other clubs are linked to him, but utd doesnt seem
interested.
Chelsea secured their first major transfer of the summer window
with Monday's £18 million purchase of Russia international Yuri
Zhirkov, but look set to embark on their own wave of Galactico
recruiting as a report in an Italian newspaper intimates that the
Stamford Bridge side harbour ambitious hopes of landing Roma
midfielder
Il Romanista claims Carlo Ancelotti would prefer the
midfield hardman over deep-lying Milan playmaker Andrea Pirlo, a
player whose credentials are familiar to the Italian tactician as
they spent many seasons together at the San Siro.
Roma chief Bruno Conti dashed any notion of an easy switch when
he baulked at a €46 million bid from Real Madrid. Chelsea sponsor
Roman Abramovich would therefore have to pen a large cheque in
order to tempt the Roman outfit. Conti said last week, "De Rossi
isn't worth €46 million, he's worth much, much more."
De Rossi and Pirlo have not been the only Serie A
representatives to be linked to the Blues. Inter full-back Maicon
is also apparently on Ancelotti's shortlist as current right-back
Jose Bosingwa is receiving admiring glances from Bundesliga
heavyweights Bayern Munich.
