Tottenham Hotspur are making a late push to sign the striker Fernando Llorente, who was expected to join Chelsea from Swansea City.
Tottenham are understood to have submitted a bigger offer than Chelsea’s £15m but the Premier League champions may return with a fresh bid and would be able to offer Llorente the higher wages.
It would be a huge blow to Antonio Conte to miss out on Llorente, especially after his first-choice target for the position this summer, Romelu Lukaku, ended up joining Manchester United.
Chelsea instead signed Llorente’s fellow Spaniard Álvaro Morata, who has scored twice in his first three Premier League appearances. Llorente would act as back-up to Morata.
If Llorente ends up at Tottenham that would likely be the signal for Vincent Janssen to leave. West Bromwich Albion have an interest in the Dutchman.
Swansea have lined up Wilfried Bony as a replacement for Llorente but are considering options other than bringing back their former player from Manchester City.
Chelsea are continuing with their attempts to sign Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater and Everton’s Ross Barkley, who is also a target for Tottenham.
