Chelsea are close to signing £9million Vitesse Arnhem's Marco van
Ginkel after the Holland midfielder was reassured he will feature in
Jose Mourinho's starting line-up.
Van Ginkel, who has been watched by Manchester United, made his
senior debut for Holland last year and played for the Under-21s in the
European Championship in Israel, where Holland reached the semi-finals.
Dutch of class: Marco van Ginkel is being chased by Manchester United and Chelsea
He has been told by Holland manager Louis van Gaal he needs to play
regularly next season to make the World Cup squad and Vitesse would
prefer him to move to Chelsea rather than Ajax.
