The agent of AS Roma left-back Emerson Palmieri has confirmed Chelsea have made a bid to sign the player, whom he said would "love" to work with Blues manager Antonio Conte. Elsewhere, Chelsea's move for Andy Carroll looks to be off after the striker suffered an injury.
Chelsea have been linked with several left wing-backs to provide Marcos Alonso with competition for the role, and Emerson's agent, Fernando Garcia, told Daniele Longo of Italian website Calciomercato.com:
"Emerson's Chelsea move is not a done deal yet, we are in talks with the club.