Originally posted by zocoss:
DAMIEN DUFF has been offered a two-year contract extension by Chelsea.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho hopes it will help keep the Irish winger at Stamford Bridge.
Duff has a year left on his £50,000-a-week deal but has grown increasingly unsettled at his lack of regular first-team action.
Chelsea are considering the sale of Damien Duff. Tottenham lodged a £5m offer at the weekend that was immediately rebuffed and Duff was yesterday still training with Chelsea at their base in Surrey. The 27-year-old, who cost £17m from Blackburn three years ago, had hoped to conclude a contract extension on his £70,000-per-week deal, which has two years to run. In close-season contract talks, however, Chelsea informed him he would have to take a significant pay cut to remain at Stamford Bridge.
Having made only 63 Premiership starts in his three seasons in west London, Duff has failed to reproduce the form that saw Chelsea and Manchester United enter a bidding war for his signature. Tottenham, though, must at least double their bid to be sure of securing Duff.
i think this is stupid...chelsea would rather 17m and stop a rival getting a player than to allow them to compete fair and square...
nice fair play in the market...chelski...