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Green with envy: Chelsea's Hulk chase looks doomed as Zenit bid £40m

Russians owned by one of the Blues' sponsors are willing to pay more for the Porto striker - and will throw in a Portugal international!

Chelsea's hopes of landing Brazil star Hulk seem to be over after Zenit St Petersburg offered to pay £40million for the striker.

The Blues have refused to budge beyond their £30m valuation of the Porto man, and withdrew from negotiations in the hope that Hulk and his agent would force the Portuguese champions to come back to the table at a more realistic price.

But the involvement of Zenit, who have also offered to throw in Portugal central defender Bruno Alves as part of the deal, blows Chelsea's hopes of a change of heart by Porto out of the water.