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Chelsea are on the verge of signing Tiemoue Bakayoko in a £35.2m deal
The Monaco man is set to pen at five-year deal at Stamford Bridge this week
The arrival of Bakayoko could shove Nemanja Matic towards the exit

Published: 17:30 EDT, 25 June 2017 | Updated: 07:54 EDT, 26 June 2017

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Chelsea expect to get their summer transfer activity going this week by completing the £35.2million signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko on a five-year contract, as revealed by Sportsmail last week.

Antonio Conte is determined to start adding to his squad and the Premier League champions are hopeful of sealing the switch as soon as possible.

Manchester United were also interested in Bakayoko, the 22-year-old midfielder who helped Monaco win the Ligue 1 title last season.

Chelsea expect to complete the £35.2million signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko this week

Chelsea boss Conte knows he has to bring in talent with Champions League football on the calendar next season.

France international Bakayoko is set to partner fellow Parisian N’Golo Kante in midfield.

The arrival of Bakayoko could shove Nemanja Matic towards the Stamford Bridge exit with the midfielder having also attracted attention from Manchester United, as Sportsmail also revealed.

Manchester United were also interested in Bakayoko, who helped Monaco win the Ligue 1 title

Chelsea are also interested in signing former striker Romelu Lukaku, who could cost £100m to sign from Everton.

Lukaku has told his agent Mino Raiola he wants to leave Everton and he is keen on a move back to Chelsea, where he played from 2011 until 2014.

Blues manager Antonio Conte has named Lukaku on his list of transfer targets but Everton are holding out for £100m for their star striker.

France international Bakayoko is set to partner fellow Parisian N’Golo Kante in midfield

The 24-year-old enjoyed another fruitful year in front of goal for the Toffees as he netted 25 times in the Premier League last season.

Lukaku joined Everton from Chelsea in £28m in 2014 after finding his path to the first team blocked at Stamford Bridge.

Speculation that he would soon be joining Chelsea increased when Lukaku posted a video of him playing five-a-side football on a Blues-branded pitch, although the striker later called these rumours 'bulls***' on Twitter.