Chelsea are confident they will be able to sign Ben Chilwell from Leicester if they secure a place in next season’s Champions League.
The England left-back is a top transfer target for the Blues, with manager Frank Lampard known to be particularly keen on the 23-year-old as he tries to reshape his squad for the 2020-21 campaign.
Chelsea have already secured Hakim Ziyech from Ajax and Timo Werner from Red Bull Leipzig for a combined total of about £90million, and the prospect of top-level European football may help get a deal for Chilwell over the line.