Chelsea midfielder Ramires has urged club officials to step up their efforts and complete the signing of Porto forward Hulk.

It had been reported that the European champions had agreed a £38m fee with the Portuguese side for the forward's transfer. However, it is now believed that such an agreement has yet to be reached.

Ramires told Lancenet: "I'm following here from Brazil the news about Chelsea's likely signing of Hulk.

"I hope he does come, I have played with him for the Brazilian national team, and I also played against him when I was at Benfica and he would surely add a lot to Chelsea's squad.

"If it was up to me, everything would be done already."

Hulk has represented Brazil 11 times, scoring twice.