Chelsea target Hamsik agrees new five-year deal with Napoli

Published: 18 Mar 2010 - 15:59:28

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Chelsea target Hamsik agrees new five-year deal with Napoli

Chelsea hopes off landing Marek Hamsik appear to be over, for this summer at least, after the highly-rated Slovakia midfielder agreed a new long-term Napoli deal. The five-year contract extension will tie the 22-year-old down to the Serie A side until 2015 in an agreement which signals his intent to continue his promising career in Italy and a blow to Carlo Ancelotti who reportedly had high hopes of signing him. Hamsik has been widely linked with a move away from San Paolo with a host of top European suitors chasing his signature with Real Madrid also mooted to be keen. Deal me in: Midfielder Marek Hamisk has committed his long-term future to Napoli But Chelsea, who will reportedly invest as much as £100million on new recruits this summer in a major squad clear-out by owner Roman Abramovich, must now turn their attentions elsewhere. Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Hamsik's representative Jurai Venglos agreed terms with Napoli director of sport Riccardo Bigon on Thursday. It is understood Hamsik will officially follow team-mates Ezequiel Lavezzi and Walter Gargano by putting pen to paper on the new five-year deal on Friday. Bad Drog to escape with two-game UEFA ban and club fine for Inter redRoman's rage: Abramovich turns on Chelsea stars as Carlo told to win titleCapello linked with shock Real Madrid return to replace under-fire PellegriniCHELSEA FC