Chelsea are preparing to lodge a bid worth a reported amount of £16.6 million for Porto wing-back Alvaro Pereira.
According to The Guardian, Andre Villas-Boas is keen to link up with the 25-year-old who he worked with at the Portuguese club last season.
It is believed that there is a €30 million buy-out clause in the Uruguayan’s contract and Chelsea are preparing to enter negotiations with Porto in the next week.
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