Chelsea are pursuing deals to sign Leonardo Bonucci, Ousmane Dembélé and Hatem Ben Arfa after reaching an agreement with Roma over the transfer of Radja Nainggolan.

Antonio Conte met the Belgium midfielder this week to finalise the personal terms of his £100,000-a-week, four-year contract after the clubs agreed a £31 million fee last week and the 28-year-old is expected to become the new manager’s first signing.

Conte wants to strengthen the spine of Chelsea’s side further, however, and is eager to get as many deals completed as possible before going into camp with Italy this month before the European Championship finals in France. The Italian has identified Bonucci, his compatriot, as his first-choice central defender but prising him from Juventus, the Serie A champions, will