A round-up of the latest transfer speculation involving Chelsea…
Chelsea still plan to sign a centre-back this summer despite John Terry agreeing a new deal to stay at the club, The Times reports.
Incoming Blues boss Antonio Conte has been linked with a host of players since it was confirmed the Italian will take over at Stamford Bridge this summer.
The Times say he is determined to sign a centre-back and that Juventus’ Leonardo Bonucci, who has played under him for the Turin club and the national team, is his first choice.
Conte will take over at Chelsea after the European Championship
Meanwhile, Italian media reports also claim Juventus winger Kwadwo Asamoah, 27, could be on his way to the Bridge.
It is claimed that a verbal agreement has been reached for Chelsea to sign the Ghana international, who also played under Conte at Juve.
Terry is widely reported to have accepted a significant pay cut and rejected a potential move to China when he opted to stay at Chelsea.
The Daily Mailsay the former England captain has taken a £90,000-a-week drop in wages.
