French newspaper L'Equipe on Thursday confirm Chelsea interest in buying Morgan Schneiderlin during the summer transfer window and the Premier League club's moves in the direction to do so. L'Equipe confirm earlier reports from the British media about Chelsea interest in the player and, like those British reports, state that Chelsea have been watching the Southampton midfielder. Whilst L'Equipe have their moments, they're not quite as keen on gossip as many in the British media and can therefore seem more reliable. The newspaper have also spoken to Schneiderlin repeatedly about his future and he's always sounded quite keen on moving to another club - his honesty a cause of frustration for Southampton fans used to seeing their best players leave the club. It's Arsenal who have been most linked with a move for the midfielder and there were claims in the British press a while ago that L'Equipe said an agreement had been made between Arsene Wenger's club and Southampton. L'Equipe didn't claim such a thing but the reports continued in some of Britain's biggest newspapers. Each time the interest of a club is firmed up in France the price seems to go up a little, currently standing at €30m, and extra interest from Chelsea would certainly be useful for Southampton who will feel they have a duty to get the biggest fee possible for the player. http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/confirmation-from-france-of-chelsea-move-for-star-will-shake-riva