Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte was present in the stands as Joe Hart’s Torino side beat visitors, Fiorentina 2-1 in Serie A, sparking rumours that the Blues were considering a move for the on-loan Man City stopper.
Conte’s current No.1, Thibaut Courtois, poured cold water on rumours that he was looking for a return to Spain after a poor run of form for the South London side.
With the former Atletico Madrid loanee struggling for form, the Italian’s visit to cast his eye over the Guardiola outcast lead plenty of Blues fans to believe there was significant interest from their club.
The England international got off to a rocky start in Italy, however, his side are now undefeated in their last four games in Serie A, with a 3-1 win over Roma the highlight.
The rumours have been met with some encouragement by many Chelsea fans on Twitter…
Conte was spotted watching the Torino goalkeeper in action v Fiorentina yesterday, with current NO.1 Courtois struggling between the sticks.
— Chelsea (@ouggi) October 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/AmericanBlue21/status/782636130449489920
I'd take Joe Hart > Courtois any day tbh.
— Airon (@Rationings) October 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/DiegoalCoffee/status/782214123559936000
https://twitter.com/Casssseeeyy/status/782881197022179328
Whilst some Blues fans weren’t too keen on the rumours…
Joe Hart is worse than Courtois!
— Shoaib Irshad (@sho8aib) October 1, 2016
Conte in Torino watching Hart…
OK,Courtois needs to go but let's not be too hasty now.#CFC— Cheezus ⭐⭐ (@Ginja_Ninja86) October 2, 2016