Transfer gossip: Chelsea willing to pay £25m for Keane, Mirror say

A round-up of the latest transfer speculation involving Chelsea.

Chelsea are prepared to pay up to £25m for Burnley’s Michael Keane, the Daily Mirror claim.

Keane, 23, is one of a number of centre-backs to have been linked with the Blues amid speculation that boss Antonio Conte will look to revamp his defence in January.

Chelsea have made an initial enquiry about the Manchester United youth product, the Mirror say.

The newspaper also suggests a bid of £25m would be hard to turn down for Burnley, who signed Keane from United for just £2m in January 2015.

The Telegraph believe Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is prepared to bankroll an overhaul of the squad.

Conte is likely to tell Abramovich that he needs a full-back, another central defender, a midfielder and a new forward in order to compete with Manchester City, United and Arsenal, the Telegraph say.

Meanwhile, a number of Italian websites are linking Oscar with a potential move from Chelsea to AC Milan.