Chelsea fullback Davide Zappacosta is on the brink of moving to Roma.

The Mirror says Zappacosta looks set to return to Italy on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

The 27-year-old joined the Blues from Torino two summers ago, but he's now closing in on a move to Roma having fallen down the pecking order under Frank Lampard.

The new Blues boss has picked Cesar Azpilicueta at right-back during his brief Stamford Bridge tenure thus far, with youngster Reece James acting as his understudy.