Bayern Munich interested in Chelsea defender Alex, Real Madrid to exchange Kaka for Neymar
Bayern Munich eye Alex
Reports reveal that German side Bayern Munich are keeping a close watch on out of favor Chelsea centre back Alex. Munich are looking to land the Brazilian defender in the upcoming summer transfer window to strengthen their back line.
The Bundesliga giants have not found a suitable replacement for Lucio, the central defender who left for Serie A side Inter Milan 18 months ago. The 28-year-old Alex would make a perfect replacement and would most likely be available after having lost his
place in the first team.
The £23 million arrival of 23-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Branislav-Ivanovic-c7994 is another player who Alex has to get past to make
it to the first team.
That seems difficult at this point considering that Alex has not featured since December after undergoing knee surgery. Alex is contracted to Chelsea until the end of the 2013 season and is expected to fetch an estimated price of £10 million.
Kaka for Neymar?
There have been reports suggesting that La Liga giants Real Madrid are preparing to exchange Kaka for 19-year-old Santos star Neymar. The young striker has been a Blues target since last season and was recently in London with to take a tour of Stamford Bridge.
While Neymar rejected a move last season and signed a five-year deal with the Brazilian outfit, he has been giving the London side mixed signals. He recently declared his desire to live in London and play for the Blues but then went on to pledge his future
to Santos.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss Carlo Ancelotti has remained determined as ever to sign Neymar and is currently preparing a £30 million bid for him in the summer. However, interest from Real Madrid might tempt the Brazilian ace to making a move to the La Liga.
There has been no indication that Madrid are willing to pay more than £30 million for Neymar, but the fact that they are offering Kaka in the deal could make it hard for Santos to reject. The 28-year-old midfielder has been linked with a move away, following
a particularly disappointing season at the Bernabeu.
If the deal does go through, the Blues will not be happy. Kaka has been a target for the English Premier League defending champions and the failure to land neither him nor http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neymar-c27639 will not go down well with Roman Abramovich, the club’s owner.
It is expected that Abramovich is willing to spend big in the summer transfer window, even though he spent £73 million in the January transfer window. The Russian billionaire believes bringing in top players is the only way to lead his club to the coveted
Champions League, the one trophy the Blues have not won so far.
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