CHELSEA have upped their bid for Spurs defender Pascal
Chimbonda to £12million after being priced out of a move for Daniel
Alves. Blues boss Jose Mourinho was snubbed in a £10m offer for the
French right-back last month but has tested the resolve of
Tottenham chief Martin Jol with an increased bid.
Mourinho was trying to hijack Liverpools bid for Brazilian
full-back Alves but has been put off by Sevilles £20m asking
price. Chelsea were only prepared to stretch to £13m for Alves, who
is likely to move to Anfield.
Chimbonda was a £4.5m signing from Wigan last summer and Jol wants
to hang on to the player, despite a large potential profit.
Mourinho is desperate for a right-back even though Glen Johnson
will return to Stamford Bridge after a season-long loan at
Portsmouth.
The Blues boss has lost faith in his fellow Portuguese Paulo
Ferreira as a first-choice right-back. France midfielder Florent
Malouda fuelled reports he could be joining Chelsea in a £12.5m
deal after he left Lyons training camp yesterday.
