Chelsea set to splash £250million in record spree as Antonio Conte targets Virgil van Dijk, Alex Sandro, Antonio Candreva and Fernando Llorente

Daily Mail | July 24, 2017

Chelsea are set to answer Antonio Conte’s plea for more players by firing their summer spend spiralling towards the £250million barrier.

The Premier League champions have already made four signings for a total of £140million.

And they want to add four more to the first-team squad with Alex Sandro, Antonio Candreva, Fernando Llorente and Virgil van Dijk among the targets.

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The Blues are also interested in Antonio Candreva of Inter and Juventus left back Alex Sandro

Juventus left back Alex Sandro is a target

This could ease them beyond Manchester City who completed a £52m deal for Benjamin Mendy of Monaco on Monday and took their summer splurge to £230m, a world record for a single transfer window.