Leicester City are ready to do business with Chelsea for Danny Drinkwater – but only if they can find a replacement today
LEICESTER are ready to do offload Danny Drinkwater to Chelsea – but only if they can sign a deadline day replacement.
The Foxes have been working overnight to try to tie up a deal for Sporting Lisbon’s Adrien Silva and are hopeful something can be done.
Drinkwater is yet to play this season because of a thigh injuryPA:Empics SportPortugal international Adrien Silva has emerged a top target for the FoxesAFP or licensors
But only when that is in the bag will they start talking to Chelsea about a £30m plus deal for England’s Drinkwater.
A fee has not been agreed between the two clubs yet.
Chelsea are determined to try to get one signing over the line before tonight’s 11pm deadline.
And with City making progress on Silva there could be an end in sight for Chelsea’s long-standing pursuit of Drinkwater.
Chelsea boss Conte is eager to get new players in especially after losing out to Liverpool over Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Conte believes his squad is not strong enough in numbers to cope with the demands of Champions League and Premier League and Champions League campaigns this season.
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Chelsea chief Conte has been monitoring Drinkwater this summerGetty - ContributorLeicester remain adamant that they do not want to lose DrinkwaterTimes Newspapers Ltd
He says that seven games in a three week spell in September means he needs to ‘rotate’ his players.
Chelsea have had two bids rejected for the 27-year-old, who featured in 35 of Leicester’s 38 Premier League games in their title-winning term.
Drinkwater has admitted his desire to leave the Foxes, but the club remain insistent that they want to keep the midfielder.
Foxes boss Shakespeare will need to secure a deadline day signing if Chelsea want to complete the moveReuters
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