Chelsea: latest summer transfer gossip

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Cash rich: how will Carlo Ancelotti, the Chelsea manager, spend Roman Abramovich’s money during the summer transfer window? Carlo Ancelotti has met with John Terry to discuss rumour of a move to Man City and believes the defender is happy to stay at Chelsea despite rumours of a £300,000-a-week salary offer. (Sun)

Chelsea could take advantage of the Middlesbrough fire sale to snap up England Under-21 star Andy Johnson – a target for Real Madrid last season – for as little as £8 million. (Mail)
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Carlo Ancelotti plays European card to keep John Terry away from Manchester City AC Milan: Andrea Pirlo will cost Chelsea £20 million

Real Madrid poised to scupper Chelsea’s bid for Franck RiberyCarlo Ancelotti is prepared to let defender Michael Mancienne re-join Wolves on another 12-month loan deal.

Chelsea have announced the £18 m signing of CSKA Moscow’s Yuri Zhirkov.

When Carlo Ancelotti officially takes over at Chelsea on Monday he will be handed a £60 million transfer kitty – Franck Ribery remains his first choice. (Star)

Chelsea will consider letting John Terry join Manchester City if they table an offer of £45 million and the captain hands in a transfer request. (NOTW)

Ashley Cole is ready to sign a new contract that is likely to see him end his career at the club.

Chelsea are still in the hunt for AC Milan’s Brazilian forward Pato. (Sun)

Daniel Sturridge, Yuri Zhirkov and Ross Turnbull will become Carlo Ancelotti’s first signings at Chelsea. (Mirror)

Florent Malouda snubbed a move to AC Milan to sign a new deal with Chelsea.

Arsenal have offered Emmanuel Adebayor to AC and Inter Milan to prevent the 25-year-old from joining Chelsea. (Mirror)

Chelsea could be ready offload Didier Drogba to AC Milan as part of a deal to lure Alexandre Pato to Stamford Bridge. (Star)

Zlatan Ibrahimovich’s agent has suggested that the forward is likely to start next season as a Chelsea player. (Goal)

Chelsea will test the patience of Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez by making a £50m offer for Fernando Torres. (NOTW)

Carlos Ancelotti’s latest interest is in £12 million Roma centre back Phillipe Mexes to replace Inter boud Ricardo Carvalho. (Sun)

Jose Bosingwa looks to be getting closer to a move to Bayern Munich. (Times)

Andrea Pirlo has suggested he would be happy to join Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea have made a firm offer for Franck Ribery according to Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, but are in competition with Manchester United and Barcelona (Sun).

Chelsea stand to make £12million through the sales of Deco and Ricardo Carvalho to Inter Milan. (Mirror)

Carlos Ancelotti has launched a last minute bid to bring Carlos Tevez to Stamford bridge. Reports suggest the Italian has been calling the Argentinian personally to convince him of the move. (The Sun)

Chelsea have edged ahead of Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham in the race to sign Portsmouth full-back Glen Johnson. The club is understood to have tabled a bid for £18 million. (Sun)

Chelsea are in talks with AZ Alkmaar over striker Moussa Dembele, who is valued at about £15m. (People)

Chelsea have taken a four pronged hit in their transfer bids after David Villa said any move he makes this summer will see him stay in Spain. (Guardian)

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Ancelotti also looks to be out-priced by Manchester City in his bid to add some English players to his squad. Having though Champions League football would appeal to Glen Johnson, the full-back looks set to accept a £120,000-a-week contact with the Eastlands. (Express)

The club are also reported to have been quited £65 million if they want to land Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich. (Times)

Sergio Aguero has been linked with a £45 million move to Chelsea, but the Atletico Madrid forward is reportedly demanding wages of £11 million a year. (The Mail)

Ancelotti is not expected to join Chelsea alone, with Andrei Shevchenko also potentially returning to West London and superstar David Beckham thought to be keen to continue working under the Italian. (Star)

Daniel Sturridge, Manchester City’s exciting young striker, has signed for Chelsea. (The Mail)

Yuri Zhirkov, meanwhile, has distanced himself from a move to Chelsea. “To sit on the bench and only get on the pitch from time to time doesn’t interest me, not even at Chelsea,” said the Russian. (Sport)

The club will do battle with Liverpool to land PSG midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.

Chelsea are fighting with Inter Milan to land FC Twente striker Marko Arnautovic.

Source from Telegraph.co.uk

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