Chelsea Football Club are close to securing the services of Leicester left-back, Ben Chilwell, after the London club and Leicester City come close in their talks over the player.
A deal is expected to be completed early next week after progress in talks for Frank Lampard’s No 1 left-back target nears fruition although nothing has been signed yet.
Leicester demonstrated last summer with the £80m they recouped for Harry Maguire that they will not let their players leave for anything less than big money.
The Foxes are in no rush to sell their full-back because Chilwell is under contract until 2024 although the situation could change if he asks to leave.
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Chilwell is understood to be keen on the move to Chelsea and at the prospect of playing Champions League football again.
Chelsea and Manchester United leapfrogged Leicester in the final games of the season to secure their places in Europe’s premier club competition in the new season.
Chelsea have already recruited Hakim Ziyech from Ajax and Timo Werner from RB Leipzig over the summer transfer window and looks primed to get their left-back choice as well.
One of Europe’s most sought-after prospects, Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen, is also expected to make the move to Stamford Bridge.
The rebuilding process at Chelsea is also likely to see a number of first-team players depart in this transfer window with Willian Borges and Pedro already departed.
Left-back Emerson Palmieri could make room for Chilwell with Inter Milan reportedly interested in the Italian.
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