Chelsea silent on £25million Ramires transfer talk

Ramires: Tipped to leave Chelsea

Ramires: Tipped to leave Chelsea

Chelsea have refused to comment on reports that Brazilian midfielder Ramires is close to joining Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning for £25million.

Ramires has been with the Blues since 2010, when the club paid £19.8million for his services from Benfica, and only signed a new four-year deal at Stamford Bridge in October.

The 28-year-old has started 15 first-team games for Chelsea this season, scoring three goals, but he has found first-team opportunities under interim manager Guus Hiddink hard to come by.

His last appearance was in the 2-0 win over Scunthorpe in the FA Cup earlier this month and he is yet to appear in the Premier League since the goalless draw at Manchester United on December 28.

If he does make the switch to Jiangsu Suning, Ramires will be managed by another former Chelsea player in Dan Petrescu.

Former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho is also currently playing in China for ex-Blues boss Felipe Scolari at Guangzhou Evergrande.