Chelsea have been fresh hope in their chase for young Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller.

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The Germany international has been a revelation in the last 12 months, playing a crucial role in his club's path to the Champions League final and topping it off by winning the Golden Boot at the World Cup in South Africa where he scored five goals.

The Blues have been looking to add a young striker to their books having already had a bid rejected for Santos' Neymar and comments from Bayern boss Louis van Gaal that the club are looking to cull their strikeforce may encourage the Londoners to bid for Muller.

"Even if I play with two strikers, I still have two too many," said van Gaal. "We need to sell rather than buy."

While the ageing Miroslav Klose might be the likeliest to leave, a weighty offer for Muller could be accepted as the Bavarian club retain hopes of signing Edin Dzeko from Wolfsburg who are looking for over £30m for the player.