Malouda linked with move

Florent Malouda could be the latest player to head for the Chelsea exit door as his former club Lyon are hoping to take him back.

The transfer window in France only closes later this week so there is still time for a deal to be struck and reports claim Lyon have asked Chelsea to name their price for the 32-year-old. Malouda has been linked with a move to Brazil all summer but nothing materialised and he will now stay at Stamford Bridge unless a switch to France can be completed. Lyon are the only club to express an interest in Malouda and although Chelsea want to sell, there is a chance a loan move with a view to a permanent deal could be hammered out in the next few days. If Malouda does move he will become the latest player to leave following on from Yossi Benayoun and Raul Meireles who have joined West Ham and Fenerbache respectively.