Kaka Keen On Blues Move

Kaka's advisor, Diogo Kotscho, insists that the Brazilian is desperate to join Chelsea, according to skysports.com.
The Milan playmaker has long been touted as a potential summer transfer target for the Blues, with reports now suggesting that discussions have taken place between the two clubs in regards to a possible £80million switch.
The 26-year-old was always seen as being an unobtainable object of desire, with the Rossoneri unwilling to lose a player who provides their greatest creative influence.
However, with Ronaldinho having now been unveiled at San Siro and with their financial difficulties well-publicised, the Italian giants appear willing to enter into negotiations with potential suitors.
Should the World Player of the Year move to Stamford Bridge he would be reunited with Luiz Felipe Scolari, the man who handed him his international debut as a 20-year-old back in 2002 and included him a Brazil squad which went on to lift the World Cup later that year.
Any deal seems certain to break the world record transfer fee, which currently stands at £46million, but Kotscho is confident that a deal can be done which will allow Kaka to take on a new challenge in the Premier League next season.

"Real Madrid offered 90 million euros (£71million) last summer and Milan did not even think about the bid," Kaka's personal assistant told The Guardian.
"This time is different. This is the first time we feel that a deal will definitely happen.
"Because of the situation Milan are in at the moment, the deal is good for all parties involved.
"The move would represent a significant increase in Kaka's salary, on top of the 10 per cent transfer fee that goes straight to the player anyway - some 15 million euros (£12million).
"Chelsea are the club to be at right now. They are building a team to win everything."

Ben Haim Off To Eastlands

Tal Ben Haim will bring his miserable 12 months at Chelsea to an end next week and join Manchester City for a fee £5million, according to the Mail online.
He has agreed a four-year contract worth around £40,000-a-week and is looking forward to a new challenge.
Ben Haim, 26, joined on a free transfer from Bolton last summer, but struggled for form at the start of the campaign and barely featured once Jose Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant as manager in September.

He made just 13 appearances and was fined two weeks’ wages after criticising fellow Israeli Grant.
He said: 'If I knew Grant was going to be the coach I would have signed for another club. It was Mourinho who brought me here and no one except he and I know the conversation we had when he tried to sign me.

'The fact is while Mourinho was the coach, I played most of the games and people who know me know I would not have come here to be a reserve. I knew nothing good would come for me with Grant as Chelsea coach.'
Ben Haim has been training with the squad but will miss next week’s pre-season tour of China.
Right-back Juliano Belletti, is wanted by Benfica on loan.
Belletti joined from Barcelona for £4m but the arrival of Jose Bosingwa for £16.2m in May means he is surplus to requirements.

Bos Keen To Oppose Gamst

New Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa says that the player he is relishing facing the most next season is Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen, according to Teamtalk.com.
Bosingwa was introduced to the press at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday after finalising his £16.2million move from Porto.
And the Portugal right-back is eager to pit his wits against Norwegian Pedersen.
He said: "The Premier League is a very strong league and has many good players, but it will be great to play against Pedersen from Blackburn.
"Obviously it will be a pleasure to play against clubs with fellow Portuguese players but I like the way Pedersen plays.
"He's very fast and likes to bring others into the game. He crosses the ball very quickly. I like his style."
Bosingwa was also linked with a move to Manchester United this summer, but insists the only club he held talks with were the Blues.
He added: "I came to the club that showed more interest in me and I heard about United only in the press and I came to the right club who came to speak to me.
"I knew there was interest from other clubs but never spoke to United or any other club."
It means he'll be playing against Cristiano Ronaldo rather than with him, should the Portugal winger remain at Old Trafford rather than move to Real Madrid.
"It's good for the English league to have him here but it's not my decision," Bosingwa said.
"Usually we train in the same team so I don't have to face him in training!"

Blues Tracking Moutinho

Once again Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon have produced another top talent to follow in the ranks of Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma, Nani and Miguel Veloso. The newest homegrown star is their attacking midfielder Joao Moutinho who is at the centre of a bidding war between a number of the biggest clubs in Europe.
The 21-year-old is already captain of his club side (the 2nd youngest player to ever do so) and a regular in the Portuguese national team. He also played in all 4 of Portugal’s Euro 2008 matches (3 starts). Press reports earlier this summer suggested Everton’s David Moyes had stolen a march on the rest of the interested clubs by preparing a bold £16million raid on Sporting. However, now Chelsea are being strongly linked to the player who played under Felipe Scolari in the national set-up, according to website http://www.footballpools.com/.
However, Manchester United, Arsenal and most recently Barcelona are also casting admiring glances at the player. He has a proven track record at every level of club and international football. He made his Sporting first team debut at 17 and was brought into the national side at 18. It’s only since the 2006 World Cup that the youngster is now regarded as one of the key players in the squad.
In his first season in the Sporting first team the club reached the Uefa Cup final before losing out to Russian side CSKA Moscow. However, by beating 2 English clubs in that run, Middlesbrough & Newcastle, he was brought to the Premier League’s attention and his progress since has been monitored very closely. Despite being a creative player he has shown great consistency belying his age. Moutinho has made 108career League appearances (105 starts) for Sporting and scored 13 goals. He has also won 17 caps (1 goal) which, considering the type of player he is and the abundance of attacking talent which is produced by his nation, is impressive.

Wayne Signs New Deal

Chelsea left back Wayne Bridge has signed a new four-year contract, according to the official website
England international Bridge, 27, made just 19 appearances last season but new manager Felipe Scolari was keen for the former Southampton player to stay.
"I am pleased for Wayne that he has committed his future to Chelsea," Scolari said. "He is one of the best professionals at the club and I very much like his playing style."