Di Matteo confirms Chelsea in Moses talks
LONDON (AFP) - Roberto Di Matteo has revealed Chelsea are in talks with Wigan in a bid to sign Nigeria forward Victor Moses.
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan claimed earlier this week that he had rejected a bid from Chelsea for Moses because it failed to match £10 million (12.7-million-euro, $15.6-million) valuation of the 21-year-old.
And Blues manager Di Matteo has now confirmed the European champions are keen to complete a deal for the highly-rated former Crystal Palace player, who will be out of contract at the end of this coming season.
Di Matteo, currently in the United States with Chelsea for their pre-season tour, told skysports.com: "It's something that the clubs are discussing but at the moment he is a Wigan player.
"He had a good season last season, he is young and an interesting prospect."
Di Matteo also wants to speak to French winger Florent Malouda over his future this week.
The 32-year-old is entering the final year of his contract with Chelsea and had been linked with a move to Brazilian club Santos but that deal has reportedly fallen through.
"Florent is back with us now and I will have a talk with him this week," Di Matteo said. "We cannot name more than 25 players in the squad so we will have to make some decisions.