Chelsea readying £120million splurge on three Premier League stars
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Roman Abramovich is ready to start a £120million Chelsea spending spree with a fresh move for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Chelsea are determined to test Arsenal’s resolve to keep Oxlade-Chamberlain with a £35m bid as they also target Virgil van Dijk and Danny Drinkwater.
Chelsea owner Abramovich seems prepared to back Antonio Conte after the club’s poor start to the campaign following their defeat to Burnley.
But they are ready to try to change the mood and their interest in Oxlade-Chamberlain leaves Arsenal with a dilemma over whether to sell.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has publicly insisted Oxlade-Chamberlain is not for sale despite having only a year left on his contract and the England star has made it clear he is not ready to sign a new deal.
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They would not want to lose him to a direct rival but would fear losing him for nothing next summer but Chelsea see him as the perfect signing as he is young and English to boost their home grown quota.
They also want Southampton defender van Dijk even though the South Coast club are insisting privately that he will not be sold at any price.
Liverpool have also been in for van Dijk and the Dutch defender is keen to leave St Mary’s with Chelsea ready to break the bank to get him.
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Chelsea are also in for Leicester midfielder Drinkwater having already had a bid of £15m turned down.
They are ready to make a much improved offer to try to pair up Drinkwater with N’Golo Kante which was the midfield partnership which won Leicester the title last year.
Chelsea fully expect to see movement on Drinkwater this week ahead of their showdown with Tottenham next Sunday with Conte desperately short of options after selling Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas is suspended.
Chelsea captain Gary Cahill is now due to serve a three game ban after his sending off leaving Conte short in all departments.
But Chelsea are determined to address the issue quickly and back Conte with a huge spending spree.
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