The Gunners have offered £6million for the 28-year-old
Ivory Coast striker - but the Blues are insisting on £8m.
Emirates boss Arsene Wenger is ready to double his
weekly wage to £60,000 and has offered him a five-year contract.
Kalou rocked Chelsea in February when he said it would be an honour
to play for Wenger.
Kalou said: "He is a very great coach and I know that
every single player in the world dreams of playing for him. "I have
a lot of respect for him, he is one of the best coaches in the
world.
"Arsenal are achieving huge things and watching them
play is beautiful."
Chelsea are confident they will complete the signing of
£20million-rated AC Milan skipper Andrea Pirlo by next weekend.
Chelsea have had a bid of £14m plus Claudio Pizarro
rejected. But Pirlo has told AC he wants to follow Carlo Ancelotti
to Stamford Bridge.
