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Chelsea plotting second-time-lucky swoop for £15m star

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Despite reinforcing their defence with the signature of David Luiz on Deadline Day, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is keen on reviving a deal to sign Lazio’s Stefan De Vrij.

That is according to talkSPORT who today claim that the Lazio centre back is high on the Blues’ priority list for the January transfer window.

Stifled in their attempts to recruit the Netherlands international in the recent transfer window, Chelsea took everybody by surprise by paving the way for David Luiz’s return as an unlikely summer recruit.

That said, today’s report claims that a fee of around £15 million is believed to be high enough to tempt Lazio into a sale.

De Vrij signed for the Stadio Olimpico outfit back in 2014 but has only made just over 30 Serie A appearances since then with the Dutch defender’s Lazio spell blighted by a six-month injury absence.

Lazio were believed to be readying a new deal for the 24-year-old but Chelsea’s attempts to sign him could make Simone Inzaghi’s side think twice.

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