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SCOLARI: GUNNERS WANTED KALOU
Scolari - pleased to keep Kalou.
Luiz Felipe Scolari may have needed the option of Robinho as Chelsea failed to break down Tottenham - but he has cited Arsenal's interest in Salomon Kalou as proof he already has enough depth in his squad.
Spurs earned their first Barclays Premier League point of the season with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, ending Scolari's perfect start to his career in England.
With Didier Drogba sidelined and Andriy Shevchenko at AC Milan, the Chelsea boss had Nicolas Anelka as a lone striker, with Kalou coming off the bench.
The club are still hopeful of signing Robinho from Real Madrid but Scolari insists the forward's arrival will not make or break their season.
In doing so, he revealed Arsene Wenger's interest in taking Kalou to the Emirates Stadium: "I have Kalou. If you ask Arsene Wenger, he wants Kalou as a centre-forward and Arsene is an intelligent man.
"He wanted Kalou two or three months ago when we started negotiations for some players. I said no.
"If he loves Kalou as a number nine, I try it sometimes. But I have Anelka, Drogba and (Franco) Di Santo."
