Chelsea have rejected a loan bid from Fulham for Mark Schwarzer, anticipating they might lose Petr Cech. "The Cottagers enquired recently about the possibility of re-signing their former goalkeeper on an emergency loan until the end of the season. But Jose Mourinho refused to sanction Schwarzer's departure, even though the Australian is currently third in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. Goal understands that Mourinho thinks that Cech could leave the club in the January window, leaving him without experienced backup to new No.1 Thibaut Courtois. Football League rules would have allowed Schwarzer to rejoin his former club on an emergency loan but the 42-year-old will now be expected to see out the one-year contract extension that he signed with Chelsea in the summer." The full story (mainly about Petr Cech): http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/10/10/5172601/- Don't know exactly when we made the request. Initially assumed it was old hat and possibly before Kiraly came in. However, Schwarzer's story in today's Standard - the one Cookie mentioned in the "Manager" thread - suggests that 'recent' could in fact have been, well .. in the last week, or so??
