Source: Daily_Mail
Lyon playmaker Pjanic is £15m target for Chelsea coach Carlo
Chelsea are preparing a £15million bid for Lyon's teenage playmaker Miralem Pjanic.[LNB]Manchester City had a £9m offer for the 19-year-old Bosnian rejected last summer but Chelsea have closed in on Pjanic in recent weeks and are favourites to sign one of Europe's most exciting young talents in January.[LNB]On the make: Chelsea are favourites to land Pjanic[LNB]Sporting director Frank Arnesen watched the second leg of Bosnia's World Cup play-off against Portugal earlier this month. [LNB]The received wisdom was that he was there to watch Bosnia strikers Edin Dzeko and Vedad Ibisevic, but in fact it is Pjanic Chelsea intend to buy before the result of their appeal against a two-window transfer ban is determined.[LNB]Asource close to the player said: 'He will be leaving Lyon in the summer and it looks like Chelsea will be his new club.'[LNB]Securing a player as coveted as Pjanic would be a timely coup for Arnesen in the aftermath of the controversial signing of Gael Kakuta, which led to the club being banned from signing players in the next transfer window.[LNB]Lyon will be reluctant to sell one of their stars to a Champions League rival, but Chelsea might be prepared to loan him back for the rest of the season if they can strike a deal before they find out the result of the transfer ban appeal.[LNB] Man City 2 Chelsea 1: Rich pickings as United old boy Tevez jolts BluesAncelotti loses his cool as he points finger at ref Howard for two mistakesTerry injury adds to the pain for Ancelotti after Eastlands defeatCHELSEA FC
