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發表於 2006-5-21 07:43 PM
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Milan Or Chelsea? Shevchenko Will Say Next Week
Chelsea's chances of signing Ukraine captain Andrei Shevchenko from AC Milan remain in the balance.
The odds may have swung back in Milan's favour after the Rossoneri offered their star striker a two-year contract extension which would secure his services until 2011 and, significantly, deliver a substantial pay increase taking his salary to €6m (£4.1m) a year after tax.
On the other hand, Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich is conducting negotiations directly with the Ukrainian, whose American wife - the model Kirsten Pazik - is keen to move to London.
Shevchenko, 30 this year, only signed a new contract last year after a previous Chelsea approach. That does not expire until June 2009, but he is reported to have told Abramovich personally that he will leave Milan this time. A possible deal was given impetus when Milan initially failed to make a counter-offer - but that has now arrived.
"Shevchenko's future is at the heart of every Milan fan," read a statement on the club's website. "In practice, another five years would mean he would end his career in the Rossoneri colours."
Now Shevchenko himself has promised to announce his decision next week.
Asked if he was heading for England, Shevchenko told Gazzetta dello Sport: "I'm considering it and you will know my decision on the 24th or 25th May.
"I never said I had made my mind up to go to Chelsea. I just said that I was thinking about it for family reasons." Earlier this month he insisted that a move to England would not be for financial reasons.
"When you play for a successful club, it is not easy to find the time to learn another language," he said.
"I don't speak the language of my wife and my son."
While Abramovich works on Shevchenko behind the scenes, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon have confirmed their interest in signing the former European Footballer of the Year. And Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has hinted that Shevchenko may end up playing in England.
He joined Milan from Dynamo Kiev in 1999 and been a prolific scorer in Serie A. He will captain Ukraine at the World Cup finals in Germany this summer. |
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發表於 2006-5-15 01:13 AM
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