Bastian Schweinsteiger
Real Madrid Manager Jose Mourinho is set battle his old club Chelsea for the signing of the 30-million-euro rated Bastian Schweinsteiger .
According to the Spanish AS newspaper, Mourinho has put the 25-year-old German international on a shortlist of midfielders he wants to sign, along with Liverpool's Steven Gerrard , Roma 's Daniele De Rossi and Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martínez.
A fortnight ago, it was reported that Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti had already lined up Schweinsteiger as a replacement for Michael Ballack and was willing to make a £25-million bid to secure his signature.
Schweinsteiger was instrumental in Bayern Munich capturing the domestic double and reaching the Champions League final last season.
His three-million-euro-a-season contract at Bayern runs until 2012.
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