Di Matteo confirms Chelsea in Moses talks

LONDON - Agence France-Presse

Roberto Di Matteo has revealed Chelsea is in talks with Wigan in a bid to sign Nigeria forward Victor Moses.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan claimed earlier this week that he had rejected a bid from Chelsea for Moses because it failed to match 10 million pounds ($15.6-million) valuation of the 21-year-old.

And Blues manager Di Matteo has now confirmed the European champions are keen to complete a deal for the highly-rated former Crystal Palace player, who will be out of contract at the end of this coming season.

Di Matteo, currently in the United States with Chelsea for a pre-season tour, told skysports.com: “It’s something that the clubs are discussing but at the moment he is a Wigan player.

“He had a good season last season, he is young and an interesting prospect.” Di Matteo also wants to speak to French winger Florent Malouda over his future this week.

The 32-year-old is entering the final year of his contract with Chelsea and had been linked with a move to Brazilian club Santos but that deal has reportedly fallen through. “We cannot name more than 25 players in the squad so we will have to make some decisions,” Di Matteo said.