With Barcelona whiz Bojan Krkic expected to put pen to paper on a lucrative new contract later in the year, Chelsea are turning their attentions to 17 year-old Italian superkid Balotelli.

Chelsea chief Frank Arnesen has had Balotelli watched in primavera action this season and had scouts check on the youngster as he scored for Inter in Sunday's victory over Fiorentina.

Inter president Massimo Moratti knows Chelsea will come calling and has slapped a £10 million price-tag on the youngster, which will do little to faze the big-spending Londoners.