[JaredL]

Marca are reporting that Chelsea have made a 23 million euro offer for Alves. It also says that Sevilla are asking for 25 million and aren't interested in any player swap.

I think it would be bad to take such an offer though getting anybody Chelsea would offload is probably worse than taking vaguely close to what they're worth. If they offered something like 35 or 40 million I could see it. I don't think he is worth that on the market (he probably is worth about 25 million) but that's the point.

I think having Alves, Renato, Puerta, and Adriano being able to relentlessly make runs going forward gives Sevilla a good shot at beating anybody in a Champions League home and home. Alves has multiple times given Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and the top UEFA Cup teams fits. He is a special player and if Sevilla want to make a real effort at the Champions League or the Primera they're going to have to keep guys like him. There are only a few guys I would take over him if there were some sort of draft like you can do on Madden dynasty mode.

Either way they got him for I believe half a million euros so it's going to be a hell of a business move if he ever does go.