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Ancelotti Wants Milan's Pato & Portsmouth's Glen Johnson At Chelsea - Report
The duo head a long list of players being linked with a move to the Blues this summer following the Italian tactician's arrival on Monday...
According to a report in the British tabloid The Sun, newly appointed Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has identified Milan's Pato and Portsmouth's Glen Johnson as his top transfer targets.
A whole host of players have already been linked with moves to Stamford Bridge, including Franck Ribery, Kaka, Emmanuel Adebayor, Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf, David Beckham and Xabi Alonso.
However, it is claimed that Ancelotti has identified Pato and Johnson as the additions required to assemble a Blues squad capable of winning the Champions League.
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, better known as Pato (which in English translates as 'the Duck'), is one of the most highly rated young strikers in world football.
The 19-year-old has already won six caps for Brazil, scoring once, and has found the back of the net 24 times in 54 Serie A appearances since moving to the Rossoneri from Internacional for €22 million (£19.6m) in 2006.
Johnson, meanwhile, was the first signing of the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea, joining from West Ham United for £6m in 2003.
Despite scoring four goals in 69 appearances for the Blues, the pacy right-back was shipped out to Pompey on loan first in 2006 before making the move permanent a year later.
Apparently, Chelsea have already launched a bid of €34.8m (£30m) for Pato, and will lodge an offer in the region of £12m for Johnson.
HANDS OFF THE DUCK!!