Chelsea Football Club will not meet the buyout clause to sign Hulk.

Andre Villas-Boas is a big fan of the Brazilian striker, who helped his Porto side achieve so much during the course of the 2010-2011 campaign.

The Blues coach would love to return to his former club to take Hulk at the end of the season, but Roman Abramovich is refusing to meet the release clause in his contract.

The 25-year-old can be signed for £83million, which would surpass the £80million world record Real Madrid paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo.

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