Ivorian Kalou looking forward to Scolari reign at Chelsea but risks Olympic row

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The Beijing Games begin on 8 August, just eight days before Chelsea's first game of the Premier League campaign at home to Portsmouth.

National pride: Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou carries the ball past Nigeria's Apam Onyekachi during their African Cup of Nations match in Ghana in January

But the Ivory Coast winger said: "I am looking forward to the Olympic Games. We will be in an exciting group with Argentina."

Kalou insists he is delighted Scolari has been appointed and denied speculation suggesting he wants to be reunited with Chelsea's former manager Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.

He added: "The players will learn a lot of things with such a great manager in charge.

"Next season will be great. I am staying with Chelsea - I love the club."

Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung is set to miss out on the chance to represent South Korea at the Olympics as an over-age player because of a knee injury.