Mourinho offers Lyon £12m for Malouda
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Chelsea have made a £12million bid for Lyon winger Florent Malouda, according to reports in France. The Blues have been heavily linked with a move for the player in recent weeks and appear to have made their interest in the France international official.
Coach Jose Mourinho is an admirer of the 27-year-old and Malouda has already stated his desire to leave Stade Gerland. A deal to bring the player to Stamford Bridge now looks increasingly likely, although Chelsea's offer is still below Lyon's valuation.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth technical director Avram Grant is set to join the club on July 1, although Chelsea refused to comment on his impending arrival.
The former Israel manager is friends with Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich and speculation about Grant's arrival sparked a row between Mourinho and the club's owner back in January. But the differences have been resolved and Grant is expected to be given a wide-ranging role as director of football.
Negotiations with Chelsea are alleged to have started, although no contract has been signed as yet. A Chelsea spokesman said: "Avram Grant is an employee of another football club and, as such, we will not comment."
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has made it clear he would not stand in Grant's way and the Israeli is expected to agree a contract with the Blues by the end of the month. -
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Pool losing another of their targets... And Chelsea as usually, snatching another player away from the big 4...
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i wonder if morinho's strategy to win to the cup is to deprive the rest of good players
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Come to think of it, he already has Robben and Joe cole in that position so why still want to take another left-winger... Unless one of them is leaving lah... or only to prevent Pool from getting the player...Originally posted by hisoka:i wonder if morinho's strategy to win to the cup is to deprive the rest of good players -
i got a damn sick feeling that one of the wingers is leaving.
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I prefer Kewell over him though
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Robben's Chelsea future in doubt as Jose closes in on Malouda
Arjen Robben's future at Chelsea has been plunged into doubt following Jose Mourinho's move for Lyon winger Florent Malouda.
Clubs in Serie A, La Liga and the Bundesliga are monitoring developments at Stamford Bridge and are posied to swoop for the Dutch international.
Robben has been close to agreeing a new long-term contract with the dethroned Premiership champions. But Malouda's £12million move to the Blues would limit his first-team opportunities and he mau now look for new employment and a fresh challenge.
Robben's sky-high wages and demands for Champions League football are likely to rule him out of a switch to a Premiership club.
Shaun Wright-Phillips could also be on his way out of the Bridge and although a return to Manchester City is unlikely he could be a target for ambitious Aston Villa. Tottenham and West Ham are also big spenders who may splash the cash and lure the England international to fresh pastures. -
I knew it, i just knew it, confirm is someone going out for malouda.
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I think its just to show Robben that if he don't accept the offer on the table, they will get someone else in... So if Robben want to stay, he better accept the $80+ thousand a week or else he can go...