Manuel Locatelli’s superb displays of late in the centre of the park for Italy at the European Championships has not gone unnoticed with some of the biggest clubs in England registering their interest in the player.
Reports from football.london claim that the Blues are poised to make a swoop for the Sassuolo midfielder who is also a transfer target for Premier League champions Manchester City.
Chelsea have been tipped to use the market to bring in a new midfield player to provide some much-needed cover for the likes of N’Golo Kante and Jorginho with Mateo Kovacic suffering a host of injury troubles this past season.
Locatelli has found the back of the net twice so far for Italy and with Roberto Mancini’s men being backed as contenders for the trophy, the youngster will find his stock increasing in world football on the back of his influential displays.
Moreover, doubts over Jorginho’s future in the Chelsea shirt beyond this summer’s transfer window is only going to make Thomas Tuchel more convinced about bringing in a fresh face at Stamford Bridge.
