Chelsea are still expected to complete a number of sales and loans away from the club in the last two weeks or so of the summer transfer window.
They will have expected to have been already able to add Conor Gallagher’s name to that list by now, however his move to Atletico Madrid is yet to be completed.
It has even been claimed today that Chelsea have requested for Gallagher to return to Stamford Bridge in order for the situation to be sorted.
There are a number of other players who represent a good chance for Chelsea to cash in that are expected to be on the move later this month.
One of those is Romelu Lukaku, with this actually being the desire for the last three summer transfer windows now.
Antonio Conte messaging Romelu Lukaku
It has been claimed this summer that they are looking for a fee of around £30m to let him leave for good.
While only a loan has been sanctioned up to now, they look to have found a genuinely interested party in Napoli, more specifically their manager Antonio Conte.
Fabrizio Romano has now stated that the Italian’s interest has gone as far as exchanging messages with the player despite him not yet joining the club.
He said on his YouTube channel: “No concrete update on the future of Victor Osimhen, but Napoli are pushing Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku. Conte and Lukaku are already exchanging text messages.”
Victor Osimhen still likely to move
Any deal for Lukaku will likely come in tandem with a move for Victor Osimhen, who is still widely expected to leave this summer despite the fact there has been no movement yet.
Chelsea are one of the clubs who have been linked with him for well over a year now, however seemed to originally be put off by the high price tag Napoli were demanding.
Despite that, the fact they are getting more and more desperate for a sale suggests that there is an appetite for them to drop the required fee, which could see the Blues make a late move.
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