Filthy Luca in For Wright? - Ipswich Town News

Reports in today's Daily Mirror have Richard Wright in talks with Gianluca Vialli over a £5 million move to Chelsea. With Dmitri Kharine leaving the club Chelsea will be left with just two goalkeepers going into the new season. They should think themselves lucky, if Wright does leave Town will find themselves in the tricky position of going into the new season with precisely no goalkeepers at all. Come back Neil Gregory all is forgiven.

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