it up and go crazy, David Luiz style! Of course, everybody prefers the second one, especially when they'd rather be at home doing gloriously fun things like barbecuing on Anderson's front porch in a sarong (here's looking at you, Fabio!

Sorry Hulk, you didn't look so bad as a Brunette. o que voce FEZ?!! / via AP Photo

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Porto tonked Nacional Madeira 5-0 at a rain-sodden Dragao last night, with Hulk notching a superb chipped effort to round-out the scoring and send his side back to the top of the league though the real talking point was the debut of the Brazilian's eye-catching new dye-job, a shade of a yellow referred to as 'First Piss of the Morning' on the Dulux colour chart.

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Having been linked with a move away from Porto for weeks, giant Brazilian striker Hulk has made such a move more likely after declaring his partiality for a transfer into a big league. "The Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A are where people really want to play, where the stadiums are always full.

Having been linked with a move away from Porto for weeks, giant Brazilian striker Hulk has made such a move more likely after declaring his partiality for a transfer into a big league. "The Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A are where people really want to play, where the stadiums are always full.

México, que ha vivido más de 45 mil asesinatos desde 2006 y la tan maltrecha republica mexicana vive momentos de incertidumbre y la violencia en varias pates es cosa de todos los dias, México donde los sicarios son un verdadera lacra de la sociedad, es impensable ver un festejo de este tipo entre dos jugadores de fútbol.

Apesar de já ter sido chamado aos trabalhos da sua selecção por diversas vezes, Givanildo Vieira de Souza parece que ainda continua a ser um desconhecido para muitos brasileiros. Quando foi chamado pela primeira vez, este blog registou um "boom" de visitantes que queriam saber mais informação sobre o avançado que o FC Porto foi "desencantar" no Japão.

Apesar de já ter sido chamado aos trabalhos da sua selecção por diversas vezes, Givanildo Vieira de Souza parece que ainda continua a ser um desconhecido para muitos brasileiros. Quando foi chamado pela primeira vez, este blog registou um "boom" de visitantes que queriam saber mais informação sobre o avançado que o FC Porto foi "desencantar" no Japão.

Porto's Brazilian beast Hulk has been targeted by Wenger as a new powerhouse up front. Now called up into his country's full squad, the striker has been in decent form yet again this season with 3 goals from 6 games already. However, is the Portuguese league big enough to prove that he is good enough [.

Porto's Brazilian beast Hulk has been targeted by Wenger as a new powerhouse up front. Now called up into his country's full squad, the striker has been in decent form yet again this season with 3 goals from 6 games already. However, is the Portuguese league big enough to prove that he is good enough [.

Chicharito and Neymar set to go head to head

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Brazil will face a real test this evening when they take on Mexico in the estádio Corona, in Torreón. The match throws together super stars Neymar of Santos and Manchester United's Chicharito.

If there's one thing every national team should learn from Brasil... it's precisely THIS! The sense of camaraderie and loucura
during training, except they'll need to work harder during the match itself. Não se preocupe, there's a chance to do that against Mexico tonight!

It's only Day 2 of the Selecao Bootcamp and so much has gone down! Man United's Fabio who declared once that he'd prefer to play for Portugal ("Oh no he DI'INT!") went through the traditional 'Baptism Brasileira' process which involves standing on a chair and telling the whole room why you're proud to play for Brazil.

I noticed an interview published before the Bolton game and bookmarked it to refer back to today and especially now after yesterdays result, it is even more appropriate to discuss it now.
AVB was speaking of Danny Sturridge and what he offers Chelsea and his team and has compared him to "Hulk" of Porto.

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Mano Menezes has announced his squad to face Costa Rica in San José and México in Torreón. Lazio's Hernanes, Porto's Hulk, Tottenham's Ranieri, and Manchester United's Fábio all get recalls. Porto striker, Kleber, and Fiorentina keeper, Neto, have also been given a chance.

This week was a busy one for Portuguese abroad.

Both Porto and Benfica began their Champions League campaigns earlier this week. Porto was able to climb from behind and beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 at home. Hulk his a laser of a free kick and Kleber finished easily in front [read more]