Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea set to make £10m bid for Shakhtar right-back Darijo Srna
Chelsea are lining up a £10million January bid for Shakhtar Donetsk right-back Darijo Srna.[LNB]The 27-year-old defender is under contract until 2011 but, according to the Evening Standard, the Ukrainians will not stand in his way as the Blues have already made contact about the player.[LNB]The Croatia international, who has been at Shakhtar since 2003, said: 'The truth is I have two definite offers from top clubs in Europe, but I cannot name them. That would not be right.'[LNB] Case for the defence: Srna gets up and down the wing[LNB]Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti wants to boost his attacking options from the right-back position and is already without Jose Bosingwa who has been ruled out for three months with a knee injury.[LNB] Juliano Belletti and Paulo Ferreira have not matched the standards expected from Italian Ancelotti while Branislav Ivanovic does not offer the same threat going forward.[LNB]Srna has scored 18 goals from 71 appearances for Croatia and is usuallythe first-choice penalty taker for both club and country.[LNB]He will be eligible for the Champions League even though he has playedin the Europa League,although UEFA will only allow one player to be registered in suchcircumstances.[LNB]Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have also been linked with Srna over the past 12 months.[LNB] Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti fearful of Champions League reunions with AC Milan and Inter West Ham striker Dean Ashton retires aged 26 and weighs up Chelsea and FA injury compensation claims Ribery admits he'd have better chance of Champions League glory at ChelseaGhana demand Essien check-up amid Africa Cup of Nations fitness fearsKakuta bans talk of FIFA suspension to focus on making his mark with ChelseaCHELSEA FC
