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Luiz Felipe Scolari will tell Chelsea to smash their wage structure by offering Frank Lampard £150,000 a week to keep him from the clutches of Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.
The Portugal manager, who takes over on July 1, is determined to keep Lampard and play him in
a new role - potentially with Deco from Barcelona.
Scolari's first transfer move could see Chelsea complete a remarkable £46 million double coup, with the capture of Barcelona's Brazilian-born Portuguese Deco and Samuel Eto'o. Scolari's presence is understood to be the defining factor, with Deco rejecting the chance to move to Inter.
Kaka, another potential Chelsea target, will not be allowed to leave AC Milan.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will plot the transfer raids from close to Scolari, after deciding to watch all Portgual's remaining games in Euro 2008.
The latest Chelsea revolution could begin to take shape in the unlikely setting of Basel. Scolari is concentrating on taking Portugal to the European Championship final, but the Brazilian, with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in town, will have one eye on the Premier League and the Champions League.
The news that Chelsea could complete the remarkable double signings of Deco and Eto'o will send alarm bells around Europe.
Deco helped Porto win the Champions League in 2004 and was part of the Portugal squad which reached the final of Euro 2004. He also helped Portugal to the 2006 World Cup semifinals.
Plagued by injuries, he scored only one goal in 28 matches with Barcelona last season and was among the players jeered by fans in the team's last home league game. After what he said was his "worst season" with the club, he was allowed to negotiate with other teams.
Chelsea, though, could face opposition from both the Milan clubs, AC and Inter, for 27-year-old Eto'o. AC Milan director Umberto Gandini claimed that the Cameroon striker was one of his club's priority targets.
AC Milan have also warned Chelsea that playmaker Kaka is not for sale, following fresh speculation that Scolari is interested in the Brazilian. Kaka is likely to cost around £50 million, but Milan insist they will reject any offers.
Another possible arrival is Ronaldinho, who is said to be keen on reuniting with Scolari. The coach will contact him after Euro 2008 to assess the Barcelona playmaker following injury and personal problems.
Barcelona are believed to be prepared to allow Ronaldinho to leave, at a cost of around £20 million, with a weekly salary of 120,000.
With so many players being linked with moves to Stamford Bridge, others will leave. But Scolari is keen to keep Frank Lampard and will encourage the club to continue with talks over a new contract. He is also prepared to fight to keep Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho, particularly with Inter Milan showing interest.
Meanwhile, Scolari will make his players feel part of a special family, according to Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Gilberto. "At the 2002 World Cup he was a fantastic manager and a fantastic man," Gilberto said. "He was like a father to us."
