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Manolas was previously the subject of interest from Arsenal and could arrive at Stamford Bridge as a replacement for John Terry, who looks set to leave the Blues at the end of the season.

But according to Italian outlet Il Tempo, the Serie A side are desperate to keep the Greece international in Rome and have already rebuffed Chelsea’s advances.

It is claimed that the club’s hierarchy don’t want to see Manolas follow the same path as Marquinhos and Medhi Benatia.

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Both players recently left the Stadio Olimpico in big-money moves for Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich respectively.

Instead they plan to offer the 24-year-old an extension to his current deal, which they hope will keep him at the club until 2020.

Manolas joined Roma from Olympiakos in 2014 for a fee of around £10m.

And the central defender has been a key player in Luciano Spalletti’s side this season, making 36 appearances in all competitions.

Chelsea look set for a squad overhaul this summer, with manger-in-waiting Antonio Conte planning a huge spending spree.