---
title: "Chelsea Hopeful €20M Will Land Copa Star & European Champion"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-hopeful-e20m-will-land-copa-star-european-champion/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Tariq Saleh"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2011-08-24T18:00:57Z"
modified: "2011-08-24T18:00:57Z"
---

# Chelsea Hopeful €20M Will Land Copa Star & European Champion

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**Chelsea have launched a €20 million (£16.6 million) bid for Porto wing-back Alvaro Pereira, according to The Guardian.**

The Uruguayan international would provide Chelsea with versatility as he can operate at either left-back or on the left of midfield. Despite having Ashley Cole at left-back, Chelsea are still willing to part with a large sum to acquire Pereira, after boss Ande Vilas-Boas instructed the blues to sign him, as he wants te replace the departed Yuri Zhirkov, who left Chelsea for Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala

The wing-back has a buyout clause of €30 million (£26.25 million) and Chelsea’s initial offer falls short of that and may be rejected by the Portuguese champions who are reluctant to sell.

Porto are always open to selling but they demand a large fee for their star players. On Monday, last season’t top scorer Radamel Falcao, a player heavily linked to Chelsea earlier in the summer, completed a €40 million move to Atletico Madrid.

Pereira was a part of Uruguay’s Copa America winning side and was a key component in Vilas-Boas’ treble winning Porto team last year and the Portuguese tactician wants to be reunited with his former player.

But with Valencia winger Juan Mata on the brink of completing his £23.5 million move Chelsea, it will raise the question of where Pereira fits into the Chelsea side.

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