Salomon Kalou: 'I want to change my shirt name'

Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou wants to change the name on the back of his club shirt to 'Kalounho'.

The 26-year-old has 'Kalou' on the back of his Blues shirt, but is considering changing his shirt name to read 'Kalounho', as he wears for the Ivory Coast.

"It's the name I had on my shirt at the African Cup of Nations, but I have never used it here in England," Kalou told reporters.

"In the Ivory Coast everybody calls me it; so I wear it on my back for them. My older brother is a footballer and Kalounho means 'Little Kalou'.

"I had it when I was in the Academy in Abidjan and it's been with me since then. I would love to have it on my shirt here – maybe one day I can change it."

Kalou joined Chelsea from Feyenoord in 2006.