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JOSE MOURINHO last night made a ?5million bid to nab Norwich keeper John Ruddy.

But the Chelsea chief must double that to stand a chance of capturing him.

Mourinho?s offer for the England ace was immediately turned down.

Norwich do not want to sell one of their star players ? yet the Special One knows Petr Cech is his only senior keeper at Chelsea.

Ruddy, 26, has been an excellent performer for Norwich since he signed from Everton for ?400,000 three years ago.

And he was handed his Three Lions debut in a friendly against Italy in Switzerland 10 months ago.

Another attraction for Mourinho is Ruddy is a home-grown player. Premier League rules state clubs must include eight in a squad of 25, something Chelsea struggle with.

It is understood the ?5m offer included add-ons but Norwich dismissed the bid out of sight, with boss Chris Hughton looking to improve the squad rather than lose players.

Norwich are also set to go to a tribunal with Aston Villa after 20-year-old keeper Jed

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Posted By: DrDublin on June 28th 2013 at 00:34:24

Message Thread

Ruddy bid from Chelsea turned down... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 28, 00:07:22
- They released turnbull,think they've still got hilarious,last i heard they wanted a fee fr (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 28, 00:39:02
  - They released Hilarious too I believe, Courtois is going back to Madrid for sure (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jun 28, 00:39:57
- Where's this coming from? (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jun 28, 00:27:15
  - Did he mention how much lee? (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jun 28, 00:30:03
    - Ha ha (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jun 28, 00:35:43
      - I rate ruddy highly but he's not far better than mignolet. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 28, 00:41:01
        
        He is in my book. (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jun 28, 00:42:57
        
        What he's worth is debatable but mignolet is a good keeper,it was only 18 months ago (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 28, 00:45:04
        
        Mignolet is a good keeper no denying (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jun 28, 00:52:31
    - 5 mil... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jun 28, 00:34:24
      - Morinho has been a complete prick for the last year...... (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:38:25
        
        He can't know much about the player if he thinks that's all he's worth! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jun 28, 00:39:54
        
        clubs don't try to buy players for what they're worth (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jun 28, 07:17:04
        
        Indeed (NCFC) - norway, Jun 28, 07:24:30
        
        yeah managers say the players they want (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jun 28, 07:28:16
        
        Start low and get an idea of the club's valuation (NCFC) - norway, Jun 28, 07:46:15
  - Charlie Wyett (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 28, 00:28:49
- Cesar will end up going free transfer straight from qpr (n/m) (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jun 28, 00:26:19
- Wow, bizarre considering how good Courtois is (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:19:31
  - If Liverpool can sign mignolet for 10 then ruddy worth more I would say (n/m) (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jun 28, 00:21:31
    - True, Liverpool signing him shows just how concerned they are with Reina's form (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:23:09
      - Don't really rate both of them.... (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jun 28, 00:29:19
        
        and Butland lost the plot at the under 21 tourny (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:33:29
        
        I don't rate Hart (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:32:34
        
        i do,even if he's had an up and down season. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 28, 00:34:31
- Nah not with cech and that young lad they have had on loan at athletico Madrid (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jun 28, 00:12:43
  - Who is on loan again next season. So they do need a gk (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 28, 00:15:25
    - Still bizarre, cos Coutois is better than Ruddy (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:20:30
    - Never going to go sit on the bench.... Few years time maybe (n/m) (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jun 28, 00:17:04
    - no chance Ruddy would go there (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jun 28, 00:16:30
      - With the news that we have the lowest wages in the prem (NCFC) - pants, Jun 28, 00:21:38
        
        We can offer him more!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jun 28, 00:22:40
      - A (n/m) (NCFC) - King, Jun 28, 00:19:20
        
        Also would Chelsea pay ?10m+ for a backup keeoer? (NCFC) - King, Jun 28, 00:20:56
      - You would hope so (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 28, 00:18:03
- It's all players out and none in at the moment. Nice to get some in by now. (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Jun 28, 00:09:47
  - Well, really it's loads of unwanted players out, two wanted players in (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 28, 00:14:30

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