By Staff Writer

Chelsea have told Real Madrid that midfielder Michael Ballack will cost them £27 million.

New Real boss Bernd Schuster revealed that he wants Ballack to sign for the Spanish giants but Chelsea have reacted angrily to those reports by naming their price for the German according to the News of the World.

Ballack's future at Stamford Bridge was under the microscope with boss Jose Mourinho wanting to revert to a two winger system this system - the fact they have named a price for Ballack, albeit under protest, could spell the end of his Chelsea career.

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