Chelsea fail with £17m bid to lure Leverkusen striker Schurrle to Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have had a £17million bid for Bayer Leverkusen striker and Germany international Andre Schurrle rejected.
The 21-year-old joined Leverkusen from Mainz last year and has since established himself as one of the most exciting young talents in the Bundesliga.
He has won 16 caps for Germany and was a member of their Euro 2012 squad where he made two substitute appearance in the victories over Denmark and Greece.

Staying put: Schurrle was wanted by Chelsea who have had a bid rejected

Leverkusen chief executive officer Wolfgang Holzhauser said: 'We have received a very concrete offer from Chelsea for Andre Schurrle worth over €20m.
'Both clubs shoved figures back and forth for a while, but we eventually opted to hold on to Andre.'