Chelsea chairman
Bruce Buck
insists
the club are still confident of completing a 'marquee' signing
before the end of the summer transfer window.
The Blues have long been linked with Valencia star
David Villa while AC
Milan's
Andrea Pirlo and
Alexandre Pato have
been viewed as targets following the Stamford Bridge arrival of
former San Siro boss
Carlo Ancelotti.
However, eye-catching buys have yet to materialise, with just
Russia international
Yuri Zhirkov
completing his move from
CSKA Moscow on a
three-year contract on Tuesday to truly grab the headlines.
Having only finished third in the Premier League last season, it
has been suggested Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich is
again prepared to make his mark on the transfer market after a
couple of low-key years.
And Buck has confirmed hopes are high of securing a box-office
name, telling
Chelsea TV:
"We are looking for a marquee name, if that is the right
terminology.
"But, as you know, as you read about in the papers, most of the
big clubs are chasing the same players.
"We are only going to get one of those top-notch players, and
there aren't very many of them, if the price is right and he fits
into our team appropriately.
"But we are looking and we are optimistic."
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