INTER MILAN are set to try and prise Marcos Alonso away from Chelsea this summer, according to reports.
The San Siro side have been interested in the 29-year-old all season, with boss Antonio Conte, the man that brought Alonso to Stamford Bridge from Serie A side Fiorentina in 2016 – still a massive fan of his.
The West Londoners are thought to be demanding around £26million for the left wing-back, who is contracted at the club until 2023.
Inter are set to have a vacancy to fill in the position, with Calcio Mercato reporting that the San Siro club could lose Cristiano Biraghi and Blues loanee Victor Moses at the end of the season.
Alonso found himself woefully out-of-favour at Chelsea earlier this season, making just one appearance in the 16 Premier League matches following October 26 – often not even making the bench.
But when he has played, going forward at least, he has enjoyed a productive campaign.
The three-cap Spanish international has scored four goals and assisted a further three in ten league outings this season.
And he has enjoyed a resurgence of late, starting Frank Lampard’s side’s last four games against Tottenham, Bayern Munich, Bournemouth and Liverpool.
But despite goals against Spurs and the Cherries, doubts still linger surrounding Alonso’s defensive ability, particularly when utilised in a back four.
He would have no such issue under former manager Conte, however, with the Italian rigid in his preference for deploying three centre-halves and wing-backs.
Should Alonso depart for Inter in the summer, the Blues could look to bring in Porto left-back Alex Telles.
The 27-year-old is rated at around £40million, and could be the answer to Chelsea’s left-back woes – with Emerson Palmieri having also struggled when selected this season.
Another summer option is Ben Chilwell, with Blues chiefs thought to admire the Leicester City and England left-back.
