*EXCLUSIVE: CHELSEA TARGET ZLATAN*
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*CHELSEA were last night preparing to join the hunt for £30 million-rated Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Owner Roman Abramovich has turned his attention to Sweden star Ibrahimovic, 27, after being so far frustrated in his efforts to bring in Kaka, David Villa and Carlos Tevez.*
Abramovich is determined to bring in at least one prestige signing to bolster new coach Carlo Ancelotti’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge. A £40m bid has been tabled for Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery – but Ibrahimovic has emerged as another major target.
With Kaka having joined Real Madrid, Villa seemingly set for Barcelona and Argentinian Tevez looking increasingly likely to switch across Manchester from United to City, Chelsea’s options have dwindled.
The club, as the Daily Express revealed yesterday, will make a last-ditch effort to persuade Tevez to come to London, but are now casting their net wider. Ribery is also being chased by Manchester United, Barca and big-spending Real Madrid.
But with Inter already in talks with Chelsea over the double duo Ricardo Carvalho and Deco, Abramovich could use them as a bargaining tool for Ibrahimovich, top scorer in Serie A last season with 25 goals.
So far, Inter have offered cash plus Argentina defender Nicolas Burdisso – on whom Chelsea are not keen – for the pair. The player Inter chief Jose Mourinho really wants is Didier Drogba, whom he groomed to world stardom at the Bridge. But Chelsea have offered Drogba a new three-year deal, which they are hopeful he will sign in the next fortnight, and are not willing to do a swap. Drogba is set to be hit with a three-game ban by UEFA today for his outbursts at Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo at the end of their Champions League semi-final defeat by Barcelona.
Drogba later apologised, as did full-back Jose Bosingwa, who labelled Ovrebo a “thief� but Chelsea’s plea of mitigating circumstances at the hearing in Nyon is unlikely to prevent a ban. The club are also seeking players, while Bosingwa is likely to be handed a one-game ban.
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But Zatlan now cost more than C.Ron !!
Might as well buy c.ron first, fuck up Real's tranfer & make them buy fr Blues for even higher $$$ then buy Ibra. Like that still got spare $.