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Chelsea Roundup: Blues submit bid for Man Utd target, agent will meet club officials in London

Chelsea have had a £21 million bid rejected for the Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie.

The Ivorian is a powerful box-to-box midfielder who can create as well as score goals. Kessie has scored 6 goals for Atalanta so far and is a target for several Premier League clubs according to Guardian.

The report also quotes the player’s agent, who has confirmed United and Chelsea’s interest in the player.

He said:

We have a lot of interest from the Premier League – Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal. I cannot say at this stage how much he will cost but we are talking about one of the best young players in the world.