Feyenoord striker Salomon Kalou is holding talks with English Premier League champions Chelsea, the Dutch news agency ANP has reported.
"Anticipating the possible departure, we have given Salomon an authorisation to talk with Chelsea," Feyenoord marketing director Chris Woerts told ANP.
"We have been in talks with this club over Kalou for some time. It's going in the right direction but he still hasn't reached an agreement yet...Chelsea sees in Kalou an exceptional talent."
The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf said 20-year-old Kalou, who is the younger brother of Ivory Coast captain Bonaventure Kalou, had been in England on Friday to wrap up the deal.
"The player reached a principle agreement with the club," the paper said without quoting a source.
"The expectations are that today or tomorrow the clubs will agree on a four or five-year contract."
Dutch media have previously reported that Valencia and Chelsea have shown a strong interest in the striker.
Kalou also told Dutch weekly magazine Sportweek he had given up his quest for Dutch citizenship and wanted to play for the Ivory Coast after the World Cup finals.
