Name: Hulk

Age: 25

Position: Striker, winger

Current club: Porto

Nationality: Brazilian

Caps: 9 (0 goals)

Estimated fee: £30-80m

Likely destinations: Chelsea

2011-12 Primeira Liga stats: 23 games, 16 goals 2 assists

The striker burst into prominence during the 2010-11 season when he formed one of the most lethal partnership in recent years with Falcao at Porto. Between them, the South American pair struck an astonishing 76 goals that season, 40 coming from Hulk. Last season he notched a still impressive 20 goals in a more withdrawn role at the Portuguese giants. Such is his value at the Estádio do Dragão that the club has stuck a buyout clause of £80m on him, with Chelsea in pole position to sign a forward who is seen as a potential replacement for the aging Didier Drogba.