Chelsea are in contact with Santos for midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso.
Having failed to prise teammate Neymar away from Santos in August, Chelsea are now turning their attentions to Ganso, well aware the youngster is baulking at committing to a new contract.
Chelsea are willing to put £25 million on the table to bring Ganso to London, though have concerns over his current knee injury.
The midfielder is also a favourite of Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
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