Chelsea 'really close' to first summer signing & 3 more big stories you might've missed

Chelsea 'really close' to first summer signing

The Blues appear to be beating Real Madrid to the signing of Chicago Fire's 18-year-old goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina for €10m, Fabrizio Romano reports.

Sevilla ask €65m for Kounde

According to Marca, Chelsea have already offered €50m for the centre-back, but Sevilla are not in a rush to accept the bid.

Inter Milan want two-year Lukaku loan

As per Corriere dello Sport, after two consecutive one-year loans, Inter could make Lukaku's return permanent - but Chelsea would have to trust their intentions are genuine.

City register interest in James

The Daily Mail claims that Man City join Real Madrid in monitoring Reece James' contract situation at Chelsea.