Reported on the BBC rumour page. Apparently we have tabled another undisclosed "huge" bid for Pastore. http://footybunker.com/chelsea-fc-expecting-argentines-arrival Add to that the following reports from skysports and perhaps this story has some legs after all. "Agent welcomes bigger bids after Palermo's valuation met" http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_7011114,00.html http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_7010159,00.html
Maybe, I can't see it happening myself. It also seems an awful lot of money for a largely unproven guy playing for a relatively small side. Is he THAT good???? Needless to say though with Aguero, Neymar, Sanchez, Pastore etc all seemingly available at the right price, there are going to be some big deals this year.
The official Chelsea site says AVB has called a transfer pause. Seems the media desperate to sell to us didn't bother to read it. One word for them, shameless.
