No to Spurs, but will Roma's Mirko Vucinic resist Chelsea's £20m offer?

17 July 2009 10:04
Chelsea are said to be preparing a £20million offer for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic. The Montenegro striker has already ruled out a move to Tottenham Hotspur, but remains one of the players Roma may sacrifice to put a dent in their huge debts. The Italians are determined to hold on to hometown hero Daniele De Rossi, who has been courted by Real Madrid, but they will listen to serious offers for Vucinic and Liverpool target Alberto Aquilani. Manchester United maintain an interest in Vucinic but are unlikely to bid this summer, while Tottenham had been prepared to pay close about £17m until the 25-year-old ruled out a move to north London. The former Lecce player, who scored 11 to be Roma's second-highest scorer last season, recently signed a new four-year contract and is happy to stay at the Olympic Stadium. But he said recently: 'At the moment it's useless to talk because there aren't any offers, If one should arrive I will talk with the club and we'll see.   'Obviously there are places where I would not want to go. Tottenham? Let's reject that. I would be sorry to leave Roma, also because I have just renewed my contract.' With Roma only qualifying for the Europa League, the prospect of Champions League football would be hard to resist and Italian newspaper Tuttosport says Chelsea are ready to bid. Meanwhile, AC Milan general manager Adriano Galliani insists there has been no bid from Chelsea for Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo. 'We have never begun negotiations,' he said. 'There was never an offer for Pirlo from Chelsea. So the problem does not exist.'

Source: Daily_Mail