Chelsea close to signing Alvaro Pereira from FC Porto – Portuguese Primeira Liga News
English Premier League giants Chelsea have upped their interest in Uruguayan star http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186, for their coveted left-back.
The Blues have been linked with a host of Porto stars since the start of the transfer window but haven’t actually purchased any of the players from the quadruple winning side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 and Joao Moutinho were regularly thought to be close to a move to Chelsea but a transfer did not materialize for any of them. However, that could change in the upcoming weeks, as the Londoners have allegedly targeted left-back Alvaro
Pereira from Estadio do Dragao.
The Uruguayan International has been on the radar of some of the top clubs on the continent but most of the potential suitors have been warded off with the €30 million buyout clause in his contract.
European giants like Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal have been keeping tabs on the highly-rated defender but of the three, only PSG have lodged an offer for Pereira.
Backed by the billions of their new Qatari owners, PSG have supposedly tabled a multi-million Euro offer and are considered to be the frontrunners in the race to sign the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/CFR-Cluj-c38778 man. The French giants now only face competition from Chelsea, as Liverpool
and Arsenal have are reluctant to spend a large amount on a player who is untested in the English game.
While PSG are looking to bolster their ranks for the upcoming season, Roman Abramovich’s team have sought Pereira as a long term investment to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809, who has turned 30 and is nearing the end of his glittering career.
The London outfit also have Andre Villas-Boas in charge and his presence could be the key in luring the Copa America winner to Stamford Bridge. Having won a quadruple with Porto last season, every player in the Dragons line-up considers Villas-Boas as their
mentor and would jump at the prospect of playing under his tutelage once again.
It is not any different for Alvaro Pereira and he may be enticed to join his former coach at Chelsea, provided that the club conduct the transaction smoothly and ensure a payment of €30 million to Porto.
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