Mourinho chasing £22m Villa
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is chasing Valencia ace David Villa - as a direct replacement for Andriy Shevchenko.
The Sun says Mourinho has run out of patience with Sheva and will try to land £22m Valencia ace Villa in the January transfer window.
Mourinho has had Villa watched 10 TIMES this season. A source at the Spanish club said: "We've got to know Chelsea scout Juan Sol well as he has been to Valencia regularly to watch David Villa.
"But Chelsea have already been warned we don't want to sell."
Mourinho knows he has to act now after Shevchenko's inept display in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday.
Chelsea chief scout Frank Arnesen saw Villa in Champions League action last week, accompanied by the club's Spanish scout, Sol.
Villa, 25 this Saturday, would be ineligible for Chelsea's Champions League campaign.
But Mourinho is still desperate to land him to take the pressure off Didier Drogba and boost the club's chances of landing a hat-trick of Premiership titles.
He tried to sign Villa last summer - but Valencia rejected a £15m offer.
The Valencia hero exploded out of nowhere last season to bag 25 goals in 35 La Liga appearances.
Villa - nicknamed El Guaje 'The Kid' - is now one of the most feared strikers in European football.
The Sun says Mourinho has run out of patience with Sheva and will try to land £22m Valencia ace Villa in the January transfer window.
Mourinho has had Villa watched 10 TIMES this season. A source at the Spanish club said: "We've got to know Chelsea scout Juan Sol well as he has been to Valencia regularly to watch David Villa.
"But Chelsea have already been warned we don't want to sell."
Mourinho knows he has to act now after Shevchenko's inept display in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday.
Chelsea chief scout Frank Arnesen saw Villa in Champions League action last week, accompanied by the club's Spanish scout, Sol.
Villa, 25 this Saturday, would be ineligible for Chelsea's Champions League campaign.
But Mourinho is still desperate to land him to take the pressure off Didier Drogba and boost the club's chances of landing a hat-trick of Premiership titles.
He tried to sign Villa last summer - but Valencia rejected a £15m offer.
The Valencia hero exploded out of nowhere last season to bag 25 goals in 35 La Liga appearances.
Villa - nicknamed El Guaje 'The Kid' - is now one of the most feared strikers in European football.
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