Chelsea keen on move for Josip Ilicic

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has considered a move for Josip Ilicic, the Palermo and Slovenian international midfielder. Chelsea have been quoted around 25m GBP for his services.

Since arriving at Palermo in 2010, the midfielder has become one of the stars of the first team. Palermo have slapped an enormous price tag on the midfielder, as they look to stave off the interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs for their emerging young talent. Javier Pastore quit Palermo in a mega money deal for PSG.


Ilicic still has five years remaining on his Palermo deal, and so the Italian club are able to demand a high price for the 23 year old.