Chelsea hunting for Mour
Posted Saturday, January 28, 2012 by The Sun
CHELSEA hope to sign Brazilian wonderkid Lucas Moura before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
And they also expect to seal an £8.5million deal for Genk's Belgian winger Kevin de Bruyne in the next few days.
Chelsea officials are in talks with Sao Paulo over midfielder Moura, 19, who is also wanted by Liverpool and Inter Milan.
And they are confident an agreement can be reached despite a release clause of £66.8m.
Chelsea could go as high as £25m for the exciting teenager who has won 10 Brazilian caps since making his senior international debut against Scotland last February.
Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas is keen to strike a deal for Moura after putting plans to sign Brazilian striker Willian from Shakhtar Donetsk on hold.
Villas-Boas admitted: "De Bruyne is not within my immediate projects but he's a good bet for the future and I am a manager who respects club policy.
"I will do everything in my power to help him reach his maximum potential."
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