Keita Balde has just one year remaining on his Lazio contract and has been linked with a number of clubs this summer.

Liverpool are said to be interested in bringing the Senegal international to Anfield to have him link up with fellow countryman Sadio Mane.

And AC Milan are also understood to have been in talks with Lazio following comments made by Balde's agent Roberto Calenda last month.

However, fresh reports from Italy suggest Chelsea are the latest side to chance their luck with a move for the 22-year-old forward.