Chelsea are set to confirm they have agreed a new four-year contract with Brazil midfielder Ramires.

Standard Sport revealed in June that the club had opened talks with the 28-year-old over an extension.

His deal expires in 2017 and manager Jose Mourinho is keen to secure his long-term future at the club.

Juventus have been keen on Ramires for some time and had an enquiry for him rejected in the summer.

The Serie A champions have earmarked him as a possible replacement for Paul Pogba, who is expected to leave next summer. Chelsea are one of many top clubs keen on Pogba but he is set to join Barcelona. The Blues want Ramires to stay regardless and will extend his contract until 2019, offering terms in excess of £70,000 a week.

Meanwhile, striker Loic Remy insists he will never cause trouble at the club over his lack of playing time.

Remy has started just four games this term and was left behind in London last week when Chelsea played at Porto in the Champions League.

But he insists that he won’t let any personal disappointment spill over into the dressing room.

Ranking Chelsea's signings so far this season 6 show all Ranking Chelsea's signings so far this season 1/6 Asmir Begovic: B Despite being signed in the summer mainly as a back-up option to first-choice shot-stopper Courtois, Begovic has been superb when utilised by Mourinho - particular following the injury to the Belgian.



The fact that Chelsea have the second-worst defensive records in the Premier League at the moment is more down to the Blues' back line faltering than Begovic doing badly in goal. 2/6 Papy Djilobodji: N/A The centre-back only had a few minutes to impress in Chelsea's win over Walsall, and so it is difficult to assess how well he has done. Getty 3/6 Radamel Falcao: D Despite doubts over whether he had the ability to find his goalscoring form following a torrid season-long loan at Manchester United last term, Mourinho's faith in Falcao has not yet paid off.



On the one hand, the striker hasn't exactly had the game time to really get into the rhythm of things at his new club but when he has started for Chelsea, the Colombian hasn't appeared confident and clinical in front of goal.



Against Walsall in the Capital One Cup, for example, Falcao looked rusty - perhaps as a result of a lack of minutes on the pitch - but despite that showing, the striker has opened his account for the Blues with a fine diving header in Chelsea's 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace in September. (Julian Finney/Getty Images) 4/6 Kenedy: C The forward has only played one full game for Chelsea since arriving from Fluminense this summer, but in the match with Walsall, the Brazilian shone - scoring a fine goal and looking positive throughout. 5/6 Pedro: D After arriving to much fanfare from European holders Barcelona in August, Pedro has endured a mixed start to life at Chelsea.



His impact from the right wing was felt as early as the Spaniard's first game for the Blues when he inspired Mourinho's side to a 3-2 victory away to West Brom days after signing for the Blues - scoring once and setting up another in the game.



But Pedro's impact has begun to wane since that match, which perhaps has in part been down to a minor injury he sustained last month, and the 28-year-old has failed to show the kind of form that he demonstrated against West Brom.



However, Pedro has certainly demonstrated a high work rate during games, but will be looking to convert that output into an end product such as goals and assists. 6/6 Baba Rahman: C The left-back played the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv last month and impressed on his debut after defending well and also regularly getting involved in the Blues' attacking play.



He followed up that showing with another positive display against Walsall in the Capital One Cup, which has already demonstrated he is a good back-up option to Cesar Azpilicueta should Mourinho decide to rest or play the Spaniard at right-back. 1/6 Asmir Begovic: B Despite being signed in the summer mainly as a back-up option to first-choice shot-stopper Courtois, Begovic has been superb when utilised by Mourinho - particular following the injury to the Belgian.



The fact that Chelsea have the second-worst defensive records in the Premier League at the moment is more down to the Blues' back line faltering than Begovic doing badly in goal. 2/6 Papy Djilobodji: N/A The centre-back only had a few minutes to impress in Chelsea's win over Walsall, and so it is difficult to assess how well he has done. Getty 3/6 Radamel Falcao: D Despite doubts over whether he had the ability to find his goalscoring form following a torrid season-long loan at Manchester United last term, Mourinho's faith in Falcao has not yet paid off.



On the one hand, the striker hasn't exactly had the game time to really get into the rhythm of things at his new club but when he has started for Chelsea, the Colombian hasn't appeared confident and clinical in front of goal.



Against Walsall in the Capital One Cup, for example, Falcao looked rusty - perhaps as a result of a lack of minutes on the pitch - but despite that showing, the striker has opened his account for the Blues with a fine diving header in Chelsea's 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace in September. (Julian Finney/Getty Images) 4/6 Kenedy: C The forward has only played one full game for Chelsea since arriving from Fluminense this summer, but in the match with Walsall, the Brazilian shone - scoring a fine goal and looking positive throughout. 5/6 Pedro: D After arriving to much fanfare from European holders Barcelona in August, Pedro has endured a mixed start to life at Chelsea.



His impact from the right wing was felt as early as the Spaniard's first game for the Blues when he inspired Mourinho's side to a 3-2 victory away to West Brom days after signing for the Blues - scoring once and setting up another in the game.



But Pedro's impact has begun to wane since that match, which perhaps has in part been down to a minor injury he sustained last month, and the 28-year-old has failed to show the kind of form that he demonstrated against West Brom.



However, Pedro has certainly demonstrated a high work rate during games, but will be looking to convert that output into an end product such as goals and assists. 6/6 Baba Rahman: C The left-back played the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv last month and impressed on his debut after defending well and also regularly getting involved in the Blues' attacking play.



He followed up that showing with another positive display against Walsall in the Capital One Cup, which has already demonstrated he is a good back-up option to Cesar Azpilicueta should Mourinho decide to rest or play the Spaniard at right-back.

He said: “That’s the mentality of being professional. Of course I’m upset not to be playing but at the same time I work hard in training to be ready.

“I try to fight to play more and for me there is no problem. I’ll just stay the same and keep working. I know there are many games in the season and I’m sure I will play more. Some in my situation may be very angry and a troublemaker but I can’t be selfish.”

Diego Costa has completed his domestic three-game ban and will be available to face Aston Villa on October 17, after the international break, along with the club’s other striker Radamel Falcao. Remy added: “We are three different strikers. Diego is a really good finisher and is a bit aggressive in a good way. Falcao is technically very good and can keep the ball, I’m more of a runner.

“We have different characteristics and that’s really good for the manager.”

Though Chelsea have made a poor start to their the defence of the title, Remy says the Blues can still bounce back. “The season is long,” he told Sky Sports. “We will try to catch the teams at the top. The English League is the only one you can never know what is going to happen until the last game.”