Chelsea agree terms with Real Madrid's Cannavaro
tribalfooball.com - January 27, 2007
Chelsea have agreed a shock deal for Real Madrid veteran defender Fabio Cannavaro.
The Sunday Times says Chelsea has agreed in principle a salary of £3.4million with the Italy defender and has been told by Real Madrid's current administration that it will not stand in the way of a summer transfer.
The deal has been done without Jose Mourinho's involvement, the Blues boss blocked a summer move for the World Cup winning captain.
Cannavaro will be the first recruit of a "London Galactico" transfer policy that Roman Abramovich has long wanted to enforce at his club, but has seen stymied by Mourinho's reluctance to work with older, more storied players.