CHELSEA are selling Dutch flop Khalid Boulahrouz to German giants Bayern Munich in a £3.5million deal - half of what he cost a year ago.
Giant Boulahrouz was a major disappointment at Stamford Bridge and only started 10 Premiership matches as Jose Mourinho made a quick decision to move him out. However, Bayern rate the Holland international from his time in the Bundesliga with Hamburg, who sold him to Chelsea for £7m 12 months ago.
The sale will mean that Chelsea have written off half of the fee but is still more cash than they might have expected for the 25-year-old who struggled to cope with the pace of English football.
Boulahrouz is happy to leave after he was overlooked in the second half of the season, with even midfielder Michael Essien pressed into duty in his position because Mourinho had no faith in the Dutchman.
The departure will also push Brazilian Alex, signed after being 'loaned' to PSV Eindhoven, closer to the first team although Mourinho still wants an extra defender.
He is an admirer of Manchester City's Micah Richards and also likes Everton's Joleon Lescott. Both can play at centre-half or fullback and are attractive because of their ages.
However both Richards and Lescott are also valued at about £10m and may be hard to land.