Chelsea want to sign TWO new left-backs with Leicester star Ben Chilwell top of summer transfer window list
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FRANK LAMPARD wants to revamp his left flank with Leicester's Ben Chilwell one of TWO defensive signings, according to reports.
After a quiet 12 months that included a Fifa transfer ban, Chelsea are entering the market with a vengeance having already completed a pair of deals.
Potentially joining Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech at Stamford Bridge next season is England left-back Chilwell, 23.
French website state that Blues director Marina Granovskaia has been tasked with bringing in two players in the position.
As long-term admirers of Chilwell, Chelsea face a tough task in persuading Leicester to sell their star defender.
Having shown his impressive technique with a screamer at Watford on the weekend, the Foxes are reportedly confident of keeping Chilwell ahead of a potential return to the Champions League.
A couple of alternatives have also entered the Stamford Bridge radar in Layvin Kurzawa and Alex Telles.
Set to become a free agent at the end of the season, the future of French international Kurzawa is subject to much speculation with talk of a four-year contract offer landing from Paris Saint-Germain.
Barcelona and Arsenal are also described as sniffing around the 27-year-old ahead of the summer window.
Meanwhile, Porto star Telles has experience playing in both offensive and defensive roles down the left wing, setting him up well for Lampard's variety of tactical setups.
Rated at around £22million, the Portuguese international's deal expires in 2021 and he could be ripe for move.
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Two arrivals could mean two departures from the Chelsea dressing room and there is no shortage of suitors for either Emerson Palmieri or Marcos Alonso.
Serie A sides Juventus and Inter Milan are linked with former Roma man Emerson, who has not been a regular starter under Lampard.
Alonso was selected for Sunday's win at Aston Villa, his fourth-straight start in the league, but he too has struggled to consistently impress his boss.