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Chelsea are reportedly in the race to sign Man Utd transfer target Danilo Santos this summer after agreeing to sell Andrey Santos.<\/p>\n
The Blues finished last season in tenth place in the Premier League after a turbulent campaign which saw them sack Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n
Chelsea<\/strong> are without any European football next season, which could help their progress in the Premier League, but may restrict them in the transfer market.<\/p>\n Only Marc Cucurella has left so far out of their best players, while Chelsea have brought in five new players with Sporting CP\u2019s Geovany Quenda, Corinthians\u2019 Denner, Kairat Almaty\u2019s Dastan Satpaev, Strasbourg\u2019s Emmanuel Emegha and Atalanta\u2019s Marco Palestra all joining.<\/p>\n On Friday, Fabrizio Romano revealed that Man Utd were closing in on the signing of Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos after the Brazilian passed a medical.<\/p>\n Romano wrote on X<\/em>: \u2018Andrey Santos has signed his contract as new Man United player. Up next; club statement.\u2019<\/p>\n READ: Romano confirms good news for Man Utd as Chelsea star \u2018can leave\u2019 \u2013 NOT Santos<\/strong><\/p>\n And now Chelsea could hijack one of Man Utd\u2019s next signings in midfield<\/strong> with Brazilian website Fog\u00e3oNET<\/em> claiming that the Blues have made contact over a potential move for Botafogo midfielder Danilo, who was in the Brazil World Cup squad.<\/p>\n Chelsea are also looking to improve in goal with Porto\u2019s Diogo Costa emerging as a target despite TSF<\/em> claiming that the Portuguese side are \u2018not interested in letting the goalkeeper leave\u2019.<\/p>\n If Porto refuse to negotiate then Chelsea \u2018could trigger his \u20ac60 million release clause\u2019 with the Blues \u2018the club most tempted to invest\u2019 in Costa out of the other top European sides monitoring the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n The report adds: \u2018The London club has been keeping an eye on the goalkeeper for some time , even before the World Cup, but Diogo Costa\u2019s outstanding performances for the national team have intensified Chelsea\u2019s interest. Xabi Alonso is now the manager of the Blues and is also an admirer of the 26-year-old player.<\/p>\n READ: Man City complete third signing and receive green light for fourth as Chelsea star moving closer<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Porto has not yet received any offers for Diogo Costa and, by all indications, he will start working under Francesco Farioli as soon as he returns from vacation, but Chelsea has the FC Porto goalkeeper at the top of their priorities and will not give up on signing him anytime soon for the upcoming season.\u2019<\/p>\n Former Man Utd midfielder Nicky Butt has big doubts about the Red Devils signing Chelsea midfielder Santos if he\u2019s set to start for Michael Carrick next season.<\/p>\n Butt told Paddy Power<\/em>: \u201cIf he\u2019s brought in at \u00a325-30 million you could understand it\u2026 But he\u2019s not being signed for \u00a350m to just be sat on the bench, he has to be a starter. I\u2019ve seen him play a few times but nothing stands out that makes you go, \u2018wow, he\u2019s got great ability on the ball or he\u2019s a powerhouse\u2019,\u201d Butt explained.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s either genius by the recruitment team and they\u2019re saying, \u2018this lad is going to be the next big thing, we\u2019ll pay the \u00a350m quick and throw him straight in the deep end\u2019. But by virtue of him only starting 13 games for Chelsea last year, who finished 10th, it doesn\u2019t scream out a good signing to me. I hope I\u2019m wrong, I hope he turns out to be a great player and blows us away.<\/p>\n \u201cThis lad\u2019s barely played 10 games. It\u2019s a strange one, it\u2019s not one I\u2019m jumping around going, \u2018what a signing, I\u2019m really happy with it\u2019. We need players in midfield that make us a lot better. I really don\u2019t like having a go at young players or new signings before they go and prove themselves, but it\u2019s one where they\u2019re buying potential over someone that\u2019s done it.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Alonso \u2018demands\u2019 Real Madrid star as sixth signing at Chelsea for three reasons<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nButt: \u2018I hope I\u2019m wrong\u2019 about Chelsea midfielder<\/strong><\/h2>\n