Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly looking to sign FC Porto stars Hulk, Alvaro Pereira and Joao Moutinho.
The demise of the London giants has been spectacular and unsurprising this season. Andre Villas-Boas arrived at Stamford Bridge with a huge billing but has been unsuccessful in paying back the investment on his services.
Boasting a superb record with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. However the Blues have failed to live up to their usually high standards under his tutelage and now find themselves
out of contention for the Premier League.
Things in the UEFA Champions League haven’t gone to plan either and the English outfit were humbled by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 at Stadio San Paolo, leaving the FA Cup as their sole avenue of earning silverware.
While a definite reason for their poor form has yet to be isolated, it is commonly believed that due to a lack of younger players, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 have been exposed to the brim this campaign.
Villas-Boas has come under intense scrutiny following some truly below-par performances and with his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 on the line, the trainer seems to be eyeing some top quality recruits for the summer.
With their financial backing, the Londoners have the capability to secure the services of any player they fancy. Boas, however, seems intent on scouring his former stomping ground for talent.
The coach has allegedly sought to sign http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Pereira-c5297, Hulk and Joao Moutinho in the summer and bolster his side in time for the 2012/2013 campaign.
Uruguayan International Alvaro Pereira was on the verge of making the switch to the Premier League last summer, but negotiations with FC Porto proved to be the stumbling block in the much publicized transfer.
Joao Moutinho has also been linked with the London-based team and could be a perfect fit at the helm, owing to his International partnership with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-Meireles-c30678.
Lastly, Chelsea are seeking a player who can change games with a stroke of genius and can provide the wow factor as well.
The man they have chosen for this is Brazilian International http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436, who has been tipped by various sources as the best player, the Primeira Liga has to offer. With a superb left-foot and array of dazzling skills, he seems destined for bigger and better things
and Villas-Boas will surely look to capitalize on that.
While all three targets could definitely provide the spark, Chelsea crave so desperately, engineering a swoop for all three could prove to be quite tough on the club’s bank account.
Hulk has a buyout clause of €100 million, while Moutinho and Pereira combined would cost upwards of €60 million.
Such massive spending could place the side in jeopardy with UEFA’s financial regulations looming large, but with Roman Abramovich’s notorious history of splashing the cash, Chelsea could be in for a major makeover in the summer.
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