Chelsea to announce Tiemoue Bakayoko signing in next 48 hours: Alex Sandro also close - 7M sport

Chelsea to announce Tiemoue Bakayoko signing in next 48 hours: Alex Sandro also close

CHELSEA will kick off a mammoth £240million summer spending spree this week as Antonio Conte begins to bolster his squad for Champions League football.


Posted Monday, June 26, 2017 by Express.co.uk

Chelsea to announce Tiemoue Bakayoko signing in next 48 hours: Alex Sandro also close
Tiemoue Bakayoko is set to sign for Chelsea in the next two days

The Premier League champions expect to sign Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko in the next 48 hours after a £36.7m deal agreed was agreed between the clubs.

The 22-year-old France international is set to fly into London in the next couple of days to complete a medical and sign a five-year deal.

And the Stamford Bridge cub expect to take their spending for the week to a cool £97.9m if they can complete the £61.2m deal for Juventus wing-back Alex Sandro.

The clubs are close to agreeing the fee for the Brazilian after Chelsea submitted an increased offer at the end of last week having had an opening bid rejected. The 26-year-old has told Juventus he wants to go, and has already provisionally agreed terms.

Chelsea are also set to submit a £60m offer for Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk with Conte having singled out the Dutch star as the man he wants to strengthen the centre of his defence. But Liverpool have reignited their interest in the player which will complicate matters.

Chelsea also have a £70m offer on the table for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku though the Merseyside club are expected to demand at least £10m more.

But the deal is expected to go through when the Belgium striker returns from holiday.

Chelsea will also unload players this week, with forward Bertrand Traore flying into France on Saturday for further talks with Lyon ahead of an expected £16m move.

Defender Nathan Ake is also in talks over a £20m switch to Bournemouth.



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