Chelsea are set to complete the acquisition of Porto’s Alvaro Pereira this week by making an improved offer for the Uruguayan international. Porto have rejected an initial £16.5m bid from Chelsea for the versatile wingback and are holding out for a fee closer to his £26m release clause. However Chelsea are quietly confident of getting their man, with Porto also choosing not to field Pereira in their squad for Friday’s UEFA Super Cup against Barcelona.
Pereira is a versatile player who can play at both left back and left midfield. With Yuri Zhirkov already out of Stamford Bridge and Florent Malouda set to follow him out, Chelsea have identified Pereira as the ideal candidate to shore up the left wing.
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