Shevchenko keeps Blues sweating

CHELSEA look to have to wait at least another 24 hours before they will discover whether AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko will be set for a move to Stamford Bridge.

The 29-year-old has been offered a contract extension until 2011, but the Blues have long been admirers of the Ukrainian and are ready to try to lure him to England in a multi-million deal, with chief executive Peter Kenyon admitting on Tuesday he was still hopeful of landing the striker.

Shevchenko was scheduled for a meeting with AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani yesterday.