Chelsea will discover if they have succeeded in their bid to sign Croatia international Darijo Srna from Shakhtar Donetsk in the next few days.
Standard Sport revealed last December that coach Carlo Ancelotti wanted to bring the 28-year-old to Stamford Bridge and negotiations have already begun with the Ukrainian club, who are demanding a £20million fee.
Shakhtar are willing to sell because Srna has only one year left on his contract and the player is understood to be keen to move to the Premier League champions.
It is believed Chelsea are prepared to pay Srna up to £79,000-a-week for his signature and will make room for him in the squad by selling of Juliano Belletti and Paulo Ferreira.
Ancelotti sees Srna as a useful addition because he can not only play at right back, but also at right midfield, where the club has little competition for places.
Talks have been delayed while Srna has been away with the Croatian national team, but he hopes to meet with Shakhtar's president Rinat Akhmetov this week to discuss the situation.
A source close to the player believes that as things stand the chances of him moving to Chelsea is 80-20 in their favour, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are also monitoring the situation.
Standard Sport revealed last December that coach Carlo Ancelotti wanted to bring the 28-year-old to Stamford Bridge and negotiations have already begun with the Ukrainian club, who are demanding a £20million fee.
Shakhtar are willing to sell because Srna has only one year left on his contract and the player is understood to be keen to move to the Premier League champions.
It is believed Chelsea are prepared to pay Srna up to £79,000-a-week for his signature and will make room for him in the squad by selling of Juliano Belletti and Paulo Ferreira.
Ancelotti sees Srna as a useful addition because he can not only play at right back, but also at right midfield, where the club has little competition for places.
Talks have been delayed while Srna has been away with the Croatian national team, but he hopes to meet with Shakhtar's president Rinat Akhmetov this week to discuss the situation.
A source close to the player believes that as things stand the chances of him moving to Chelsea is 80-20 in their favour, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are also monitoring the situation.
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