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Leicester City tell Chelsea they must pay £40m for Danny Drinkwater - @Matt_Law_DT

Chelsea told to hand over £40m from Nemanja Matic sale if they want Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater

Matt Law, football news correspondent
16 AUGUST 2017 • 11:37AM
Leicester City are ready to tell Chelsea that they will have to hand over the Nemanja Matic money to land Danny Drinkwater in the final weeks of the transfer window.

Chelsea will make a second offer of around £25 million for Drinkwater after having an initial £15m bid rejected by Leicester.

Drinkwater is interested in a move to Stamford Bridge, but Leicester value the £27-year-old at £40m – the same fee Chelsea received for Matic from Manchester United.

Drinkwater is two years younger than Matic, has four years remaining on his Leicester contract and counts as a home-grown player which is hugely valuable for clubs competing in both the Premier League and Champions League – such as Chelsea.

Head coach Antonio Conte is desperate for new signings to be made following Chelsea’s opening day defeat to Burnley and the sending off of Cesc Fàbregas, which further reduces his midfield options.

Chelsea have promised Conte they will make at least three new signings before the transfer window shuts at the end of this month, but the Premier League champions face the threat of being held to ransom by clubs or struggling to convince their rivals to sell.

Sources close to Alex Sandro do not expect Juventus to agree to sell the left-back at this late stage of the transfer window, even if Chelsea are willing to pay over £60m.

That could lead to Chelsea turning their attention to Danny Rose after Sunday’s game against Tottenham Hotspur, but Spurs will only listen to outrageous offers for their injured left-back.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/16/chelsea-edging-closer-signing-leicester-midfielder-danny-drinkwater/

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Chelsea held further talks over their latest bid for Danny Drinkwater today. No agreement yet, but work ongoing #cfc

Chelsea closing on £30million swoop for Danny Drinkwater - with Inter Milan's Antonio Candreva also on the radar
The Inter midfielder has been told he can leave if a club meets the £25m asking price

Chelsea are closing in on a £30m deal for Danny Drinkwater.

They are also targeting Inter Milan midfielder Antonio Candreva who has been told he can go for £25m.

That will boost Chelsea boss Antonio Conte who has been given assurances the club is ready to back him with big moves in the market before the window shuts.

Chelsea had a £15m bid for Drinkwater turned down with Leicester demanding £40m as they insist he is a title winner and that is market value.

But with Drinkwater anxious to make the switch, Chelsea are hoping to find a compromise as Leicester know the player wants to go.

They have also held talks with Inter on Candreva as a deal has been lined up with Conte considering his options but will press the button as soon as he knows which other transfers are on.

Chelsea want major reinforcements as they have also targeted Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Both Arsenal and Southampton do not want to sell with the Saints demanding in excess of £70m.

But Chelsea are trying to get deals done now and midfield is the area likely to be addressed first.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/danny-drinkwater-transfer-chelsea-leicester-11031447

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The Inter midfielder has been told he can leave if a club meets the £25m asking price
Chelsea are closing in on a £30m deal for .. (2017-08-23 12:07) 

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Chelsea to continue talks over Danny Drinkwater with Leicester as fee heads north of £30m

John Percy
27 AUGUST 2017 • 8:00PM
Chelsea will continue negotiations with Leicester City over their bid for Danny Drinkwater which could cost them more than £30 million.

The Premier League champions have offered £25m for Drinkwater but the two clubs's valuations are still too far apart for agreement and Leicester are understood to want something approaching £40m. Chelsea remain hopeful that a deal can be struck in the next few days and believe Leicester are only delaying a sale while they search for a replacement. It is understood that Drinkwater is interested in the move.

Chelsea are also keen on Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, Everton's Ross Barkley and Swansea's Fernando Llorente and Antonio Conte made a fresh call for signings after Sunday's 2-0 victory over Ronald Koeman's team.

Leicester, meanwhile, are considering selling their record signing, Islam Slimani, with Monaco, Watford and Marseille launching bids for the Algeria international, but the 2016 champions are adamant that Bournemouth target Demarai Gray will sign a new contract.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/27/chelsea-continue-talks-danny-drinkwater-leicester-fee-heads/

BREAKING NEWS

Sky sources understand Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater has handed in a transfer request.

He's keen to join Chelsea and wants to force through a move, but so far the Blues are not prepared to meet Leicester's valuation.

We understand a fee of £25m has been discussed.

Leicester do not want to sell Drinkwater, and only an exceptional bid will prise him away.

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DRINKWATER UPDATE

We understand Leicester City and Chelsea are still "a long way apart" in their valuation of Danny Drinkwater.

Sky sources say Chelsea’s biggest bid so far is worth £23m.

Leicester do not want to sell him and have very wealthy owners, so it would take an offer well in excess of £30m for them to be tempted. And that price could increase as the hours tick by towards Thursday’s deadline.

We've been told that the later in the window any offer is made, the more reluctant Leicester will be to sell because of the difficulty in finding a replacement.

Drinkwater handed in a transfer request on Monday, but still has the rest of this and three more seasons on his Leicester contract.

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Danny Drinkwater transfer request went in Monday. #cfc currently nowhere near #lcfc valuation of around £40m. Could be an awkward one..

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Leicester City: Danny Drinkwater asks for transfer after Chelsea bids

By Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater has asked to leave the club amid interest from Chelsea.

The Premier League champions have had two bids turned down for the England player, who last summer signed a contract extension to 2021.

Leicester have previously stated they do not wish to lose Drinkwater, 27, who was an integral part of the Foxes' title-winning squad in 2016.

However, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants a replacement for Nemanja Matic.

Drinkwater played in 35 of Leicester's 38 league games in their title-winning season and formed an impressive midfield partnership with N'Golo Kante, who joined Chelsea last July.

He has yet to play this season because of a thigh injury.

The playmaker, who joined Leicester in 2012 from Manchester United, has won three England caps since making his international debut in March 2016.

Analysis

BBC Radio Leicester commentator Ian Stringer

My understanding is that Leicester don't need to sell and certainly don't want to, so if Drinkwater is to move, Mr Abramovich is going to have to sign a big cheque.

Drinkwater will be a loss to Leicester. He's strong and rugged but his range of passing is most impressive. And while he'll have to get past Cesc Fabregas and Tiemoue Bakayoko to partner his old chum Kante, that isn't something which will faze him. He's sure of himself, focused and disciplined.

This is phase two of the dismantling of Leicester's class of 2015/16 and, sadly, it was always going to happen.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41093997