Chelsea prepared to use Ramires as makeweight in Edinson Cavani deal

CHELSEA are prepared to sacrifice Ramires in order to land Edinson Cavani this summer.

 
Edinson Cavani is top of Chelsea's wanted list

The lethal Napoli frontman is believed to have agreed terms on a bumper pay packet, which would see the Uruguayan pocket £7.2m a season.

The Blues have had a long-standing interest in Cavani, however Jose Mourinho has been planning a major revamp of his squad.

The likes of David Luiz and Juan Mata, who have both garnered interest from Barcelona have been tipped to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer.

A report in Italian publication Il Tempo indicates Chelsea are prepared to raise the stakes to land their top striking transfer target.

 

Ramires is being considered as a makeweight in a potential deal

Chelsea to use Ramires as pawn in order to get Edinson Cavani

They purport that Chelsea, who are reluctant to meet Cavani's release clause, will table an offer of £40m plus Ramires for the 26-year-old.

Cavani was in devastating form last term, scoring an astonishing 36 goals in all competitions last term, as Napolin finished eventual runners-up to Juventus in Serie A.