Besiktas to rival Tottenham for Chelsea's Kalou - report

Apr 25, 2012 12:17:00 PM

The Turkish side are believed to have made a lucrative offer for the Ivorian, whose contract expires this summer, but as Goal.com exclusively reported, they face stiff competition

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Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou is attracting interest from Besiktas and Tottenham, according to The Mirror.

The former Feyenoord man's contract expires at the end of the season and he is yet to enter talks over a new deal with the Blues.

According to reports in Turkey, Besiktas have spoken with Kalou's representatives and are set to offer the striker a lucrative deal to secure a transfer, whilst Spurs are also monitoring the situation.

Goal.com understands that Kalou wants to stay in the Premier League, where his admirers also include Liverpool and Arsenal, but he is now being watched by clubs from Italy, Spain and Turkey.

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"More than 12 leading clubs are closely monitoring his contract talks," one insider said.

Since Roberto Di Matteo took over in March, Kalou has enjoyed a rich run of form, failing to be on the losing team in any of Chelsea's matches.

However, despite the interest in the Ivory Coast international, he remained coy on his future in a recent interview.

"I enjoy being here," he said. "There is no reason why I don’t want to stay. Robbie has come in and given me the chance to play more and I’m very happy with that.

"I never think there is no way I shouldn’t have a future at the club".

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8:00 PM BST

It's time to call an end to our discussion of Jose Mourinho's impending depature from Real Madrid here.

However, you can check out Ben Hayward's feature on the Portguese parting ways with Florentino Perez HERE or read our news story in full HERE.

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7:51 PM BST

Ayodele Olas ‏(@Olasking) tweeted: "If Mourinho is so good let him take over from Sunderland or QPR and let's see if he can win the Champions League, then I will respect him."

I feel like people complaining that top coaches only take over top clubs are missing the point. Taking over lesser clubs would squash their ambition - just look at Pep Guardiola, going from Barcelona to Bayern Munich.

Azam Nor Edwards ‏(@AzamEdwards) tweeted: "Real Madrid are too big for him. Chelsea only just right club for him I thought."

And Chelsea are favourites to swoop him back up, though Paris Saint-Germain,officially managerless Manchester City and Monaco are all outside contenders.

7:44 PM BST

Florentino Perez also addressed Real Madrid's approach for Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti: "I want to express my utmost respect for the PSG and their owners. A few days ago, the CEO went to the PSG to see whether it was possible that he could come and they said no. That is an issue that we will address tomorrow, we have a few days to think on it. There are several candidates [not just Ancelotti]."

7:37 PM BST

The Florentino Perez press conference is complete. There will undoubtedly be a few straggling quotes knocking about which I've yet to put in here, I'll keep a look out.

In the meantime, get in touch on Twitter to have your say on whether you think sacking Jose Mourinho was the right choice by Real Madrid!

7:33 PM BST

Where next for Jose Mourinho?

The popular choice remains Chelsea but could Paris Saint-Germain do a straight swap for the Portuguese, with Carlo Ancelotti going the other way to Real Madrid? Or is there another club that you can picture the Portuguese trainer rocking up at?

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