Chelsea are interested in signing Milan Skriniar from Inter Milan (Image: GETTY)
Chelsea are lining up a swoop for Inter Milan centre-back Milan Skriniar, who has already been the subject of an opening swap deal offer from Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in Italy. The Blues are in the hunt for defensive reinforcements after losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen to Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively as they look to mark the start of an exciting new era under Todd Boehly.
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Alessandro Bastoni is also believed to be of interest to Chelsea but he will be going nowhere this summer.
Following a recent meeting between Inter and his agent Tullio Tinti, Bastoni was reassured that he would remain with his current club for the 2022/23 season and beyond.
Tottenham and Manchester United had also shown strong interest in the 23-year-old Italian.
Chelsea are determined to gain ground on the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool this summer, although new owner Boehly has warned supporters not to expect mass spending.
He told Bloomberg: “Financial Fair Play is starting to get some teeth and that will limit ability to acquire players at any price. UEFA takes it seriously and will continue to take it seriously. [More teeth] means financial penalties and disqualification from competitions.
“If you look at the models that are very successful, Liverpool is a great model. Liverpool generates a couple of hundred million more revenue than Chelsea and they generate earnings, so there is an opportunity to compete.”
Chelsea are expected to return to the table for Sevilla star Kounde in the coming weeks.
He was the subject of a £42.5m offer from the Blues in August last year but Chelsea were unable to get a deal over the line. This time around, they hope things will be different.