‘Don’t play with Chelsea’ – Chelsea set to hijack PL rivals £43M deal, with 2 Chelsea players included
Chelsea could yet make an approach for AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali.
This is according to the Gazzetta Dello Sport.
Newcastle have made their move for the Italian international, who could cost between €50m (£43m) and €60m (£51.5m), but the Blues may still get involved in negotiations.
Gazzetta has warned the Magpies to “beware of Chelsea” who may have a couple of trump cards up their sleeve if they do open talks with Milan about signing Tonali.
It is believed that the Blues have already gone as far as speaking about a bid that would include “cash and players”. The Rossoneri are said to be interested in both Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic, and they could be offered in a part-exchange deal.
Chelsea’s interest in Tonali is genuine but he is not the club’s transfer priority
Respected journalist David Ornstein has already reported that the London club do hold a genuine interest in the Italian international so Gazzetta‘s reporting is likely to be accurate.