Last week, Chelsea’s new manager Jose Mourinho joined the Blue and started the rebuilding process right away as he did during his last tenure with the EPL club. He has a long list of players he wanted to include in his squad to strengthen his team across all departments, including attack, defense, and midfield, and one of his interesting contenders for midfield area is Porto’s Eliaquim Mangala - the 22-year-old sensational central defender from Primeira Liga. Until recently, he was a junior player but after a great success in the last domestic season, he got promoted from France’s Under-21 team to senior French national soccer team for their tour to South America. Another key factor that can affect his asking price by his club is whether he would make his senior debut for France or not, coz at the moment, Porto is reportedly asking a price of £30 million for the defender but if he becomes a senior player for France’s national team, his club would surely hike his price tag also. In any … [Read more...]