Roma's Samuel stalls on Chelsea waiting for Real Madrid offer

AS Roma defender Walter Samuel is stalling on signing with Chelsea as he wants to join Real Madrid next season.

While Chelsea have made a £15 million bid for the Argentina international, Samuel is still holding out for Real to make a bid of their own.

Indeed, Real chief Jose Angel Sanchez met with Roma sports director Franco Baldini this week to discuss Samuel and also midfielder Emerson.

Real sports chief Jorge Valdano is convinced Samuel is the man to shore up their leaky defence and has held informal talks with his fellow countryman about moving to Madrid in the summer.