Chelsea joins bid for Alvaro Morata

There are reports that Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has approved a £70m bid for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.

The ​​Mirror have reported that Chelsea are seeking a replacement for Diego Costa, who is on the verge of a return to Atletico Madrid.

The Spanish international has reportedly agreed to terms with United, but Abramovich has given the go-ahead to join the battle for his signature.

Los Blancos are believed to be reluctant to sell the player for purely a fee, but would rather initiate a swap deal should they allow Morata to leave.

The European champions would look to offer both Morata and Keylor Navas to United in exchange for David de Gea, while Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could be part of the demands in a deal with the Premier League champions.

Morata scored netted 19 in 43 appearances for Real Madrid last season, but his number of starts was limited under Zinedine Zidane.

The French coach reportedly wants the 24-year-old to stay at the club, but Morata is desperate for regular game time, which can't be guaranteed at the Bernabeu.

United are still considered favourites to sign Morata as they look to secure a replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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Chelsea to sign Rangers star

Chelsea have agreed on a deal to sign Rangers star Billy Gilmour, as reported by the Scottish club. The 15-year-old midfielder is set to join this summer, with a transfer fee of £350,000 being dished out by the Premier League leaders to secure his signature.


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Gilmour presently hasn't played for Rangers' senior squad. But, he has trained with them back in January after making debut for the U-20 side in December. He has played for Scotland U-16 side and played for his country in the Victory Shield between the fall of 2016, where they ended up finishing second. His specialized capacities have been highly evaluated, with the player looking comfortable operating anywhere in the heart of midfield.

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Rangers needed to keep hold of their crown gem. With Gilmour's desire to leave and many top clubs interested in him — including Manchester United and Arsenal, the Glasgow club agreed to let him go "The club's desire would have been for Billy to remain at Rangers. However, when he made known his longing to move to the Premier League it was important that we maximized the commercial value for him. We believe we have done this," Rangers said in their report.

Meanwhile, Antonio is looking to complete more signings this summer to reinforce the squad, with two La Liga stars- Alvaro Morata and Aymeric Laporte being closely targeted by the Italian.  

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