Alvaro Pereira trying to force a move to Chelsea

Uruguayan defender Alvaro Periera is trying to force a transfer to Chelsea, according to A Bola.

The Premiership club have opened talks with Porto for the 25-year-old few weeks ago, but are still unable to reach an agreement.

Chelsea raised their bid to €25 million after their opening bid of €18 million had been rejected.

However, Porto are adamant the player can leave only if a club match his €30 million release clause.

The player himself has been angry with Porto chiefs for rejecting the latest bid and he is now trying to engineer a move to Chelsea.

According to A Bola, Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa still holds a grudge against Chelsea for tapping up coach Andre Villas-Boas and that is the main reason why they are not prepared to sell Alvaro Pereira to the Blues.