• Roma’s Antonio Rüdiger and Radja Nainggolan also heavily scouted
Chelsea hope to use the money raised by Oscar’s £60m departure for Shanghai SIPG to reinforce in midfield and defence next month, with discussions also planned with Diego Costa’s representatives aimed at securing the striker to a new deal.
Oscar’s club-record sale to the Chinese Super League side should be confirmed before the transfer window opens and, while Chelsea always anticipated being active in the market, the money will be ploughed back into the side. Antonio Conte has seen his team move six points clear at the top of the Premier League but will hope to add at least two players to bolster his options and maintain momentum.
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