CHELSEA have signed Marcos Alonso from Italian club Fiorentina for £23m as Antonio Conte finally brings in defensive reinforcements.
Alonso has bags of Premier League experience having played for Bolton and Sunderland and will add strength in depth for Conte’s side.
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The Blues are now trying to get a £32m deal for their old boy David Luiz over the line before tonight’s 11pm deadline.
The Brazilian, who left Stamford Bridge for Paris-Saint Germain for £50m the summer before last, is due to undergo a medical in London this evening.
If he returns he will link up with former Real Madrid trainee Alonso –who can also play in central defence and spent three seasons at Bolton before joining Fiorentina in May 2013.
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He then spent six months on loan at Sunderland in 2014 when he helped save the Black Cats from the drop.
Meanwhile, Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado is heading back to Juventus on a season loan.
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