Chelsea transfer news: Blues want to sign Danny Drinkwater and Jamie Vardy

Chelsea to make second bid for Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater

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.

Jamie Vardy

Chelsea keen on Vardy
Chelsea are interested in signing Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.
Blues boss Antonio Conte is looking to boost his firepower after last season’s top scorer Diego Costa was deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea splashed out £67million on Alvaro Morata but Conte is still keen to add another frontman.
However, Foxes forward Vardy, 30, fits the profile for the Blues as an experienced player who is available for a lower fee than someone in the peak years of their career.