Danny ready to reignite £25m Chelsea move as he launches Zenit comeback

11 March 2010 11:23
Blue is the colour: Zenit's Danny[LNB]Portugal playmaker Danny hopes to prove Chelsea he is still worth a £25million move after recovering from a career-threatening knee injury.[LNB]The 26-year-old insists he was on the verge of a mega-move to Stamford Bridge before rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while training with Zenit St Petersburg 10 months ago.[LNB]Danny is set to play his first competitive match since returning to fitness when Zenit kick off their Russian Premier League season at Krylya Sovetov on Saturday, and expects Chelsea scouts to keep tabs on him.[LNB]'The injury made it a very difficult time for me,' he said recently. 'It prevented my transfer to Chelsea, for example, and even before the injury, I nearly went to Juventus.[LNB]'But I understand their position. They have to think twice before hiring a player who has an injury.'[LNB]Zenit will seek to recoup the huge fee of about £25m, which they paid for Danny when making him their replacement for Arsenal-bound Andrey Arshavin in August 2008.[LNB] Stranded: Danny knocks it past Jens Lehmann a year ago on the way to Zenit scoring against Stuttgart[LNB]Danny started well, scoring the winner against Manchester United in a man-of-the-match performance during Zenit's UEFA Super Cup win.[LNB]He now has the double aim of impressing foreign scouts and trying to win back a place in the Portugal team in time for the World Cup.[LNB] Drogba demands perfect 10 to beat Arsenal and Manchester United to titleChelsea and Man United target Aguero heads for exit as Atletico eye HuntelaarFormer Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink will manage Ivory Coast at World Cup LEO'S LONDON: John Terry must not follow Frank Lampard's path if he is to rise above the hate mobCHELSEA FC

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