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Roma not convinced by Chelsea's 'uninteresting' Dzeko bid, says Monchi

Roma sporting director Monchi has rejected reports that his side have agreed a fee with Chelsea over striker Edin Dzeko.

The Bosnian has been subject of interest from the Blues along with his team-mate Emerson Palmieri.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been linked with a host of strikers to help share the goal-scoring burden with Alvaro Morata, and appears to have settled on Dzeko as his top January option.

But, prior to Wednesday's match against Sampdoria – a game Dzeko started – Monchi claimed that Chelsea's bid for the 31-year-old striker was "not interesting.