Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been scouting a personal transfer target of his, with the tactician asking Stamford Bridge chiefs to replace two players.
Chelsea set to spend again this summer transfer window
Ahead of their participation in the Club World Cup, a competition which could land Chelsea a huge financial windfall of £100 million if they win it, reports have suggested that the west Londoners will be active in the early summer transfer window.
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The west Londoners are expected to sign players before the Club World Cup.
Chelsea will have an early opportunity from June 1st to June 10th to make signings ahead of their CWC campaign, with BlueCo already doing some work on potential incomings for the competition.
Chelsea's next five Premier League fixtures Date
Tottenham (home) April 3rd
Brentford (away) April 6th
Ipswich Town (home) April 13th
Fulham (away) April 20th
Everton (home) April 26th
Ipswich Town star Liam Delap is a key transfer target for Chelsea, and journalist Simon Phillips has already claimed that a large amount of groundwork has been done for the Englishman's signature.
Phillips also recently reported that Chelsea are expected to "go big" on three positions this summer - a new goalkeeper, centre-back and striker.
Amid concerns surrounding both Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen, who have both attracted criticism in their own right, Chelsea are being heavily linked with a move for Liverpool second-choice Caoimhin Kelleher.
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Chelsea are even rumoured to already be preparing a £40 million bid for Kelleher, but he is by no means their only potential target in-between the sticks. Kepa Arrizabalaga could return to west London after his loan at Bournemouth, though he appears out of Maresca's plans, while the in-form Djordje Petrovic has hinted that he could remain at Strasbourg next season.
Mike Penders will be joining Chelsea this summer from Genk, but the 19-year-old could well be one for the future rather than a direct upgrade for the first team.
All the aforementioned factors have made signing a new keeper one of Maresca's top priorities, with Torino ace Vanja Milinkovic-Savic now on his radar as well.
Enzo Maresca personally scouting Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
That is according to Tuttosport, via Sport Witness, who write that Maresca has been following Milinkovic-Savic all season.
The Italian specifically watches Torino matches due to the 28-year-old's outstanding performances this campaign, with Chelsea's manager on the lookout for new keepers as he looks to replace Sanchez and Jorgensen.
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The £110,000-per-week duo have apparently failed to convince Maresca, leading to the head coach requesting a new signing for that area of the squad. A potential swoop for Milinkovic-Savic is made all the more tempting by his £17 million release clause, which would make him a very astute option financially.
Chelsea would have no issue paying this fee, according to Tuttosport, but it is worth noting that Maresca faces stiff competition from Premier League and CWC rivals Man City if they wish to win the race.
“I think Milinkovic-Savic is an underrated goalkeeper and I told him that too,” Torino boss Paolo Vanoli told DAZN in February.
“Some of our work this season has been letting him realise his genuine potential. He is a goalkeeper who gives you many options too."