Carlo wants positive appeal

11 September 2009 14:10
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti confesses that the club's Fifa-imposed transfer embargo could prove a problem in the future, but he hopes for a successful appeal.[LNB] The Blues have been banned from buying new players for 18 months after being found guilty of inducing Gael Kakuta to break a contract with Lens in order to move to Stamford Bridge in 2007.[LNB]With an ageing squad, and taking into account the possibility of players sustaining serious injuries, Chelsea are expected to struggle in the long term following the suspension.[LNB]Ancelotti, who only took over this summer, acknowledges the punishment is far from ideal, however, the Italian is confident the Premier League club will achieve a positive result from an ongoing appeal. [LNB]"The decision was a surprise for me. But now the club are appealing, and we have to wait for a good result for us," he said.[LNB]Long-term deals"We hope that they overturn the decision. Now, the transfer embargo is not a problem because we have a very good team and very good players - but in the future, we'll have to wait and see.[LNB]"Now I have to think about my job and about my players. I haven't spoken to owner Roman Abramovich about it, but it's not necessary for me to do that. I don't have to speak to Roman about this situation."[LNB]Chelsea did not spend heavily on new signings this summer, deciding instead to secure current players, such as John Terry, Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole, to new-and-improved contracts.[LNB]Ancelotti insists this is not because the Stamford Bridge hierarchy feared punishment from Fifa was imminent.[LNB]"Getting players on long-term deals - given this decision - is very important. But that's not about this decision," he said.[LNB]"It's more about the future of this club - to have John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole in this team and at this club for years to come."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports