Saturday, November 26, 2011

Liverpool & Arsenal Consider Shock Move For Chelsea Forward

It appears as though there could be a major overhaul at Stamford Bridge with three strikers all out of contract at the end of the season as Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou are all linked with moves away fro Chelsea.

One forward who could remain in the Premier League is Ivory Coast star Kalou who despite never managing to become a first team regular for Chelsea is reportedly being linked with both Arsenal and Liverpool.

The 26-year-old has been with Chelsea since 2006 and scored 39 goals for the club, as well as having plenty of success being part of the league winning side in 2010 and helping the club win there FA Cup's.

However, Kalou has never been a regular starter and this season has fallen behind the likes of Fernando Torres, Daniel Sturridge and Juan Mata who is also being deployed as a forward in a front three.

There has been little talk of Kalou receiving a new contract and that has alerted both Liverpool and Arsenal who believe they will be able to pick the forward up with a relatively low offer of £5million.

They are aware that Chelsea would rather sell in January than let him leave on a free transfer at the end of the season and are keen to add the talented forward to their squads in the New Year as both sides push for a top four finish.

While it is not guaranteed that either club would offer regular first team football, it would allow Kalou to remain in the Premiership and the two sides would gain a player with plenty of experience at the top level.

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