Chelsea Transfer Zone: Blues in talks for winger and propose £7m-a-year deal to Kroos

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2014 by Dailystar.co.uk

CHELSEA are hoping to stave off interest from other Premier League club by launching talks with Dynamo Kiev for star Andriy Yarmolenko.

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The winger is wanted by Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham, with Stoke the latest Premier League club to make an ambitious move for the 24-year-old.

Potters boss Mark Hughes has stepped into the race and is willing to pay £12m.

The Ukraine international is ready for a switch to England and the Blues owner has moved to cut out the competition by sounding out Kiev over the details.

John Obi Mikel is confident the arrival of Cesc Fabregas will not force him out of Stamford Bridge.

Former Arsenal midfielder Fabregas completed his £27m move from Barcelona to Chelsea prior to the start of the World Cup, signing a five-year deal worth close to £200,000-a-week.

Blues enforcer Mikel struggled to hold down a regular first-team place last season following the return of Jose Mourinho as manager.

Arturo Vidal has given Manchester United a huge transfer boost by declaring he'd rather move to Old Trafford than anywhere else.

United's Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal are also interested in bringing Vidal to England this summer.

Vidal is prepared to reject the advances of Arsenal and Chelsea in favour of a move to United.

Real Madrid may be on the brink of beating Chelsea to the signing of Toni Kross after reaching an agreement with Bayern Munich for the Germany midfielder.

According to MARCA, Kroos will join the European champions for a fee in the region of £25m and put pen-to-paper on a five-year contract.

Chelsea had been preparing to splash the cash and were willing to propose a £7m-a-year deal to Kroos in a bid to lure him to Stamford Bridge.