Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Fed-up Mourinho banishes Gallas to Chelsea reserves

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is ready to condemn William Gallas to a season in the reserves.

The Guardian says Chelsea's hierarchy is poised to order the World Cup finalist to spend the final year of his contract in the reserves, a decision that has Mourinho's blessing.
Gallas would have two ways of avoiding that scenario. The first would be a repentant apology from Gallas towards his team-mates for what Mourinho has termed the player's "lack of respect". The second is for him to leave the club as the bargaining chip in a swap deal for Ashley Cole.
Chelsea suspect Gallas of a dalliance with their rivals before Arsenal's £5m offer for him, which was lodged at the weekend and which Chelsea rejected.