Overview

• A reported €50m offer for Inter Milan centre-back Alessandro Bastoni was turned down, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
• The failed bid compounds Chelsea’s need for defensive reinforcements after Levi Colwill suffered a serious injury.
• Enzo Maresca’s side is exploring other centre-back options, with Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate among those under consideration.
• Journalist Fabrizio Romano has indicated that Xavi Simons is firmly on Chelsea’s transfer radar.
• The Blues have already added Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Jamie Gittens, Jorrel Hato and Estevao Willian this summer and have let Noni Madueke, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall depart.