CHELSEA are reportedly monitoring Atalanta left-back Robin Gosens in case they are priced out of a move for Ben Chilwell.
The Foxes are believed to want at least £60million for the England defender, which means Blues boss Frank Lampard could look elsewhere.
And according to 90min.com, attention has switched to 25-year-old German defender Gosens.
He would cost significantly less that Chilwell, at around £26m.
And the bid could be funded by shipping out a couple of current Chelsea players.
Emerson and Marcos Alonso could be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Gosens has made 30 appearances for Atalanta in all competitions this season, and like Alonso, he offers a goal threat too.
The full-back has scored eight times and collected five assists.
Blues boss Lampard desperately wants to bring a new left-back to Stamford Bridge to strengthen his backline.
Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta has been deputising in the unfamiliar position this campaign.
Porto ace Alex Telles was also on the shortlist, but Chelsea look to have lost out to Paris Saint-Germain for the 22-year-old.
Brazilian outlet Gauchazh – which has close ties to the defender’s former club Gremio – claim PSG have muscled in front of the Premier League side in the transfer battle.
And he is expected to now head to the French capital when the window re-opens to fill the void created by the soon-to-be free agent Layvin Kurzawa at Parc des Princes.
