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| Wanted man: Hulk (right) is being targeted by new Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho |
Brazil striker Hulk has confirmed
Jose Mourinho wants him at Stamford Bridge and has bid around £35million
to lure him away from Zenit St Petersburg.
Zenit
have so far resisted Chelsea’s approaches and made it clear they want
to recoup more of the near-£50million they paid Porto for the explosive
frontrunner at the start of last season.
Hulk’s
wish to quit the Russian League and link up with Mourinho could prove
pivotal, and he underlined his eagerness to press for a move by
admitting he knew Chelsea had made a bid.
Asked about it at a Brazil
press conference on Thursday afternoon, he replied: ‘If I said there
wasn’t anything in it, I would be lying. But that is not for now. At the
moment, I am 100 per cent focused on the Selecao (Portuguese for the
Brazil team), and I hope to be a Confederations Cup winner with my
country.
‘It is a matter of
great pride for me to be playing in the yellow jersey, so near to my
family. Other matters will have to wait until afterwards.’
Not quite: Hulk was kept at bay by Joe Hart at the Maracana with a couple of spectacular saves
Though Zenit have rejected
Chelsea’s initial offer, it will remain on the table, in the belief that
a lack of alternative bids will force the Russian club to relent and
sanction Hulk’s departure to Stamford Bridge.
Hulk’s
stance has raised hopes within Chelsea that the transfer will go
through and one of the game’s most colourful and dynamic strikers will
spearhead a new-look attack under Mourinho next season.
Already in? Mourinho (left) could also bring in £20m star Andre Schurrle (right) from Bayer Leverkusen
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