Transfer gossip: Conte tipped to sign wing-back
Some of the recent transfer speculation involving Chelsea.
The Daily Telegraph say Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is keen to add to his wing-back options despite the club rewarding Victor Moses with a new contract.
The newspaper say Conte remains determined to bring in potential alternatives to Moses on the right flank and Marcos Alonso on the left.
Monaco duo Djibril Sidibe and Thomas Lemar are said to be targets ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Telegraph also suggest that Nathan Ake could leave Chelsea in the summer, either on loan or permanently.
Terry plans USA move, Sun reckon
John Terry plans to see out his playing days in Major League Soccer, according to The Sun.
The Chelsea skipper is expected to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer after 22 years at the club.
Los Angeles Galaxy, the former side of David Beckham and Steven Gerrard, are tipped by The Sun to offer Terry, now 36, a contract when the MLS mid-season transfer window opens in July.
Batshuayi ready to leave, Mail say
Michy Batshuayi is prepared to leave Chelsea for more regular first-team football, according to the Daily Mail.
The 23-year-old striker was signed from Marseille last summer but has yet to start a Premier League game, with Eden Hazard preferred in a false-nine role when Diego Costa has been unavailable.
The Mail say Batshuayi would be ready for either a loan or permanent move in the summer.
Conte and Courtois contract speculation
Chelsea have opened contract talks with Conte, according to the Daily Express.
Reports from Italy earlier in the week suggested Conte was homesick and was a target for Inter Milan.
But Thursday’s Express claims a deal will be agreed at the end of the season to keep the former Juventus boss at Stamford Bridge until at least 2021.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror say Chelsea will also resume contract talks with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the summer, when he will have two years left on his existing deal.
Youngster Geubbels linked
The Daily Star declare that Chelsea lead a race to sign Lyon teenager Willem Geubbels.
The story is based on French media reports claiming that Chelsea have made contact with Geubbels’ father.
A number of other clubs are supposedly keen on the 15-year-old striker,
