Chelsea are on the verge of closing a deal for Feyenoord attacker Salomon Kalou.
The Times says Blues chief Peter Kenyon held fruitful discussion with Kalou at Stamford Bridge yesterday after being given permission to speak to him by Feyenoord.
The Dutch club accepted a £5 million bid from Benfica last summer but, with just a year remaining on his contract, are resigned to losing him for little more than £3 million.
Chelsea are unlikely to gain a work permit for the Ivory Coast-born striker, who is uncapped and has been trying through legal channels to qualify for Holland.
The Times says Blues chief Peter Kenyon held fruitful discussion with Kalou at Stamford Bridge yesterday after being given permission to speak to him by Feyenoord.
The Dutch club accepted a £5 million bid from Benfica last summer but, with just a year remaining on his contract, are resigned to losing him for little more than £3 million.
Chelsea are unlikely to gain a work permit for the Ivory Coast-born striker, who is uncapped and has been trying through legal channels to qualify for Holland.
