Chelsea ready to make a move for Beckham and Ronaldo

BIG-SPENDERS Chelsea have lined up Porto coach Jose Mourinho as their new manager and are ready to snatch Ronaldo and David Beckham from Real Madrid.

Chelsea ready to make a move for Beckham and Ronaldo
Thu, 29 Apr, 2004 - 01:00
Mark Bradley

Mourinho was reported to have confirmed he would be taking over from Claudio Ranieri but Chelsea sources said he had yet to close a £4.5 million a year deal with club owner Roman Abramovich.

And Porto president Nuno Pinto da Costa warned Abramovich he would go to war over the move.

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