Hurry up with a bigger bid, Sam tells Blues

SAM ALLARDYCE has warned Chelsea that they will have to significantly improve their £3 million (€4.5m) bid for Tal Ben Haim if they want to sign him before the end of the transfer window.

The Premiership champions have already failed with one offer for Ben Haim, who missed yesterday’s FA Cup tie with Arsenal due to a calf injury.

There are only three days left of the current transfer window and Allardyce has suggested the Israeli is likely to stay at the Reebok stadium until the summer, when his contract expires.