Robben on brink of new Blues deal

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The club have been in talks for weeks over a new contract extension and the 23-year-old player's agent and father, Hans Robben, expects the Dutch winger to shortly sign a new five-year deal.

Chelsea are believed to be ready to offer Robben an improved five-year deal and Robben senior confirmed: "We are close to a new deal. We have not agreed all the details, but I don't expect any big problems anymore."

And when asked about a link with Bayern Munich, Robben senior added: "Nonsense. Of course there were several clubs last period who asked for Arjen, but we always had the intention to come to an agreement with Chelsea.

"That they will now sign him for five years, proves their confidence in his qualities."

Meanwhile, Andriy Shevchenko's advisors have moved swiftly to deny that his potential appearance at Wednesday's Champions League final in Athens has nothing to do with speculation linking him with a return to AC Milan.

Shevchenko has been invited to attend the final as a guest of Milan. The 30-year-old won the European Cup in 2003, beating Juventus, but was on the losing side when Milan lost to tomorrow's opponents Liverpool on penalties in 2005.

Despite joining Chelsea for nearly £30million last summer the Ukraine international has been regularly linked with a return to the San Siro.

But, although he has yet to decide whether to attend the match, a statement from management company WMG, said: "Andriy is not in talks of any kind with AC Milan - he has a contract with Chelsea and that is the end of the matter.

"AC Milan have invited a whole host of former players to this showpiece match and Andriy is just one of those players. There is nothing else to it and he will decide whether to attend on Wednesday."