tribalfootball.com - November 25, 2007 Chelsea boss Avram Grant is pushing through a deal for Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov. Grant has watched Russia international Bilyaletdinov twice in the last month and wants the midfielder at Stamford Bridge in January as he prepares to lose John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) and Michael Essien (Ghana) to the African Nations Cup.
Manchester United and Chelsea are among clubs being linked with Lokomotiv Moscow defender Branislav Ivanovic. Controcampo says Barcelona, Ajax, Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus are all chasing the Serbia international.