Kostas Manolas to Chelsea
Kostas Manolas is a wanted man, with his agent Ioannis Evangelopoulos claiming that EPL giants like Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea are all interested in the Roma central defender.
Experts say: Italian media have reported that Chelsea are willing to pay Roma’s asking fee of €44 million, with the widesporead reports lending some credence to this rumour.
Our take: Having failed in his bid to lure Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan to Chelsea, Antonio Conte has turned his eyes onto Manolas. Conte favours a 3-5-2 system and Chelsea are woefully short of centre-backs, with the Greek star impressing in the last couple of seasons in Serie A. However with United and City also interested, it seems Chelsea might find themselves in a bidding war, which might see them priced out. With the Blues far more interested in Koulibaly, we do not see them paying upwards of €50 million that might be necessariy to pry Manolas away from the Italian capital. This could go either way, since Manolas himself is keen to move and improve his €2 million annual salary.
Chances of it happening: 5/10
