Chelsea are looking to sign West Ham midfielder Declan Rice this summer.
This has been quite heavily reported, and The Athletic have written a number of stories citing Chelsea’s interest.
But as always, a deal of this calibre will not be easy and West Ham will have no interest in selling the England international – meaning it would take a big money offer.
Chelsea have a plan to conquer this potential stumbling block though, according to Football Insider.
The Blues are set to offer West Ham one or more of Fikayo Tomori, Kurt Zouma and Michy Batshuayi in exchange for Rice.
Tomori would be on a season long loan deal only, but Batshuayi and/or Zouma would be offered on permanent moves.
Rice began his career playing as a centre back in the Chelsea academy, and it is in this position that Chelsea are looking to sign him back in, as per The Athletic’s report.
