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Chelsea round-up: Conte wants Conti; race for striker hots up; Terry discusses situation

Sam Leveridge
Sam Leveridge

Chelsea have had scouts watching Serie A side Atlanta for a while now, but  claim that they have been tracking right-back Andrea Conti as well as central midfielder Franck Kessie. The 22-year-old has also featured in a wing back role and has scored four times and recorded four assists in 24 games so far this season.

Such form has seen him become a regular for Italy’s under 21 side, though he is yet to make his debut for the senior team, and has also caught the eye of Antonio Conte in London with a summer move possible.

Another target is believed to be Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, after the Frenchman scored his 27th goal of the season against Motherwell at the weekend. The  claim that Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are among his potential destination after the Hoops slapped a £40 million price tag on his head.

That price does not seem to have deterred many of the interested parties, despite potentially representing a profit of £39.5 million after only 12 months, with Dembele quickly becoming one of Europe’s most in demand strikers.

Elsewhere, club legend John Terry has discussed his situation at the club as he remains sidelined in his first season on the fringes of the first team in well over a decade as he spoke to the , saying:

“The main thing for our team, especially for the likes of me and Cesc Fabregas who haven’t been playing regularly, is when we get the opportunity to play, we come in and keep winning and we keep that momentum. We have to give the manager food for thought as well because the other boys have been superb. As a group we have been training well and they have been flying in the League. All we can do as a group is keep winning football matches and make it difficult for everyone else.”

Terry is clearly the ultimate professional, and with this season likely to be his last at Stam

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