Saudi Arabia captain Yasser Al Qahtani, the newly-crowned Asian
Player of the Year, could be training with Chelsea as part of the
award.
The training offer, part of a partnership between Chelsea and the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is subject to the agreement of
the players' club, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, the player himself and
calendar commitments, Chelsea said in a statement on
Wednesday.
Al Qahtani, 25, said he hoped winning the award, which he received
in Sydney earlier on Wednesday, would boost his chances of playing
in Europe.
"It's a dream of any player to play in any of the European leagues.
I would prefer England or Spain," he said.
The prolific striker helped his country to the Asian Cup final in
Jakarta in July but they were upset 1-0 in the final by Iraq.