Ferdinand dismisses possible move to Chelsea

RIO FERDINAND has revealed he would snub any attempt by Chelsea to prise him away from Manchester United.

It has been suggested the England defender would be one of Jose Mourinho's major summer transfer targets, with Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon well-placed to negotiate a deal having signed Ferdinand for United from Leeds three years' ago.

Ferdinand's London background also appears to make a return to the capital an enticing possibility. But, in an interview with the influential Red Issue fanzine, the 26-year-old centre-half insists he has no intention of moving to Stamford Bridge and added that even a long-held desire to ply his trade abroad is some way off being fulfilled.