Transfer gossip: Blues chasing Brozovic, reports in Italy say

A round-up of the latest transfer speculation involving Chelsea…

Reports in Italy claim Chelsea are competing with Arsenal for the signing of Inter Milan’s Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.

It is claimed that the Gunners plan to make a £15m bid for the 23-year-old and that Chelsea are ready to table a bigger offer.

Reports in Italy also say Brozovic’s Inter team-mate Ivan Perisic is wanted by the Blues as well.

Corriere dello Sport, for example, declare that Chelsea plan to offer around £16m for the 27-year-old winger this summer.

Meanwhile, it has again been claimed that Chelsea could bring defender Andreas Christensen back from his loan spell at Borussia Monchengladbach and offer the German club Nathan Ake instead.

The Daily Telegraph recently suggested that a loan move to Gladbach could be an option for Ake next season.

And German newspaper Bild reported on Wednesday that Chelsea could offer Ake because they are keen for Christensen to return to Stamford Bridge rather than stay for the second part of his two-year loan.