Chelsea target Kostas Manolas is reportedly set for a new contract at AS Roma, but the insertion of a release clause could make the centre-back an easier target. Elsewhere, Arsenal are said to be eyeing Blues youngster Charly Musonda.
Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera (h/t Calciomercato.com) reported Manolas looks likely to pen a new deal lasting until 2022, but his entourage are eager to add a release clause worth just €30 million (£26.3 million).
Given it was only this past summer that Neymar broke the transfer record with a £200 million from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, distorting the market and other price tags as a result, Chelsea are sure to see that as an affordable sum.