Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is reportedly in contact with Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata "practically daily" as he looks to tempt the former Juventus frontman to join him at Stamford Bridge this summer.
According to Spanish daily Marca, the Blues boss is set to make a €60 million (£50 million) bid for his services (h/t Sport Witness). An excerpt from the report read:
Morata returned to Madrid this summer on a buyback option, but Marca say he continues to be concerned over how big his role will be. Conte has apparently promised Morata he’d have an important role if he moved to Chelsea, and Marca say the manager telephones Morata ‘practically daily.