Elsewhere, the blues are also lining up a £30m bid for Samuel Eto'o, the man who scored the brilliant first goal in Barcelona's 2-0 Champions League stroll in Rome last Wednesday.
Leaving the club, Tal Ben Haim is in line to join former manager Sam Allardyce at Blackburn, but it seems that for midfielder Joey Barton will not be returning to the Premiership as he has said he wants to remain with Newcastle to help win them promotion.