After missing out on major targets Kalidou Koulibaly and Nikola Maksimovic, Chelsea have turned their sights on Lazio center-back Stefan De Vrij, Football Italia reports.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte hinted at new signings after yesterday’s 3-0 win over Burnley at Stamford Bridge to put the Blues on top of the league, and is still determined to add a Serie A defender to his ranks.
De Vrij’s price tag is reported to be around €25m (£21.4m) plus performance-related bonuses.
The Lazio defender is only 24-year-old and has already 30 senior caps and three goals for the Holland national side.
The Dutchman was snapped up from Eredivisie side Feyenoord in 2014 for €7m (£5m), meaning the Italian club would make a good profit from the deal, should Chelsea sign him.
De Vrij has only made 41 appearances scoring once for Lazio as he practically missed the whole 2015/16 season due to a knee ligament surgery in September 2015, but is under contract until 2018.
