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Chelsea target Maicon favours Real Madrid option

Chelsea still must convince Inter Milan fullback Douglas Maicon about a move to London.

The two clubs have agreed terms over a fee for Maicon.

But Marca says the Brazilian defender, who is valued at £6.4m, would favour a switch to Real Madrid in order to link up once more with manager Jose Mourinho, who guided Inter Milan to a domestic and European treble in 2009/10.

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