{"id":438741,"date":"2011-06-09T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/09\/atletico-madrid-defender-diego-godin-honoured-by-interest-from-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2011-06-09T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T11:47:00","slug":"atletico-madrid-defender-diego-godin-honoured-by-interest-from-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/09\/atletico-madrid-defender-diego-godin-honoured-by-interest-from-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin &#8216;honoured&#8217; by interest from Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Luke Reddy<\/h3>\n<h4>9 Jun 2011 12:47:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"66.2921857305\">\n<div readability=\"19.0696721311\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Diego Godin celebrates his goal in Atletico Madrid's Europa League win over Rosenborg (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/113700\/113755_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Diego Godin celebrates his goal in Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Europa League win over Rosenborg (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"30.1754133717\">A move to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/96\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> would be a dream for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/teams\/spain\/129\/atletico-madrid\">Atletico Madrid\u2019s<\/a> Uruguayan defender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/people\/uruguay\/11983\/diego-god%C3%ADn-leal\">Diego Godin<\/a>, who says he is &#8220;honoured&#8221; by the Blues&#8217; interest in him.<\/p>\n<p>The former Villarreal man &#8211; who only moved to the Spanish capital at the start of last season \u2013 claims he was the subject of a bid by the London club in January.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back starred at last summer&#8217;s World Cup as Uruguay made the semi-finals and says he would be thrilled if a move could materialise this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In January, Atletico received an offer but the transfer did not happen,&#8221; Godin is quoted as saying by <em>The Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They had already sold other players and did not want to weaken the team further then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Godin has quickly laid his cards on the table as the Madrid outfit look set to undergo a turbulent summer following the sacking of Quique Sanchez Flores and appointment of Gregorio Manzano.<\/p>\n<p>David De Gea, Kun Aguero and Diego Forlan have all also been linked with moves away from Atletico in what could be a dramatic few months at the Vicente Calderon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Chelsea to still be interested in having me is an honour and means I must be playing well,\u201d added 25-year-old Godin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who would not want to play there? To do so would be a step up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Godin has 43 international caps and would be added to a strong Chelsea central defensive roster which includes John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Alex and David Luiz should a move take place.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/09\/2524649\/atletico-madrid-defender-diego-godin-honoured-by-interest\" title=\"Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin 'honoured' by interest from Chelsea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin &#8216;honoured&#8217; by interest from Chelsea<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Luke Reddy 9 Jun 2011 12:47:00 Diego Godin celebrates his goal in Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Europa League win over Rosenborg (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players A move to Chelsea would be a dream for Atletico Madrid\u2019s Uruguayan defender Diego Godin , who says he is &#8220;honoured&#8221; 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