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Juventus hunting Malouda signature

ESPNsoccernet staff
August 25, 2011
Florent Malouda scored Chelsea's winner against West Brom at the weekend © Getty Images
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Chelsea could be willing to sell Florent Malouda to Juventus after the Italian club's general director Giuseppe Marotta declared an interest in the winger.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is eager to sign Alvaro Pereira from former club Porto, according to widespread reports, and is ready to offload Malouda in a cut-price £5 million deal to make way for the Uruguay international.

The Guardian claims that Chelsea have already had a £16.6 million opening offer for Pereira rejected and are ready to lodge an improved bid.

Malouda, 31, has a year left on his Chelsea contract and the club's policy of only offering one-year extensions to players over 30 years old means his long-term future at Stamford Bridge is in doubt.

Now Juventus appear to have offered the France international an alternative option, with Marotta telling the Italian media: "Unfortunately, Malouda is not ours, but he is certainly an interesting player..."

Juventus reportedly made an approach for Manchester United winger Nani earlier in the transfer window, and manager Antonio Conte has now turned his attentions to Malouda.

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