Chelsea have stepped up their chase to sign Inter Milan midfielder Matias Vecino.
The two sides met in the International Champions Cup in Nice on Saturday and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, director Marina Granovskaia and owner Roman Abramovich used the trip to open negotiations with the Serie A club.
Vecino began his professional career in 2010 with Central Espanol, before switching to Nacional for the 2011/12 season.
He agreed to join Fiorentina in January 2013, but the transfer was delayed and didn’t become official until the following August.