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Spanish reports claim Chelsea and Milan have both lodged offers for Sevilla ace Daniel Alves, but it is claimed Real Madrid remain favourites to clinch his signature.

Liverpool have also been linked with the attack minded full-back, but it seems they are yet to make their move.

Milan and Chelsea are understood to have made contact but the offer from the English club is bigger at €24million (£16.2million), with the Italians tabling a €20million (£13.5million) bid.

Sevilla are ready to deal for Alves and are now considering their options.

Chelsea made their move after their Spanish scout Juan Cruz Sol watched him in action against Real Zaragoza last month and he submitted another glowing report.

Real are yet to unveil their hand - but it seems that they could very well offer players in exchange including former Sevilla star Julio Baptista, who spent last season on loan at Arsenal.

Now the bidding has started for Alves, the player will need to consider his options and initial reports suggest Real Madrid is his preferred option.


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I think Oddo is fine... I only have some doubts about Janku. Alves is certainly better than Oddo but... I've learned to like the Italian!

[Bluesummers]

Nah it would be a useless transfer. i personally think Oddo would play a much more sufficient role than alves. Other than being able to speak italian, Oddo knows how the italian defensive system works to some degree. i watch alot of la liga games and when i see alves trying to defend, it makes my day. He can't tackle if his life depended on it. Covering more ground? sure but can he defend, fck no. Most teams can't really come p into our defence thru the middle since gattuso kills most of them, so they push it wide. We need a strong defensive and offensive rb who has plenty of experience. I would prefer mroe defensive than offencive. Also dont forget that the fact that Oddo really did well for us when we need him. Janku needs more experience but i believe it will be a good partnership in the defence.

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Jun 8 2007, 05:45 AM