Chelsea and Tottenham are both in the market for defensive signings this summer with Inter Milan centre-back Alessandro Bastoni catching the eye of the London clubs. Antonio Conte previously managed him at the San Siro but Romelu Lukaku has already urged the Blues to make their move.
Thomas Tuchel is set for a busy summer at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen are set to leave on free transfers while the futures of Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta remain up in the air as well.
For Tottenham, Conte is ready to stamp his mark on the squad in his first summer transfer window in north London. ENIC have invested an extra £150 million ahead of the 2022-23 campaign and a good chunk of that is expected to go on recruitment, with football.london understanding that Bastoni is high on the current wishlist.
