Benfica is sure to point to Jan Vertonghen after his time at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Portuguese club has presented him with a contract and has beaten Inter Milan, Roma and Napoli to signal the 33-year defence.
West Ham United has valued Declan Rice for more than a million pounds amid Chelsea’s renewed interest.
The East London club needs to sell 21-year-old English midfielder to Chelsea, who released him as a teenager. They have already rejected a proposed exchange agreement involving Ross Barkley and Michy Batshuayi in the other direction.
Chelsea have increased their interest in Kai Havertz agreeing non-public terms with Bayer Leverkusen’s offensive midfielder. Chelsea’s offer is less than the 90 million pounds demanded by …
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