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Chelsea are preparing an incredible bid for Juventus defender Alex Sandro worth up to €70m (£62.6m) as the Blues run out of patience.

The Premier League champions will also offer the Champions League finalists first refusal on any deal for Nemanja Matic this summer as the cherry on top, according to Italian publication Calciomercato.

Antonio Conte has grown tired of waiting for Sandro and has pushed for a deal to be done before the beginning of the season Chelsea prepare for their return to European football.

Speaking after the Blues' defeat to Inter on Saturday, Conte hinted that he was unhappy with the size of his current squad.

When asked why he had started record signing Alvaro Morata on the left wing with Michy Batshuayi in the centre, he said: "This is a necessity because I haven’t other players."

He then added: "We had to play three games with the same players when we are very tired, because we played three games with the same players."

Conte is believed to be preparing for the new season without Matic, who is wanted by Manchester United, as he continues to overall the squad which won the league in his first season in England.

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