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Chelsea After Hertha Berlin's Pantelic - Report

Chelsea After Hertha Berlin's Pantelic - Report According to reports in ‘The Times’ Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is lining up a surprise £2.7 million move for Hertha Berlin striker Marko Pantelic.
Chelsea After Hertha Berlin's Pantelic - Report


Pantelic has refused to comment to the German press, but admitted to Serbian paper ‘Blic’ that "Chelsea came to watch the game against Finland.

"They have been to watch me before this season at Hertha," he revealed.

"I didn’t say anything before as I just wanted to finish the season well, but more for the team than for the manager."

Pantelic is apparently disillusioned with life in Berlin after being publicly criticised by Manger Dieter Hoeneß, who accused the Serbian international of being a money-grabber.

"Playing well for half a season is not good enough," Hoeneß had declared. "I spoke with him three times because he was demanding more money and having his head turned by advisors.

"The fourth time I told him I would be going public."

Hertha’s top-scorer hit 14 goals last season - 10 of which came in the first half of the season, before the winter break.

He admitted: "Chelsea are a great club, with superb players and the best structure in the world.

"It is an honour that Mourinho has shown an interest in me. I have always said that one day I’d like to play in the Premier league.

Pantelic would face stiff competition at Stamford Bridge, with Didier Drogba, Andrii Shevchenko, Salomon Kalou and Claudio Pizarro already at the club. Tottenham Hotspur are also reported to be monitoring the Serbian striker.