Oh, holy fucking crap. Abramovic is going to 'spend heavily one a few high-quality players to strengthen the squad' this summer. "
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Starting with, most likely, Sergio Ramos from Madrid; Daniel Alves or Philipp Lahm.
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Chelsea's on-going pursuit of a new right-back has prompted serious interest in the Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, with Roman Abramovich willing to spend heavily on a small number of high-quality targets to bolster the Londoners' first-team this summer.
Reports emanating from Spain yesterday claimed a deal worth in excess of £50m had already been struck for Ramos. While that suggestion was very premature and the figure quoted vastly inflated - no direct contact has been made between the clubs or with the player's agent, and the Londoners would not stretch to that price for a defender - it is a sign of Chelsea's ambition that they are considering moving for the Real full-back.
The 22-year-old features on a shortlist that is understood to include Sevilla's Daniel Alves, the attack-minded Brazilian defender who is a longstanding target at Stamford Bridge and came close to signing for them back in August, and the Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm as potential recruits to fill what has proved a problematic berth at right-back.
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