The Blues, who are now under new ownership, are aiming to really improve their defense and have earmarked two Serie A players to help them achieve this.

Although the 2022/23 Premier League season is still a few months away, Chelsea are already looking forward to how they can successfully compete on multiple fronts.

Despite winning the Club World Cup, the 2021/22 season was a rather disappointing one for the Blues, as they were dumped out of the Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid and were beaten twice in the EFL and FA Cup finals by Liverpool.

As such, they are looking to refurbish their squad. Having lost two defenders - Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen - the London giants are naturally aiming to boost their defense. With that in mind, reports claim that they have turned their attention to Serie A, with the two players on their list being Matthijs de Ligt and Milan Skriniar.

De Ligt has a price tag of €120 million and is looking set to leave Turin after failing to sign a contract extension. Chelsea are hoping to offset this price by including players like Timo Werner in exchange, but the two sides have yet to come to an agreement.

Meanwhile, although Skriniar has apparently already signed a contract worth €7.5 million a season with PSG, that has not stopped Chelsea from trying to hijack the deal at the last minute, according to Sky Sport Italia.