CATCH UP: The Chelsea Daily Drivel 26th-29th June 2010

""If Chelsea say he's available then we would have an interest. Until they clarify what their plans for Michael are, it's very difficult to comment, We think the world of Michael at this club - he's a good player, he knows the set-up and he's a popular lad with the squad.

I think Michael's future depends on what home-grown players Chelsea bring in because they have a balance to strike. It's not like going to Tesco and taking tins off the supermarket shelf - as we all know, getting the right players is very difficult. The biggest issue is where Chelsea see Michael's future.""

""My wish to go back to Brazil is due to personal issues, stronger than football issues, If that happens, Fluminense are the club closest to signing me.""

""I think I may be seen more as a right-back, but I am happy wherever the manager plays me. I came on against Stoke at right-back, and got injured in that game, injuring my back. I was meant to be involved in the last games, but I don't know, wherever the boss sees me, I am happy. I am capable of playing anywhere, if I am fit. When I have played, I have done okay and I think I can do a job. I'm confident in myself and now in my knee as well.""

""I wandered around Europe like a gypsy, without ever finding happiness or somebody who understood me. That's why I went back to Estudiantes,I was tired of being a wanderer. England has a spectacular Premier League but that's it. They don't train very much and there were no proper warm-ups at Manchester United.

Paul Scholes would turn up and fire off a shot, without warming up, from 50 metres towards the goal even when it was minus five degrees. I did that once and I pulled a muscle from my knee to my hip. I was never happy in England and my time there made me question my desire to continue playing.

I've never seen this sport as a business, even if it is my trade. I'm still enjoying it and I love the idea of still being competitive and in a club where I more or less grew up. I'll be giving up the national team after the World Cup but hopefully I can continue playing for a little longer. I would never have dreamed that I'd play in three World Cups." "

""My season for Chelsea wasn't great for what I believe were political reasons rather than footballing reasons, I love Carlo Ancelotti and have big respect for him. My leaving is not financial and it is nothing to do with Carlo. I love him and think he is a top guy and a top manager. I've loved my time at Chelsea and I love the fans but it is a story for another day and I will tell it. But now is not the time.

"Now I want to have a couple of weeks off, to sort my future out as soon as possible, to go on holiday with my family. Next season I want to have a fantastic season for England and for whatever club I am at. Wherever I go, it'll be a footballing decision. I want to play in a more central position and I want a manager who has faith in me. And I'm talking about club football here.

"It's a big decision for me and my family but I'm open to anything at the moment. I have purposely not spoken to anyone while I've been here because that wouldn't be fair on England. My phone has been turned off but now I want to sort it all out.""

""We were in a state of mind where we were reacting to something, That was the wrong decision. Now it's over and we're thinking about the future. It's really something brutal. For a player, for a simple problem to go to huge proportions - everything was out of control. Trying to blame one play for a collective mess, collective failure - I can't understand that."

It was like we didn't know how to get a result, The most important thing was that we didn't know how to work on the confidence. There was a loss of confidence on the pitch. We were trying to find a solution but didn't know where to start."