Chelsea are strongly tipped to win the race to sign Tiemoue Bakayoko.
According to a report in The Sun the Monaco midfielder is set to link up with N’Golo Kante in a new look iron man midfield.
Bakayoko has been in outstanding form as Monaco have stormed their way into the semi-finals of the Champions League with a host of clubs watching every move.
Manchester United and Real Madrid have both been strongly linked with the all action midfielder but the word from France is that Chelsea is the preferred choice of the player.
Antonio Conte has his sight set on net season’s Champions League campaign and wants to bring in players ready to hit the ground running.
Despite Chelsea being on course for the domestic double it’s the challenge of Europe that excites the Chelsea boss who took Juventus to the 2015 final of the Champions League.
Teaming up Bakayoko and Kante will be a declaration of intent with Conte looking to add more quality to his squad through the summer.