Kalou agrees Lille switch

French newspaper L’Equipe reveals that Ivorian forward Salomon Kalou is set to sign a deal with Lille.



The 26-year-old has been a free agent since his contract at Stamford Bridge expired on 30th June, but he didn’t need a lot of time to find a new club.



According to L’Equipe, Kalou arrived in Lille yesterday evening, accompanied by his brother and agent Bonaventure, the former PSG player.



The player agreed a four-year deal with the French giants and after successfully passing a medical he is now expected to sign for les Dogues.



Kalou will receive a large signing bonus seeing that he arrives on a free transfer and he is expected to replace Joe Cole in the starting line-up, after the Englishman returned to Liverpool.



The Ivorian forward will see a move to Stade Lille Metropole as an opportunity to get his career back on track following several disappointing seasons at Stamford Bridge.

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Kalou and Bosingwa Leave Chelsea

Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa left Chelsea as free agents Sunday after their contracts expired.



Both ended their time at the club on a high, playing in Chelsea's Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich in May.



Striker Didier Drogba was allowed to leave by the club, and signed for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua earlier this month.



Ivorian winger Kalou, 26, spent six years at Chelsea, while Portuguese right-back Bosingwa, 29, spent four years at the London side.



Kalou has been linked with Arsenal, but no club has made a public offer for either of the free agents.



Kalou has scored 18 times in 49 appearances for the Ivory Coast, while Bosingwa has 24 caps but not made himself available for selection for Portugal since November 2011 following a disagreement with Portugal coach Paulo Bento.

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