Makelele at Chelsea till 2009

[sergeyMS]

From our official:

Makelele signed an one-year extension to his current contract and would be here till 2009.

In 2009 he will be 36 years old, can people `hold` something at this age?

[loz]

In 2009 he will be 36 years old, can people `hold` something at this age?

and beyond eh Geezer, Bluebeard, Lofty, Just etc etc

For me this is good news - Maka will still be a fine player beyond this season and there is still a very important role for him to play

[midlandblue]

good news indeed, he will be a fantastic mentor to the tounger players plus I would rather he was with us than anywhere else. A legend in the making

[Backbiter]

Excellent news - fantastic player and great character.

[sergeyMS]

In 2009 he will be 36 years old, can people `hold` something at this age?

and beyond eh Geezer, Bluebeard, Lofty, Just etc etc

For me this is good news - Maka will still be a fine player beyond this season and there is still a very important role for him to play

It`s a good news, I never said `I want him out`.

But I don`t know, we have Diarra, isn`t it better to play him more often next season to let him improve than playing glorious veteran?? You see - this season, going the way we are going now, we should have 2 in the middle, Mourinho refuses to use 3 even when we really need it, and no secret they are:

Essien - Lampard (First and best choice)

Mikel - Ballack (`Back-up`)

Sidwell (`deep back-up`)

Diarra (can play RB)

I`m unsure about Maka`s next season.....

[Alan]

Good news, I still think he has a lot to offer us.

[Makelele]

excellent news, even at 36 he'll be able to control the midfield!!!

[Pauly]

this is possibly the best player to ever play this role- age is a total illusion, he can play at the top for another 3-9 years. Superstar- put him back in the lineup and get some depth in this 442

[footiemadman007]

Maka still has an important role to play within the team.

another piece of good news - taken from here - "18-year-old defender Sam Hutchinson has signed a new four-year contract at Stamford Bridge"

[g3.7]

yes, great news. second best signing this summer (after john terry).

[TomP]

Good news on the face of it,

but... I hope this is not the end of Diarra.

[BlueBosnian]

Good news. Can't wait to see some change in the midfield. We sure need it.

[The Moos]

this is possibly the best player to ever play this role- age is a total illusion, he can play at the top for another 3-9 years. Superstar- put him back in the lineup and get some depth in this 442

Not "possibly", he is THE best player in his position.