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Chelsea are close to finalising a �25million deal for Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic. Sportsmail revealed last week that Chelsea were pressing ahead in their interest for the Serbian with Jose Mourinho's assistant Jose Morais travelling to watch him play for Benfica in the 2-0 defeat of Porto on Sunday. The 26-year-old Matic, who left Chelsea three years ago as part of the deal that brought David Luiz from Benfica, is expected in London on Tuesday ahead of a medical.