Chelsea are closing in on a £35million deal to sign Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco with the midfielder expected to travel to England to complete the switch.
Head coach Antonio Conte identified Bakayoko as one of his main summer targets some months ago and Chelsea have made significant progress on the transfer over the past few days.
Chelsea officially opened talks with Monaco over Bakayoko last month, but negotiations had slowed down over the Ligue 1 club’s £43m valuation and the 22-year-old’s wage demands.