Chelsea closing in on £40m deal for Porto striker Hulk as talks continue
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2012 by Metro.co.uk
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Chelsea have been chasing Hulk for around 18 months, and believed they were close to a deal in January, only for Porto to hold firm on their £60 million valuation, backed up by the player having an £80 million buy out clause.
However, the 25-year-old is desperate to move to the Premier League, and has told Porto he will try and force through a switch if a deal cannot be struck, leading to the club changing their stance.
Porto are still determined to keep Hulk for at least another 12 months, but talks with Chelsea later this week are likely to end with the Brazil international move to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth £40 million.
Hulk is likely to be handed around £120,000-a-week on a four-year contract, and following hot on the trail of Hazard and £6.5 million winger Marko Marin, he would be Chelsea's third signing of the summer so far.
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