Chelsea have stepped up a bid to land Victor Moses as they are now willing to add a player to the cash they want to splash on the Wigan man.
Wigan are demanding £12 million for the Nigerian, while Chelsea are said to value him at £6m, but the Stamford Bridge team who just released Cote d’Ivoire international Solomon Kalou, could now add the talented playmaker Josh McEachran to the cash to help smooth out the deal, Metro of London has reported. Keen followers of the events at Stamford Bridge believe the Ivorian may have been off loaded as part of the wider plan to accommodate Moses who made his debut with Nigeria this year.
The Nigeria international winger and his agent have not hidden the intention of Moses to leave the DW Stadium. The 21-year-old star, who played all 38 English Premier League matches last season, has so far turned down an offer by Wigan to double his weekly wage of £10,000 a week.
At the heat of Chelsea’s second push for the Nigerian Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan accused Moses’ agent Tony Finninghan of prodding the attacker to leave the club.
“The agents are just coining in money off the backs of these lads. It makes you wonder whether it’s all worth it,” Whelan told the Daily Mirror.
However, Finnigan has since hit back, suggesting that Wigan were lucky to have signed the former Crystal Palace star in the first place. “I know how these things work, but I’m not getting involved in a slanging match,” Finnigan stressed.
“All I will say is, how did Victor end up at Wigan, when he could have gone to Manchester City? Who took him to Wigan?’
The comments are said to have incensed Whelan, but Finnigan has now gone one step further, revealing by the weekend that he will now do everything he can to help Moses out of Wigan.
“Providing Wigan can agree a fee with Chelsea, I will do all I can to make the move happen for Victor. I will do all I can to make the move happen for Victor,” he added.
Moses still has a year left on his contract but will still command a transfer at the end of the deal as he is still very much below 24 years.