Chelsea
have matched Paris Saint-Germain's £56.1m (€60m) offer for Inter Milan
wing-back Achraf Hakimi.
Sky in Italy are reporting that Inter may well be more open to Chelsea's
proposal because of the Italian club's interest in Emerson Palmieri and
Andreas Christensen.
Inter would like Palmieri on loan while Chelsea would prefer the move to be
permanent.
Chelsea's offer for Hakimi appears still to be some way short of Inter's
asking price. They are understood to value the Morocco full-back at £68.8m
(€80m).
Last season, Hakimi scored seven goals and registered 10 assists in Serie A.
He was signed by Inter from Real Madrid last summer for a fee of around £40m
after establishing himself on the European stage on loan at Borussia
Dortmund for two seasons.
Hakimi, who can also play as a full-back on either flank in a conventional
four-man defence, would fit straight into Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel's
five-at-the-back system as a wing-back.
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