Chelsea are reportedly eyeing a £43m raid for France international star Blaise Matuidi this summer, according to The Sun.
The Premier League side, who welcome West Ham United to Stamford Bridge on Monday night in their 2016/17 league opener, have been linked with a move for the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder.
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The 29-year-old, who has 51 international caps for his country and helped France reach the Euro 2016 final earlier this summer, scored five goals and provided nine assists in 48 appearances in all competitions for the Ligue 1 champions last season.
Matuidi, who is also said to be attracting interest from Serie A champions Juventus, is wanted by new Blues bos Antonio Conte ahead of the former Italy coach’s first campaign in charge of the London outfit.
PSG defeated Lyon 4-1 in their weekend triumph of the Trophee des Champions final, although Matuidi did not feature and is tipped to leave the Parc des Princes before the close of the summer transfer window.