Chelsea Transfer Rumours: Stevan Jovetic Might Come to Chelsea in Place of Hulk

That's what The Daily Mail are reporting anyway.

It is believed that with the move for Hulk starting to surprisingly come to an absolute standstill, the Blues will instead line up a £20 million move for Fiorentina and Montenegro forward, Stevan Jovetic.

Despite halving the amount of money that Abramovich will be forking out, if this does come to fruition in place of the Hulk transfer, there is no question that Chelsea fans across the globe will be extremely disappointed.

Jovetic signed a new contract with the Viola in January, after Chelsea had shown keen interest in signing the 22-year-old.

However, with a recent run in form that has seen Fiorentina drop down to just 15th in Serie A, Jovetic is believed to be looking for a way out of the club this summer.

The Montenegrin managed to bag 14 goals in 27 appearances this season in the league, and despite perhaps not sharing the same pedigree as Hulk, would definitely be a handy addition to the Chelsea squad.

That's just it though, Jovetic would more than likely end up as a squad player more than anything else.

There is a notable gap in class between the two men Chelsea are targeted with, and you would be a fool or a liar to suggest that bringing Jovetic to the club ahead of Hulk is a better option for Chelsea.

This sudden turn of events is baffling and completely unexpected.

When Hulk requested the chance to move to Stamford Bridge this summer, it looked as though things were all but settled in regards to Di Matteo making his first signing as the official  Chelsea first-team manager.

However, earlier this week it was announced that Porto did not wish to let him go, and would do everything within their power to ensure that Hulk remained in the Portuguese league come August.

Whether we should read into all this as much as is being suggested is really the biggest topic of debate right now.

That is to say, is the resilience from Porto just a last desperate act for the sake of mere show, or will they genuinely be able to enforce the transfer to fail?

I would plump for the first option.

I simply cannot see in this day and age how a team of Chelsea's stature, with all their appeal and the money they currently have at their disposal, would not be able to complete the deal for one of Brazil's best players.

It's ironic really that the signing of Hazard came completely out of the blue and was successful, whereas this deal for Hulk which has seemed so secure for so long is now starting to allegedly falter in its final stages.

Whether you want to believe that Hulk wont be a Chelsea player next season or not, the bid for Jovetic will apparently be lodged within the next few hours.

The Hulk saga rumbles on!