Winger linked with Germany

Chelsea, 14:57, December 23, 2008

Bayern Munich are ready to make a bid to land Chelsea winger Florent Malouda when the transfer window opens in January.

The Blues French international is believed to have become surplus to requirements in the long-term plans of boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who is happy to let the player move on.

The 28-year-old has been a long-term target of the German giants and they are willing to pay £8 million to sign him.

Scolari, who does not have much money to spend on new signings, could be willing to let him leave the club to raise funds so he can draft in his own targets when the window opens. (Clubcall.com)
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Blues face midfielder wait

Chelsea, 14:58, December 23, 2008

Chelsea are set to wait until the summer to make a move for Napoli's Slovakian international midfielder Marek Hamsik.

Hamsik has scored seven goals for the former Italian giants this season and has been attracting serious interest from the Blues with a view to a possible January swoop.

However, Napoli have said that Hamsik is not available until the summer so Luiz Felipe Scolari will have to wait until then before he can land his man. The 21-year-old has spent the last four years playing in Italy but only joined Napoli from Brescia at the start of last season.

The Blues will have to pay out around £14million to get their man who has five goals in 18 international appearances. (Clubcall.com)
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