From Spain: Chelsea executives to hold talks soon in order to get €100m signing done by January 1st

The west London giants would surely have a better chance of being able to get a player like that from a smaller club, as Real Madrid don’t tend to be in the business of selling their biggest names.

Other options like Alex Scott at Bournemouth will also surely be worth thinking about, while Simon Phillips has also suggested that there’s a long-standing interest in Roma midfielder Manu Kone.