Chelsea on the werge of signing De Bruyne

Premier League giants Chelsea are in talks with Belgium outfit Genk over the signing of Kevin de Bruyne.

The 20 year old has been on Chelsea's radar for some time and could be a Blues player by the end of the week after Genk chief Dirk Degraen flew in to London for talks.

If a deal is done, it is likely the midfielder will be loaned back to the Belgian champions for the rest of the season.

"Dirk Degraen is in London and the expectation is that it (the transfer of De Bruyne) will be finished this week," a Genk spokesman said.

"The assumption is that Kevin de Bruyne will be transferred to Chelsea and then will finish the season (on loan) at Genk."

De Bruyne forced his way in the club's first team in 2009 and helped the Belgian side win the domestic title last season.

De Bruyne made his international debut in 2010 and is viewed as one of the brightest young prospects in the country.

He has already played twice against Chelsea for Genk in this season's Champions League group stage.

Villas-Boas has made just one major signing so far this transfer window - the capture of English defender Gary Cahill from Bolton.

DE BRUYNE PROFILE
FULL NAME	KEVIN DE BRUYNE
DATE OF BIRTH	28 JUNE 1991
NATIONAL TEAM	BELGIUM
HEIGHT	1.80 m
PLAYING POSITION	LEFT WING
CURRENT CLUB	GENK
SENIOR TEAM APPEARANCE(CLUB)	77
SENIOR TEAM GOALS(CLUB)	12
INTERESTED SIDE	CHELSEA (ENGLAND)

City, Chelsea Keen on Real Winger

Angel Di Maria, Real Madrid

English Premier League sides Manchester City and Chelsea are linked with a move for Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria, according to reports in Spain.

The 23 year-old has struggled to make a strong impact at the Santiago Bernabeu this campaign and there have been rumors over a possible exit.

According to Spanish newspapers, Barclays Premier League sides have made contact with Madrid over a possible move to sign the Argentine.

In fact, Di Maria have been offered a huge £1.65m-a-year salary package, which is three times of his current wage at Madrid.

The club likely to fork out such spendthrift packages is money rich Manchester City, who are reportedly interested in adding the winger to their already illustrious ranks.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is also eager in joining the race to sign the former Benfica wing wizard as he is reportedly ready to approve a £150million transfer kitty for Andre Villas-Boas.

Di Maria joined Real Madrid from Portuguese outfit Benfica in 2010 for €25 million.

UEFA Champions League & Europa League Knockout stage Fixtures

Champions League Round of 16

Lyon vs APOEL
Napoli vs Chelsea
AC Milan vs Arsenal
Basel vs Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen vs Barcelona
CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg vs Benfica
Marseille vs Inter Milan

 Europa League Round of 32

Porto v Man City
Ajax v Manchester Utd
Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao
Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv
Stoke City v Valencia
Rubin Kazan v Olympiakos
AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht
Lazio v Atletico Madrid
Steaua Bucharest v FC Twente
Plzen v Schalke
Wisla Krakow v Standard Liege
Braga v Besiktas
Udinese v PAOK
Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven
Hannover v Club Brugge
Legia Warsaw v Sporting

*First leg on  16  Feb and Second Leg on 23 Feb

Europa League Round of 16 draw

Salzburg/Metalist v Rubin K/Olympiacos
Legia W/Sporting v Porto/Man City
Steaua/Twente v Plzen/Schalke
Wisla K/Standard L v Hannover/Club Brugge
Stoke/Valencia v Trabzonspor/PSV
AZ Alkmaar/Anderlecht v Udinese/PAOK
Lazio/Atletico M v Braga/Besiktas
Ajax/Man Utd v Lokomotiv M/Athletic B

*First Leg on March 8 and Second leg on March 16