Deco of course is a Mourinho favourite and Quaresma would provide a top quality wide option that we have been lacking since the departures of Robben and Duff.
Deco had revealed previously that he had to choose between Inter and Chelsea in June so presumably wouldn´t be against the move.
Inter bought Quaresma from Porto for around £18m in the summer but he got off to an indifferent start and was consequently loaned out to Chelsea in January.
There are other options quoted such as a swap deal exchanging Quaresma for Jermaine Jenas at Spurs but the Chelsea Deco option appears to be first choice.
Quaresma has made telling contributions during his brief spells on the pitch for Chelsea but has been hampered by being cup-tied in the Champions League and poor fitness since his arrival in London.
Many Chelsea fans have been asking why the Portuguese winger hasn’t appeared more in league and cup games but presumably this could be due to Hiddink finding his feet and looking for a settled side ASAP for all competitions within a short time-table.
Hopefully the deal will go through and whilst I recognise Deco´s creative ability we do have an overload of quality midfielders in the squad.
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