Playmaker: Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery
Chelsea will again try to land Bayern Munich's Franck
Ribery and provide new manager Carlo Ancelotti with the
creative force he feels his squad is lacking.
Reports in Germany claim Bayern want in the region of £70m for
Ribery and have set a deadline of tomorrow week for a deal.
Bayern say they have received just one bid for Ribery -
who has also been strongly linked with Manchester United and
Barcelona - and it had not come from Real Madrid.
Chelsea will turn their attention to Real's 17m midfielder
Wesley Sneijder if the Ribery deal falls through.
John Mikel Obi will sign a new five-year contract at Stamford
Bridge but Ricardo Carvalho looks set to leave after blaming the
club for his injury problems.