Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is ready to act on his long-term interest in Danish defender Simon Kjaer.

Kjaer quit Palermo for Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg in the summer.

Ancelotti has been following the defender since he first arrived in Sicily and is now ready to make concrete his interest.

Chelsea hope to do business for around £7 million with Wolfsburg for Kjaer.

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