Italian giants AC Milan are reportedly the frontrunners to snap up Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy following Andriy Shevchenko's departure to Chelsea.
The Dutch international looks set to leave Old Trafford following a fall-out with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and is reported to favour Serie A move.
Chelsea have offered Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to Real Madrid as part of a deal for Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos, reports The Times.
Gudjohnsen has been subject to speculation linking him away from Stamford Bridge after Chelsea manager José Mourinho admitted the club would listen to offers for the 27-year-old flamboyant striker.
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Newcastle United have all been linked with a move for Gudjohnsen but no official approach has been made to Chelsea for the striker.
Chelsea are expected to offload Spanish left-back Asier Del Horno in the summer and Roberto Carlos has emerged as the favourite to replace the Spaniard after Chelsea's attempts to sign Arsenal defender Ashley Cole failed.
Mourinho confirmed yesterday that he is interested in signing Carlos, who has claimed he has been offered a lucrative three-year deal by Chelsea which he is considering while he is away on World Cup duty.
"Roberto (Carlos) is thirty-three but I consider him to be the best in his position and I wish it would be possible," Mourinho told Portuguese television station TVI.
Real Madrid have lined up a list of replacements for the club's French playmaker Zinedine Zidane, after the elegant midfielder confirmed last month his wish to retire after the World Cup in Germany.
Whether Gudjohnsen is on that list or not, is speculative, but Chelsea's decision to offer the striker to another club surely sends out a clear message to the Iceland international that he's not needed for further services in Chelsea's Russian revolution.
Chelsea have signed Ukraine's World Cup striker Andriy Shevchenko from Italian Serie A club AC Milan for a club record fee.
"I am going from one big club to another and joining a team of champions," the 29-year-old told Chelsea's official website after agreeing a four-year contract, on Wednesday.
Chelsea did not disclose the exact fee but the deal is believed to be worth around £30m. The Stamford Bridge outfit broke the previous club record fee of £25.98m paid to French club Olympique Lyon for Ghana international Michael Essien last August.
A joyous Shevchenko said it was the ideal moment to join the English Premier League Champions.
"I think I have arrived here at the perfect time.
"The Champions League has to be a realistic target for next season but it is not just about winning the Champions League.
"Chelsea are going for their third Premiership title (in a row) as well and I like the club's mentality of wanting to win every game they play," Shevchenko told Chelsea's official website.
The former European Footballer of the Year becomes Chelsea's third summer signing following the capture of Germany captain Michael Ballack, on a free transfer from German Champions Bayern Munich, and Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou, who arrives from Dutch club Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee.
