Chelsea’s Dries Mertens transfer set to be hijacked by Inter Milan as Antonio Conte prepares £7m contract offer – The Sun

INTER MILAN are reportedly looking to hijack Chelsea’s move for Dries Mertens.

Calciomercato claims Antonio Conte is preparing a two-year contract worth £7million to bring the Napoli star to the San Siro on a free transfer this summer.

And that would leave Chelsea empty-handed ahead of Friday’s winter transfer window deadline.

Frank Lampard is keen on bringing Mertens, 32, to Stamford Bridge as he looks to secure a top-four finish ahead of Spurs and Manchester United.

Chelsea had been looking at Edinson Cavani before Atletico Madrid made a £15m bid.

And the need for a new forward is strong with Olivier Giroud likely to move on.

However, it’s reckoned that Mertens wants to stay at Napoli until the end of the season to break Marek Hamsik’s goal record.

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