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Chelsea have turned down an offer from Queens Park Rangers for French winger Florent Malouda. The left sided winger submitted a transfer request to the Blues in December, which has been accepted by Andre Villas-Boas, and the player's representatives have been busy finding a new opportunity for the former Lyon man.
Reports from his homeland France had linked former club Lyon with a move and an emotional return to "Les Gones", however eyefootball.com understands that their first and only offer was rejected. Some reports of a move to ambitious French side Paris St Germain then emerged, but with some concerns over not just Malouda's pricetag, but his declining performances last season.
Queens Park Rangers' manager Mark Hughes has grown increasingly frustrated in his efforts to sign players from abroad, and therefore contacted Chelsea regarding the availability of duo Alex and Florent Malouda. This week, Brazilian defender Alex joined Paris St Germain, but Malouda's future remains up in the air.
QPR's offer to take Malouda on loan has been rejected as Chelsea are only interested in selling the player permanently, and there are some concerns that the R's would not be able to sign the player on a full time basis at the end of the season. That would depend on their Premier League status, as well.
The R's are now busy discussing internally whether they can match the reported 6.3 million Euro price tag so that they can sign Malouda permanently before Tuesday.
Written by Ketan Patel
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