Chelsea Consider Move For Monaco and South Korean star Chu-Young Park

Asian Star:Park Chu-Young in action for South Korea at 2010 World Cup

Chelsea's imminent deal for South Korea World Cup star Chu-Young Park could boost their commercial division.The Sun says the Monaco striker's representatives met with Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti, sporting director Frank Arnesen and chief executive Ron Gourlay before their opening-day 6-0 win against West Brom.

The deal could give Chelsea a chance to break into the lucrative Far East market, where Park is second only to Manchester United's Ji-Sung Park in terms of stature.Chelsea will play against a Thailand All Stars XI in Bangkok next summer as part of their pre-season preparations and may go on to tour South Korea.If Park was playing then the club could charge up to £2m in match fees which, along with increased shirt sales, would make the deal virtually self-sufficient.

Along with Manchester United midfielder Ji-Sung Park, Park Chu-Young is among the best known sportsmen in the Far East and could prove lucrative in shirt sales and other marketing ventures.And the Premier League champions also hope it would encourage sponsors Samsung - whose current deal runs until the end of the 2012-13 season - to extend their contract.

PLAYER PROFILE:

Born: July 10th, 1985, Daegy, Republic of Korea
Height: 5' 11" /180 cm
Weight:76 kg
Position: Striker/Winger
Current Club: AS Monaco