Kenyon denies Ronaldinho move

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon met Barcelona president Joan Laporta today but he insists a move for Ronaldinho is not on the agenda.

Kenyon said Chelsea will not make any last-minute signings before the transfer window closes on tomorrow night.

The London club have been linked with Ronaldinho but Kenyon dismissed that report - as well as claims of a swap deal involving Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tottenham's Jermaine Defoe, and that Jose Mourinho wanted to sign Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma.

Kenyon, in Monaco ahead of the Champions League draw, said: "We are 24 hours away and it's fair to say that our plans are complete."

Asked if Laporta might be keen to avoid him, he replied: "Not at all - in fact I've just had a coffee with him!"

It is thought Ronaldinho's brother and agent, Roberto de Assis Moreira, has been talking up a Chelsea move in an attempt to raise the stakes in talks over a new contract with Barcelona.

Ronaldinho is reported to have a buy-out clause in his current contract - but interested parties would have to stump up £83million.