Chelsea wrapping up deal for
Feyenoord's Kalou
tribalfootball.com - May 9, 2006
Chelsea are on the verge of closing a deal for Feyenoord attacker
Salomon Kalou.
The Times says Blues chief Peter Kenyon held fruitful discussion
with Kalou at Stamford Bridge yesterday after being given
permission to speak to him by Feyenoord.
The Dutch club accepted a £5 million bid from Benfica last summer
but, with just a year remaining on his contract, are resigned to
losing him for little more than £3 million.
Chelsea are unlikely to gain a work permit for the Ivory Coast-born
striker, who is uncapped and has been trying through legal channels
to qualify for Holland.
Chelsea sweat on Shevchenko's AC Milan
contract talks
tribalfootball.com - May 9, 2006
Chelsea are waiting on the result of talks between Andrei
Shevchenko and AC Milan over his future.
The Times says it is understood that Shevchenko will ask for a
two-year extension to his present contract that would keep him at
Milan until 2011.
In return for such a show of commitment, the 29-year-old expects
his £115,000-a-week wages to stay at the same level, bringing him
an incredible £30 million over the course of a five-year
contract.
If he fails to secure the deal he desires, he will give fresh
consideration to a move to Stamford Bridge.
Although Shevchenko will not submit a transfer request, he would be
willing to leave with the club's blessing, particularly if a deal
could be arranged that suits all parties.
Del horno is also likely to be sold and
SWP future is unsure just yet
