Chelsea Express: Modric Offer to be Sweetened

Chelsea are reportedly playing with the idea of offloading some backup players to Tottenham as part of the deal that could bring Luka Modric to the Bridge.

Tottenham have rejected multiple offers and are adamant that Modric stays at Spurs, at least for one season. A deal worth around £30 M will be tabled in the near future by Chelsea and will include one of Salomon Kalou,Yossi Benayoun or Nicolas Anelka. Anelka has been left in the dark at Chelsea this year following Torres’ arrival and faces stiff competition from Sturridge and Kalou for a starting place.

The chase for Modric continues

Spurs face Hearts in Europa league qualifier in Edinburgh this week but Modric will not feature due to a groin strain. Andres Villas-Boas has spoken out on the fact that he wants a player of Modric’s ability, and will probably now have to settle for Porto star Joao Moutinho or Raul Meireles.

Kevin De Bruyne of Racing Genk keen to follow Courtois to London

Kevin De Bruyne

De Bruyne (20), a winger playing for the Belgian champions Racing Genk, is linked with an imminent move to England. Fellow ex-Genk keeper Thibaut Courtois was signed by Chelsea and loaned to Atletico Madrid, and De Bruyne will be nurtured the same way by going on loan for this season. He will be the 3rd Belgian signed by Villas-Boas if the deal goes through. Genk are holding out for a £9M deal for De Bruyne, but could have him for a year more as a loanee.

They will have to sign a clause that he could not be loaned out to Anderlecht or any other Belgian club

Snippets

^Patrick Van Aanholt is a target for QPR. The Dutch International spent a half of last season at Leicester City. Fellow youth Gael Kakuta is in for a loan to Lille with chances limited for the controversial Chelsea man.

^The car of John Obi Mikel‘s father has been found abandoned in Nigeria. Mikel is on compassionate leave from Chelsea and has issued a plea tothe kidnappers.

Slobodan Rajkovic of Serbia

^Slobodan Rajkovic (22), a player who signed in 2005 but has never played a match for Chelsea is on the verge of going on loan, again. The mysterious Rajkovic hasn’t got a UK work permit but is already a Serbian Intl. Rajkovic featured regularly in pre-season friendlies but his future is shrouded is an enigma.