Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is hoping to land Chelsea
midfielder Claude Makelele in a cut-price £2million
deal.
The France ace is in the final year of his contract and has been
linked with Paris St Germain and Villarreal, having been told his
chances of first-team football will be limited next season.
Redknapp is on the lookout for players to strengthen his squad and
has already snapped up Sulley Muntari for a fee of around £7million
as well as defenders Sylvain Distin and Hermann Hreidarsson on free
transfers.
Redknapp told the Daily Mirror: "We could do a lot worse than sign
Makelele. If he was available I'd love to have him in my
team."
The tabloid claims the Frenchman, a World Cup and Champions League
winner, could cost as little as £2million although he would have to
take a significant cut in his £70,000 a-week wage packet should he
move to Fratton Park.
