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Antonio Conte has offered Nathaniel Chalobah a £17million Chelsea contract in a last-ditch bid to keep the English starlet.

England Under-21 midfielder Chalobah is wanted by Premier League neighbours Watford and has other top-flight suitors, too.

The youngster has just one year left on his current £45,000-a-week contract, and wants more regular first team football. He got a title winner's medal last season but made only 10 Premier League appearances, and just one start.

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Conte is a big fan though, and sometimes even speaks to Chalobah in Italian — especially when bringing him off the bench— as he speaks some of the manager’s mother tongue after a season on loan at Napoli in 2015-16.

Now, Conte has contacted the 22-year-old and promised him a wage rise to around £65,000-a-week, and more first-team action, if he commits to a new five-year deal.