Chelsea Plotting £80 Million Double Swoop For England Internationals

Antonio Conte is seeking to inject some fresh blood into his Chelsea side. In particular, English blood.

So far the Italian gaffer has shelled out a huge chunk of change to draft in AS Roma's Antonio Rudiger, AS Monaco's Tiemoué Bakayoko and Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.

But Conte is hoping to continue his splurge as he plots a huge £80 million double swoop for a pair of England internationals.

Reports via The Telegraph claim that Chelsea are considering bids for Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Everton's Ross Barkley.

_{Could Oxlade-Chamberlain and Barkley be teammates, this season? Image: PA}

Oxlade-Chamberlain's future has been subject to intense transfer speculation with a host of Premier League sides monitoring his situation. As well as Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool have also kept tabs on him.

His England compatriot has also been garnering plenty of attention from around the Premier League. Ronald Koeman confirmed that Barkley is hoping to complete a move away from Goodison Park.

_{Oxlade-Chamberlain in action for Arsenal. Image: PA}

Manchester United and Spurs have eyed up the 23-year-old ahead of the upcoming season. Though it appears they'll face competition as Chelsea join the race for the Everton graduate.

Meanwhile, the Arsenal attacker has just the one year remaining on his current contract but is believed to be valued at £30 million.

_{Barkley has expressed his desire to leave Everton, could Chelsea be his next stop? Image: PA}

Oxlade-Chamberlain would provide Conte with versatility. He's able to adopt a position anywhere across the midfield, and even as a wing-back - a position Conte implemented after the defeat to Arsenal, last season.

The former Southampton star, 23, has 27 international caps since making his debut in 2012 and has six goals to his name.

_{Oxlade-Chamberlain and Barkley representing England. Image: PA}

As for Barkley, the Merseyside club are holding out for £50 million for the player who's been capped 22 times by England.

Chelsea are still in the market for new talent as they aim to defend the Premier League title while mounting a challenge for the Champions League.

Topics: Chelsea, England

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