Chelsea closing in on £40m deal for Porto striker Hulk as talks continue
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2012 by Metro.co.uk
Incredible: Hulk could be heading to Chelsea
The news comes just 48 hours after Chelsea reached an agreement to sign Belgian winger Eden Hazard, with only the formalities left to be completed on his £32 million switch to Stamford Bridge.
Hazard's arrival in west London, days after rejecting Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal, is likely to be sealed after Belgium's friendly with England on Sunday, by which time the Blues hope to have struck a deal with Porto to bring powerful forward Hulk to the club, as they continue their summer of spending.
Givanildo Vieira de Souze, known simply as Hulk, is rated as one of the best forward's in Europe, having scored 52 goals in 95 appearances, including 21 last season, following his £4.4 million move from Japanese side Tokyo Verdy in 2008.
A versatile, strong, left footed forward, Hulk is seen as an ideal replacement for Didier Drogba - who will quit Chelsea when his contract expires on June 30th, with a move to Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua on the cards.
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