Chelsea are poised to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain for the signature of Jean-Michael Seri.
Boss Antonio Conte is keen on adding another midfielder to the ranks at Stamford Bridge and, according to The Sun, have earmarked Nice's Ivory Coast international to be the man.
After joining the race to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal this month, it appears they have lost out to Manchester United – who have swooped to prise him away from Manchester City's grasp.
Conte brought in Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco and Danny Drinkwater from Leicester last summer but neither have taken the Bridge by storm since their arrivals.