Antonio Conte has admitted Chelsea hoped to beat Manchester City to the signing of Kyle Walker this summer.

Conte has revealed that Chelsea made a bid to buy the Tottenham right back but missed out to their title rivals earlier this month.

Walker ended up going to the Etihad Stadium for an initial fee of £45million, with a series of add-ons potentially taking it above £50m.

While not revealing the amount Chelsea offered for the England international, the Italian suggested the Blues couldn't compete with what Pep Guardiola's side paid.

After talking about the rising prices of transfer fees this summer, the Chelsea coach then said: "If you want Walker, you know that Walker is expensive. We tried to buy Walker.

"Honestly, I think now every single player is expensive. For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive.

"You go to buy a right-back, a left-back or a central defender and he is expensive. It is very difficult in the transfer market for the teams that need to improve their squads."

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Juventus to Manchester United



2016 Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images 2/20 Virgil van Dijk £75m



Southampton to Liverpool



2018 Getty Images 3/20 Romelu Lukaku £70m



Everton to Manchester United



2017 Man Utd via Getty Images 4/20 Angel Di Maria £59.7m



Real Madrid to Manchester United



2014 Getty 5/20 Alvaro Morata £58m



Real Madrid to Chelsea



2017 Getty Images 6/20 Kevin De Bruyne £55m



Wolfsburg to Manchester City



2015 AFP/Getty Images 7/20 Alexandre Lacazette £52m



Lyon to Arsenal



2017 Arsenal FC via Getty Images 8/20 Benjamin Mendy £52m



Monaco to Manchester City



2017 Getty Images 9/20 Kyle Walker £50m



Tottenham to Manchester City



2017 Getty Images 10/20 Fernando Torres £50m



Liverpool to Chelsea



2011 Getty Images 11/20 John Stones £47.5m



Everton to Manchester City



2016 AFP/Getty Images 12/20 Gylfi Sigurddson £45m



Swansea to Everton



2017 AFP/Getty Images 13/20 Raheem Sterling £44m



Liverpool to Manchester City



2015 Getty Images 14/20 Bernardo Silva £43m



Monaco to Manchester City



2017 AFP/Getty Images 15/20 Mesut Ozil £42.5m



Real Madrid to Arsenal



2013 Arsenal FC via Getty Images 16/20 Nemanja Matic £40m



Chelsea to Manchester United



2017 Man Utd via Getty Images 17/20 Tiemoue Bakayoko £40m



Monaco to Chelsea



2017 AFP/Getty Images 18/20 Sergio Aguero £38m



Atletico Madrid to Manchester City



2011 REUTERS 19/20 Juan Mata £37.1m



Chelsea to Manchester United



2014 Getty Images 20/20 Leroy Sane £37m



Schalke to Manchester City



2016 Getty Images 1/20 Paul Pogba £89.3m



Juventus to Manchester United



2016 Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images 2/20 Virgil van Dijk £75m



Southampton to Liverpool



2018 Getty Images 3/20 Romelu Lukaku £70m



Everton to Manchester United



2017 Man Utd via Getty Images 4/20 Angel Di Maria £59.7m



Real Madrid to Manchester United



2014 Getty 5/20 Alvaro Morata £58m



Real Madrid to Chelsea



2017 Getty Images 6/20 Kevin De Bruyne £55m



Wolfsburg to Manchester City



2015 AFP/Getty Images 7/20 Alexandre Lacazette £52m



Lyon to Arsenal



2017 Arsenal FC via Getty Images 8/20 Benjamin Mendy £52m



Monaco to Manchester City



2017 Getty Images 9/20 Kyle Walker £50m



Tottenham to Manchester City



2017 Getty Images 10/20 Fernando Torres £50m



Liverpool to Chelsea



2011 Getty Images 11/20 John Stones £47.5m



Everton to Manchester City



2016 AFP/Getty Images 12/20 Gylfi Sigurddson £45m



Swansea to Everton



2017 AFP/Getty Images 13/20 Raheem Sterling £44m



Liverpool to Manchester City



2015 Getty Images 14/20 Bernardo Silva £43m



Monaco to Manchester City



2017 AFP/Getty Images 15/20 Mesut Ozil £42.5m



Real Madrid to Arsenal



2013 Arsenal FC via Getty Images 16/20 Nemanja Matic £40m



Chelsea to Manchester United



2017 Man Utd via Getty Images 17/20 Tiemoue Bakayoko £40m



Monaco to Chelsea



2017 AFP/Getty Images 18/20 Sergio Aguero £38m



Atletico Madrid to Manchester City



2011 REUTERS 19/20 Juan Mata £37.1m



Chelsea to Manchester United



2014 Getty Images 20/20 Leroy Sane £37m



Schalke to Manchester City



2016 Getty Images

Conte is desperate to buy a left wing-back and a right wing-back this summer to compete with Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses respectively.

Man City have signed six players this summer and including Walker, Chelsea have had an interest in four of them.

Bernardo Silva was being considered by Chelsea earlier this year, but he was bought by City from Monaco for £43m in May.

Chelsea matched their rivals' offer of £26.5m for Real Madrid wing back Danilo, but he opted to join Guardiola's men.

Monaco's Benjamin Mendy was also being looked at as back-up to first choice left wing back target - Juventus star Alex Sandro - but he has now completed a £52m switch to the north west.

Despite Conte's frustrations, Chelsea still hope to make four more signings before the end of next month.