Agent: Carvalho's in London

Chelsea have flown Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho into London with a view to completing a transfer worth around £20m (€30.2m), according to Portuguese newspaper website A Bola.

The site quotes Carvalho’s agent Jorge Mendes – who also represents Blues manager Jose Mourinho – and a deal is reported to be close with the Porto player, who was a star at Euro 2004.