On Thursday, reports coming out of Italy said Chelsea are well placed to bring Achraf Hakimi to Stamford Bridge this summer.
His agent has admitted the right-back will leave Inter Milan, and the Blues seemed to be ahead of Paris Saint-Germain in the race for the 22-year-old.
According to Sky Italia, Thomas Tuchel’s side are now ‘favourites over PSG’ to land the defender.
The Champions League winners are ‘looking for the name’ that can please the Nerazzurri to lower their ‘economic demand’ for the Morocco international.
After the London club proposed Emerson Palmieri and Andreas Christensen, the Chelsea player the Italian champions like most is Marcos Alonso.
The Spaniard ‘may be the right counterpart’ in the negotiation between the Serie A winners and Chelsea.
Inter also like Davide Zappacosta, who impressed during his season-long stay at Genoa. The San Siro club have identified the Blues player as a target for the right-back position, and have held a meeting with his agent.
Chelsea are ‘favourites’ to sign Hakimi, and the price tag for the former Real Madrid man can be lowered by including one or both of Alonso and Zappacosta in the deal.
