Chelsea transfer news: Defence is Antonio Conte's main priority but Blues need a striker too

Standard Sport30 August 2016

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte could spend in excess of £50million in the final hours of the summer transfer window.

The Italian has already spent more than £60million since arriving at Stamford Bridge, bringing in Michy Batshuayi, N'Golo Kante and Eduardo.

Strengthening the defence remains Conte's priority.

Indeed, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic suffered a drop in form last term, while John Terry is on a one-year deal and Kurt Zouma is not expected to return to first-team action until Christmas.

But failed moves for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and AC Milan’s Alessio Romagnoli have frustrated Conte during the early part of his Chelsea reign and his anguish over inflated fees has been evident.

The 47-year-old said: "The club and I are working very hard every day to find the right solution in transfer market because we all know that this transfer market is very crazy."

But what does the final day of the window have in store for Chelsea? Watch our video at the top of this article to find out.

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