Chelsea are reportedly hopeful of completing a £125m triple deal to bring Tiemoue Bakayoko, Antonio Rudiger and Alex Sandro to Stamford Bridge over the next week.
Bakayoko is said to be closing in on a £35m move from AS Monaco as a replacement for Manchester United-bound Nemanja Matic, while Juventus defender Alex Sandro has been strongly linked with a £60m transfer to Stamford Bridge.
According to The Telegraph, Chelsea want to make it a triple signing by moving for Roma defender Antonio Rudiger, who has long been linked with a move to the Blues.
The same report claims that Southampton's Virgil van Dijk and Juventus's Leonardo Bonucci are still Chelsea's first-choice centre-back targets, but head coach Antonio Conte is becoming frustrated in his pursuit of the duo.
Bakayoko and Sandro are expected to be the first two to join, while Rudiger could follow after the German international's agent travelled to England to discuss a move.
Chelsea's defence of the 2016-17 Premier League title will begin at home to Burnley on August 12.
Matt Law
