Maicon is about to become a Chelsea player. As reported in MARCA, the English club got in the way of negotiations for the player to move to Real Madrid, and now sources in Italy are taking it for granted that he’ll play in the Premier League rather than in Spain.

According to the Italian media, Inter will receive some €8 million for the 30 year-old full-back, although a couple of details still need to be tied up before the transfer is completed.

If this move is confirmed, Madrid will need to continue looking for a player who can offer an alternative to Álvaro Arbeloa at right-back. This is the weakest position in Jose Mourinho’s squad, since he’s missing a specific player that can alternate with the Spain international.

However, it is proving difficult to find a player who is up to the standards set by Los Blancos. It seems that Chelsea just ruined one of the best options that Mourinho had to cover the position.